Exploring the Bookish World

Set in the beautiful Indian hill station, Gangtok,  The Fragile Thread of Hope,  by Pankaj Giri tells an inspirational and moving tale. The plot revolves around the lives of two people - Soham and Fiona. Both the protagonists have had a troubled past and are trying to move on from the demons of their past. Soham lost his elder brother in an accident, and the devastating memories still haunted him. Fiona had a difficult childhood. But she finds happiness and things get better when she married her beloved. However, her happiness was shortlived as she lost her husband in an accident. Fate had something unexpected in store for both of them. Will Soham and Fiona be able to overcome their pain and grief? Read the book to know more! The plot is very well constructed and the writing style is beautiful. It perfectly captures the emotional and moving tone. The vivid description of the setting makes the book all the more amazing. The plot progresses at quite a slow pace and t...

The Chi-Chi Boy by Sombit Naskar is a short and beautiful tale about love. After reading Simon vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda  recently, I wanted to read more books belonging to LGBTQ genre. Hence, I decided to give this book a try. The book revolves around the love life of the protagonist, Rik. He gives a first-person account of his relationships,  how he met different men at different points in his life, and how his relationship was with each of them. The story is quite simple and is narrated much like a journal entry. It is a very short book and took me hardly half an hour to complete reading it. But there are certain aspects of this book which I did not quite like. The book seemed very abrupt. It progresses at a very fast pace and ends too soon. Although the writing style of the author is lucid, making the book a very simple and easy read, the plot could've been much better and developed. It could have been better if it was a bit more descriptive. I really liked the...

Sanjay Khan's Assalamualaikum Watan is a very well-researched and interesting book. It provides a unique perspective on subjects that are not very well known. This book highlights the role that the Muslim community has played in shaping the nation in the past as well as in the present times. The author has discussed a lot about all the minority communities in this book as well. It is very informative and the detailed description of lesser-known facts makes the book a very interesting read. The writing style is beautiful and it is organised into sections, which include a short history of India. It is quite engaging and thought-provoking. This book also contains a number of rare images in it as well. It is very evident that this book is a result of extensive research by the author. He has written in this book about his experiences and has also shared his views on various topics. Well-written and very sensitively handled, this book is indeed unique. Overall, Assalamualaiku...

An emotional tale that is sensitive, romantic and motivating - Rohit Sharma's fourth fiction book Our Love Story is a beautiful book. The story begins with Veronica, on her thirty-fifth birthday when two kids come and ask her to narrate her love story. What follows is a tale of love and heartbreak, friendship and hatred, smiles and tears. Veronica was extremely upset, going through an extremely rough situation and had decided to end her life. But she was stopped by a man. Aditya. The son of a business tycoon who lives each day like it's his last. They fall for each other and things finally seem to be in place. But there is a painful secret which Aditya has been hiding from Veronica. Will Veronica get to know about the secret? Why did Aditya hide it from Veronica? Read the book to know what happens to Veronica and Aditya. The plot is quite gripping and very well narrated. All the characters are very well developed. The story proceeds at a fast pace.  It is a sweet and...