Blitz : Twelve hours in Manhattan

 Synopsis:

Two worlds. One heart. Twelve hours.

Bianca Maria Curtis is at the brink of losing it all when she meets Eric at a bar in Manhattan. Eric, as it turns out, is the famous Korean drama celebrity Park Hyun Min, and he’s in town for one night to escape the pressures of fame. From walking along Fifth Avenue to eating ice cream at Serendipity to sharing tender moments on top of the Empire State building, sparks fly as Bianca and Eric spend twelve magical hours far away from their respective lives. In that time, they talk about the big stuff: love, life, and happiness, and the freedom they both seek to fully exist and not merely survive.

But real life is more than just a few exhilarating stolen moments in time.

As the clock strikes the twelfth hour, Bianca returns back to the life she detests to face a tragedy that will test her strength and resolve—and the only thing she has to keep going is the memory of a man she loves in secret from a world away.

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/67276501-twelve-hours-in-manhattan

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Book review : Bowled , but not Out

 Book review : 

This book  conveys a hard topic of marriage, divorce and second chances. The illustrations of a typical family and the hardships of a girl to comprehend the new enviornment. The rollercoaster ride of ups and downs with emotional set up keeps the reader hooked up till the end.

The story revolves around a descent, witty , feisty girl, Saru and her journey after marriage. She is acknowledged by Sumeet at the TV show and after a year talking on phones both of then get entangled in a wedding knot. But to meet someone as a lover and to live with someone are bit different concepts. Soon Saru realizes her marriage like a cricket pitch , at times she is bowling or getting LPW. Is marriage really a cricket match?

Her quotation with husband was good but she could not keep up with her mother-in-law like all new daughter-in -laws. Even after conceiving, she could not be at par with her. She felt like a prisoner in room who is only asked to eat and rest. She copes up like this first trimester but later she moves to her parents house. She halts for merely 8months after giving birth to her baby and seeks divorce.

It is intriguing to read what or how her heart gets moulded for a second chance. Who will be at loss Saru or Sumeet or none?

Quotes from the book that inspires to keep on your fight against odds till you freak out:

💛“Remember, life is like a cricket match as long as you can hit the ball pitched by anyone in your family. You are good. But if you feel you are not able to hit those balls coming at you, don’t fret or get anxious. Decide before it strikes you out.” 

💛 "A family is like a banyan tree—they grow as different branches, but ultimately, it’s the root that holds them together. "

The author has well depicted the hidden turmoil of most of the girls after marriage. At times , in law family is at fault or the way situation is handled by the girl creates a chaos. The narration of the storyline makes you ponder on so many scenarios and the way problem can be either magnified or diminished in few seconds. Her adroit manner of depicting family issues is marvellous.

Overall, a rich family drama that can be scrutinised with  cricket technologies. It's engaging, entertaining and at the same time very relatable. Do grab your copy now.

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Book review : Bliss of childhood

 

Book review :
Bliss of Childhood is a heart warming, hilarious and a delightful journey from childhood to adolescence that mesmerizes your innocent years where friendships were life. His blissful journey that  highlights the need to root out widespread social problems like corruption and authoritarianism from India.

This book narrates the story of an 11year old boy , Tito from 1970's era. A young lad who grows up in a sleepy railway town of Assam, Maligaon. His little tit-bits with his grandpa before coming to this town or advance warning about weather of this city by caring neighbours reminds him sitting in his new house.

He was wrecked up by frequent transfers faced by his father for his futile resistance to corrupt government officials, politicians or related adminstrators and dreams of becoming a poet. His little mischieves , banter with friends , moving to new home,  fun in jalopy, many others are depicted in a vivid manner.

The author has well penned the change in his life from living in a big city to a small city boy. The drastic change in his personality through ups and downs is remarkably portrayed.  Narration is lucid and quite engrossing.

I liked reading this book and would recommend this book to all.
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Blitz : Grudge

 Synopsis:

How far would you be willing to go to get an A on a test?

That question plagues seventeen-year-old Laurel Anderson when she is confronted about the possibility of not graduating from high school towards the end of her senior year.

