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Once Upon a Genie

07 Friday Jul 2017

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34348132.jpgAuthor – Durriya Kapasi

Rating – 4/5 stars

Number of Pages – 190

Publisher – Half Baked Beans

Have you heard the stories of genie? Well, you definitely watched Aladdin. The boy who loved Princess Jasmine and found a genie in a lamp. This genie did not come out of a lamp but from a bottle in which he was trapped by a witch who happened to be the grandmother of Daisy, the protagonist.

Once upon a genie is a story of a young girl Daisy who lost her grandmother and had no one in the world to be called of her own. After she died, Daisy finds out about a treasure box and a bottle inside it. She opened the bottle and a handsome genie came out of it. Khalil Muwahid, the genie gave her three wishes in gratitude of freeing her. The sooner she asks, the sooner he can go back to his land of jinn. She got terrified seeing him at first but gradually there was a strong connection between them, the bond of love.

The story doesn’t end here. Daisy’s best friend, Darren fell for her and suppressed his love seeing Daisy happy with the genie. The Jinn world amended their law and genie can live with Daisy forever only if she will not ask for the third wish. Who will she choose? Does she ask for the third wish?

The first thing crossed my mind after finishing the book is I want that genie. I believe in magic and love everything magical. Books are my that magical window through which I travel the unknown, unseen world.

A good fiction is that makes you believe the unbelievable. The book lived to my expectations and I absolutely fall in love with the story. The beautifully made plot and the storyline. It is an unusual love story of a girl and a genie. Love is the strongest emotion and out of the ordinary pair of this story proves it. Read it to travel the magical world and feel the magic of love.

Author Bio

Durriya Kapasi was born and brought up in the East African country, Tanzania, while her ancestors were from Gujarat, India. She began writing her first book with the pen name Durriya Zaheer on an online storytelling community in 2014. The first story received reasonable appraisal and received nearly million reads online.

Durriya serves as a Creative Writing teacher at a local primary school, an editor of a reputed local magazine and sub-editor at online news site UdaipurTimes.com. She also contributes as a Wattpad Community Ambassador.

Durriya lives in Udaipur Rajasthan. Beside her utmost passion for English Literature and reading, she loves traveling and cooking. She is a Cancer survivor. Know more about her at durriyakapasi.com

You can reach to her at todurriya@gmail.com

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On the Moon between the Stars

28 Wednesday Jun 2017

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34993484.jpgAuthor – Manvendra Kumar

Rating – 3/5 stars

Number of Pages – 180

Publisher – Author Paradise Publishers

A love story is incomplete when love doesn’t make you run for it. ‘On the Moon, Between the Stars’ is YA romance novel. A journey of an ordinary guy to get the girl and love of his life and did everything silly or funny to get his love. It’s a love at first sight story of a boy who was madly in love with a girl and doesn’t want to lose her. But, did the girl also love him or is he just a good friend for her?

Mickesh Roy fell in love with Gauri Trivedi on the first day of his office. She was also a new employee. Their professional relationship grew into a friendship. Mickesh tried everything to woo her and left no stone unturned. He had gone head over heels. He did everything which brings him one step closer to her but Gauri had her own reservations and denied to his proposal every time. She finds a good friend in him and nothing else and reluctant to give him a chance. He doesn’t lose hope and tried again. Rather going forward their relation goes downwards when Gauri decides to take a new job in Kolkata. Mickesh lost all his hope but he is not a man who gives up this easy.

A story of a carefree guy who never took anything seriously in his life whether it is his studies, job or anything. When love comes into his life, it changed everything for him. He did things he never imagined to do, just to be with her and make her smile. It is a light and simple read filled with notoriety and banter of Mickesh and his boundless efforts to get his dream girl.

Author Bio

Manvendra Kumar grew up in a small town of district Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, India. He completed his graduation in Mechanical Engineering from JSS Academy of Technical Education, Noida in 2014 before taking up a job in the corporate firm. He is currently working in NTL Electronics India Ltd, Noida as a design engineer. He wanted to be a singer but destiny wanted something else.

Cooking is his favorite time pass. Apart from this, he loves playing cricket and traveling with friends. ‘On the Moon, between the Stars’ is his debut novel which is based on his life events and lessons.

You can reach to him at Facebook/manu.rajput.923

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The Last Bloom

05 Monday Jun 2017

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51RHa+fAZtL.jpgAuthor – Poulomi Sengupta

Rating – 3/5 stars

Number of Pages – 297

Publisher – Frog Books

‘The Last Bloom’ is a Young Adult novel of protagonist Priya. Her dreams, aspirations, a determination to bring a change and a struggle to fit into her new college and survive in midst of college politics without favoring any political party despite continues pressure to join and support them by the leaders of the party or ready to face dire consequences.

