PLOT: 3/5 CHARACTERS: 2.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 3/5 CLIMAX: 2/5 ENTERTAINMENT STYLE: 3/5 Love is Vodka is a book written by Amit Shankar which talks about the journey of a teenage girl Moon. The book is written in a breezy style describing the life of the young teenager and her subsequent adventures with guys, career and […]
Horseshoe Garage | Hitesha | Book Review
PLOT: 3.5/5 CHARACTERS: 4/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 CLIMAX: 3/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4/5 I received this book review copy from Leadstart Corp. Jufic Books, a brand under Leadstart, has been doing a tremendous job in terms of script selection and quality printing. I have previously reviewed one book by Jufic – “Marry Go Round”. It was […]
The Zoya Factor | Anuja Chauhan | Book Review
PLOT: 3/5 CHARACTERS: 5/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 CLIMAX: 4/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4/5 Statutory Warning: Don’t read this book in public. You will laugh so much, people will think you are mad. Cricket is one of India’s biggest craze and is considered a second religion by many. Not many books have been written on the subject […]
Scandal Point | Manju Jaidka | Book Review
PLOT: 2.5/5 CHARACTERS: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 2.5/5 CLIMAX: 3/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 2/5 Scandal Point, written by Manju Jaidka, is a historical fiction novel. The genre was the sole reason why I decided to read and review this book. I associate this genre with greats like Chris Kuzneski, Dan Brown, Andy McDermott or Ashwin Sanghi and […]
Train to Pakistan | Khushwant Singh | Book Review
PLOT: 4/5CHARACTERS: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 CLIMAX: 5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4/5 Train to Pakistan is the highly acclaimed novel written by Khushwant Singh. It is set in 1947 when the partition of India was taking place and swarms of people – both Hindus and Muslims were migrating in large numbers. The time was a tumultuous […]
The Bankster | Ravi Subramanian | Book Review
PLOT: 3/5 CHARACTERS: 2/5 WRITING STYLE: 3/5 CLIMAX: 3.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3/5 I can proudly say that I am one of the biggest John Grisham fans there is. I have read all his legal thrillers and loved every one of them. So, when Wall Street Journal praised Ravi Subramanian as the “John Grisham of banking”, […]
The Pink Scarecrow | Ankita Srivastava | Book Review
PLOT: 3/5 CHARACTERS: 2.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 2.5/5 CLIMAX: 3/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 2.5/5 With her impressive personality and an equally impressive resume, the army officer and a beauty pageant winner, Ankita Srivastava has yet again turned heads with her debut novel, The Pink Scarecrow. The book is set in an army backdrop for the most part […]
There May be an Asterisk Involved | Vedashree Khambete | Book Review
PLOT: 3/5 CHARACTERS: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 5/5 CLIMAX: 4/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 5/5 Humour is a very difficult genre to write. There is a fine balance between making crass jokes and actually creating laugh-out-loud jokes. And perhaps, the best kind of humour is the one that is developed with the plot in mind, the one they […]
First You Plz | Nisha B. Thakur | Book Review
PLOT: 1/5 CHARACTERS: 1.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 1/5 CLIMAX: 1.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 1.5/5 First You Plz is a novel or rather a novella by the author Nisha B. Thakur. It is the story of Avanti and her love interest Aakash. The story starts when Avanti, accompanied by her two friends, embarks upon a journey from the […]
Bollywood Striptease | Neeta Shah | Book Review
PLOT: 2.5/5 CHARACTERS: 2.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 3.5/5 CLIMAX: 2.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3/5 “Numerous auditions – Cut, Shoot and Freeze, Abundant emotions – Love, Rage and Tease, Plentiful dialogues – What! Oh no..!! and Please, Brew your coffee and lay back in ease, Enjoy all this in the tantalizing world of “Bollywood Striptease” Neeta Shah’s Bollywood […]
The Cavansite Conspiracy | Manjiri Prabhu | Book Review
PLOT: 2/5 CHARACTERS: 2.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 2.5/5 CLIMAX: 2/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 2/5 The title of The Cavansite Conspiracy is so catchy that you can’t just ignore it when you come across it. The blurb is exciting too and talks about a fast-paced thriller surrounding the theft of a rare-mineral stone – Cavansite. But the book […]
Red Jihad: Battle for South Asia | Sami Ahmad Khan | Book Review
PLOT: 3/5 CHARACTERS: 2/5 WRITING STYLE: 3/5 CLIMAX: 2.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3/5 “Red Jihad”, “Red Jihad”, “Red Jihad”. I’ve heard this name a million times. I’ve been asked about this book; been ridiculed for not reading it; been given unsolicited suggestions to read it. So, I decided to read it, more out of curiosity than […]