One of Us is Next Karen M McManus 2020 pp. 375 Penguin In the sequel to One of us is lying, McManus weaves a tale of a set of high school students attempting to carry forward the practice set in place by Simon in the previous book. The game of revealing students’ secrets takes an…
Bhali Ladkiyan, Buri Ladkiyan (Hindi)Anu Singh Choudhary 2016Eka/Hind Yugmpp. 228 I wanted the first read of this year to be a book by an Indian woman author. I had started reading other books simultaneously but this is the first one that I have managed to complete. With this beginning, it promises to be a good year….
Har Kahaani Kuch Kehti Hai (Hindi) Avdhesh Joshi 2020 Notion Press pp. 122 The book is a collection of short stories that revolve around young adult concerns of love, career and friendship. The stories are set in tier two and tier three settings of India. The language is simple and suits the characters that form…
Musafir Dil Srinath Chaudhary 2020 Big Foot publication pp. 309 It took me a month to get back to books and a week to write the review. It is quite disconcerting ! There is more work than there is time to read and the first two months of 2020 have been very disappointing with reference…
Janta Store Naveen Chaudhary 2018 Radhakrishnan Publication pp. 300 Janta Store is a story of three friends written in first person narrative of one of the three protagonists. The story revolves around the three friends’ experiences in college, hostels, and coffee shops. Much of the story revolves around university politics. A thinner, parallel strand revolves…
The Diary of a Mathematician Kaushik Chug 2019 Amazon pp. 50 The debut work of Chug is a novella that presents the story of a gifted mathematician who is able to apply his genius to set chain reactions to modify social events. The story is nice and keeps you engaged. You want to know what…
Feeling Blue! Saurabh Singh 2018 Blue Rose pp. 168 Saurabh Singh’s debut novel, Feeling Blue! is described on its cover page as a love journey. The story is a young adult love story of a young engineering graduate and his escapades with love. Filled with fun, heart break, career choices, and eventually settling down, the…
October Junction Divya Prakash Dubey 2019 Hind Yugm pp. 150 I want to begin by writing that I pre-ordered this book. This should be a clear indication of how high my expectations are from Dubey and his writing. This is his latest work and I think I have managed to read all of his writing…
The Wedding Tamasha (The Menon Women Book 1) Sudha Nair 2017 Kalari pp. 229 The Wedding Tamasha is a cute story of a young Indian woman who shifts to America after an arranged marriage. The book begins with her marriage falling out. The story revolves around her finding friendship, the support of her parents and…
The Unceremonious Revenge Arpit Shrivastava 2018 Half Baked Beans The Unceremonious Revenge is a fictional account of the trials and tribulations of a college drop out. The female lead falls for the young, responsible gentleman who is a victim of circumstance, having had to shoulder family responsibilities at a young age, at the cost of…
