Love Bi The Way

Author: Bhaavna Arora

Published By: Penguin Random House

Pages: 248 Pages

Price: Rs. 199

ISBN: 978-01-434-2529-8

About The Author:

Bhaavna Arora is the bestselling author of the Deliberate Sinner and Mistress of Honour. Before her foray into writing, she was heading a business school as a director; she also trains students and professionals on leadership. She holds two management degrees and a Ph.D. in Leadership from Pittsford University. 

A fourth-generation army kid, Bhaavna is a true patriot. She enjoys reading, travelling, swimming, horse riding and playing sports and has a fancy for big bikes and cars.

Book Blurb:

Rihana is a painter who is trying to find inspiration in love. Zara is a businesswoman trying to make a niche for her company in a male-dominated world. Rihana is fire, Zara is ice; Rihana is openly sensual, while Zara is more cautious with her heart—they are opposites that attract. They are different people bound together by their house—‘Cupid’—and their pet golden retriever, Tiger. 

As both of them navigate their fulfilling careers and try to leave behind troubled pasts, they find solace in each other. But Tiger’s not the only male in their lives. Rihana finds herself a string of sexy men, while Zara emerges out of her shell and meets an actual prince who sweeps her off her feet. But can these relationships last? And what road will they take when love happens bi the way?

My review:

Wow! Now that is something that I have never read before. This book broke the stereotypes. Many of you might outrage against the storyline and you might sit in the dharnas too. But seriously the storyline is intriguing and at the end you will be left with a question, should this be legalized? 

The book cover is really attractive and if you are someone who buy a book looking at its cover then you might end in buying this one too. The story revolves around two female protagonists: Rihana and Zara. They have a strong bond between them, may be they are bff or maybe they are soul sisters or maybe they have a different side to the story. If I disclose everything here, why would you care buying the book? *Winks*

Before commenting on the way of writing let me tell you my likings and disliking about the story. 

Zara appears sweet and cute. Rihana appears to be hot. The start isn’t much interesting and you might need to drag yourself until the entry of Shaurya. The story gets interesting after that.  I don’t understand the logic behind Rihana falling for every other male she meets. I mean, if she had fallen in love I would have understood the thing but falling for every male only for sex is something I couldn’t digest. Be it with Dr. Saif, the Flight Attendant, Zubair or Major Shergil, all she wanted was some hardcore sex. 

The best thing about the book is its end. The author has kept the suspense till the last. Until you reach the last few pages of the book, you just can’t guess how the story will end. The end leaves a serious message to the society. The author has brilliantly written the book and editor has also done a good work to keep the book error free.

Likings: Cover Page, Friendship between Rihana and Zara, Out of box thinking by Author, The plot might not go well with many but still the Author dared to pen down. Admirable!

Disliking: Most of the pages are filled with Booze and Sex.

My Rating: 3.5/5
(Pick at your own risk. Intense reader would like this book)

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Canvas of a Storyteller

Author: Aniruddha Pathak

Published By: Ebooks2go

Pages: 156 Pages

Price: Rs. 160

ISBN: 978-16-181-3409-7

About The Author:

Aniruddha Pathak, aged 20 (as on 2016), is a Computer Science student, and has been into writing since long. He is the founder of 'Litera Muse', which helps the authors and readers to unite under one roof. Apart from writing and studying, 

Aniruddha is a music lover, and likes to spend his time helping the people flourish in their lives and loves to inspire them. Being an introvert, he feels less comfortable to write about his life, and his readers have been his all-time inspiration. He writes about them, and feels to be a part of their lives, though a distant one. He believes in learning new things every day, and hence calls himself an all-time learner.

Book Blurb:

In this rapidly changing world, we come across many people around us. These people have many shades, some bright...some dark. They might want to let their feelings out, but they find it difficult to do so - and we term them different from the population. The diverse personalities sometimes make us wonder, what is hidden under their veil? They show a happy face, while hiding an agony beneath their expression. Some want to scream with happiness, but their voices are suppressed even before they could speak about it. 

Stand by the people who mention their sorrows, happiness, pains, agonies, and much more. You could relate to it, and find them talking to you. Peep into people's diaries, their midnight loneliness, find them doing weird stuffs, read their confessions, hear to the conversations that they hold with me, and see them either rise up touching the sky or fall down to the ground. 

The people. Their stories. One storyteller. 

My Review:

We all know that the sun doesn’t move, it is the earth that revolves round the sun. There are many such things which happen in our day to day life.  How if someone writes a book narrating those small little things? Good, no? Well this book, ‘Canvas of a Storyteller’ has 14 short stories that one teenage can easily relate to. Every chapter, every story has something or other to tell and the best part, between every story the Author himself has something to tell. Like me, a reader will feel as if the Author is not just telling the story but showing the reality that we face in our day to day life. Mr. Aniruddha did a Grandmomma here!

