Fiction

Loathe to Love You by Ali Hazelwood Book

Loathe to Love You | Ali Hazelwood | Book Review

Ali Hazelwood, the brilliant author of the bestselling novel, The Love Hypothesis, has once again left us spellbound with her latest literary creation, Loathe to Love You. This time, Hazelwood brings to life a collection of three novellas, each featuring powerful women in STEM.
As we dive into the world of Loathe to Love You, we are introduced to a trio of the closest of friends, each of whom is an engineer by profession. Despite their intelligence and success, these women have a shared disdain for the notion of love.

Aryaa An Anthology of Vedic Women Curated by Shivakumar GV Book Review

Aryaa: An Anthology of Vedic Women | Shivakumar GV | Book Review

The exploration of mythology, or Itihaasa as it is more authentically and preferentially called, can often be a daunting task. One must scour through countless books and resources to find those rare gems that present these ancient tales in their unadulterated form, preserving the narrative without discounting its essence. Through the deft efforts of 10 distinct writers, Aryaa: An Anthology of Vedic Women illuminates the lives of 10 remarkable women who have left an indelible mark on the annals of history.

Someone Elses Shoes Jojo Moyes Book Review

Someone Else’s Shoes | Jojo Moyes | Book Review

Have you ever wondered what could happen if you accidentally slipped into someone else’s shoes, quite literally? Imagine how drastically your life could change in an instant.
Nisha Cantor leads an ultra-luxurious life, travelling all around the world, and living a life that millions can only dream of. Until one day, when her husband drops the bombshell of divorce and decides to completely cut her off. On the other hand, Sam Kemp’s life is feeling very stagnant. She is struggling in every way, until one day she accidentally takes Nisha’s gym bag.

Maid In Dubai Zana Bonafe Book

Maid In Dubai | Zana Bonafe | Book Review

Drawing from the discussions made with Filipino domestic helpers in Dubai, Maid in Dubai is another addition to the broad arena of expatriate literature in English from the Gulf. The tagline of the novel, ‘Dusting Sand. Changing a Life’ reiterates the idea of earning riches in the Gulf which is a dream destination for many from the South Asian and far East Asian countries.

The Spanish Love Deception Elena Armas Book

The Spanish Love Deception | Elena Armas | Book Review

It’s the big great wedding in the family and Catalina Martin now needs a date to shut up all the gossip mongers and the inquisitive relatives in the family. Her white lies about the so-called American boyfriend are now beyond control, and now everyone and their mother (including her ex-boyfriend) are waiting to meet this new guy in her life. Except that such a person simply does not exist. Now, she has exactly four weeks to find a man who will agree to fly with her to Spain and help rescue her from the mess that she has got herself into.

Delirium Lauren Oliver Book

Delirium | Lauren Oliver | Book Review

There was once a time when love was considered to be a good thing. It was welcomed and celebrated. But that was until the scientists found its cure. Earlier people never understood the dangers of love. The disasters that it brings and the way it controls your entire being. This love – a deliria – offers no respite, no hope for those who are inflicted. But things have changed now. Scientists have finally found the cure for love. All the residents of the United States are encouraged, or more so compelled to take the cure when they turn eighteen.

Lakshman An untold perspective of a Mahayoddha by Kapil Sanghavi Book Review

Lakshman: An Untold Perspective of a MAHAYODDHA | Kapil Sanghavi | Book Review

Lakshman is not only the epitome of goodness manifested in the form of a supportive brother but also an honest, trustworthy, and inspiring individual who is a gem of a person and someone that has played the foil character for Ram, although he is equally dedicated to the cause of humility through being a disciple and follower of his older brother Ram.

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong Book Review

On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous | Ocean Vuong | Book Review

In On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, Little Dog writes a letter in English to his uneducated Vietnamese mother at a time when he is in his late twenties. He documents the history of his family that begins much before he was born, with the story of his grandmother Lan. Like many Vietnamese families of that era, their story too is rooted in war. It starts with the war and it is the war that dictates what eventually becomes of them.

Rekhankan by Rekha Droliya Book Review

रेखांकन (Rekhankan) | रेखा ड्रोलिया | पुस्तक समीक्षा

रेखा ड्रोलिया जी का यह प्रथम काव्य संकलन है और निस्संदेह यह विषय,भाव, लेखन, भाषा और शैली प्रत्येक दृष्टि से उत्कृष्ट है। इतना ही नहीं रेखा जी ने केवल पुरुष के प्रभुत्व का ही नहीं वरन उसके अंतर्मन की पीड़ा को अभिव्यक्त करने में भी सफलता प्राप्त की है ।इस संकलन में प्रकृति का सौंदर्य है तो प्रकृति के अंधाधुंध दोहन की पीड़ा भी है । उनकी इस कृति में एक और धर्म है तो दूसरी ओर धार्मिक स्थानों का भी मनोहारी चित्रण देखने को मिलता है ।

The Push Ashley Audrain Book Review

The Push | Ashley Audrain | Book Review

The Push is a deep and dark psychological drama about a mother who hopes that she will be a very different mother than what she got. While she hoped for all the great things in motherhood but what she got was something else altogether.
Blythe Connor wants to be a devoted mother, something that her own mother never was. But just when she was in the most nascent and exhausting phase of motherhood, she realizes that there is something wrong with her daughter Violet.

It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover Book

It Ends with Us | Colleen Hoover | Book Review

Lily is a small-town girl with big dreams who decides to leave her small-town life in Maine and move to Boston. Before long, Lily stumbles upon the handsome and charming Ryle Kincaid, a neurosurgeon making the big bucks. Even though everything is going great with Ryle, Lily seems to hang on to thoughts of Atlas, the guy who was her first love; the guy who really understood her.
And now, when Atlas seems to have magically reappeared in her life, the carefully built relationship that she has with Ryle seems threatened.

The Ardent Swarm Yamen Manai Review

The Ardent Swarm | Yamen Manai | Book Review

Darkly humorous, distinctly witty, and terribly sarcastic, The Ardent Swarm is a fictional novel translated from French by Lara Vergnaud. In this novel, Yamen Manai weaves a tale of awe and thrill against the backdrop of the socio-political upheavals and transition in a region that has been synonymous with instability and unpredictability in its public policies.