This week, I slowed down. Seriously, I put in effort to slow down. I read only two books. I tried reading new authors – both were surprisingly nice. I still crochet one round at a time. Yet again, I am overwhelmed with the number of ideas floating in my head, so much that I cannot…
Tag: #2019
Do short stories work?
As a reader, I love short stories. As a writer, I find it difficult to write. As an opinionated person, I also feel that there are few, very few people who like reading short stories. I have a series of one star reviews owing simply to the fact that the reader wants a longer story. It makes me…
Reading Roundup #3: Asian Writers
It started in May 2019. Ramadan began and I forgot to post about it. I have read some Asian women writers in recently and here is a summary of my reading spree. The Contract By Zeenat Mahal Beauty Is But Skin Deep By Sundari Venkatraman Red Rose Dating Agency (By Sundari Venkatraman) The Runaway Bridegroom(By…
Book Review: BOLLYWOOD FIANCÉ FOR A DAY (By Ruchi Vasudeva)
Book Details Title: Bollywood Fiancé For A Day Author: Ruchi Vasudeva # of pages: 170 Link to Buy: Amazon.in Author Profile Ruchi Vasudeva a doctor by profession, a teacher by vocation and an author by destiny. Synopsis Studious Dr. Vishakha never dreamed that winning a date with Bollywood heartthrob Zaheer Saxena would land her in an unusual…
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…
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 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…