The first chapter, ‘No, It’s Not Okay’ is a story of a baby. Yes, a baby. We all love to be around new born babies, don’t we? But how many of you have thought about the baby’s feelings. Well the Author here just portrayed that. And trust me you will smile reading this story.

The second chapter, ‘Distant Dream’ is of a school going girl and her friendship. Full of emotions one can easily relate his own life with this story. We all have been in and out of friendship. Misunderstandings even break the best of friends.

As you read further you will many such stories, describing all might make this review a long one. So let me cut it short. My favorite of all the stories was, ‘The Resurrection’. This story might make you bit emotional. So get ready for some cries and tears.

One more thing I would like to include. There are two stories, ‘A Princess’s Diary’ and ‘A Princess’s Diary- Reprise’. Both the story speaks of Father-Daughter relationship; still both are complete opposite to each other. The Author must be admired for using the same words but writing two different stories.

Likings: Easy light read, Small Chapters, Way of Narration, Feels like as if you reading someone’s diary.

Disliking: Ummm…. Teenagers would love this book but this book won’t go pretty well if you are someone looking for intense read. Won’t work well among adults.

Overall: A Good Read.

P.S. I know the Author personally and I have read many of his writings. Was expecting more!

My Rating: 3.5/5

(A good worthy read if you are someone who belongs to the teenage group)

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The Colour Of Love

Author: Jagdish Joghee

Published By: NotionPress.Com

Pages: 166 Pages

Price: Rs. 199

ISBN: 978-19-454-0078-0

About The Author:

Born and brought up in the beautiful hill town of Coonoor in the Nilgiris, Jagdish Joghee has always been attracted to the hills and the forests. Growing up in the midst of serenity, Jagdish had enough inspiration to write poems in his school days. He now lives in Chennai, where he works for a leading global information technology services company. Jagdish has worked in some of the top IT companies in India. His passion for writing started early, during his school days. Being a closet writer, Jagdish's writing was initially confined to journals and scrapbooks.

Jagdish is an active blogger and writes on issues that have a social impact, apart from reviewing Indian movies. This book is his second attempt at fiction. His first book In Love and Free received a good response encouraging him to continue to pursue his passion. He considers himself more of a story teller than a writer.

Book Blurb:

Sarfaraz is brought up with a good value system by his devoted parents. With time, curiosity and adolescent growth pangs take him through many experiences. His first brush with girls starts with a friend, and slowly meanders into casual flirtatious affairs with girls at college. 

All through it, he realises that none of them have his undying, true love. A time comes when he realises who he truly loves, and in the midst of it all, he handles brutal enmity and takes on vile characters that misbehave with his friends. 

Sarfaraz grows up in Coimbatore where a series of bomb blasts occur. His identity is called in question, as his status as a Muslim makes people see him as an enemy. He loses something precious in the blasts and leaves to Sharjah, only for life to find him and surprise him

My Review:

Some books make you cry, some make you smile but there are only a few books which can make you smile, cry and leave an everlasting impression in your mind. This book, ‘The Colour of Love’ can make your emotions up and down. I don’t really have the words to express my feelings about this book. Such awesome it was!

Usually while posting my reviews, I give a small indication about the storyline. This time I’m not giving you guys any hints or guesses. With millions of twist and turns, till the very last page, this book certainly deserves a place in your bookshelves. Buy and read it now!

This is Author’s 2nd book and trust me it is way better than his first work. If his first book In Love and Free was good, this really is a GEM. With easy flow of words, narrating the protagonist’s parts with perfect emotions, this book deserves thousand claps. You can never guess the end until and unless you reach the last few pages of the book.

I might have given a 4-star rating to this book but just for its ending, I couldn’t stop myself from giving it a 5-star.

Likings: Simple Language, Perfect Emotions, Chemistry between Male and Female Protagonists, Way the Political War has been described.

Disliking: There are a few grammatical errors, may be the editor just took a nap at some pages.

Overall: With a perfect ending, this book is worth your bucks. 

My Rating: 5/5

(Worth your bucks. Don't miss to read this book.)

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In Love and Free

Author: Jagdish Joghee

Published By: Notion Press

Pages: 118 Pages

Price: Rs. 149

ISBN: 978-93-520-6319-2




About The Author:

Born and brought up in the beautiful hill town of Coonoor in Nilgiris, Jagdish Joghee has always been attracted to the hills and the forests. Growing up in the midst of serenity, Jagdish had enough inspiration to write short poems during his school days. He now lives in the city of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu where he works for a leading global information technology services company.

Jagdish is an active blogger and writes on issues that have a social impact, apart from reviewing Indian movies. This book marks his foray into fiction. He considers himself more of a storyteller than a writer. Jagdish wants to write novels that will keep readers engaged with a good mix of romance, revenge, laughter and thrill. He is also keen to explore the realm of fantasy.

