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Twilight Of Broken Heart : Pain in a Man's heart By Milik Ahmed

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The Blurb:  Twilight Of Broken Heart is a collection of Poetry describing the events of a Heart in the journey of Love. It contains different phases of love and explain the feelings associated. The book contains long and short poetries and quotes in total of four sections, Hurt Healing, Love and Honey Dew, which contains poetry related to taboo topics and others About Book:  The has a total collection of 41 beautifully expressed poems. The book is arranged into 4 chapters based on emotions and each chapter has poems related to it. 1st Chapter ‘Hurt’ that contains 15 heart touching poems. Chapter 2 ‘Healing’ that contains 14 soulful poems. Chapter 3 'Love’ contains 6 heart whelming poems and the last chapter ‘Honey Dew’ contains 6 sweet and lovely poems.  My take:  I have always loved poetry books, this book is my personal favorite and reading these beautiful poetries, it has refreshed my mind and soul. I think the author Milik Ahmed has done a clever job b

Adhaata Asao's Liege by Afroz Alam

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The Blurb: A long time ago... He had imprisoned them in the caverns of Mt. Hemil. They who ravaged the city of Kushlam...the golden capital... The Gods spoke of a Prophecy then... And now it has come to pass. The dark enemy of yore rises. Only an incarnation of Lord Vishnu has the power to defeat and destroy the enemy of Kushlam. A farmer from Bamiyan, unaware of what destiny has in store for him, is pushed into circumstances beyond his control. Will he accept that he is the prophesised Avatar? Will he save Kushlam from its enemies and free the world from the fear of the trapped monsters who have found a way out of their infallible trap? The Story:  The story 'Adhaata Asao's Liege' starts with 5 merchants traveling on their way home from Purshapuam to ply their trade. To reach home, they have to cross the mountains to reach home, and they were far away from home. Rabhu, Gopall, Banku, Peru and their leader Aarnik were the 5 merchants. Rabhu and Gopal

Mysteries Inside The Dreams By Gokul Sundara Moorthy

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The Blurb: What are Dreams? What is Reality? A perfect blend of Dreams and Reality. Iniyan who lost his happiness is trying to find his happiness. On his journey, he meets Mr. X who entirely changes the vision of Iniyan's life and shows the other dimensions of his life. Finally Iniyan finds the truth of his life and happiness. What mysteries will straighten out? Welcome to the unseen, never before experienced journey of dreams and reality. How things would get mysterious with time travelling? Witness a thrilling and nail-biting suspense story with head scratching twists and turns and edge of the seat action. Mysteries of Dreams and Reality are revealed. The Story: The story is about Iniyan, a schizophrenic patient struggling with his parent’s unfortunate death. That leads him to be not happy and finding it all his life. Though Iniyan found happiness when he married his love Sarah with a stepson Joe. Whom he loved dearly. But the dream or reality had already been

When a Girl Meets a Guy by Ashis Chirgun

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The Blurb:  What will you do, when you meet your soul mate for the first time? Nobody can get an idea that a particular person is the love of his/her life until destiny comes in their way. All you can do is wait and let destiny write your story. Experience one of the most unusual love stories of the current time. When Aishani met Abhi for the first time in that hall, she never had an idea in her dreams that she will meet him again and again. There is no accidental meeting between two souls. Aishani’s fortuitous meeting with Abhi in that heart-breaking moment had just changed her life forever. The Story: When a Girl Meets a Guy is a story of 2 different individuals. A story of an actress and a reporter. Aishani a newbie in the acting industry won an award in supporting role, is at a press conference for an interview. But the interview is suddenly cut short when the famous celebrity’s kid shows up in the studio and all the press and cameraman leaves to take their photos in

Jim Ozy & The Perils of Algebra By Nathan Pratyksh Khanna

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The Blurb:  A writer travels to a faraway land to meet his hero. The journey takes him on a trail of suspense and adventure, across uncertain terrains. When the writer finally meets Jim, the subject of his proposed book, he is amazed in many ways, for Jim’s tale is no ordinary one. It is closely intertwined with many complex situations and incredible characters, both good and evil.  Within the larger tale unfolds many a story—stories of a mysterious cult, a serious combat for restitution of order and an eventual fortuitous disclosure.  In a resplendent land that has seen no summer heat, where darkness lurks here and there, something strange has been fomenting for long. Will someone rise to the occasion to safeguard his homeland, even if it means the end of his life?  The Story:  The story Jim Ozy & The Perils of Algebra is about a writer Nathan Rhet, a traveler, an explorer who came to a province Annie Serpent Stretch in search of Jim Ozy. Jim Ozy hero of th