She was a topper of her school and ecstatic to join her dream college but found nothing in the college which could meet her expectations. She was disheartened to see that college life is more about politics, mass agitation, boycotts, and less about studies. Young college students are used as pawns by the political parties to fulfill their ulterior motives. However, she enjoyed her fair share of the exciting world of college and the perks attached to it like bunking of classes in lieu of movie shows, adventures rock climbing field trips which are the projects from the curriculum but more felt like an outing with friends. A whole new exciting world unfolds before her.

This novel is written for a cause. It was seen that most talented students from the country emigrate to the developed nations. The novel particularly deals with the present system of education and college environment in Bengal, India.

This book emphasizes on the quality education and less involvement of politics in the education system to understand the education as a privilege and value the opportunity of education over the opportunity of agitations. When India becomes a country with the best education system so that bright students do not have to leave the country for a better future.

The story is simple and entertaining. The thoughtful conversations between Priya and her neighbor Vivek give two distinct perspectives of the youth on the current circumstances. This is not a college romance novel if this is what you expect from YA books. The book makes a point to revive the education system and keep or limit politics from the education system. It is a good read with college drama and not many twists and turns but a definite thought provoking.

Author Bio

Poulomi Sengupta is an alumna of IIT Kharagpur and Jadavpur University India. Presently residing in Mumbai, a geologist, and a social worker, she loves her share of kickboxing and a colorful dose of oil painting to brighten the apparently mundane life.

You can reach to her at Facebook/PoulomiSenguptaTheLastBloom

Twitter@Poulomisngpta

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The Fragrance of Rose

03 Saturday Jun 2017

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41wR6t8ASkL.jpgAuthor – Chirajit Paul

Rating – 4.5/5 stars

Number of Pages – 214

Publisher – Srishti Publishers and Distributors

We all may have heard about workplace harassment stories. Even laws and anti-harassment company policies are insufficient to prevent these situations on workplace and provide no refuge to women employees. This book brings a story inspired by real life events braided into fiction for the readers.

Rinita Bose lost her father at an early age and her mother after few years. She has to stand alone and face the world outside her small village Phoolbari, near Kolkata. She has an unmatched beauty which makes any man kneel down to her. The big city gives her wings to fly but at a cost. She falls prey in the hands of demons who eye on her to warm their bed. She witnessed harsh realities and darkness of life and men who eye on women to satisfy lustful desires, she finds it hard to believe on a man. She earns money, fame, adulation and success. But, will she ever find love?

The story is of a girl with unmatched aspirations and extraordinary beauty. The author beautifully portraits the character of Rinita Bose. She is not only the protagonist of the story but a woman she carries in her with dignity, beauty, and ambition. The story is sectioned into three parts can be seen as three phases of Rinita Bose which shaped or changed her life and made or mold her into she could never think of.

The story is gripping and fast-paced and surprises you. Expect the unexpected because you do not know what the author platter in front of you next. The book has some mature content and after reading the book and looking at the theme of the story I find that was needed. It is not up to everyone to do justice with a sensitive topic as this and author Chirajit certainly did justice in presenting the story of a girl to his readers.

Author Bio

Born in Kolkata, Chirajit graduated from Calcutta University before undertaking training in Chartered Accountancy. After having worked in various capacities across Finance and System domains he is currently associated with a global consulting firm as an Enterprise Application Specialist. He is an ardent observer of political and social affairs, which often finds reflection in his writing.

He loves to read short stories and wants to do some work in that space someday. This is his first commercial novel. His other work includes ‘The Obituary of Salim Nabi’ which is well received by the readers. Know him more at Chirajitpaul.com

You can reach to him at Facebook/author.chirajitpaul

Twitter@chirajit_paul

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The Break-up Clinic

01 Thursday Jun 2017

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41IUFEzCmjL.jpgAuthor – Dr. Govind Sharma

Rating – 4/5 stars

Number of Pages – 116

Publisher – Notion Press

Love is the most beautiful and purest emotion of the world. We all want to get loved by the person we love. We win in love. We lose in love. But, what happens when the person you love is not into you but for purpose of fulfilling their motive and leave you after goal accomplished. The rejection from a loved one can be the most painful experience in life. And it is not easy for everyone to carry on with their lives like nothing happened. Ajay, Karan, and Nisha seek to end their lives as they are driven to despair by failed love relationship. ‘The Break-Up’ Clinic is finding the answer why do some people suffer so much in love? Why there are different outcomes for the same situation?

Break-up Clinic is the story of three main characters of the book Ajay, Karan and Nisha. The story unwinds what they did to land themselves into the Break-up clinic. Break-Up Clinic under the supervision of Doctor Dev helps the people who tried to end their life and having suicidal tendencies. How they assist their patients who came to find a new light in their life? Let’s find this out by grabbing a copy of the book.

