Reviews & Musings

Go to Book No. 52 Check all the Books Here   Name of the Book: BUTTERFLY SEASON Author: Natasha Ahmed Read some reviews: 1. Rubina Ramesh   2. Dola Basu Singh   3. Ruchi Singh   The Story: On her first holiday in six years, Rumi is expecting to relax and unwind. But when she is set up by her long-time friend, she doesn’t shy away from the possibilities. Ahad, a charming, independent, self-made man, captures her imagination, drawing her away from her disapproving sister, Juveria. Faced with sizzling chemistry and a meeting of the minds, Ahad and Rumi find themselves deep in a relationship that moves forward with growing intensity. But as her desire for the self-assured Ahad grows, Rumi struggles with a decision that will impact the rest of her life. Confronted by her scandalized sister, a forbidding uncle and a society that frowns on pre-marital intimacy, Rumi has to decide whether to shed her middle-class sensibilities...

Go to Book No. 43 Check all the Books Here Name of the Book: SHE LOVES ME, HE LOVES ME NOT Author: Zeenat Mahal Read some reviews: 1. Rubina Ramesh   2. Nikita Jhanglani 3. Ruchi Singh   The Story: Zoella has been in love with Fardeen Malik, her best friend’s gorgeous older brother, since she was ten, but he’s always seen her as a ‘good girl’—not his type—and he can barely remember her name. Besides, he’s engaged to a gorgeous leggy socialite, someone from the same rarefied social strata as the imposing Malik family. In short, Zoella has no chance with him. Until a brutal accident leaves Fardeen scarred and disfigured, that is. Suddenly bereft of a fiancée, Fardeen is bitterly caustic, a shell of the man he used to be, a beast that has broken out of the fairy tale world he once lived in. And a twist of fate lands him his very own beauty—Zoella. This man, however, is a far cry from the Fardeen of her dreams. Stripped of her illusions...

Introduction ASIN: B00S1HKGIK Genre: Fiction Publishers: Indireads Price: Rs. 150/- (I received the book for review from the publisher) Zoella didn’t know whether she was devastatingly happy or happily devastated. Zoella’s been in love with Fardeen Malik, her best friend’s gorgeous older brother, since she was ten, but he’s always seen her as a ‘good girl’—not his type—and he can barely remember her name. Besides, he’s engaged to a gorgeous leggy socialite, someone from the same rarefied social strata as the imposing Malik family. In short, Zoella has no chance with him. Until a brutal accident leaves Fardeen scarred and disfigured, that is. Suddenly bereft of a fiancée, Fardeen is bitterly caustic, a shell of the man he used to be, a beast that has broken out of the fairy tale world he once lived in. And a twist of fate lands him his very own beauty—Zoella. This man, however, is a far cry from the Fardeen of her dreams. Stripped of her illusions, Zoella crea...

There are some authors who leave an impression on you with their books so much that you look forward to their next works with bated breath. Zeenat Mahal is one such author, needless to add I loved her previous book. So when her next book is about to release it surely deserves special attention. To let you know more about her: Zeenat Mahal (@zeenat4indireads) is an avid reader and has been writing for as long as she can remember. She has an MPhil in English literature from Government College Lahore and holds a MFA in creative writing from Kingston University, London. She won a BBC short story competition in 2001 and has been a regular contributor to newspapers. Zeenat has eclectic tastes and an insatiable desire to learn. Her romances are a heady mix of the traditional and the contemporary, old world values face the challenges of a shrinking globe that impinge upon and help shape South Asian sensibilities. ‘Haveli’ is Zeenat’s first published novella. Currently sh...

Introduction AISIN: B00HQH9X26 Genre: Fiction Publishers: Indireads Price: Rs. 175/- ( I got this book for review from the author ) Shahira, a young, divorced mother of a seven-year-old son, wants nothing to do with a man, ever again. But circumstances have forced her hand, and Hussain’s unusual proposition leaves her secretly relieved. As per their contract, she’ll have his name, will be paid to look after his ailing mother and motherless daughter and will be left well alone by him. Perfect! Until her new husband decides to stop playing by the rules.  Hussain is suave and rich. He is nobody’s fool…and is not about to be bested by the ex-schoolteacher he is married to. He has Shahira in his sights and she has to have all her wits about her in order to hold him at arm’s length. Will she ever be ready for the kind of marriage he wants? Behind The book Source: Google Images

  The Perfect Groom by SumeethaManikandan The Blurb Very little has gone right in Nithya’s young life. So, when a proposal from a young, handsome NRI comes along, her mother jumps at the opportunity and packs her daughter off to the US with her perfect groom. Nithya seems to have settled in with Ashok, ostensibly happy, if as yet childless, in her new life. When an old flame comes back into her life, however, the cracks in her perfect marriage begin to show…

  Done With Men by Shuchi Singh Kalra   Buy @ Flipcart  | Amazon.in  | Amazon.com  | Indireads             Watch it

  Today @Behind The Book we have Ms. Shuchi Singh Kalra, author of the latest rom-com Done with Men which releases today :   She is a freelance writer and editor with works published in several Indian and international publications. She also owns a small writing firm that goes by the name of Pixie Dust Writing Studio and blogs at  www.indianfreelancewriters.com . Having recently started dabbling in fiction a few of her short stories have found a place in anthologies like Love Across Borders and New Asian Writing’ s yet-to-be-named collection that is slated for a mid 2014 release . The blurb of her book reads like this: Travel journo, Kairavi Krishna (Kay) has had it with men. After a series of disasters (losers, philanderers, leeches, mama's boys and possessive psychos), she is all too tempted to walk out on the prospect of ever finding love. Accompanied by her best friend and flat-mate Baani, she sets off for Goa, hoping to get away from her mi...