Fiction

the diary boys

The Diary Boys | Rohit Raj Chauhan | Book Review

PLOT: 3/5 CHARACTERS: 3.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 3/5 CLIMAX: 3/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3/5 Coming of age novels are always an interesting read. They are like time machines, taking us back into time and making us relive all the beautiful memories of the past. “The Diary Boys” is also one such book which is a story of …

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despite love

Despite Love | Siddhartha Srivastava | Book Review

PLOT: 3/5 CHARACTERS: 3.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 3/5 CLIMAX: 3/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3/5 After a long time, I chanced upon a murder mystery and that too from a debut author. Since murder mystery is one genre that has a very high probability of a good entertainment quotient, I eagerly sat down to read this book. I …

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my father is a hero

My Father is a Hero | Nishant Kaushik | Book Review

PLOT: 3.5/5 CHARACTERS: 3.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 3.5/5 CLIMAX: 3/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3.5/5 I picked up “My Father is a Hero” because the name suggested a different storyline and to be honest the title got me a bit intrigued. I was sent a copy of this book by Srishti Publishers and also by Writers Melon and …

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The Orphan

The Orphan | S.R. Nair | Book Review

PLOT: 4/5 CHARACTERS: 4/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 CLIMAX: 3/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3.5/5 Sid, the Indian son of an American couple knew all along that he was adopted. He loved his surrogate parents but did not quite like their fascination towards his birth nation, India. Brought up as an American, Sid had developed much repugnance towards …

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blood in the paradise

Blood in the Paradise | Madhav Mahidhar | Book Review

PLOT: 4/5 CHARACTERS: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 2.5/5 CLIMAX: 4/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4/5 A murder mystery is always an interesting story to read. There is a lot of intrigue and mystery in a whodunit plot, with the reader always left guessing who the real culprit is and the motives behind the crime. And it is perhaps …

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a walk in the rain

A Walk In The Rain | Udai Yadla | Book Review

PLOT: 4/5 CHARACTERS: 4.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 4.5/5 CLIMAX: 4/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4.5/5 I love it when debut Indian authors outdo your expectations of them by a large margin. Whenever a debut author comes my way, I am usually sceptical and a little scared too because honestly, constructive criticism is an art and a very difficult …

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a time to burnish

A Time to Burnish | Radhika Nathan | Book Review

PLOT: 4/5 CHARACTERS: 4/5 WRITING STYLE: 4.5/5 CLIMAX: 4/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4/5 Historical thrillers have a peculiar charm to them. Not only do they give you a historical perspective and information about the past, but there is also a certain thrill in the anticipation that something built or written hundreds of years ago can still …

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The Stonekeeper's Curse

The Stonekeeper’s Curse (Amulet #2) | Kazu Kibuishi | Book Review

STORY: 4/5 BOOK COVER: 4/5 CHARACTERS: 3/5 ILLUSTRATIONS: 3/5 ADVENTURE QUOTIENT: 4/5 As in my earlier review, I told that a monster takes away the children’s mother and the story of book one about how the children saved their mother from the monster. This book is a continuation of the book one of the Amulet …

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377 manish jani

377 | Manish Jani | Book Review

PLOT: 3.5/5 CHARACTERS: 4/5 WRITING STYLE: 3/5 CLIMAX: 3/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3.5/5 As per the natural order, a male and a female complete a couple; a yin and yang. A couple represents an entity of nature that brings balance. With the current state of our society, the couple has been redefined as two people who …

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jestus on rampage

Jestus on Rampage | V.S. Sury | Book Review

PLOT: 3.5/5 CHARACTERS:  4/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 CLIMAX: 3.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3.5/5 While watching the movie M.S.Dhoni, a dialogue struck my mind, which I think is applicable here. It goes like this “Does he lack technique? Or is he unconventional?” The story of Bagus Baglochus Bagenborg brought the same question to my mind. Is he …

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coraline

Coraline | Neil Gaiman | Book Review

PLOT: 4/5 CHARACTERS: 4.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 CLIMAX: 4/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4.5/5 I live in the small town of Hosapete near Hampi in Karnataka. There aren’t many choices available to buy books here and so, whenever I get a chance I travel to the nearby Hubli, I religiously visit the Sapna Book Mall there. It …

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the laughing skull

The Laughing Skull | Ruskin Bond | Book Review

STORIES: 4/5 THEME: 4.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4.5/5 Ruskin Bond is a household name in India. He is a living legend and he continues to inspire millions of Indians with his stories. “The Laughing Skull” by him is a book which I recently got a chance to read and enjoyed thoroughly. The book …

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