The book gives a deep insight why one who lost in love has suicidal tendencies. The way author explains psychotherapy and psychoanalysis aid in lowering the mental sickness of the sufferer is brilliant. The author explains the suicidal tendencies one has with the help of case studies of three characters/patients and their reactions to a failed relationship are very insightful.

The theme of the story is quite different from the other books. The author holds a tight grip on their characters and not a slightest of diversion you find while reading his books. The book is an interesting read and doesn’t bore you for a single second. It is a fast-paced novel of 116 pages attempts to answer the question: why some people try to end their life?

Author Bio

Dr. Govind Sharma is a medical doctor who retired from the Indian Administrative Service in February 2016. Before his retirement, Dr. Sharma worked on various assignments for more than thirty-five years. The Break-Up Clinic is his third book. His other works include ‘Anant Dot Com’ and ‘State vs. Amrit Kumar’.

You can reach to him at Twitter@doctorgovind

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Blemishing the Odds

22 Monday May 2017

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32565856.jpgAuthor – Harish Penumarthi

Rating – 4/5 stars

Number of Pages – 163

Publisher – Half Baked Beans

School days are one of the most memorable days of one’s life. We love to cherish those moments when life was full of happiness, innocence and bittersweet moments. Those are the times we remember all through our life and play and replay in our mind. We find our best of friends who knows our mischievous and darkest secrets and a partner in crime. We create our best of memories during the time. This book brings back some of that notoriety with it in Raghav.

Raghav is a confused boy, who never planned his life and never cared to do so. He has a small world with his best friend Joe, his partner in crime. Whatever life throws at his door he took it and move on. He hates to study and books are the enemy he wants to destroy. But, he somehow managed to climb the grades by god grace. He is the bad boy of the school. But he is not alone in his mischief. His buddy Joe accompanied him and the duo is a pain in the head for everyone. Until one day when a new admission Trisha joined their class. Raghav’s life has changed forever.

Life throws many unexpected and ghastly surprises at him and he is bound to no more remain the same. The life’s unforeseen turns and twists shook him hard but will he change for good or the jolt push him into bad to worst. What happened with Trisha and his lifelong friendship with Joe? The tale of Raghav rejuvenates some of the memories of school.

The book is a Young Adult story of Raghav and Trisha.  It is a well-written and nostalgic book bringing back the good old days. Relish your teenage moments with Raghav and Trisha.

Author Bio

Harish Penumarthi is a budding writer who dreams of taking up writing as his full-time job. Born in Chhattisgarh and brought up in Jamshedpur. He completed his schooling from Vishakhapatnam. He has been hunting for opportunities to hone his writing skills ever since he developed a fondness towards writing. He always dreamt of becoming an influential writer. He banked on every single opportunity that he came across. His brief instincts with a handful of companies allowed him to whet his skills even better.

This is his debut Novel and he etches to write much more.

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Rafflesia: The Banished Princess

05 Friday May 2017

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34596793Author – Gautam

Rating – 3/5 stars

Number of Pages – 396

Publisher – Leadstart Publishing

A small kid, his world of fairy tales and fantasy. The world where there is no sorrow, no pain, only beautiful things and tales of love and happiness. What happens when the illusionary world break loose and he came to know there is no such place as in Rafflesia – The Banished Princess.

Apurva Sharma, fondly known as Appu was a small kid when he comes across a fantasy book Rafflesia – The Banished Princess. A mystical and alluring tale of a princess gifted by his childhood friend Pinky before bidding the last goodbye to Appu to shift in a new city for good. He became fond of the tale and the book and started to believe it true. He came to know the harsh reality of the real world much later in his life.

The protagonist is a simple and innocent boy who doesn’t harm and cannot hate anyone. No matter how bad they did to them, this could be understood by an incident in his life after he get married and he let go without keeping any grudge behind in his heart.

When you come across the book, the name and the book cover suggests it a fantasy book of a tale of a princess and her struggle and ordeals, but it is not. The book is a story of Appu and his tribulations. Rafflesia – The Banished Princess is his favorite book and he keeps a good collection of the same book but in different languages and editions. He is loved by everyone and dear to all. Whoever comes across him feels an obligation to protect him from the rude and unruly world and keep intact his goodness.

The character of Appu is lovable, righteous, and earthly. He believes in the good of the world. The story is simple and relatable. You can find yourself in the character of Appu and hardships and challenges he faces. The way he lives his childhood in the world of fairy tales and fantasy. We all were like him in our childhood. The book is a joy ride and a good read.

