It Ends With UsColleen Hoover2016Atriapp. 376 This book is a romantic fictional tale of aspiring young adults and their attempts at finding the balance between work and love. In the midst of all this, they somehow grow up and find themselves living adult lives. The book is fairly fast paced, a quick read and it…
BonsaiAlejandro Zambra2022 (originally published 1997)Penguinpp. 112 It is a beautiful, beautiful book. If you are looking for recommendation, you don’t need to read any further. If you are here only out of interest, read on. The novella talks about the love affair of a young man and women. It is not the intensity of love…
Two Can Keep a Secret2019Karen M McManusPenguinpp. 317 I picked up the book under the impression that it is a sequel to One of us is Next, but I was wrong. I read One of us is lying and One of us is Next in quick succession and I thought the same events will be…
Misfit MadhuDivya Anand2022Puffin Bookspp 277 As the name of the book says, the story revolves around the life of Madhu, a class seven student, who feels that she doesn’t fit in with the rest of her class. She is different from her peers as she is more interested in computers than in fashion, she does…
One of Us is LyingKaren M McManus2017Penguinpp. 358 The story is an interesting mystery about the murder of a high school student. The plot begins with Simon serving detention with four other students. Simon dies while in detention and the four students are the main suspects. Besides the mystery that surrounds his murder, the story…
Sookha Bargad (Hindi)Manzoor Ehtesham2020 (8th ed.) Originally Published 1986Rajkamal Prakashanpp. 228 This fictional account of the lives of a young brother and sister living in Bhopal. Growing up in a household that is characterised by their father’s progressive ideas and mother’s traditional Islamic practices, the two develop critical thought and try to make sense of…
A Monster CallsPatrick Ness2011Walker Bookspp. 214 A Monster Calls, is supposed to be a children’s book but reading it is such an emotional experience that I am wondering how children would be able to read it. The book describes a young boy’s feelings as he copes with his mother’s terminal illness. Along with it, he…
Brave New World Aldous Huxley 1932 Chatto & Windus pp. 311 Brave new world is a novel best described as dystopian fiction. It is one of the cult classic books that are recommended reads for everyone. I read it first when I was in college but decided to read it again. Like many other futuristic…
The Forty Rules of LoveElif Shafak2009Penguin This fictional narrative between Rumi and Shams Tabrizi is set parallel to the story of Ella’s life and her encounter with the author of the book Sweet Blasphemy. The book has been written in many voices. The four leading characters and the lives that they touch are given space. It…
The Wounds of the DeadVikram Paralkar2017Harper Collinspp. 215 Parlkar is trained as a physician. In this fictional work he has used his knowledge of medicine and combined with horror, fantasy, and some bits of folklore. You will also find traces of mythology here and there or may be that is just my interpretation. The story…
