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Book Review - UNNS - The Captivation by Sapan Saxena

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Blurb: Of course you know about the seven stages of love, but have you ever lived them? Atharva Rathod and Meher Qasim. Love birds since adolescence. Bonded by love, separated by circumstances. They part ways only to meet again. But this time, he is on secret mission… Are they in control of their own destiny, or it’s their destiny which is making them dance to its tunes? Only time would answer, as Atharva and Meher unwillingly and unknowingly transcend the seven stages of love. A quintessential tale of love and romance marked beautifully by its own rustic old school charm. About the book: Unns is a storyline that merges and switched between thriller and romance genre. This book is one of its own kinds, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. Writing & Narration: Sapan has done a wonderful job in narrating this out of the box story. It is moderately paced story in the beginning and it slowly gains speed as you read. It looked like watching a technicolour mo...

Book Review - The Bogus Read by Divyamaan

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Blurb In a galaxy Far, far away from earth There were two countries. India and Pakistan. Both countries somehow remained in a perennial state of conflict since their independence. After getting its shameless ass kicked thrice by India, Pakistan, has now come up with the ultimate conspiracy – attack the minds of Indian masses and capture the nation. In partially successful attempt, it captures some portion of India. The Indian Government, led by its highly patriotic PM, Narendra Mody and his Royal Highness, Arnub Gooswamy, takes charge of the situation and comes up with a master plan of defeating Pakistan, using some of India’s most potent weapons – corruption, political – holliganism and annoying celebrities. They are supported by five engineering students who, inspite of their otherwise mundane lives, get embroiled in the mess. They set themselves on a perilous journey only to discover how deep the whole conspiracy is and how dangerous are the brains behind it. In ...

Book Review - Control - The Treacherous Moon by Tushar Janjalkar

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Blurb: They say your acts resemble the machinations of your thoughts. But the great question is: Are your thoughts, your feelings really yours? The financial capital of the world, New York, is terror-stricken. Death is crawling forth from the sewers, every full moon nights. On each occasion, an Indian is found involved and the diplomatic relation between the two countries is at the breaking point. NYP detective John is continuously falling to track down the true perpetrators behind these incidents. The situation worsens when John’s case causes a threat to his love, Disha, a neurologist. Alongside, her security becomes his priority. When Disha learns that it’s not just her life at stake and her own past has united with the present in the cabal to ruin the future of many lives, she secretly sets out to uncover the mystery. Will Disha and John succeed in their journeys? Or will end up losing everything including their love? And above all, will the secret of moon ultimately be reveal...

Book Review - Her Last Wish by Ajay K. Pandey

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Blurb: His father's over expectations only ruined his self-confidence further with each failure. A ray of hope walked into his life as his wife, a charismatic personality spreading joy everywhere she went. Everything is going per plan, but darkness comes knocking soon. He finds out that she does not have much time to live and takes it upon himself to fight all odds - even his family, if need be - to help her fight her medical condition. His father sees his own redemption in helping them, he knows his son will be a winner only if he will fight for her, with her. Will a defeated son prove to be a good husband? Will the father-son duo together be able to change the course of fate? Her Last Wish is an inspiring story of love, relationship and sacrifice, which proves once again how a good wife makes the best husband. Writing & Narration: The writing style of the book is appropriate. The narration part is also up-to-the mark. The character justification and the way emotions...

Book Review - A Walk in the Rain by Udai Yadla

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Blurb: Love is poison that kills you. Love is elixir that keeps you alive. An unreciprocated love keeps you alive, but kills every day. Heartbroken Sunny lives a reclusive life, trapped in the past, living in his memories. He has no complaints about his life, but refuses to embrace the present. Saloni is a prostitute who is desperate for money that does not hesitate to get his accomplice killed for the sake of it. She has a dark past; past so mysterious and devastating. Sunny finds haven in his memories and lives a peaceful life. One wrong turn, one wrong company. Destroys his peace and sucks him into an incredible game of life and death. Will he find peace? Will he find love? Will he kill? Will he survive? Or will he perish in the pursuit of vengeance? The journey explores answer to the most complicated question of life and love. A walk in the rain is an intricate tale of hair raising twists and turns. Both are bound to a common goal with different mo...

Book Review - Double Or Quits by Shilpa Gupta

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Blurb Racy, realistic and fast paced, Double or Quits traces Jyotsna Singh’s story against the backdrop of the treacherous stock markets. Losing her father at the age of 12 and brought up under frugal circumstances, Jyotsna grows up too soon. Nervy and edgy by nature, she morphs into a confident and charming young woman with a successful career in Investment Banking. Enter Aryan Sahani, rising corporate star and billionaire who wraps Jyotsna in his charms, but has plans of his own. Driven by her loyalty to the firm, a desire to break out of her lower middle class moorings and misplaced love, Jyotsna overreaches. She is soon faced with the dark side of the stock markets – a world where ambition, greed and fear rule and reputation are lost a lot faster than they are built. Will Jyotsna be able to resurrect her life? Will she find the true love she has been craving? Double or Quits is a tale of love, betrayal and courage. It is a tale about falling down, but not staying down. ...

Book Review - Wild Card by Asfiya Rahman

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Blurb: Karan Mehrotra thinks he has it all. He is about to marry the love of his life, Riya and is on his way to win at Wimbledon, fulfilling a childhood dream of his. However destiny has other plans for him and he is forced to put aside his dreams when life throws a wild card at him. Eight years later destiny coyly lays another opportunity in front of him. Does he finally get another chance to fulfill his childhood dream or will he let his fear stop him from taking up the challenge? Find out how a tennis champion is forced to step away from his fame into obscurity and how a bossy little girl forces him to take up one of the hardest challenges of his life and face the life he had left behind. About the story: Karan Mehrotra and his passion for tennis is the center of attraction in this plot. Karan is at the zenith of success when destiny changes the game for him altogether. Because of his responsibility towards his little girl, he says bye to his dreams forev...