Book Blurb:

Shruthi has everything going in her life with great education, incredible romance, a wonderful husband, and two adorable kids. There is plenty of laughter, joy, and love in the cosy nest that Shruthi has carefully built.

All is well till that fateful Diwali day when passion gets the better of reason. One momentary lapse threatens to uproot the entire foundation of her beautiful life. The stakes are too high as Shruthi runs the risk of being abandoned by her husband and losing her children too.
And there is no one to blame but herself.

Caught in a cesspool of blackmail, ransom, revenge and remorse, Shruthi is on the brink of collapse. She can run but cannot hide.

My Review:

Many a times I pick a book only looking by its cover. ‘In Love and Free’ has a cover which seriously draws my attention. The book consists of only 108 pages, so if you are someone who is looking for some light easy reads, then go for this book.

Well the blurb tells a lot about the story so let me make it short, the story mainly revolves around the protagonist, Shruthi. It is her Story. Born in a rich family, Shruti had had almost everything. She was a topper in her school and college, she married the one she loved, Madhan. She had a lucrative job too. She was also the  mother of twins: a boy and a girl. But wait! Life can’t get that easy, right? When everything was smooth like butter, Rahul entry made everything changed.

Who is Rahul? How the story will end? Who is Deepa? Last but not the least, will Shruti survive till the end? All your questions will be answered once you finish reading the book. This book has a lot to tell.

Coming back to my views, I loved the story. It is bit different than the stories I have read before. The Author has kept it short and simple, and the way he had portray the protagonist’s state of mind is definitely commendable. I didn’t find any grammatical errors in the book and the language used is simple and easy to be read.

At the beginning, I somewhat felt that the author is using less words to narrate. But a few pages later, the narration got better and better. And with an unexpected climax, the book got even better.

Likings: Page Turner, Simple Language, Emotions, Narration, Cover Page.
Disliking: Start could have been better.

Judgment: This book deserves a place in your book shelves.

My Rating: 4/5
(Worth your bucks!)

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Rightfully Wrong Wrongfully Right

Author: Varsha Dixit

Published by: Rupa Publications

Pages: 288 Pages

Price: Rs. 195

ISBN: 978-81-291-4197-2

About The Author:

Varsha Dixit, the best selling author of four successful contemporary romance books. Her debut book, Right Fit Wrong Shoe was a national bestseller for the year 2010. Varsha was a part of the Indian Television Industry and worked as an assistant director and online editor. She considers herself a dreamer who thinks deep but writes light. Even though creativity is gender free,Varsha feels blessed and enriched to be a woman.Currently, with her family, Varsha resides in CA, USA.

Book Blurb:

Love is in the air again…and this time it’s steamy, bold and manipulative!

Gayatri, a rich, spoiled diva, is fighting to establish herself even as her tyrant father pushes her into a life not of her choice. Viraj is a genius and a con who shuns society and its hypocrisies.

Gayatri sees Viraj only as a means to an end. For Viraj, Gayatri is the epitome of all that he despises. So when their paths cross, it is a battle of feisty wills and desire.

Will Gayatri and Viraj prove to be each other’s salvation or annihilation?

From the best-selling author of Right Fit Wrong Shoe and Wrong Means Right End comes Rightfully Wrong Wrongfully Right. All the unforgettable characters of the earlier two bestsellers make a comeback in this unforgettable story of hurt, hearts and hope.

This is a tumultuous journey of two Wrongs who might just make everything Right!

My Review:

Where to begin with? Now if you are new to the world of books or if you are someone who is looking for a book to fall in love with, then you are at the right place. The characters, the plot, the storyline, the drama, the love, the twist, you will fall in love with everything of this book. I don’t remember the last time I have read such a beautiful book. 

The book has two important characters, Viraj (a mad scientist) and Gayatri Dutta (a rich, spoiled diva). The story revolves around these two central characters with a help from other characters: Nikhil, Sneha, Nandini, Aditya and others. 

Is Viraj really mad? Or is he showing a different side of his to world? Does Viraj has an unforgettable incidents of past? Who is Sana? Is there a twist in the tale? Will Gayatri ever fall in love with Viraj or will it happen the other way? Well you will get all your answers after you finish reading the book. Trust me, this book is a complete package of Love, Trust, Drama, Suspense and Friendship.

Kudos to the Author for the way she has written the story. The plot moves slowly narrating the mindset of every character. I am amazed at how the Author has built the story. Not at a single point you will feel bore and you will crave to reach the end. I started this book at midnight and thought of keeping it down after reading an hour or so but I failed. It took my around 5 hours to read the book and I slept in the morning 5 with a smile on my face. Having said that, at the ending pages, somewhat I got emotional too. 

Let me stop now or else the review will get quite long. 

Likings: Plot, Strong Characters, Twist, Way of writing, EVERYTHING.

Disliking: Not a single thing. 

My Rating: 5/5

(I never give a book 5 star until and unless it is that good)

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