Author Bio

A B-School graduate, Gautam is a business analyst by profession. Considers the laptop as among his best friends and nurses a secret desire to turn an entrepreneur someday. He blogs at Gautamc.com and can be reached over email at authorgautam@yahoo.in or tweet at @authorgautam, on facebook @author.gautam

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UNNS – The Captivation

26 Wednesday Apr 2017

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34272853Author – Sapan Saxena

Rating – 4/5 stars

Number of Pages – 244

Publisher – Inspire India Publisher

“There is nothing more auspicious for someone who loves a soul to die for him or her”

Do you know about the seven stages of love in Urdu? I am sure you know about love and lived it. You have your own love story and someone so special in your life. Then you must have known about the stages of love. The story of your love starts from ‘Hub’, the stage of attraction and ends at ‘Maut’, the stage of death. ‘UNNS’ is the stage of infatuation when people think they are in love but actually aren’t; it’s merely attraction and ‘The Captivation’.

Atharva Rathod and Meher Qasim studied in the same school and befriended. They started liking each other and find excuses to spend their time after school with each other. But, their love doesn’t last longer. Meher’s parents come to know about their relation and disapprove it. After school, Meher left the country to Germany for higher education. The circumstances make them parted their ways but destiny has other plans for them.

Atharva and Meher met after fifteen years in Munich, Germany. This time Atharva is on a secret mission. Their life has changed; they have changed and a lot has happened in these fifteen years. Will they rekindle their love for each other?

The story is a soulful love story of Meher and Atharva. Their quintessential tale of love and romance. A tale of undying love, their absolute love. The story lived the seven stages of the love and makes you fall in love with it. The way the Author explained and lived the seven stages of love with its Protagonist is never seen before experience.

Embark on a journey of love with Sapan Saxena marked beautifully by its own rustic old school charm. Live the love through the seven stages. The climax of the book is fabulous and gives a beautiful ending to the perfect love story. The ending cannot be better than this.

The cover of the book is designed by Ajitabha Bose. He is a writer, filmmaker, designer and an entrepreneur. He is a world record holder for publishing the smallest love story book in India.

 

Author’s Bio

Sapan Saxena is a software engineer by profession and an author by choice. Born in the city of Nawabs Lucknow, he earned his engineering degree from MNNIT Allahabad. Sapan started writing when he was coding for a complex algorithm and found that a fictional story would at least make some sense.

Currently based in Nashua, New Hampshire, he is the author of the highly acclaimed ‘Finders, Keepers’. UNNS-The Captivation is his 2nd attempt at writing fiction.

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Beneath these Stars

31 Friday Mar 2017

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33985448.jpgAuthor – Hannah Ellis

Rating – 5/5 stars

Number of Pages – 384

Publisher – Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

This is the second book in Lucy Mitchell series. The first book of the series titled ‘Beyond the lens’ based on a TV reality show. You can read my review here.

This book begins from where the first book ends. After the show, Lucy and Adam fell for each other. Adam was among one of the cameramen on the show. Lucy shifted with Adam but Adam’s life fall apart when his sister Becky and her husband died in an accident leaving two daughters behind, and after few days of the tragedy, an incident shattered their lifes.

Adam dreams to have his own photo studio and left his job of a cameraman, but after the devastating incident, he abandons his dream and resumes his previous job to support and give a better life to the girls. Their relationship has only gone downwards since the girls started staying with them.

The story is about the relationship of Adam and Lucy and hardships they face to bring their family on one page. It is a sweet and loving story, and relatable. I loved the first book of the series and this book too is lovable. The characterization is so real and natural, that you feel lost with them. The most impressive thing of author ‘Hannah Ellis’ is her peerless style of storytelling. The book is an impressive and pleasant reading.

If you haven’t read the first book yet and thinking to read this second one, then go ahead, all the characters in this book is same as of first and you will get to know them as the story proceeds. You do not need to go all over the first book, before starting this book, the characters are well explained, that the book stands distinct but related.

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This is not your Story

27 Monday Mar 2017

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33972569.jpgAuthor – Savi Sharma

Rating – 5/5 stars

Number of Pages – 226

Publisher – Westland Books

You were standing in middle of your path and if someone would say to you to rewrite your story, what would you do. You find it amusing and babyish, but Savi Sharma makes it possible by choosing her path of storytelling, leaving her professional degree in between. Her first book inspired many hearts and here she is with her second book, telling you to follow your heart and re-write your story, but, this time the hand that put pen to the paper is, yours.

Shaurya dreams to become a filmmaker and wants to pursue a course in Mumbai. He has a keen eye for his art and wants to live every moment with his passion for making films. Anubhav followed his dream to become an entrepreneur and he did become at a very young age but life played a cruel joke with him. Miraya’s dreams overpowered her relationship with the love of her life. Will they gather the courage to re-write their story or surrender themselves in the hands of fate? Would you for once listen to your heart?

The author marvels in storytelling. This story is completely different with the one she had written in her previous/debut book. The story is inspiring and makes you think and re-think about your life and goals. One you set for your life and one others’ set for you. Which way do you want to go? A story of dreams and life. Simple, comprehensible and admirable work of art of writing.

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