Interview with Soumyadeep Koley- By Nainika Gautam

Soumyadeep Koley is a writer, poet, women’s rights activist and photographer. After graduating with Honours degree in Chemistry from Scottish Church College, Kolkata, he joined the global fight against violence on women. He has worked with Jason Jayology Jeremias, the Founder and Artistic Director of Price of Silence, New York, which employs performing arts to bring the global struggle for women's rights to life. Soumyadeep has three years of experience in psychological counselling of domestic violence and rape survivors from India and abroad, through unique mystical and metaphysical techniques.

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Here we get to know him a little more closely:

Nainika: Hello Soumyadeep, so how would you like to define yourself?

Soumyadeep: Someone who is crazy enough to believe that a one man’s dream can change the world.

Nainika: Tell us something about your journey as an author so far.

Soumyadeep: I put the first footstep of being an author back in early 2012. Since then, the tumultuous journey has seen a plethora of twists and turns, making me none the wiser along the way.

Nainika: How does it feel to have your book released, and getting such good reviews

Soumyadeep: It's like a dream come true. An author can expect for nothing more, seeing his/her readers being able to live the book.

Nainika: Define your book in a single line.

Soumyadeep: Her Resurrection’ is a moving eulogy to one and every woman’s life.

Nainika: What is “Her Resurrection” about?

Soumyadeep: It’s a lone woman’s struggle through the one of the darkest subcultures of the society, and ultimately her journey into the light of salvation and acceptance.

Nainika: Please throw some light on the lead characters of your book.

Soumyadeep: There is only one character in the leading role--Maya--the woman with a backbone of steel and a heart of gold, forged from the flames of hell.

Nainika: Are your characters inspired from the real life people you come across?

Soumyadeep: Every character (and most incidents) in the book are inspired by people (and events) I've encountered in real life. 


Nainika: Is there any character that resembles you somewhere?

Soumyadeep: Many traits of Damien and Maya resemble me. Also Dr. Ramasubban's character closely resembles me when I counsel people. 

Nainika: Why do you think should readers choose your book?

Soumyadeep: The book is written in accordance with the current social picture of India after an extensive research of the Indian society, and fusing together the experiences of rape, domestic violence and sex-trafficking survivors. The story inimitably portrays violence on women, the life of prostitutes in India, social apathy, and celebrates women’s strength, all with an exceptional profundity. In my opinion, this is the strongest positive point for the market of this novel that’s in a perfect harmony with the current picture of the appalling status of women in India. I think, this book has a strong potential to stand out of the crowd because, at present, there are very few other books available, which commingle the life of an Indian prostitute, violence against women, as well as contemporary romance, all within a single package that would appeal to every reader. Being an unconventional, but fresh topic, the book would also allure readers who are looking for something new, something well-researched, which would enlighten them about the societal scenario.


Nainika: What changes is your book capable of bringing to the reader’s life?

Soumyadeep: I hope ‘Her Resurrection’ serves as an unfaltering support and motivation to the survivors of rape, domestic violence and prostitution.

I have tried to be extremely practical while writing the story, so that the book serves as a ray of hope for everyone whoever might be going through dark phases of their lives, and feel there’s no way out. This book, I sincerely hope, would show them the light to respite from their grinding burdens.


Nainika: How was experience with Gargi Publishers?

Soumyadeep: It is well beyond description. Mr. Pulkit Gupta is an awesome person to say the least. Also Mr. Ammol Karambe's creativity is commendable. Mr. Ajay Verma has done a praiseworthy job in the typesetting of the book.

Nainika: Would you like to give any message to the readers?

Soumyadeep: Whatever storm life brings you, wade through it with fortitude. Life's storms are well worth the ushering rainbow, and finding the pot of gold at its end. And, yes, never stop believing in miracles and magic. They happen only when you believe in them so much that they can’t help, but just...happen. 

Thank you for stopping by. Love you all.

(This interview was taken by Nainika Gautam under the internship program by Gargi Publishers)

Interview with Shikha Khanduja Kaul- By Nainika Gautam

Shikha Khanduja Kaul is an Indian author who was born in Amritsar, Punjab. Her family moved to Gurgaon in 1992 and she has seen the city grow from a small town to being the Millennium City of India. She completed her schooling from Gurgaon and later graduated with Honours in Physics from Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi University. She holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (HR) from Symbiosis Center for Distance Learning.

A mother to a beautiful daughter and a wife to the handsomest husband, a daughter to loving parents and a daughter-in-law to the most caring parents-in-law, she works in the Staffing Industry and is passionate about penning her thoughts and creating stories out of thin air. She loves to dance and spend time with her little princess. In short, she can be described as a complete woman who ensures she goes to bed with a content smile every day; someone who manages her 24 hours, balancing both her personal and professional lives, perfectly.

She found her passion for writing not too long ago. Her debut fiction novel is a love-story with a touch of the realities prevailing in the Indian society that form the foundation of the biases against women for centuries. She hopes to come up with at least one novel every year for as many years as she can. With the plethora of ideas that the author in her is eager to offer, she wishes her readers ‘Happy Reading’.

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Here we get to know her more closely:

Nainika: Hi Shikha, so how would you like to define yourself?

Shikha: I love to experiment new things in life and writing was one of those, which came a surprise to me. I have been into a profession where I get to meet and interact with people from across the world (being in staffing industry) and I have always enjoyed my work. I am a Libran and have all the qualities of a Libran- balanced, calm, composed, confident and a bit short-tempered too. But the best part about my temper is it subsides within seconds. I mostly would have an opinion about everything in life. Sometimes I share and sometimes I just absorb.

Writing makes it easier for me to express myself and my views. Although I am an extrovert, I still find it easier to exhibit my emotions through pen as it always has a stronger and lasting impact. 

Nainika: Tell us something about your journey as an author so far?

Shikha: As I have mentioned, it just came as a surprise to me. I was never too much into books. I would read just once in a while. It began with writing short articles on LinkedIn and gradually it became an obsession. I had a wonderful story in mind and just knew I had to pen it down. And the result was my debut novel ‘Hidden Husband’.

The book has come out better than my own expectations. It has been a great journey so far and I am still living with all my characters every moment of my life.

Nainika: How does it feel to have your book released, and getting such good reviews?

Shikha: Being an author was never an ambition for me. I always used to wonder how authors could have so much patience to write endlessly and could come up with new words, emotions, thoughts, stories all their lives. But then when it hit me, I knew it’s possible and anyone can write. It only makes you a better person.

