Book review: Paradise Towers by Shweta Bachchan Nanda

Unless you've been living under a rock or are a non-reader, you'd know about the much hyped Paradise Towers by Shweta Bachchan Nanda, published by Harper Collins India. I bought it because of the hype too, but also because the blurb sounded very much like an idea I had in mind and would have gotten around …

Book review: Tainted by Amanda Cowen

No matter what I read and what all books I have stacked up in my TBR, I always, always need a breather in the form of a romance. (Not talking about no-head-no-tail and lets-all-overact-and-overthink-and-add-over-melodrama kind of stories here.) And if that's what your reading life is like too, please add Tainted to your TBR now and read …

Book review: The Fisher Queen’s Dynasty by Kavita Kane

I've always looked forward to reading the retellings of the Mahabharata from the perspectives of its various characters. What makes me so curious about this epic is that it does not paint any of its character in a singular shade. There aren't any blacks and whites, but a gamut of shades out there. About the …

Book review: A Cage of Desires by Shuchi Singh Kalra

I've been wary of books in the erotica genre after I came across authors who thought they could take any kind of liberties and come out with stories that are crass, to say the least. However, A Cage of Desires was the talk of the bookstagram community (the book reviewers community on Instagram is called bookstagram) …

Excerpt: Eight Goodbyes by Christine Brae

The blurb for this one sounds really really amazing. I wasn't able to read this one, because adulting, but here is an excerpt that is just the glimpse one needs to know that this one has all the ingredients of being an amazing read. Here you go then: “Who knows you're here?” she asked. “You …

Book review: Winning like Sourav by Abhirup Bhattacharya

I've been a Sourav Ganguly fan since the time I saw my first cricket world cup ever, in 2003. Although I am not a fan of the sport, I've always been impressed by the way Ganguly, fondly addressed as Dada, has carried himself. About the book The author draws out management skills from Sourav Ganguly's …

Book review: Hot Pursuit by Kay Marie

Raise your hand if you love White Collar and Neal and Peter and Mosy and Elizabeth as much as I do! Okay, put it down, because I cannot see you, but leave a comment, maybe?! About the book This was what actually even got me to reading this book; the mail said this one's a …

Book review: The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani

I've not read too many books on India's partition, because I am emotionally weak that way. I stay away from stories that are anywhere close to being gut-wrenchingly sad, skip portions in books that I think could make me cry. But The Night Diary sounded too interesting, different from the rest to pass on. Also, it has …

Book review: Groomnapped by Sundari Venkatraman

Our society works in weird ways. While we try to propagate the virtues of being open-minded on the outside, we don't do enough to do away with our regressive thoughts. We'd like others to be open-minded and accepting, but when it comes to us, we ensure to have that subtle looking conditions apply star mark. …

Spotlight: Groomnapped by Sundari Venkatraman

  GROOMNAPPED (The Groom Series #1) by Sundari Venkatraman     BLURB   The lovely and feisty Surekha is the eldest of three daughters of a carpenter from the wrong side of the tracks. She teaches science and maths in the Bihar Public School.    Ameya is the only son of a millionaire farmer-cum-builder and …