A plan was made with friends at a sleepover. But everything goes horribly wrong, and they all vow to keep what happened that night a secret.

Then Laurel meets Jace Messina whose hot and cold attraction toward her becomes intriguing when she takes a chance on an offer from him that she can’t refuse.

But as soon as she starts to have a glimmer of hope, everything falls apart. Bad decisions are not forgotten–especially by someone who has their eye on her for vengeance.

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63068641-grudge

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Blitz : Through the Veneer Time

 Synopsis:

If not for “The Ghost”—her FBI husband’s gruesome case—Siena Forte’s life would have been perfect. But not when the D.C. serial killer is hunting women like her, and when her husband is so unsettled by this case, he refuses to discuss it. It’s a miracle her art career is thriving at all. And not only her career. When Siena lands a medieval mural commission at the National Gallery of Art, she discovers a bizarre knack for astral projecting to her past life. In a lucky strike, her visions of love and prominence in medieval Ireland are just the creative inspiration she seeks.

What Siena doesn’t know is her vivid depiction of the past exposes her to someone she has met before—the serial killer, reborn in this century just like her. But when a vicious attack from the past reverberates into the present, Siena’s life unravels in a chilling parallel. Silenced and alone, she discovers the true reason for her visions. They’re not the creative inspiration they seemed, but a harbinger of her centuries-old revenge vow, and the killer cannot be stopped until she fulfills it. But there is another person from the past with unfinished business—her husband. And another unwelcome déjà vu—their crumbling marriage, once again precipitated by the serial killer’s crime.

Does Siena have what it takes to carry out her ancient vow?

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123365037-through-the-veneer-of-time

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 Entirely

by Talya Blaine
(Transformation Series, #2)
Publication date: April 25th 2023
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Synopsis:

“…the deep interplay between the two main characters adds a special intimacy to the novel.” -Publishers WeeklyBookLife Prize

“a fantastic story…with many surprises and exquisite intimacy. …an excellent read for romance fans and anyone new to the genre.” -Literary Titan

A startling revelation. A secret that speaks to who we are and who we hide. A choice that forces one heartbreaking question: Can their love survive?

Quinn and Jonathan’s journey continues in Entirely, the third novel in the Transformation series. Outfitting a wedding barn and planning Becca’s reception has Quinn furiously busy and—except for a stinging writing rejection—optimistic. Jonathan watches her self-protective walls crumble as their relationship begins to bloom.

Until Octavia calls with an urgent plea.

Quinn can’t refuse Octavia's request, while Jonathan sees red. The erotic arrangement she proposes to make it up to him yanks him straight out of his comfort zone. He rises to the challenge, though, taking them to stratospheric heights of pleasure and closeness.

When a shocking discovery forces Quinn to make an impossible choice, will their story end with a chasm of hurt and betrayal between them, or can they find their way back to each other?

Intensely intimate, sensual, and emotional, Entirely concludes the first Transformation trilogy. (No cliffhanger.)

• Friends to lovers, slow burn, second chance, fish out of water—readers will click with the themes in this edgy contemporary romance.

• Third-person, alternating points of view

• Characters over 40 and a sexy beta hero

Note: Mature themes, strong language, dungeon and super-steamy open-door bedroom (among other places) scenes. Entirely is Book 3 in the Transformation series; the novels should be read in order.

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/122812724-entirely

Pre-order: https://books2read.com/entirely

Blitz : Social Vampire

Synopsis:

At a new school, you get a chance to reinvent yourself, so…why not be a vampire?

Gordon is hiding something. Is it the fact that he’s secretly a vampire? No, of course n-wait. Yes. That’s exactly what he’s hiding. Let’s go with that.

So when this nerdy teen moves to a small town where all the kids are obsessed with vampire fiction, he reinvents himself as their dream character: dark & brooding, cool as hell, and overly susceptible to stabs through the heart.

While rivaling the alpha male jock, garnering the attention of the most popular girl in his class, and forming a hilarious friendship with the girl next door (the only one who knows his secret), Gordon might find that his new school is the perfect place for him to shine-or, better yet, sparkle.

But if his classmates dig up the truth, it’ll be the nail in his coffin…

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/86090879-social-vampire

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