Sometimes I just go speechless with such amazing reviews and that too from the best reviewers in the industry. It’s like raining 4/5 ratings everyday and I am loving it.

Nainika: Define your book in a single line.

Shikha: A woman’s journey of love, desires, compassion, challenges and sacrifice, and a book that everyone would relate to. 

Nainika: “Hidden Husband”, title seems quite interesting; would you like to share something about your book?

Shikha: Well, the title says it all. It’s all hidden. You need to read it to explore.

All right, well it’s a love story that unfolds the dark side of our society in a very simple way, in the eyes of a simple girl, who is forced to keep her secret hidden from the rest of the world. You will re-live the moments and life of India which we all have experienced in this decade.

Nainika: What inspired you to write, “Hidden Husband”?

Shikha: People and the world around. The filth of the societal traditions and customs which is only degrading our roots and freedom. The greed, the casteism, the criminal minds, the fear, the hatred…and yet everything and everyone exist midst a charmer called love.

Nainika: Please throw some light on the lead characters of your book.

Shikha: About the protagonist Aisha…every girl/ woman would find something in Aisha common to her. She is a kind of girl every guy could easily fall in love with. A lover’s girl, a parents’ daughter, a husband’s wife, she plays all roles to the best of her capabilities, at times at the cost of her own desires.

Raghav, Aisha’s love, although lives through the beginning till the end of the book, he remains a mystery to Aisha and would possibly remain a mystery to the readers as well. He is a common man sandwiched between his true love and the society. Many men would relate to him and his life. 

The best part about the book is that every reader would wish it would not end.

Nainika: Are your characters inspired from the real life people you come across?

Shikha: Yes, almost all of them.

Nainika: Is there any character that resembles you somewhere?

Shikha: Yes, Aisha…a lot! She is very much like me, her thought process, her helplessness, her look-out on everything in life, her connection with God, her inspiration through her dreams. If I had been at her place, I would have done and undergone everything she goes through.

Nainika: Why do you think should readers choose your book?

Shikha: It’s a complete new and a refreshing story, unlike usual love stories. People would actually wonder whether to even call it a love story. It has got so much and covers so many aspects of our lives and society. It promises to be a page turner with a new twist every now and then. I assure everyone would love the book.

Nainika: What changes is your book capable of bring

ing to the reader’s life?

Shikha: The readers would possibly look at every negative aspect of our society in a new way, in a fresh way and with intent to improve themselves and the world around. The book will make you smile, make you cry, make you feel happy and at times wonder where we are going wrong. Every reader would end up recommending this book to others.

Nainika: How was your experience with Gargi Publishers?

Shikha: Simply amazing. From the very moment when I first met Pulkit Gupta in World Book Fair this year to each and every step of transforming my manuscript into a beautiful book. From the cover page to the print, from the promotions to the effort of bringing the best for the readers. And not to forget, for choosing my work to be published among so many other manuscripts, I am grateful to Gargi Publishers as they have changed my world. I owe them this recognition and love of my readers. 

Nainika: Would you like to give any message to the readers?

Shikha: Please read my book. It will certainly touch your hearts. Live and enjoy your life as it comes only once. Finally, work to become not to acquire.

(This interview was taken by Nainika Gautam under the internship program by Gargi Publishers)

THE LAST SURGE BY PRAMIT SARKAR

ABOUT BOOK

"...the day we face each other, she will be sorry; sorry for rendering me emotionally impotent. And that will be my victory." Their blazing courtship was nearing marriage, before fate played its vicious card. Rimi dumped Gabriel and married the choice of her family but Gabriel decided to remain single. Why did Rimi take such a drastic decision? How did Gabriel keep up his singlehood? Did they meet again or did fate succeed in keeping them apart? How does Sneha fit into the picture? Crafted with the characteristic flavours of Bengal, THE LAST SURGE brings you the tale of an ace football player turned relationship counsellor and what made this protagonist a great brother, a greater father and an even greater romantic.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Although a native of Kolkata, Pramit Sarkar spent a chunk of his adolescence in Bhubaneswar. Following his board exams he returned to Kolkata, but as it turned out, he was back in Bhubaneswar to pursue his graduation from the Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar. And it was during this phase that he discovered a passion for writing, dishing out various articles for the college newsletter 'Wistaz'. Besides being a member of the Literary Society, he was also a member of the Training and Placement Cell, the Alumni Cell as well as a co-founder of the social activity club, 'Souls for Solace'. Completing his graduation in 2013, he then joined Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited as a Grade-A officer, but left his job within a year to follow his heart. Presently, he also covers wedding stories as a freelance writer. One may write to the author at princeofmistakes@gmail.com or visit his facebook page www.facebook.com/thelastsurge

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REVIEW BY ENAKSHI JOHARI

Summary

“The last surge” is a story plotted in the streets of Kotkata. Gabriel, the protagonist, is a dab hand at playing football. The female lead is Rimi, who is an orphan, but lives with her aunt. Gabriel falls in love with Rimi during his quest of finding out the person who hid his shoes during the final tournament of football and eventually loaded the dice against him. The elegance and the magnificence of Rimi makes him fall head over heels in love with her, at the first sight. And Gabriel is taken unawares when Rimi reciprocates the same feelings for him as well. But love is always a mystery- sometimes glorious and sometimes painful. The tables are turned when Rimi decides to marry someone else, leaving behind Gabriel, at the altar. The thorns of betrayal suck out life from Gabriel, each day, unless he finds solace for his yearning heart, by adopting a daughter (Sneha) and deciding to stay bachelor lifelong. He leaves football and instead becomes a relationship counselor. Such is the irony of life.

Probably Gabriel thinks that things will be easier after deciding to move on. But who knew what life had in store for him. When his sister, Esabelle, narrates the story of his long lost love to his beloved daughter, her daughter decides to find Rimi, for her father and get the answers from her. Lo and behold, Gabriel meets Rimi in his office but thing get heated up. He surrenders to destiny with fate accompli. And in the attempt to avenge the treason meted out to him, he meets with such an end that is blissful in its own sense.

