It was Mystery & Thriller Week on Goodreads. Incidentally, I had already started reading mystery before the announcement. I have finished reading two novels by Lee Child. Running Blind The Enemy I have added others to my TBR list after seeing the announcement. Some have moved to ‘Currently Reading’ status. Others are pending. I will post…
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Book Review: The Hating Game (by Sally Thorne )
Book Details Title: The Hating Game Author: Sally Thorne # of pages: 387 Link to Buy: Amazon.in Author Profile Sally Thorne is the USA Today bestselling author of the office rom-com The Hating Game (2016). It is her debut novel that has sold in over twenty-five countries and is being made into a major motion picture,…
Book Review: Me Before You (by Jojo Moyes)
Book Details Title: Me Before You Author: Jojo Moyes # of pages: 400 Link to Buy: Amazon.in Author Profile Jojo Moyes is a British novelist. Moyes studied at Royal Holloway, University of London. She won a bursary financed by The Independent newspaper to study journalism at City University and subsequently worked for The Independent for 10 years. In…
Book Review: Big Little Lies (by Liane Moriarty)
Book Details Title: Big Little Lies Author: Moriarty, Liane # of pages: 460 Link to Buy: Amazon.in Author Profile Liane Moriarty is the Australian author of six internationally best-selling novels, Three Wishes, The Last Anniversary, What Alice Forgot, The Hypnotist’s Love Story and the number 1 New York Times bestsellers, The Husband’s Secret and Big Little…
Drama Review: Chhoti Chhoti Batein – Bandhan
Chhoti Chhoti Batein It is a series set to narrate disjoint stories, highlighting the small issues that often tend to ignore. Does that sound familiar? Read this. The story is written by Saima Akram Chaudhary, a fine writer who gives us quality Urdu content. It is directed by Angeline Malick and is being aired on…
Song obsession: Sway (Michael Buble)
Song Details Song: Sway Singers: Michael Buble Review This one is my favourite even before I knew the name of the song. The first time I heard it was in the opening act of Hum Awards, if I remember correctly. Then again, Ayesha Omar performed on her cover for the song at Hum Style Awards…
Book Review: Haalim – Episode #20 (By Nemrah Ahmed)
Episode 20 was uploaded on the author’s FB page on Apr 6. This episode has 97 pages and is sufficiently long. The episode begins and ends in old Malaka. The sweet banter between Talia and Fateh, The mind games between Talia, Murad Raja, Abul Khair, Sultan Mursal, Yon Sofu, Wong Li are back. And it…
Book Review: Quiet Girl (Debbie Tung)
Book Details Title: Quiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert’s Story Author: Debbie Tung # of pages: 181 Link to Buy: Amazon.in Author Profile Deborah “Debbie” Tung is a cartoonist and illustrator from Birmingham, England. Her comics are based on simple (and sometimes awkward) everyday life moments and her love for books and tea. She…
Book Review: The Enemy (by Lee Child)
Book Details Title: The Enemy Author: Lee Child # of pages: 496 Link to Buy: Amazon.in Author Profile Lee Child was born October 29th, 1954 in Coventry, England, but spent his formative years in the nearby city of Birmingham. By coincidence he won a scholarship to the same high school that JRR Tolkien had attended. He…
Book Review: Alif – Episode #9 (By Umera Ahmed)
The ninth episode is released on 1 April, 2019. It is 35 pages long. You can find the link to read online below. I would still request you to read the review, and leave comments. That’s what I need in return. Here goes. Summary The episode starts with yet another letter, but from a different…