Exploring the Bookish World

Kritika Sharma's book 'The Slut Chronicles: Betrayed'  is the first book of the trilogy. The book stresses on a very serious and sensitive issue. Women in our society are often victims of 'slut-shaming'. They are judged and are tagged as 'characterless' or termed as 'slut' by the judgemental and hypercritical society of ours. This book tells the story of a successful and famous woman, Ishana. We come to know about her past life. How she had been in love and was betrayed. People around her in the big bad world try to pull her down. She has been slut-shamed and what not. Ishana faced really tough situations in her life which helped her to emerge stronger out of it.  The story is so interesting that it kept me hooked to the book. It took me a few hours to complete reading this book. Every little incident is described very well in details. The characters are relatable as well. The narration is fast paced and the author has used simple la...

Ankita Verma Datta's debut fiction novel, 'Trust Me Not', has all the elements needed to make a book an absolute five-star read. It's perfect in every way. The storyline is very gripping and enthralling. The genre of this cannot be specified as it has touches of a political thriller as well as romantic fiction in it. Reeva Rai is the protagonist. She is a rising corporate star. When she comes across the dashing, attractive and enigmatic billionaire, Kunaal Kabi, she is completely swept off her feet. The two of them forms a strong bond as both of them are equally attracted towards each other. But, Reeva is asked to join the sub-division of her company, which is a PR agency. And to her utter surprise, she finds that her boss is none other than Kunaal. It becomes all the more difficult for Reeva to work under him, as they develop feelings for each other. But the situation takes a turn when Reeva tries to help Nandita Sahay, a social activist for an important...

Journey Across The Street -Madhusudhan R. "When you travel, you don't fear the unknown. You become a part of it. You don't meet a million people. You meet yourself, in million forms." She had once said. I had fallen for a gypsy heart. We were complete opposites. She was a secret traveller, I was a dreamer.  She was filled with experiences, I was filled with stories. Though we lived across the street, we spoke to each other after 14 long years of awkward silence. Everything had changed. She was a well kept secret. Everything about her was a missing piece of beautiful puzzle she had turned into. But the Universe had other things to offer before I could bring all the pieces together. After all that only one question remained, WHERE IS RHEA? 'Journey Across The Street' by Madhusudhan R.  is a romantic story with a touch of thrill in the plot. The story is beautifully narrated and the turn of events are ...