My opinion

The novella is a bodice ripper set in the land of Bengal. The theme is appealing. The characters are crafted very well. Somewhere the climax of the story resembles the climax of the Bollywood movie, “Raanjhaana”. None-the-less the depiction of relationships is impeccable. The story gives an insight into the relationship shared by an adopted child, with her father and that is ethereal.  Love is unpredictable, it makes you realize how weak you are and how strong you can be. The love struck protagonist, Gabriel, is successfully able to grab the attention of the readers such that they feel connected to the story. It is always said that a women is the only creation of God that has the ability to fit into different roles of life, perfectly. But Gabriel proves this saying wrong. A perfect brother who caters to the needs of her sister- emotionally, psychologically and mentally; a perfect father who cherry picks the opportunites for his adopted daughter and tries to make life, a bed of roses, for her; a die-hard romantic who continues to suffer through the pangs of betrayal even though there is a chance to move on and have a life of his own. On the contrary, the female protagonist, Rimi, has been portrayed as the person who is all things to all people and believes in calling a spade a spade. The author has put forward a balancing act in sketching the character of these two people.

Overall, a delightful story!

REVIEW BY MEGHANT PARMAR

Life's treated on merit. You be the judge, jury and the executioner. Actions count and deeds matter. Relationships are formed. Some subtle yet trivial and some pleasing yet enlightened. The author perspires to get people from all walks of life together to carve out a niche out of the crumbling stones. So does it work with the readers? Let's tend to it.

The melodramatic quotient of the story is effective. By and large life's essence and faith and loss of trust are given equal weightage in the book. The presentation is what sets the story apart. From making believe the actions to a lull before the storm and then to overlooked aspects it kin of caters to the ignorance of the masses. Then it treats ideas on merit with it's mastered narration. It hits the nerve wrecking points with ease and spills over to the facts of life rather quickly and swiftly. The bluff of everything being straightforward is present but it is far from easy. It's an accurate messed up recipe of life and relationships.

The plausible downside of the story is lack of a definite end. Introduction of a completely new character towards the fag end makes the book lose its charm. The situation spills out of hand with rather a very over dramatized finish. Sticking to the basic outline was more of a good idea.

All in all the book has some excellent expressions and maneuvers around it's own idea with good command. Rather being a plain fiction it's more of a motivation and self help kind of a story which gives space to all. The lack of a picture perfect ending mars the book but before the ultimate showdown the story runs the show with panache. It's a soulful read.

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DECODING LIFE BY VIKAS SINGHAL

ABOUT BOOK

Decoding Life is an anthology based on relations, love and human perceptions. The Taxi Driver depicts the emotions of a young lady on a thunderous night in Mumbai when she takes a local taxi driven by a fiery driver. A Rain Kissed Tuesday is a Hindu-Muslim love story where Aditya falls in love with Arisha on a rainy day. One of the stories, talks about the tension and the excitement of two people who are about to get married. Two states brings up the small environmental difference felt by two friends who are living in two different states.

This sparkling anthology covers a wide range of human emotions. This would make you feel good when you decode them one by one. The stories talk through silences and are very thought-provoking! Enjoy decoding the various codes of life we live.

ABOUT AUTHOR

Vikas Singhal is the Co-Founder of Ribbun Software Pvt Ltd. He is a mechanical Engineer working in a software company. He has been writing various short stories since 2010. His first eBook was published in 2014 and it was a huge success.

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REVIEW BY SUYASH KARANGUTKAR

Rating: 2/5

Story-in-Short: “Decoding Life” is an anthology based on relations, love and human perceptions.

‘The Taxi Driver’ depicts the emotions of a young lady on a thunderous night in  when she takes a local taxi driven by a feiry driver. ‘A Rain Kissed Tuesday’ is a Hindu-Muslim love story where Aditya falls in love with Arisha on a rainy day.

Mumbai

One of the stories, talk about the tension and the excitement of two people who are about to get married. ‘Two states’ brings up the small environmental difference felt by two friends who are living in two different states.

This sparkling anthology covers a wide range of human emotions. This would make you feel good when you decode them one by one. The stories talk through silences and are very thought-provoking! Enjoy decoding the various codes of live we live…

In my view:

The Taxi Driver

Happenstances around us, make us susceptible to doubt and we often end up stereotyping people. But every person isn’t as we perceive him to be. This story highlights the same. It is an experience a woman has with a taxi driver, and a lesson she learns. An affable concept that it has, it proceeds well to attract readers; reminds me of an advertisement going on television these days.

A Rain Kissed Tuesday

Lovers come closer and then they are dragged apart by some conservative mindsets. This story is an acquitted tale of two who fall in love unknowingly and then when they’re sure of it and about to endorse, something unwanted happens. Yet, will they stay together or will things shatter. Read to find more.

K.N.Laxman

Certain conversations and folks have something incomprehensible, which leaves an indelible mark on us. We do what we can to satisfy our quest to know the deeper meaning of it, but get it indirectly, nonetheless. Here’s a story of a one such person and an abrupt and unfathomable conversation.

Good You Met Me

A clear conversation, an interaction clears misunderstandings. It helps us discover mutual interests, likes and dislikes and many more. A conversation is the best key to explore an entire personality. This story is also about a to-be-couple and their interaction. A good read with subtle narration.

Switch It On

Many-a-times we misjudge people. We wrongly consider people and their suggestions, though their authentic intention is nothing but for our benefits. This story stands in conveying the same to readers. Well, this extremely short tale has deeper things to tell.

Mistake

One realizes the seriousness of a situation only when in it. Until then reactions and emotion of others in that situation, look weird and strange. This story is about two friends who come in a situation one by one and realize what they have to.

Two States

The story ends abruptly and its difficult to comprehend what the author wanted to convey exactly. It has characters, but it is vague and imprecise.

That Shy Boy

Shyness exists until one doesn’t try to get out of it or kick it away. It prevents one from doing or saying those things which one wishes to, from the heart. But as soon as one overcomes this timidity, doors of opportunity open up for him. The story has a good start, but ends subtly and brusquely.

The Train

This story is about two individuals who meet in a train and a beginning of a new relationship during the journey. This a well-written story and the author has expressed things pretty nicely. The narrative is good and strong enough to hold readers’ attention. Good one!

That Mystery Girl

This story is about a girl who befriends a boy during a shoot and then comes over to stay at his place, along with his friends. She mingles up with them pretty well and then something nasty happens with her. The story starts on an interesting note and the word mystery from the title hooks up readers only to be left disappointed.

The cover of the book is well-designed and the title is captivating. The book posses stories on life and the lessons it teaches one, with deeper insights. The concepts aren’t really fresh, but yes, the sparkling effect of the stories keep readers hooked to them.