Dating Jia by Krupa Somani

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The Blurb: There is an old phrase, ‘If you want to get over a man, get under another.’ Two years after breaking up with her boyfriend, Jia downloads a dating app to meet men. Somewhere deep down, she is hoping to find someone who is great in the sack and likes her just as much. After all, she is that next-door, hot, sassy girl every man wants! She sets out on her quest.  About the Author: The author is a believer in love, with quite an interesting young perspective. She takes a witty outlook in the new age world, dating experiences around for her friends to laugh and reflect. With a comic flair in her writing and detailing, she is the perfect mouthpiece of today's young women.  The Story:  Jia a passionate content writer that turned workaholic after the breakup with her long-distance boyfriend. The story is about the start of her sassy yet epic relationship. Jia lives alone and has everything she wants but except for love, after her breakup, she has lost h

Afsaane - A Collection of Short Stories By Ameya Bondre

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The Blurb:  A sky-blue paper bird glued to a mirror. A handmade book on music to be gifted. A pair of mud-brown tea cups without handles. A shelf to hoard dying memories. A little home tucked away in a remote village. A haunting voice after boarding an empty bus... The images on the cover belong to people whose stories are packed in this book: A man who meets his lost friend in a new world. A seeker who resists everyone to reach an unwanted place. Lovers that separate, only to find some hope. A failed artist who finds another voice. A new entrant in a home who creates turmoil. A cheated girl who makes a desperate call. A shattered man who pegs on a sudden dreamy trip. With eleven stories of unrequited love, hope, acceptance, heart breaks or just needs, ‘Afsaane’ will tug at your heartstrings and open windows to people that experience unusual situations in far too usual lives. The Story:  Afsaane has a collection of 11 stories, and each one differs from the other! Ev

One Precious Moment By Ritu Kakar

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The Blurb: One Precious Moment is a poignant and beautiful story of love and loss. Mira Singh, discovers her ability to re- bulid her life on her own terms. This is a story that will tug at your heart, and hopefully make you feel thankful for the life you lead. The Story: One Precious Moments by Ritu Kakar is an emotional love story of Mika Singh and Rahul Singh. After sharing 6 beautiful years of marriage, an event left her widow and alone. This is the story where Mira shares her and Rahul’s Love story. The story starts from the first meet to the first date, after months of silent talks to falling in love, from traveling in a train together to talking with eyes. Mira explains to us all. This story is not just a love story but also a story of loss, hope, and support. How family is always there to help and guide us in every aspect of life and to share the burden of grief. After the death of her loving husband, it was very difficult to live, but she manages just fine

The Rainbow Acres By Simrita Dhir

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The Blurb & The Story: In the spring of  1916, seventeen-year-old Kishan Singh is euphoric in his village Noor Mahal in Punjab, British India as he dreams of going to college, landing a government job and marrying his heartthrob Roop. Summer flies in with promise but ends in disaster when heavy rains flood the fields, wrecking the cotton crop and triggering influenza which leaves behind a trail of dead villagers. Kishan Singh’s dreams are ruthlessly washed away. Devastated, he sets off on a life-threatening voyage across two oceans for a distant and unknown land. On a cataclysmic day in 1919, Sophia’s idyllic world in Guadalajara, Mexico, falls apart when she becomes a hapless victim to the ravages of the Mexican Revolution. She battles hunger, poverty and near prostitution before embarking on a perilous night journey across the border.  Will their paths cross in the land of opportunities that is overrun with racial and class barriers?  The Rainbow Acre

