The second episode reveals some more characters. It reveals some relationships amongst them. And no, I’m not mentioning those here. Read for yourself 🙂 It generates further curiosity. The tracks will converge soon, based on the first two episodes. The calligraphy link is already established. This novel is sounding like Mann-o-Salwa. The setting and the…
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Book Review: Alif – Episode #1 (By Umera Ahmed)
Background & Review: Much like ‘Mann-o-salwa’ the first episode is about parallel tracks and a lot of characters. This episode had introduced a few characters; characters which are not necessarily named through the episode. There are four parallel tracks. A girl / woman named Jahan who’s writing a letter. She maybe Husn-e-Jahan; but I cannot…
Book Review: Haalim – Episode #17 (By Nemrah Ahmed)
I don’t generally do episode reviews. I was planning to do a single lengthy review for Haalim. But the current episode, much-hyped episode is out and I am asked to review it. I’m asked by those readers who don’t use social media or internet, except for download Urdu novels. Nemrah and team were posting about…
First Look: Mohabbat Yun Bhi Hoti Hai (Urdu)
Title: محبت یوں بھی ہوتی ہے Author: Shabana Mukhtar Goodreads page for the book [googleapps domain=”drive” dir=”file/d/1m8CX4rvLcn_XgSZ0ZlfYSBmzSVBFeh0s/preview” query=”” width=”640″ height=”480″ /] Shabana Mukhtar Email || Blog || Goodreads || Facebook || Amazon || Twitter
Should authors review other authors’ books?
I am not an author in the strict sense, as I have no paperbacks published yet. All my work is digitally published. But I am a reader. I haven’t read thousands of books, but I read. Of late, after discovering the world of Goodreads, I am reading happily because I can read and write a…
Book Announcement: Tales of Software Engineers
What’s the opposite of ‘writers block’? I have been through the phase where I just can’t come up with anything. No ideas, no words, not even the passion to write. And then there is this phase where I’m swamped with ideas. Too many of them. And I don’t have enough time to work on those….
Book Review: The year of short stories: Jeffrey Archer
Master storyteller Jeffrey Archer has digitally released a series of short stories. Some stories are taken from his earlier collections, some are new. I had read a few when I used to obsessively purchase all Archer books. Some, however, I read in past two weeks. And it was quite a lot. Each story is amazing….
Free Kindle Edition: An hour in the corporation bus
If you’re interested in getting a free pdf to review, please email me, or IM me on Goodreads or Facebook. For more details, click here. For purchasing in Indua, click below. The ASIN is B07GV1Y723, for other Amazon market place. The book is free until August 30, 2018. Shabana Mukhtar Email || Blog || Goodreads || Facebook || Amazon || Twitter
Book Release: मिलना था इत्तिफ़ाक़
The book is published through Kindle Direct Publishing and is free for kindle unlimited. The same will also be free for August 15, 2018. Grab your copy while you can. It is a contemporary fiction short story, with less than a hundred pages. Please refer to my page for more details. Synopsis: अस्मारा ख़ान शहर इंदौर…
Book Preview: Bichhadna Naseeb Thha (Urdu Edition)
If you’re interested in getting a free pdf to review, please email me, or IM me on Goodreads or Facebook. I have published my Urdu story ‘Bichhadna Naseeb Thha’ on Google Books and it is available for free today. If the excerpts hold your attention and you want to read this book, you can download…