But somehow, the book fails to hold one for a longer time as the stories become dull and extremely lackluster. The plot, characters and the narratives as a whole don’t have that charisma to keep one stick to the book. Also, those usual concepts and consistent notions are not promising enough. Some stories start well, but move ahead only to be tickled, while some start on an unnerving note but proceed to end perfectly. The stories are all in haste and lack most of the essentials. Grammatical errors add up to these flaws.

The author should have extended stories to make them factual and explicit. The messages put-forward are good, the idea of writing them is fine, but these don't appeal if the narrative is lackadaisical and uninviting. The narratives deserve a thorough contemplation. The stories need to be explicit and not abrupt. They genuinely require vigor and allure to appeal readers.

Having got very little to praise about the book, I am rating it with 2/5.

REVIEW BY SMITA SALINS

“Decoding life” by Vikas Singal, is a short story anthology. It has been published by Gargi Publishers, no compromise on the quality there. The cover, designed by ‘Amol Karambe’, is pretty interesting and unique.

Coming back to the stories. We have 10 stories here, all varied. Some sad, some romantic, some a little thrilling. Let me give a story-wise analysis.

Story 1: (The taxi driver):  This is the story of a girl (Pooja) and her frightening experience one stormy rainy night, on her way back home in a cab, with a scary looking driver. This story did get a little gripping at times, but the end failed to amuse me much.

Story 2: (Rained kissed Tuesday): It’s a sweet, simple, romantic and yet sad story of 2 people  who fall in love, and yet had to separate due to their different religious backgrounds. Well-written story. It’s one of my favorite one in the book.

Story 3: (K.N Laxman): A story of a guy whos genuinely nice to all persons he works with, including his contractors, particularly a contractor named K. N Laxman. The story is about how Laxman initially doubts his good motives, but later realizes that he was absolutely wrong. According to me, this story would have been better if written as a second person.

Story 4: (Glad that we met): An arranged marriage situation, where the girl and boy are fixed up by their parents; how they meet and what transpires between them, how they ‘click’. Nice story, trying to highlight that arranged marriages need not be bad.

Story 5: (Switch is on): It’s a ‘moral’ story, portraying the fact that everyone in this world is not selfish, and there are still some good people out there who genuinely want to help.

Story 6: (The mistake): This is a story of a beautiful friendship between two boys- Jatin and Nikhil, and how their friendship turns sour because of a silly misunderstanding. Nice read.

Story 7: (2 states):  Mukesh and Pulkit are two friends- one from Delhi and one from Mumbai. Their thoughts differ being from different states and all, but yet, it’s this very difference that brings them closer as friends. It goes to show that friendship is not bound by religions or states or anything for that matter.

Story 8: (That shy boy): It’s a cute tale of an introvert boy (Ravi), who is shy even in front of the girl he admires and adores, but when the time comes, he bravely stands up for her and fights to protect her.

Story 9: (The train): This is a typical bollywood kind of story of two co-passengers, Peter and Patricia. They get off on a really bad start initially; but later, this hatred slowly transforms into a sweet friendship once they get to know each other. This is another of my favorite stories in the book.

Story 10: (That mystery girl): A story of a girl (Riya), who is smart, bold, beautiful and very forward. She happens to stay as a paying guest with a few other guys. These very guys think of her as a slut just because of her carefree attitude. This story focuses on the typical dirty Indian mentality, that if a girl is ‘bindaas’, she has to be a whore. A nicely written story.

A good attempt by the author, but could have been even better.

My rating for this book: 2.8/5

REVIEW BY SONAL

Writing Style: 4/5

‘Decoding Life’ is a short story collection by Vikas Singal. There are ten short stories in it which are woven around our daily life. They are simple yet affective in language. You would be able to relate many of the stories in some incidents of your life.

Like the girl of ‘The Taxi Driver’, many of us feel unsafe while travelling in autos or taxies during late nights and yes the story is eye opener in certain way but yeah, for knowing it you must read it.

People started following particular person’s beliefs and thoughts in ancient times. With passing of time these people formed in groups and these various groups are known as Religions. Religions divided people and are deeply rooted in minds of people that everything is divided in name of religions. Same is in case of Love and here is what the second story ‘A Rain Kissed Tuesday’ says to us.

‘K.N.Laxman’ is a story which perfectly depicts our mentality. If someone is being very nice to us then we start thinking that there must be some hidden benefit of the person I doing so.

‘Glad That We Met’ will bring the feeling of Déjà vu to those who are in arranged marriage.

’Switch it On’, ‘The Mistake’, ‘Two States’, ‘That Shy Boy’, ‘The Train’, ‘That Mystery Girl’  are also the stories with same gist. Wonderful stories taken from life around us. Many of you would have feeling of Déjà vu, while enjoying them.

Wish to read more works from Vikas Singal in future.

My overall rating for this work is 4/5.

REVIEW BY MEGHANT PARMAR

Ten short stories, decoding life's frivolous and strong connections and one common aim to rebuild the faith in humanity. It's up to the readers how much they want to accept the harsh truth of life and up to what extent they want to take this forward.

The stories no matter what try to build a relationship with the readers and leave an ever lasting impression. Some through emotions and some through barriers, yet circumventing the exact nature of human hypocrisy or ideology. There's a method to approach the tiniest of the drama and what better than life and it's lessons to exaggerate and present it through the medium of short stories. Some bitter truths and some untapped emotions also pass through the eyes and mind of the readers through the medium of this book.

The book lacks a solid punch as many stories fail to gather the momentum. Grammatical mistakes too are part of the book which needlessly spoils the entire setup. Then there's a lot of unsaid and unfinished type of stories which though try to make you feel like the best judge but with their mediocre presentation don't give the impetus to the genre.

All in all the book could have been explored in different horizons with more vividness. From where it stands the ground is shaky barring few momentous applause. There's a lot of promise in the book but the author fails to find the right mix to put it through to the readers. It's an average performer under rigorous conditions.

REVIEW BY ABHILASH RUHELA

This is the second work of Vikas Singal that I have just completed reading. 3 months back, I had read the e-book released by him which comprised of 3 small love tales. I had a complain that his stories were too short to communicate anything and I'm bit happy with the progress he made in this anthology named "Decoding Life". It comprises of 10 short stories which are based on different topics and it's surely better than his first attempt. Generally, with anthologies, you find that they aren't edited well but I congratulate Singal's publisher- Gargi who have assured that the book isn't badly formatted and grammatically incorrect.

