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Book Review: Vigil Aunties

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Book Name: Vigil Aunties Author: Richa S Mukherjee Publisher: Black Ink Genre: Contemporary Fiction  Format: Paperback Print Length: 368 Rating: 4.5/5 Vigil Aunties by Richa S Mukherjee is a contemporary fiction that challenges societal norms and offers social commentary on issues like women's safety and empowerment. Blurb Secrets, saris, humour and drama! This is one vigil you don’t want to miss Sixteen-year-old Philadelphia aka Philly Waghmare’s carefully curated life revolves around the SAT. The most exciting thing that happens in the crumbling old society she calls home is the weekly meet-up between her mother, Varsha, and her motley group of society aunties. Nothing really changes here—except one day when everything does! A shocking incident leads Philly to trail Tarun Adhikari, the hotshot father of her best friend, Naina. During this quest, her world turns turtle as she not only discovers that her sweet, sanskari mother is the head of a secret society of women, but tha...
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Book Review : Going Beyond Impossibilities

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Book Name: Going Beyond Impossibilities Author: Abha Jha Publisher: Self-Published Genre: Non-Fiction Format: Kindle Print length: 114 pages  Rating: 4.5/5 Going Beyond Impossibilities by Abha Jha is a non-fiction book that talks about resilience and will power in life through the author’s journey through a tragedy. Blurb GOING BEYOND IMPOSSIBILITIES by the author Abha Jha is a self-help book that aims at sharing the secrets of inculcating strong willpower to achieve anything in life that might seem impossible at the outset but becomes a milestone in one's journey. The book unravels the ways to explore the power of the hidden self within everyone that is dauntless, relentless, and, a conquering hero having the potential to survive any calamity. It intends to spread a message that however empowered we might feel physically or mentally, we keep facing unfavorable situations in our journey to disempower us, only to transport us to our evolved understanding of power and being emp...
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Book Review : Happy Place

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Book Name: Happy Place Author: Emily Henry Publisher: Penguin Books Sea Genre: Romance  Format: Paperback Print Length: 338 Rating: 3.5/5 Tropes: Found Family, Friends to Lovers, Second Chance, Fake Dating Happy Place by Emily Henry is a novel that follows second-chance romance, friends to lover, and fake dating tropes taking readers on a roller coaster ride exploring the journey of the witty characters. Book Blurb On Amazon Two exes. One pact. Could this holiday change everything? Harriet and Wyn are the perfect couple - they go together like bread and butter, gin and tonic, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds. Every year, they take a holiday from their lives to drink far too much wine with their favourite people in the world. Except this year, they are lying through their teeth, because Harriet and Wyn broke up six months ago. And they still haven't told anyone. But the cottage is for sale so this is the last time they'll all be here together. They can't bear to break t...
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Hindi Books Everyone Should Read Atleast Once

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It was challenging to decide what to write for this blog hop. Now that I have decided to share a few Hindi books that I am going to read soon, I am showing up here. "Books are the secret escape from reality, discovering oneself away from the chaos of life and dealing with the world of one's own." Are you someone who is an avid reader? Or someone who is looking to read some Hindi literature from Indian authors? If your answer is yes, then you have come to the right place. I am sharing with you the list of books that I am going to read soon, not out of hype but I have seen through those books by now. So, I have a feeling that not just me but you will also fall in love with those books. Wondering, how can I say that? Because I have found some lines from these books that made me feel happy and enlightened. Here is the list: कतरने by Manav Kaul In this book, you will feel as if the book is talking to you. I have read half of it, and while reading, I was so engrossed in it that...
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Book Review : The Colony Brats

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Book Name: The Colony Brats Author: Vineed P Menon Publisher: The Alcove Genre: Contemporary Fiction  Format: Paperback Print Length: 298 Rating: 4/5 The Colony Brats by Vineed P Menon is a contemporary fiction with a flair of action and drama taking readers on a journey of seeking justice against discrimination. Book Blurb On Amazon Hi, I’m Niv, though my parents named me Nivrutti Nandan Nedumpilly Nair—yeah, I know, what a ridiculous name. But trust me, the name is nothing compared to the ridiculousness of my life. And here’s why we call ourselves brats in Sawalpur, a town dominated by the cement plant: - As children of wage board workers, we faced injustice and weren’t allowed to enter the officers’ colony. But I had the guts to sneak into my girlfriend’s quarters—don’t ask why. - My best friend, Baiju, had the audacity to have an affair—sorry, a relationship—with the colony’s schoolteacher. - Our so-called ordinary life was filled with mischief, adventures, and escapades....
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Book Review : Shameless in Stilettos

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Book Name: Shameless in Stilettos Author: Ell P Publisher: Tara Press Genre: Mystery, Thriller and Crime Fiction  Format: Paperback Print Length: 308 Rating: 4/5 Shameless in Stilettos by Ell P is a crime fiction embedded with turns and twists to keep the readers on the edges of the bed. Book Blurb On Amazon Anant ‘f***ing’ Reddy is dead. A simple suicide is ruled a murder when the coroner finds something sharp embedded in his eye. His business tycoon father wants answers, so Inspector Meenakshi Rao has been ordered not to sleep, eat or drink till she finds the killer. Her suspects – 3 women who live in the complex where his mangled body was found. A desperate mother turned dominatrix. A woman with baby fever whose husband can’t get a rise without masturbating. A devout Christian and closeted lesbian with a voyeur fetish. With her own marriage in shambles, all that Meenakshi wants is to get stoned so that she can communicate with her dead son. Can she find the killer? Review ...
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