Category: Book Reviews

  • A Bittersweet Reprieve by Leena Varghese

    A Bittersweet Reprieve by Leena Varghese

    If you are a Mills and Boon fan, sure you are going to love this. What is true love? It is depicted in the way Tej and Megha’s relationship matures. This story clearly conveys that relationships get stronger with communication. I firmly believe the key to a stronger bond is sharing exactly what is in…

  • 4.50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie

    4.50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie

    I felt it was dragged for no reason. There were too many characters to add to the distraction. The story was slow. You may also scroll through a few pages in between to skip through the drama and still you wouldn’t have missed much. The ending was slightly unexpected and was stagy for the way…

  • Under the Mistletoe & Other Stories by Manali Desai

    Under the Mistletoe & Other Stories by Manali Desai

    A book filled with feel-good stories. A collection of emotions ranging from humour, drama, grief blend into memories, childhood trauma, long-distance relationship. If it were not a book, then it was a bouquet of fresh, warm flowers. My personal favourite story is At the stroke of midnight, a full-on happy drama. Secret Santa was the…

  • A Curious Incident by Vicki Delany

    A Curious Incident by Vicki Delany

    A friend recommended this book from the series, so I just downloaded the audible…And I loved it. Gemma is not a detective but helps in the death case of Anna involuntarily because she has been requested by Lauren, the 11-year daughter of the suspect Sheila. The way the story flows with all the twists and…

  • 20, 000 Leagues Under The Sea by JULES VERNE

    20, 000 Leagues Under The Sea by JULES VERNE

    I disliked Moby Dick and was not really sure of this one either considering it is on the same lines as a sea voyage. But a friend recommended it and I thought I should give it a try, and I must say I loved it. Pierre Arronaux, his servant Conseil and Canadian Harpooner Ned Land…

  • Moby Dick by HERMAN MELVILLE

    Moby Dick by HERMAN MELVILLE

    Moby Dick is about Captain Ahab’s psychotic and suicidal attempts to find the white whale who had chipped off his leg in past. That is all I could understand. All the other characters were a bit mixed up and confusing for me. Oh, except Ishmael of course. He wanted to go whaling and had accompanied…

  • A Cloud Called Bhura by Bijal Vachharajani, Aindri C.

    A Cloud Called Bhura by Bijal Vachharajani, Aindri C.

    I liked the message conveyed through this book. It’s high time we correct our steps and build a sustainable lifestyle. Environment conservation is an important topic, not to be neglected or just wait for Bhura to hover over us in a few years. Although the story felt dragged at a few places. I felt it…

  • Unfair by Rasil Ahuja

    Unfair by Rasil Ahuja

    I wish there were such books during our school times. It was tough for me to cope with having to bias for my dusky skin colour throughout my growing days. I could relate to every part of the story. The flow of the book is smooth and keeps you engaged. Absolutely loved the rap song…

  • White Nights by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

    White Nights by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

    It was a nice short story. The first chapter was quite descriptive about the streets of St. Petersburg but the next ones were only long conversations between Nastenka and the unnamed bachelor who is also the narrator of the story. This is a beautiful but short-lived love story of the two. I did feel sad…

  • Undertow by Jahnavi Barua

    Undertow by Jahnavi Barua

    Loved everything about the book except the ending. The story was flowing well until the second last chapter which was just abrupt. But again, even in real life things happen, sudden and abrupt. I admire the strong-headed attitude of Rukmini but her calmness at the end killed me. I wished she would cry, scream, talk…