The first story, Taxi Driver, shows how out of fear a girl runs away from a taxi driver when he halts for a few minutes. Later, author shows how all men are not the same. For me, the best story is "A Rain Kissed Tuesday". The emotions that this story carries is almost similar to what many Indian authors are doing with their 225-pages book. Author managed to do it in few pages itself. K N Laxman is another good story in the book which shows how people think everyone is selfish even if few people are genuinely good and caring. Glad That We Met is another story which will make you smile at few scenes. The Mistake serves its conclusion well. Two States is the worst attempt according to me. Author could not link the two situations together perfectly. I was expecting little masala from The Train but it ended being too sweet. Book ends with That Mystery Girl which is quite similar to Taxi Driver where author tries to tell how every girl isn't flirty and date-friendly.

The attempt by Vikas Singal is honest and you can find the same in every story. To release a book with 10 short stories by a single author is a wonderful idea but then it should be taken care of how many stories are par excellent. I found almost 70% of the stories mediocre. I was expecting little more length from the stories even this time. Author had a conclusion in his mind and he wanted to reach to it in as less words as possible. He should attempt long version of short stories now. But I genuinely liked 2-3 stories and they shall remain in my mind for days. My favorite is A Rain Kissed Tuesday, The Train and The Mistake. I give the book 2.5 stars out of 5.

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THE NOTEBOOK OF ROMANCE

ABOUT BOOK

Overrated at times and yet underrated, love is something that goes beyond any form of control, power or influence. It can make you or break you, kill you or make you feel alive all over again. This exceptional emotion with different nuances and layers is about to be unfolded. The season of love is back and so are we. The third book in the Moonlit Matinee series, The Notebook of Romance takes you on a wonderful journey of the most beautiful feeling in the world through a compilation of 25 heartwarming tales.

AUTHORS

This beautiful collection has been compiled by Harshita Shrivastava and edited by Gargi Sarkhel Bagchi and  contributed by Manjula Pal, Sabi Shaikh, Shital Dutta, Neha Garg, Khyati Jha, Kumar Vikrant, Ruchi Chopra, Rishikesh G. Pande, Nikita Nepali, Jayant Majethy, Shruti Narayan, Shraddha Sahi, Priyanka Bose, Pavitra Singh, Ranjita Nimbalkar, Khushboo Gulrajani, Aashi Dahiya, Kedar Vitekar, Enakshi Johari, Akash Raghavendran, Akash Rumade and Ummul Fazal Fatima Khan.

REVIEWS

REVIEW BY ABHILASH RUHELA

Love, an endless topic to talk about. Maybe a word in the dictionary which has numerous meanings each suiting to a person or a condition or a scenario. There is a lot to be talked and tamed about it, but there are positives and negatives and that creates a spread out version of it. Author Gargi Sarkhel and Harshita Srivastava in their book "The Notebook of Romance" have put together people from different walks of life and express themselves on this one single most talked about yet eluding topic. So how have they fared? Let's find out. 

Overrated at times and yet underrated, love is something that goes beyond any form of control, power or influence. It can make you or break you, kill you or make you feel alive all over again. This exceptional emotion with different nuances and layers is about to be unfolded. The season of love is back and so are we. The third book in the Moonlit Matinee series, The Notebook of Romance takes you on a wonderful journey of the most beautiful feeling in the world through a compilation of 25 heartwarming tales.

First look at the title and the cover and a reader can easily score hundred points for guessing the genre of the book. It's pretty straight forward and no rocket science is required. It indeed is a notebook of romance once you go through with the entire length of the book. The blurb talks about love and it's importance in life nowadays. It hints as what to expect from the book.  

Story No. 1: It's a story of love torn between the past and the present. The story turns out to be no special effort. The predictable prowess explored with certain limitations. There's love written all over it but the wow factor eludes a reader. The most engrossing part of the story are a set of questions which really hit hard and fast.

Story No. 2: It's a story of love from the unexpected quarters of life and under least pretentious circumstances. There's a lot of emotions stored in the story. A bit more work on spreading it equally rather than giving too much attention on clothing would have made the story look perfect. But nonetheless the story's imperfections and communique of love are much more to talk and die for. A classic raw tale.

Story No. 3: It's a story of high expectations and reality. The truth be told there is not much too delve in the story but the humor lies in those single sided conversations where it's all about cribbing and dreams flying out of the window. A bit more masala and things would have hit the right patch. Till then... the story is a good humor but less on love content.

Story No. 4: The story is about crushed aspirations and known corners of love. The story treads carefully before spilling out the beans but it neither has the charm nor the strength to woo the readers. The monotonous rambling also makes it fall out of favor when it ends on a disappointing note. An average story.

Story No. 5: There are stories of love and then there are stories of vigor and valor. This is a valorous story where emotions score a lot over blind acceptance of fate. There's a tone of defiance in the story and it turns into it's true colors by the time it ends. The story is indeed passionate and filled with remorse and retort. 

Story No. 6: Instant, quick and quirky, this is what defines this story. But the main ingredients like feeling the emotions are all amiss. Pretty straightforward and age old romance with nothing new to savor. A dull and an average story.

Story No. 7: A story about life's reality and ambitions and inhibitions post marriage. The story never quite got going and remained very monotonous. Towards the end it felt completely off sync, thus making it difficult to like it a bit. Another pale affair.

Story No. 8: The story of untamed and quest for lost love. It's a rather unusual but a spot on narration. The thirst to quench in the entire story keeps the senses alive though it could have been more gripping yet the story is quite the difference maker till now. A bold attempt but predictable story line.

Story No. 9: It's a story about remorse,regret and moving on or staying glued to the present. The story has a good touch of emotions. It looks bizarre at first but then realization sinks in and the story turns out to be good at giving vent to the hidden feelings and impromptu decisions. Expect the unexpected that is what life is all about and the story teaches you that.

Story No. 10: It's a story of pain and trust and how much are you ready to confront your demons or getting tormented. The story takes a nice step to make it amicable for the readers to understand the worth of every relationship. There are emotions and angst running high but then there's a melancholy to it that hits like a lullaby and sings a tune of understanding goodness. A good story indeed.

