Exploring the Bookish World

'Betrayals And Paybacks' by Sana Shetty is a very interesting thriller. The plot is exceptionally well-constructed and the ending is unpredictable. The story is set in the village Tamara, located on the banks of River Kaveri. Vedant Birajdar, one of the main characters, who lives in Mumbai for the last eight years. He left the village eight years back and the reason itself is a mystery. Vedant grew up in the village with his elder brother, Tarun Birajdar, his best friend Jay Verma and his sister Misha. He returns back to the village after he receives some calls from Jay about danger brewing in the village. When he is back, he finds Jay is dead, his brother Tarun missing and Misha, whom he was in love with, engaged to Raunak, their childhood friend and now the local police officer in charge. He is investigating the case of  Jay's death. The plot is centered around Vedant, who tries to find out the reason behind Jay's death and Tarun's disappearance. The

'Fragile Strings' by Arushi Vats is a collection of heart-warming poems. There are total 66 short poems in the book and each one is equally moving. The emotional turbulence felt by the author is very well depicted in the poems. The poems reflect how a girl battles her own feelings and sorrow due to heartbreak; and in the process, she discovers herself and emerges stronger. The first few poems begin on an sad note; but as we proceed reading the book, the poems show a gradual shift towards positivity. The author has beautifully portrayed her feeling through her poems. The poems are based on the themes of heart-break, love, dejection and self-realization and self-love. Arushi has also shown realistic approach towards life. The following lines are an excerpt from the book which shows her practical view-point. "This is how life is   you dream about   could have's and should have's   and it slips   from your hand   like grains of sand." Depth

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