Book Review: PLAY WITH ME (by Piper Shelly)

Book Details Title: Play With Me Author: Piper Shelly # of pages: 238 Author Profile New York Times/USA Today bestselling author Melanie Moreland, lives a happy and content life in a quiet area of Ontario with her beloved husband of twenty-seven-plus years and their rescue cat, Amber. Nothing means more to her than her friends…

A Retrospective: The week that was – 19w27

The week was crazy. I read around thirty stories of varying length. Some, I have reviewed. Some are pending. Some did not leave any impression and therefore will not be reviewed. My birthday is nearing and I still haven’t worked on the final draft of the novel I wanted to publish on my birthday. I…

12th July 2019: A Day To Remember

So, finally, my blog hits 15000 mark – in terms of visits, of course. It is no big deal, I know. It cannot be called a successful blog. But it was something I was secretly waiting for. There was another thing I dreaded – a day when my KDP report falls flat. It did. In…

Drama Review: Ranjha Ranjha Kardi – Episode #31

Finale Episode, woo hoo! The last episode reiterates that nobody should be between Allah and banda when we ask from Him. And we should ask only from Allah. The conversation between Noori and Fehmeeda, well, more like a monologue was really nicely written and executed. Well done! We need that change in Muslim society. So, Noori refuses to…

Drama Review: Ranjha Ranjha Kardi – Episode #30

It is confrontation time. Noori kicks Sahir out. Fehmeeda has asked Nusrat to move out and he has agreed, still thinking of ways he can reverse the game. Sahir suggests the marriage to be preponed, just to make Noori jealous. Yeah, as if.  Nusrat, goes the last mile and hits Bhola with his car. Bhola is…

Drama Review: Ranjha Ranjha Kardi – Episode #29

Noori sees the real face of Sahir and we can see that she has changed her mind. Or it was always her plan (see review of episode 25). Fehmeeda was asked to offer her first kid to the peer, but she didn’t. She feels that she is suffering the fate of having a son like…

Book Promotion: MAYBE, SOMEDAY (Happily Ever Afters #8)

  Introduction: Maybe Someday, was just an idea that popped in my head on a fine Saturday afternoon. Weekends are generally finish-your-weekly-chores routine; aided by a constant stream of thoughts reminiscing past. I recalled my visit to Qamar Ali Durvesh shrine with my family. One thought led to other and a week later, I was…

Book Review: Khuda Ki Basti (By Shaukat Siddiqui)

Non-review Rant I read about 30 stories over the weekend, mostly urdu. This was one of the longer reads. Plot Summary Characters Raziya Begum,  a widow lives with her three kids – Sultana, Nosha and Annu. Her eldest daughter has passed away, who was married to Neyaz . Nosha, Shami and Raja are three teenage…

Drama Review: Ranjha Ranjha Kardi – Episode #28

Noori is upset with the news, obviously! Sahir is happy, obviously because Noori’s unborn child would be the heir to the property. At the same time, he mentions that he will have to marry Komal until the baby is born. Sahir suggests the ultimate step to Nusrat – kill Bhola. He doesn’t stop at that. He shares the same…

Drama Review: Ranjha Ranjha Kardi – Episode #27

Bhola hurts himself to avenge hurting Noori and then runs away. People leaves some.coins near him and he can feed himself. Sahir eventually suggests Nusrat that divorce settles everything for everybody for good. Amma Jannate visits Noori.  After hearing her side of the story, she confronts Fehmeeda. Rizwana tells Noori’s story in front of Fehmeeda and Amma Jannate. Fehmeeda forgives Noori despite knowing the truth….