Story No. 11: The story is set off to mend broken hearts and glue the relationships to last long. It irrevocably states the heart of the matters and contemplates the next moves with utmost care. The story is chirpy yet has a serious tone to it though a much prolonged outlook would have done wonders. But still it captivates the heart and fills one with optimism.

Story No. 12: It's a story of young fluttering hearts and ironic fears which seep through our lives knowingly or unknowingly. The story has tragedy mixed with love and despair and spells a lot of good drama before spinning out the final blow. It concludes and leaves a big void. But the story is a true symbol of love.

Story No. 13: An age old phenomenon of love at first sight is in works in the story. The story is no different from the old romance tales and fails to flutter or spread it's wings in the right direction. With nothing new to offer there's not much to ponder or delve about in this old over-used romantic tale.

Story No. 14: Love is deceptive and it is cruel too. The story hangs in balance until the end and by the end, there's either a big smile or a touch of humor involved in the entire scenario. But it beats a lot of imaginations heads up to score something out of the blue. A fun tale.

Story No. 15: It's not the end sometimes that carve out the righteous but sometimes it's the start that means a lot. So the footing of the story is quite steady but the end is not that glorious. With all pomp and show it turned out be a dull affair once it finished without any miracle. A well thought idea but put together in a very unconvincing manner.

Story No. 16: It's a stranger world and even stranger are its ways to teach us a lesson. The story tries it's hand at imparting a lesson or two, but alas the old romance catches up once again with no particular bright spot in the story. It certainly could have been a better offering but rather turns out to be a very dull affair.

Story No. 17: Love by chance is an age old theory and it happens to very few same like in this story. The story is not a grand affair and it's a very regular love tale with not much to engross yourself as a reader. The predictable finish also doesn't helps its cause.

Story No. 18: Love is blind and this story proves it till it sticks on the face. The story is quite fast paced and manages to string a lot of surprises but the best of the lot is saved for the end and there it hits the hilt and completes it's journey. A very intricately woven tale.

Story No. 19: It's a story from rag to riches. Riches of the unknown kind but better than anything. The story revolves around the two

parallel lives and has a magnetic pull to it. It keeps the balance maintained and even gives enough space for love to blossom under trying circumstances. A story to look up to in dire days for it gives you hope to live and laugh.

Story No. 20: This is a personal memoir more than a story. It could have been given more voice and made more interesting. But got finished just too quickly and the author seemed in a hurry to tell the tale.

Story No. 21: How often hope plays a part in shaping our destiny. The story somewhat treads on this path and rather keeps the concept of love very much alive. It's a nice story with a feather touch of love to it. The only annoying part in the story is that the name of Nicholas Sparks has been misspelt as "Nickolas Sparks" just one too many times.

Story No. 22: A strange story is always good for memory. It tends to stick out even after ages. This story contemplates the ifs and buts of love and with one sweet stroke finish what it started without a trace. The story is a brutal truth and desperate touch of emotions felt after a long time. A good story with good command over the set up and in many other senses.

Story No. 23: How sometimes a day becomes so important in your life that it is etched forever? The story is a great reminder of that. A beautifully written story with pretty much everything in place from love to sadness from happiness to hope and from hopelessness to strength. The story scores at all fronts and turns out to be a winner.

Story No. 24: What happens when something happens in life but it's from the opposite side. But it all comes with it's own set of laughter and tears. The story is like a string to the guitar and like notes to the music. It sings and dances over the entire length and eventually turns out to be the page turner which one searches for. It has it's own set of pearls and they have been strung quite intricately and handled with delicacy.

Story No. 25: A simple straight logic implies to relationships i.e understanding and togetherness. The story treads on similar lines and one by one picks up all the threads and tie them together to make a strong rope of bond and love. It's a good story and implies all the societal norms and modern day thinking to keep the sanctity of love and relationships alive. 

25 stories and most of them have worked their way out from the daily walks of life. Some of them carved out of sheer dedication and personal experiences and some out of wild imagination. The stories most of them touch the chords of feelings a person possess at various stages of life. There's a lot of sanctity and simplicity in the ideas as it doesn't feels like a bolt out of the blue. There are simple and complex a fine blend of love tales. Some stories which are worth talking and mentioning about are story no. 2, 12, 18, 22, 23 and 24. Honesty is the policy which works in the case of the book too and there's not much of extravagant attempt to overdo the entire phenomena. 

The downside of the book is monotonous nature of some stories. They lack the source of inspiration neither they hit the right chord. Some effort to rejig them to deliver the goods was required from their respective authors. Also the length of the book should have been kept down to 15 stories keeping in mind that lesser the number, the more it is able to engage the readers. 

All in all the freedom to express yourselves on a platform of love is compelling. Space and domain have been given a preference and expansive strategies to keep love in the forefront pays off as a gamble. There is a set benchmark to each and every narration and they try to maintain it either through narration or vividness. A bit more is required at times from few of the tales but nonetheless for the most part they get it right. A book with wide variety of love and flavors for all age groups.  

RATINGS: 3 OUT OF 5

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HEY DAY, MEET MY MOM BY SANDEEP SHARMA AND LEEPI AGRAWAL

ABOUT BOOK

From childhood, the world in which we live, teaches us to bury our ‘bad’ past somewhere deep inside us, so deep, that even we can’t dig it back and after that just move on.

What happens when a 10 year old child, who claims to be your future son, comes to you to help you find a perfect match for his mother? What happens when eventually you start to doubt on his intentions? What happens when a girl starts to turn your dreams into nightmares? What happens when your ‘Future son’ starts to haunt you? What happens when your FUTURE starts to bleed in your PRESENT through your PAST?

‘Hey Dad! Meet My Mom!!!’ is nothing less than a roller coaster ride of comedy, fear, love and don't forget to expect the unexpected!

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ABOUT AUTHORS

SANDEEP SHARMA

Sandeep Sharma (21), a dreamer from Agra, the city of love and the Taj Mahal, is currently in his final year pursuing B. Tech (Civil Engineering) from JSS Academy of Technical Education, Noida. He is very passionate about writing and has been writing short stories for a personal blog since 5 years. He has also co-founded 'The Author's Blog' which is a kind of a platform which tries to bridge the gap between authors and readers. He is an avid reader and loves to review books on his blog. He has been previously associated with many anthologies as a contributing author. He loves to spend most of his time with his parents. According to him, "Parents always have so much to teach, it's just a matter of your learning desire and time." He can be contacted through: E-Mail: sandeeplochansharma@yahoo.in Facebook: www.facebook.com/sandeeplochansharma

LEEPI AGRAWAL

Leepi Agrawal is a final year student and a gold medalist for her academic excellence in Masters of Computer Applications at Indus University, Ahmedabad. She has won the TechFest in April 2014 at college and state Level. It is said that books are a person’s best friend, so Leepi started spending her time with this special friend who then led her to write stories and poems at an early age. The Times of India gave wings to her writing by publishing her works in their esteemed newspaper. She is quite obsessed with writing, wires and machines and subsequently her obsession have turned into her passion and profession.