The Phoenix's Creed: Rising From The Ashes By Govinda Chaddha

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The Blurb:  Jayoe Malmo was a decorated lieutenant in the Vega Army, a staunched Patriot, and a doer of good. After the Supreme Aurora Sentinels conquered his loving country. Jayoe was reduced to a mine worker and fed on scraps. A twist of events will see Jayoe stumbling into 'The Phoenix', a militia group consisting of Veteran Heroes bent on saving Vega from Its conquerors. The story: The book The Phoenix's Creed: Rising From The Ashes By Govinda Chaddha is a story of a fallen country after the war. Joyes Malmo an ex lieutenant of the fallen country of Vega, now works as a mine worker and takes care of his 13-year-old brother. After weeks of living and feeding on scraps, one incident changes everything. So there is hope for the fallen country to rise again? Will Jayoe play an important role in it?  What happens next? My Take: This book The Phoenix's Creed: Rising From The Ashes is a short story on the after-effects of a fallen country after t

The Unfortunates: and yet life goes on By Abhinav Mishra

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The Blurb: When four individuals embark on their separate journey, fighting with all the obstacles life throws at them, they are not aware of that one piece of thread that links them together. One event from the past changes the course of their life and they're not able to do anything about it. Or are they? The Unfortunates is about their journey and their struggle to find out why are they so unfortunate. Is it because of something from the past, a result of their karma, a curse or all of it? So when life gets out of their control, will they give up or continue fighting their misfortunes? The Story:  The book The Unfortunates: and yet life goes on starts with Swati's random diary note, Meera's Prologue, Tanya's unfortunate since birth and Ritesh's Shahrukh at heart. The story revolves around these 4 different individuals that are facing different life crises in their journey of life but yet are related together. The story is about how a s

What a 25-Year-Old Wants! By Rahul

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The Blurb:  Today, in the constantly evolving world, opinions have become noise, propaganda is at its peak, expectations are soaring through rooftops and time, as usual, is a constraint. To know what u really want has become the most difficult question and keeping up to speed with the life around u has become exhausting. We all have learnt to build a public image for ourselves and our opinions are based on social media timelines. Nothing seems right and nothing makes sense! Look I know it's a questioning phase of ur life at this point in time. M not being a hypocrite here and M a 25-year-old too. So let me take u on a journey and let's discover what a 25-year-old really wants! We will look into the life journey of imminent personalities and see what they were doing when they were 25. I will walk u through the 9 gems that I have discovered in my life while navigating my 25th year on a sea of chaos, uncertainty and confusion. So bear with me and talk to me about What

Ink on Paper: Stories to set the aura and poems to tell the story By Vishikha

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The Blurb: Ink on paper is the finest from the pen of a 13-year-old girl. The book is a perfect read for any time. It is a blend of emotions set in rhyme. There is something for everyone. Each chapter begins with a short story, setting the entire aura, and then, presents the poem. Question peoples presence with "Where were you then." Mourn with solder's poor choice in life with "Regret in wars." Deal with heartbreaks and realize she moved on with "Happier." Each poem is a journey through the best and the worst of Vishikha. Won't you join her for one? "Played by the fools of sham, To find true people, there were none. I did say everyone is wearing a mask, But I never said they were wearing only one." The Story: Have you ever read a poem and wondered what might the story be behind it? Well, this book Ink on Paper by the Author and poetess Vishikha is the perfect answer to this question. This book

Mrs. Basu's Uncensored Familism By Chirasree Bose

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The Blurb & The Story:  Mrs. Arpita Basu, the only daughter-in-law of Basu family, is here to tell you a story that will leave your stomach hurting with chuckles and laughter. A Chudail to her prim mother-in-law, inexistent to the devil father-in-law, a damped down bomb to her once best friend Naveena and well, nothing whatsoever to her own husband Akash, the 23-year-old finds herself questioning the very concept of familism as her six months of tumultuous married life is hit with unanswerable questions sprouting every now and then in her head. Speaking of head, what do you think is its importance in Mrs. Basu's life? Oh boy, you're in for a surprise! Because the quirks of their tongue-in-cheek relationship is bound to make you split your sides.  However, in a split second Mrs. Basu's life goes kaput as her dark past comes knocking at the door. While she struggles to keep it at bay, her husband leaves her side with no promise of coming back ever.

