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Book Review : The House By The Highway

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Book Name: The House By The Highway Author: Nitesh Singh Publisher: Ukiyoto Genre: Mystery, Thriller and Suspense Format: Paperback Print length: 210 pages  Rating: 4/5 The House By The Highway by Nitesh Singh is a gripping and suspenseful narrative that would keep readers hooked till the mystery is unfolded.   Blurb When Pihu and Nitya are visited by the man from their nightmares in real life they decide to no longer suffer in silence and get to the bottom of the situation. Unaware of each other's plight, they embark on their own individual adventures before finally being united by fate. However, the reason for their distress is not entirely what they had thought while they struggle to uncover a conspiracy of unfavourable circumstances. Review The plot follows the story of Nitya and Pihu, whose lives were intertwined by a recurring nightmare figure that manifested in their real lives. Born on the same night, and haunted by the same man so horrifying in appearance that t...
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Book Review : Letters From Hindustan

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Book Name: Letters From Hindustan Author: Kopal Khanna Publisher: Juggernaut Genre: Biographies & Personal Transformation Format: Paperback Print length: 288 pages  Rating: 4/5 Letters from Hindustan by Kopal Khanna is a collection of 22 real-life  short stories sourced from storytelling platform TapeATale.    Blurb From the account of an 87-year-old, first-time entrepreneur to the chronicle of a school set up by a humble cop, these stories are going to make you smile, shed a tear and inspire you to follow your own dreams. Discover the amazing, hidden, real-life superheroes of India. Review Letters from Hindustan by Kopal Khanna is unlike typical books that tell stories in memoirs and biographies. Instead, this book offers a collection of short stories from the experiences of different people with whom the author has crossed paths at some point in her journey of creating and sharing stories.  The author's writing style is concise and straightforward de...
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BlogchatterA2Z: Zen Moments of Growth

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  You can read all A To Z Blogs  here    "What is a peaceful moment?" Chaya asked. "Seeing a little baby growing each day not realizing how fast the time passes is a peaceful moment let leaves us thinking and wondering about each moment of the process of growth from a little kid to an adult until we become self-sufficient and lose our tenderness as a baby," Riya replied and did not realize they were sitting in their college auditorium and everybody else was listening to her along with Chaya until a loud applause broke the silence when the theatre team cheered for her analogy of a peaceful moment. "We got the perfect play script idea." Sumit, the director of the play, cheered. Everyone looked at Riya with love and congratulated her that her idea was chosen for the script of their annual cultural fest play. Riya was clueless about what happened and smiled forcefully so as to not hurt the feelings of her mates. Chaya ran to her, held both hands, and did a cir...
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BlogchatterA2Z: Yesterday's Lessons, Today's Strength

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  You can read all A To Z Blogs  here    "Ahhhh, isn't that beautiful how we grow up together and now we are partners?" Ahana said to Ravi looking at the night sky full of stars.  Ravi turned his face towards her and turned her face as they lay under the starry sky, rejuvenating their childhood, when they used to sleep on the terrace in their hometown when there used to be a power cut.  Back to ten years, when Ahana and Ravi were struggling to decide which stream to choose after completing secondary education. They did not know their childhood friendship was blossoming in love. It was challenging to keep them apart, and their parents were fine seeing them together. They had relief when their kids were around and together. Finally, it was time, when Ahana and Ravi decided to choose the Science stream with Mathematics as the main subject. They both were good at Maths and were confused if they should go in the same stream or choose a different one as Ravi was ...
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BlogchatterA2Z: X-ray Of Childhood Scar

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  You can read all A To Z Blogs  here    Nupur grew up in a joint family. She had everyone in her family, including her parents, siblings, cousins, uncle, aunt, and grandparents. But her mother was not her biological mother; she was her stepmother, Priya. Nupur loved everyone deeply in her family, but her siblings belonged to her stepmother. They did not like her. They would try every way to tease her, cause trouble for her, and make their father punish Nupur.  When Priya came to Nupur's house after marrying her father, she tried to never let Nupur feel left out, and showered all her love. But as her twins were born, things changed. Nupur's life became difficult. Even after her efforts to help Priya with taking care of her twin siblings, she was left out. Priya would often ask her to stay away from kids because she thought Nupur would hurt them. Once even when Nupur was sitting by their side, and protecting them from mosquitoes, Priya saw her and made her portra...
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BlogchatterA2Z: Walking Away From Toxicity

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  You can read all A To Z Blogs  here    Life came full circle when Karma showed Anita the consequences of the wrongs done to her.  Anita and Sakshi were childhood buddies, born and raised in the same neighborhood. Anita trusted Sakshi blindly and vice-versa. When they moved from their hometown to a different city for college, things changed unexpectedly. Sakshi made new friends and tried to show off every time she went with them to new places, cafes, shopping malls, etc. Though Anita tried to show her happiness seeing Sakshi enjoying it, Sakshi used to think Anita was jealous of her new friends. Many months passed of them being away from their hometown. What they thought of being a happy and independent place turned out to be a jail for Anita. She often found herself being dragged with Sakshi to fulfill what she wanted to do as per her convenience. Lost in her world, Sakshi did not see anyone else before her. She never realized what she was doing with Anita. An...
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Book Review: Until I Find You

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Book Name: Until I Find You Author: Kanchana Banerjee Publisher: Om Books International Genre: Thriller And Suspense Format: Paperback Print length: 268 pages  Rating: 4.5/5 Until I Find You by Kanchana Banerjee is a twisted and gripping suspense thriller novel that will take readers on an adventurous ride of uncovering the secret behind the culprit who started the tragedy.   Blurb When Jenny sees the picture of a boy in a travel magazine, she is stunned. He is a dead ringer for her friend Rubina. But the boy is supposed to be dead. Ten years ago, Jenny had failed to save Rubina and the infant from the clutches of the charming leader of a dangerous cult who led his flock to a mass suicide. Jenny’s journey to find the boy leads her to a sleepy village in Rajasthan, where she comes across Virat, a police officer investigating the discovery of a decomposed leg from a construction site. Are the two cases linked? As her past threatens to catch up with her, Virat and Jenny get...
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