REVIEWS

REVIEW BY SONAL

Imagine you are living a stereotype bachelor life and all of sudden a boy pops out of nowhere calling you ‘Dad’. Your life surely going to turn upside down with the fact that only you can see the boy, I mean your future son, who is extremely willing to introduce you to his future Mom.

Hmmm. I know story seems awesome na and truly it is an awesome work by Sandeep Sharma and Leepi Agrawal. A wonderful concept. Title itself will amaze you. Somehow I thought that the story would be of a young aged son trying to patch up his Dad’s lost love as its typical story of some movies. But as soon as I read blurb and dived into novel I found it interesting. The beginning was little bit boring but with entry of Rishi it became catchy. It could be more impressive and different from popular fictions but unnecessary intimate scenes has placed it in category of popular fictions. As described in blurb its really a roller coaster ride of suspense, love and mystery. However fear was the ingredient, which I found missing.

Writing style is also good one. Scribbling scattered across novel are soul-touching and the poem in chapter 19 was out of this world. So wonderful expression of love and it reminded me of Victorian era poets.

I wish great future to both the writers and wish to read many more works from them.

My rating for this work is 4/5.

REVIEW BY SHWETA KESARI

“Hey Dad! Meet my Mom”, doesn’t the title itself pulls you towards it as if holding a mystery and waiting to unveil and read by you. This is a story that revolves around the corrugated edges of protagonist’s life leading you to a suspenseful end and an unpredictable tale. The story covers the uninvited events of Puneet’s life and the story basically showcases the power of true love.

As the back cover says:”

Right since childhood, the world in which we live teaches us to bury our ‘bad’ past somewhere deep inside us and just move on. So deep, that even we can’t possibly dig it back out.

What happens when a 10 year old child, who claims to be your future son, comes to you to help you find his mother, who’s your perfect match? What happens when you eventually start doubting his intentions? What happens when a girl starts turning your dreams into nightmares? What happens when your ‘future son’ starts haunting you? What happens when your FUTURE starts bleeding into your PRESENT through your PAST?

‘Hey Dad! Meet my Mom!!!’ is nothing less than a roller coaster ride of mystery, love, comedy, fear and suspense. So make sure you don’t forget to expect the unexpected!!!”

At first, I couldn’t guess what the story would be all about. After going through first few pages, I was not sure what it would serve next. But the turns of unheralded events made me glued to it and I completed it in a single sit. I was enjoying the twist exemplar’s life is having, and I was very much excited to know the amount of wit authors has used in the story and in wait as how they would twist the story.

Use of simple language and a determined flow made it easy to go with the story. For an amateur reader the writing style and the story curves very-well as it hold all the elements a novice is in search of. With a good amount of simplicity it holds, it doesn’t disappoint readers with its content. It proceeds in a very-precise manner outlining and covering the lead elements in a way that reader’s attention doesn’t get diverted from it.

A thread of suspense is nicely knitted in the story which plays it role very-well in order to make the story interesting. Some episodes are really fun in nature and are devoted to true love. Although one couldn’t completely relate to the story but it serves something different that is at least worth a read and squeezes less time of readers.

I found the pace of the story a bit quick as I didn’t get the time and space to get completely dissolve in the story. All the basic elements of the book like storyline, writing fashion, conversation, pace, narration fashion fails to touch the line of perfection. I would say that they all belong to a mediocre ethnicity that a reader who has gone through few books would like to spend some time with.

Mixture of wit, suspense, drooling emotions and love! A light and one-time read! A story dedicated to true-lovers!

Rating:3.4/5

REVIEW BY RISHIKESH PANDEY

A couple of days ago, I found out about this amazing book called, Hey Dad! Meet My Mom… Written by Sandeep Sharma and Leepi Agrawal. As soon as I read the blurb of this book, I knew I had to get my hands on it. There was something strangely beautiful and scary about this book’s title which intrigued me. I knew I just had to contact authors for review copy. One of the authors, Sandeep Sharma, was kind enough to courier me a review copy of this book and that’s when I embarked on the journey of this wonderful story.

If you ask me, the USP of Hey Dad! Meet My Mom is the story. This story is probably the most fascinating stories I have ever read. The story of HDM3 starts with a prologue, giving us the slightest hint of what is coming our way, but leaves us completely guessing at every turn and in utter shock throughout the book. The incidents taking place in the story are so unpredictable that you will never be able to guess what’s going to happen next. The story of HDM3 is like a dream; like a dream, it takes over our mind slowly and steadily with light humor and lollipop and later turns our imagination upside down leaving us baffled and confused at what’s going to happen next.

The most fascinating feature of this book is the dreams. The protagonist sees dreams or nightmares to be precise, in his sleep, which leaves him baffled and in fear and the way these dreams or nightmares have been incorporated in the book was my personal favourite part of the book. The dreams have a meaning, they say. In HDM3, dreams play a vital role. Without dreams, story of HDM3 would have felt like a body without soul. The manner in which authors have written the dreams or nightmares have seriously left me speechless.

Another fascinating feature of this book is original poems which go along with the story and the theme of the book. I really enjoyed the poem with which the novel ends. Every chapter comes with a few original verses which were very unique and interesting. For a poetry lover, this was a bonus! The authors have done seriously great job with original poems. Kudos to them!

But, one thing I didn’t really like about the book was the staleness of the language and the metaphors. Both the writers are still young and they have written a really good story. But, somewhere, the language and the metaphors failed to do justice, to the story. I kept wishing for paragraphs or sentences which I could mark as the noteworthy, but, I came empty handed. All I can say is that, there’s still scope for improvement in the language of both the authors.  

I would rate this wonderful book 3 out of 5 for the unpredictable story and the original poems written by the author. This book is recommended for all the book lovers who enjoy a light read during travelling or for those who love reading on a weekend night tucked in bed. This book is recommended to everyone who loves a good story with humor, romance, and mystery. And last but not the least, this is a book recommended to all the boys whose mothers are probably looking for a bride.