OFFSPRINGS By Krishanu Banerjee

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The Blurb: Offsprings'- the book contains seventy poems which are unique by nature. Unique in this sense that each and every poem describes the poet's realistic thoughts which he has experienced and beautifully penned. Each poem (except 2 or 3) is written in rhyme, beautiful to read and recite. The poet has heartily worshipped the best genre of literature The Book: The book is a collection of 70 beautifully written poem by the author and poet Krishanu Banerjee, an elementary teacher by profession and a bilingual poet by nature. Krishna Banerjee is also a co-author of few books like What if, Silent Thoughts, The Unspoken Tales, My Running Mind and many more. My Take: The book starts with the first poem 'Prayer to my god' a simple rhyming poem that I like the most. The second poem is 'Poem' its the poem in which Krishanu Banerjee has written the feelings of him while writing a poem at night. And the list of poems goes on. I loved each and every poem as thes

The Fragile Thread of Hope By Pankaj Giri

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The Blurb:  In the autumn of 2012, destiny wreaks havoc on two unsuspecting people—soham and Fiona. Although his devastating past involving his brother still haunted him, Soham had established a promising career for himself in Bangalore. After a difficult childhood, Fiona's fortunes had finally taken a turn for the better. She had married her beloved and her life was as perfect as she had ever imagined it to be. But when tragedy strikes them yet again, their fundamentally fragile lives threaten to fall apart. Can Fiona and Soham overcome their grief? Will the overwhelming pain destroy their lives? Seasoned with the flavours of exotic Nepalese traditions and set in the picturesque Indian Hill station, Gangtok, the fragile thread of hope explores the themes of spirituality, faith, alcoholism, love and guilt while navigating the complex maze of family relationships. Inspirational and heart-wrenchingly intimate, it urges you to wonder—does hope to stand a chance in thi

War of Secrets by Kumar Nishant

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The Blurb: “Oh God. Man, I am a techie…!!, no soldier !!” – thoughts abruptly broke the boundaries of brain and rode on the boisterous vocal cord of Rajiv. Rajiv is a geek, who is enthusiastic about computers and lives in an advanced world of robots, self-driven cars, and teleporting machines. He is fortunate to have a job in the government department, offering a perfect blend to his passion. He is happily married to Saumya and is an alien to his niece, Sneha; who simply cannot believe, that Rajiv has seen the era devoid of most of the advanced gadgets of her time. She loves to hear Rajiv’s stories and not believe them. But the happy go lucky life of Rajiv, goes topsy-turvy when he is entangled in an abduction drama engulfing his team lead, Sriram, and a few other colleagues. He is astonished to know that the conspiracy was orchestrated by none other than the government itself on the pretext of security breach in an extremely confidential and ambitious weapon

Beyond My Blinkers By Subir Adhicary

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About Book: Dwarka, new Delhi's largest sub city is home to 1.1 million people. This is veteran blog writer Subiradhicary's malgudi. Competing with Krishna’s dwarfs, the name denotes aspirations. From the ruins of a medieval baoli rise dreams of a smart city. This book offers pouches of humour culled from places like Pune, Kanpur, Lucknow and the modern Dwarka and the everyday experiences provide vultures like Subir, the masala to write about the mundane matters of life which we Miss and mess with. My Take: Beyond My Blinkers by Subir Adhicary is a book that I absolutely adored. As I curled up with a hot cup of tea and flipped through its pages, I found myself smiling from ear to ear. Adhicary's writing style is not only engaging, but it also evokes a deep sense of empathy within the reader. One of the things that I loved about this book was Adhicary's ability to keenly observe and reflect on doctors and medical situations. His writing is so vivid that

The Last War: & Other Stories by Sambit Daspatnaik

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The Bl urb: The year was 2080 BCE… The epic Mahabharata war that was fought thousands of years ago between the Pandavas and the Kauravas was thought to be the last. But generations later, everyone was mistaken. The descendants of the Pandavas and the Kauravas (Pauravas) faced a mammoth invasion by the Gandharvas. The Pauravas had to face new geographical and political challenges to save the land of Bharata (Ancient India). New lessons were learned, old secrets were unveiled and new allies were made. Would the Pauravas be able to save the city of Moenjo and Hariapa? Would the Ancient Aliens (the sky Gods) really come to their rescue? Read on to know more in the story "The Last War". Can we really rely on an extra-terrestrial object as the source of unlimited power? What would be the repercussion? Read on to know more in the story "Genesis". A team of researchers went to an alien planet that was inhabited by humanoid species. However, they were faced