The Second Coming is a fast, funny and well written book. It talks about the needs and dreams of a woman on the verge of being past 40 and almost obese Mini and her dream lover. The book opens with Mini dreaming of a happily ever after with her handsome knight in shining armor who …
The Arithmetic of Breasts and other Stories is a remarkable short story collection, for the bold, different name; partly sensual, partly intimidating. Imagine how breasts and math can be linked? That itself should be enough for you to pick this book. Add to that the rather distinct, confident, no-holds barred voice of Rochelle and you have …
A dog gets lost and the search that follows leads to new friendships and better understanding between siblings. The hotshot new girl of the school Nic loses her dog and the twins Mike and Maddie offer to help her along with their friends. They help each other and their new friend and realize the importance …
Sweet Revenge is the second book I have read by Oliver Lafont and I am not disappointed at all. Firstly the language is superb, keeps the story flowing and the smattering of French adds to the narration. The story immediately pulled me in and I was amazed at the expert handling of romance by the …
Marijuana Dairies is a collection of stories on addiction, and a book addict like me could not miss reading these stories; I wanted to find how they have justified the title of addiction and what kind of stories made up the book. I was not disappointed by the content; lots of good stories and even …
This book is not a memoir as Kunal states at the outset and he is right. These are a collection of life truths and life stories he has collected over the years. His life, his journey and the lessons learnt along the way to becoming a star and the man who has the courage to …
Love stories in different shades and hues, love stories that make you nostalgic and mushy; all that the introduction talks about this book is true. It speaks of love, romance, the wait and the meeting all the things in between that make up love for us humans. The book and its stories truly read like …
Mother Daughter Book Reviews is pleased to be coordinating a Book Blast for the picture book “Bash and Lucy Fetch Confidence” by the mother-son writing team of Lisa Cohn and Michael Cohn (November 3 to 5, 2015). About the Book Title: Bash and Lucy Fetch Confidence | Authors: Lisa Cohn & Michael Cohn | …
This is my first novel by Vish Dhamija and I was pulled into the book from the beginning. As Jay Singh shares his story and things started moving so fast I realized I am going to enjoy an Indian thriller after a long time. The beauty of the book is that there are not too …
The Second Coming by Shubha Menon The Blurb A wedding planner who believes in fairytale weddings, Mini yearns for romance in her own marriage. The magic of the initial years has vanished, leaving behind a hunger that she assuages with chocolate. Mini would love to change her situation, but she is over the hill, overweight …
Juliet’s Journey is a fast read, with good language and perfect for a bright summer day or a cozy winter evening painting pictures of a quaint, town. So much of the beauty and heritage of the town comes across, and the sights and sounds of San Remo. I finished it in a few hours and …
The Days of Childhood is just what the title suggests, simple stories with a lesson for kids to learn and enjoy the story too. This is a short collection of stories for children between the ages of 4 to 8 years. The book has five stories and each one is based on what little children do …
Really Long Post Alert!!! I had eagerly picked up The Dove’s Lament, reading it and hoped to review it before I went for my holiday to Leh and beyond. (No connectivity) Yet as things happen, this book and another one, also short stories got left behind at home in the mad rush to catch the …
The Deliberate Sinner is the story of the very beautiful, sexy and sweet Rihana and that of scores of other women whose beauty is a hindrance for them. She is so perfect that the very man who wooed her feels threatened by her. It takes a very strong and capable, confident man to marry a …
Anokhi Dosti is my first review for a Hindi book and it happens to be a book which leaves the children with a very good message as well as story. The book has very beautiful pictures and illustrations. I was especially impressed with the pictures of Babbar. The pictures convey a lot of the story …