REVIEW BY MEGHANT PARMAR

A devoted employee, a devoted son, a committed soul and untouched aspect of his life i.e love. It eludes him and it takes him to depressing waves of alone from where there's no going back. So what brings about a change in his life? Who will bring this change? How will the tussle of that peer marriage pressure end up? Who will take the fall and who will be the king at the end of it all? That's what the story is all about.

Some stories live on the unexpected lines. They devour from only their meat i.e the story line and this is one book which banks on it heavily. The book from all quarter spreads dollops of humor and manages to retain the charm of a witty book. It's not a long story but the presentation itself helps its cause. It keeps the balance maintained between the serious drama and the laughter take on the events. There's always that surprise aspect which keeps the story alive most of the time. It keeps you out of the slumber with it's unnerving and rolled on jokes and awkward scenes.

The book lacks some momentum towards the latter half. It fails to give a settled impression and rushes through. A bit more effort was required to keep the sanctity of the past and seriousness of the situation alive. It has been handled with rough edges. More care and intensity was required on that front in the latter half.

All in all the book is a real cum fiction dial-a-drama where there's loads of fun and tons of quirkiness and chirpiness. It never goes out of the line to make the readers laugh and sticks to the basics till the very end. Even the outlook looks magnificence personified with it's content. A book sure to ignored upon at the first casual glance but not to be written off completely.

REVIEW BY ABHILASH RUHELA

A book with title like "hey Dad! Meet my mom" is surely going to develop an interest in you. Considering the same, I picked up this book written by Sandeep Sharma and Leepi Agarwal. I have been knowing Sandeep from a long time through his book reviews and videos that he used to release once upon a time. I always believe that the bloggers who are reviewing books are mediocre writers and therefore when they find a book with unimaginable creativity and in better language than their own, they rate it highly and the one they feel are poorer than what they can themselves attempt, they rate it badly. I believe that even if I'll try very hard my book won't be better than 2.5 stars considering the concept of mediocrity with which I associate every book reviewer with. :-) And I found the same about Sandeep while reading Hey Dad Meet My Mom.

The language of the authors is very simple and anyone who have just started reading novels will like reading this book. I liked that authors kept the book of 155 pages only because nothing new could have been done with the story if it had been thicker by 100 more pages. Initially, the arrival of Rishi does create an interest and I am happy that he is taken off from the story at the right moment as it starts irritating after a time. The flashback of Puneet's life came as a surprise and it develops an interest to read what exactly happened that's causing the traumatic experience in the protagonist's present life. Though I wish if it could have been written from a third person's voice. It would have suited the plot more. I felt in the climax that the concept which the authors are asking us to believe is a mere stupidity but when I searched on Internet about the few references that they have mentioned, I tried to accept the story. Though I am not completely satisfied but still I am not fully dejected by it.

I liked the way authors have tried to introduce a twist periodically to keep the readers intrigued and therefore I rate this book as average. A little mistake could have brought this book in a very bad light. It is surely a page turner as you want to know what exactly is about to get unfolded in the end. I just felt that the limitation of vocabulary and command in English language didn't let the authors express the emotions of each character as they wanted to. Similarly, I didn't find any conversation in sync just because of the same reason- the sentences' formation used to construct the emotions. Rest, I would say an average attempt. It is for the ones who believe in love blindly. I give it 2.5*.

REVIEW BY HIMANI GUPTA

Verdict: ☆☆☆ ½  A book written directly from the heart. A complete page-turner which will make you hooked to the book till the end with a wonderful imagination.

About The Author: Sandeep Sharma (21), a dreamer from Agra, the city of love and the Taj Mahal, is currently in his final year pursuing B. Tech (Civil Engineering) from JSS Academy of Technical Education, Noida. He is very passionate about writing and has been writing short stories for a personal blog since 5 years. He has also co-founded 'The Author's Blog' which is a kind of a platform which tries to bridge the gap between authors and readers. He is an avid reader and loves to review books on his blog. He has been previously associated with many anthologies as a contributing author. He loves to spend most of his time with his parents. According to him, "Parents always have so much to teach, it's just a matter of your learning desire and time." He can be contacted through: E-Mail: sandeeplochansharma@yahoo.in Facebook: www.facebook.com/sandeeplochansharma

Leepi Agrawal is a final year student and a gold medalist for her academic excellence in Masters of Computer Applications at Indus University, Ahmedabad. She has won the TechFest in April 2014 at college and state Level. It is said that books are a person’s best friend, so Leepi started spending her time with this special friend who then led her to write stories and poems at an early age. The Times of India gave wings to her writing by publishing her works in their esteemed newspaper. She is quite obsessed with writing, wires and machines and subsequently her obsession have turned into her passion and profession.

About the Book: Right since childhood, the world in which we live teaches us to bury our 'bad' past somewhere deep inside us and just move on. So deep, that even we can't possibly dig it back out. What happens when a 10 year old child, who claims to be your future son, comes to you to help you find his mother, who's your perfect match? What happens when you eventually start doubting his intentions? What happens when a girl starts turning your dreams into nightmares? What happens when your 'future son' starts haunting you? What happens when your FUTURE starts bleeding into your PRESENT through your PAST? 'Hey Dad! Meet My Mom!!!' is nothing less than a roller coaster ride of mystery, love, comedy, fear and suspense. So make sure you don't forget to expect the unexpected!!

Review:  First look of the cover and Title profession you think that it is the kind of parenting book or a boy searching for his mother. But don’t get yourself fooled by the cover and title. Do read this book. The blurb will make you get attracted to read the book. It is sort of paranormal love story. Not ghosts are involved, but there are certain aspects which makes it Paranormal. But these aspects make the book interesting and you will be hooked to the book till the end. It is completely a page-turner. Every page will make you think what will happen next and it will create your interests to read the book till the end. The concept is unexpected. Whatever concept you thought in your mind, you will find the book totally different. That is the highlight of the book. The book has a certain romantic element, certain fear, darkness and humor, which make it interesting to read. Puneet’s life till the end make the book a very dramatic tale. Overall a nice and Interesting Tale.

Drawback: The concept was very interesting, but I felt it should be more polished. There should be some more witty element. The latter part should have some more maturity element. There should be some more to the story. All the best to both the Authors. Keep writing.

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