
Featured Review
Here is a list of my 5 favorite books from 2016!
01
One Indian Girl
One Indian Girl is the story of Radhika Mehta, a worker at the Distressed Debt group of Goldman Sachs, an investment bank. While in Goa for an arranged marriage with Brijesh Gulati, she is contacted by two of her ex-boyfriends, Debu and Neel, with whom she has had sex in the past, and both ask her to elope with them respectively. Radhika must choose between the three of them and must come to terms with her past in New York and Hong Kong, while also maintaining her good, nerdy girl personality for her family's image.
02
The girl of my dreams
While reading the first few chapters, I was extremely excited. The book generated a perfect thrilling atmosphere. It was also suspenseful and for an instant I thought this could go even better than ‘If It’s Not Forever, It’s Not Love’. The inclusion of Shreyasi was disturbing and I was intrigued to find out more.However, the moment the curtain is pulled up from the character of Shreyasi, The Girl of My Dreams starts falling down for me. Maybe I had desired the mystery to be maintained for longer. Even though her character was etched out in an intriguing fashion, the momentum was lost with the revelations. It happened because the story became the usual run-on-the-mill take on obsession.
03
Everyone has a story
Meera, a fledgling writer who is in search of a story that can touch millions of lives.Vivaan, assistant branch manager at Citibank, who dreams of travelling the world.Kabir, a café manager who desires something of his own. Nisha, the despondent café customer who keeps secrets of her own.Everyone has their own story, but what happens when these four lives are woven together?Pull up a chair in Kafe Kabir and watch them explore friendship and love, writing their own pages of life from the cosy café to the ends of the world.
04
The Love that feels right
This a thoroughly entertaining book that touches upon the controversial topic of ‘open marriage system’. The story revolves around two young modern day women who takes up the courage to break free from the traditions and the societal norms to find their inner soul and love without boundaries. But are the concepts of open marriages and infidelity acceptable in a society like India which is rich with age-old customs and ancient traditions?
05
She swiped right into my heart
Every girl needs just one man to prove that not all men are the same!! Shibani, an extreme feminist who feels all men are same is a biker by passion and a BFF to Geet, one of the most unpopular girls in the college who is often tagged as a ‘Nerd’ or a ‘Freak’. To win the popularity vote, Geet strikes an unusual deal with college hottie Rudra – to be her ‘Fake Boyfriend’. Will the deal backfire?Tushita, deceived by love only finds her prince in the diary she writes. Vivaan, an endangered species of ‘Friend’ who can accept even your candy crush request. Do people like them even exist? An unlikely truth about Shibani unfolds and as misunderstandings and jealousies take centre stage, each one of them must make a decision that will not just affect their own life, but also those of their loved ones! She Swiped Right Into My Heart is an unconventional story not just about love or relationship but which will send chills down your spine breaking preconceived notion of a stereotypical society that you are Straight!