PARNIKA REVIEWS

Land of the Living  by Georgina Harding Genre : Fiction Pages : 240 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Language : English About the Book Charlie's experiences at the Battle of Kohima and the months he spent lost in the remote jungles of Assam during the Second World War are now history. Home and settled on a farm in Norfolk and newly married to Claire, he is one of the lucky survivors. Starting a family and working the land seem the best things a man can be doing. But a chasm exists between them. Memories flood Charlie's mind; at night, on rain-slicked roads and misty mornings in the fields, the past can feel more real than the present. What should be said and what left unsaid? Is it possible to find a connection and forge a new life in the wake of unfathomable horror?  Review The book is based on experiences that a person named Charlie brings back with him from the Second World War. These experiences change him. His relationship with his wife ...

Voicemates  by Anamika Mishra Genre : Fiction Pages : 200 Publisher:  Jaico Publishing House Language : English About the Book Tulip Hill is an obedient and intelligent daughter to her disciplinarian parents. She has been a topper throughout her school because her parents wanted her to be. Now, they want her to enroll in one of the best colleges. But Tulip harbors the desire to become a singer, for music is the only passion that helps her see through life's miseries. Then there is Sam witty, easy-going and flirty. Both Tulip and Sam share their love for music. Yet, both dream of a different life. What are those dreams? What happens when they meet and enter the biggest duet competition together? Will their love blossom during this emotional roller-coaster? Join the VoiceMates in their musical journey to know more! About the Author Anamika Mishra is an Indian author and blogger. Her debut novel Too Hard to Handle was an instant hit. She is also a mo...

A Girl to Remember  by Ajay K Pandey Genre : Fiction Pages : 224 Publisher: Srishti Publishers Language : English The Plot In every angel a demon hides, And in every demon, an angel strides. Neel is a self-proclaimed demon, a slave to his desires, putting at stake even the purest of relationships for it. He lives for himself, takes life as it comes, and considers people who love as emotional fools. When he first sets his eyes on his new landlady, a widow who is eleven years elder to him, all he can see is an opportunity. He has a plan to get rich and is working hard to achieve it until he bumps into Pihu. She is an immature teenager who likes Neel for no apparent reason and blindly believes that he is an angel who will take away all her life’s troubles. Neel hates Pihu for her unexplained obsession, and her being a hindrance in his plan, but her firm resolve to see a good person in him shakes Neel to the core. Will Pihu make a difference? Does inner ...

INKREDIA  by Sarang Mahajan Genre : Fantasy Fiction Pages : 388 Publisher : Gloryburg Language : English "You don't know how far you must run, but you know you will die if you stop." The Plot Luwan is a brave young boy, who belongs to Brida, a village in Inkredia. Luwan lives away from his sister, Meg on the top of a hill after the death of their parents. Luwan lived an unsatisfied yet calm life in the village of Brida. But one incident changed their lives forever. Luwan denied the tax to Lord Gruwak's minions and knew it was not a wise thing to do. Threatened from the fate, Luwan makes a decision to run along with his sister Meg. A series of events follow that may or may not be because of what they think it is. Someone is seeking Luwan for a cause but why? Review What I liked about the Book INKREDIA Luwan of Brida is the first book in the series. The book takes you with Luwan and his sister, Meg on a mis-adventurous jour...

For the Sake of Love  by Anamika Mishra Genre : Fiction Pages : 184 Publisher : Westland Language : English "Our first meeting was sweet. We were sitting on a bench under an oak tree, she was waiting for someone and I was reading a book." Blurb Twisha Khanna is a young, independent and successful individual. Her life is indulged in work and she has no time for the frivolities of love. Being the creative head of a happening travel magazine gives her numerous opportunities to travel on assignments. When one such assignment to travel to Shimla came, she couldn't say no. Twisha had no time for love but life had other plans.  On finding a stack of old love letters where every word bleeds for love, Twisha is convinced to find and help the man who wrote the letters. In her journey to make this happen, she meets Alex, a rich spoilt brat. Alex was everything Twisha would love to hate. As the two try to put the pieces together for reunit...

Sniper's EYE  by Mainak Dhar Genre : Thriller Pages : 238 Publisher : Tara Press Language : English "...To save those whom I care about, I have to become that man I left behind..." The Plot Sniper's EYE revolves around Aaditya Ghosh, who is a lovable protagonist. He is someone always wanting to stand by what is right. He works in a corporate firm and hates to work from a cubicle, and there is a reason why! He is running away from a past that could not be revealed for the sake of his new beginnings. Aaditya finds himself at peace in the arms of Zoya, who is his love interest. Everything works fine for him until a shooting in the middle of a mall where a person is shot right in front of him. The story unfolds with him getting into some trouble with everything that happens. (You have to read to know more about the hows and whys). That one killing is followed by multiple other murders that set Mumbai on a red alert. All these killi...