Background: It is a story of Tabitha Lee Simmons, who is going through some tough times. Jobless and freshly homeless, a dominating-yet-stupid fiancée Chris, a bestie who stands by her all the time, and a crooked family and past. She travels to attend her would-be-sister-in-law – Maya’s wedding. Review: There is a reason I am…
Book Review: Engaging Mr. Darcy
Review of “Engaging Mr. Darcy (An Austen Inspired Romantic Comedy)” Originally posted on Goodreads. Before we begin: This made me change my opinion multiple times through the day. I started reading the book on June 2, 2018. I barely finished 20% of it, and decided to call it quits. Although it is in the title,…
Upcoming Book Announcement: A Journey to Remember
I am writing an English novel for a few months now. I kept nurturing the the idea for a while now, a little over a year. It needs more development. I don’t want to share the half-baked story. In the meantime, last Saturday (9 June 2018), I got another idea for a story. Every second…
Book announcement: Uff Yeh Ladki (Urdu Devanagari)
Title: उफ़ यह लड़की Summary: A short story that focuses on general prejudice and judgmental behavior towards people. It highlights those small problems that are conveniently ignored in society. This book was originally written in Urdu. and published in Devanagari for those who can’t read Urdu, but understand it. Date published: 13th of June 2018…
A dissection of “Contemporary Romance Fiction”
I have been reading too many contemporary romance novels these days. I read the reviews by friends on Goodreads. then I read the book. The idea is to understand what people like and dislike in a book. If I have to become an author in this genre, I must have that background. I have read…
Book Review: And Then She Was Gone (Jack Stratton, #0)
Review of “And Then She Was Gone (Jack Stratton, #0) ” After trying a few contemporary romance books, I felt sick to the stomach. From my updates feed on Goodreads, I liked this title and added to the to-read shelf. Jack Stratton is apparently the protagonist of a book series including seven books. I happen to…
Overcoming Self Doubt
After publishing the post, I kept pondering. After a couple of hours of sulking, I realized that maybe I am not as good as I had hoped. However, I will not get better unless I keep on trying, would I? If I quit, my dreams will forever be buried in my heart. I reopened the…
Self Doubt Week
I just realized that writing fiction in English is more difficult than writing it in Urdu. And writing fiction in English, is not quite the same as writing cynic posts about my opinions and feelings. As I continue with my reading challenge on goodreads, I become more and more apprehended that my content is not…
Writers’ Overdose
Continuing on my May reading spree, I finished a few books that I had marked “to read” on Goodreads. Incidentally, most of the ones I completed, were by Umera Ahmad. The stories I finished were: Man o Salwa Band Kiwaro Ke Aage Hum KahaN Kke Sachhe Thhey Koi Baat Hai Teri Baat Mein Kis Jahan…
A Different Monday
Have you ever so consumed by a story or character that you don’t want to come out of that ‘zone’? I am reading Mann-o-Salwa by Umaira Ahmad, and I do not want to interact with real people. I just want to live with those characters. I feel a little dizzy, as if what I see…