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'The Stolen' is an occult fiction novel by 'Alex Shearer'. It is the first and only of the many books of Shearer i have read. Others are mostly stories for children, which i am not (at least by age)  PLOT - Carly meets a new girl, Meredith, at school who seemed a bit odd for her age. She just assumes her to be weird until she comes to know that Meredith isn't actually a young girl but a witch in someone else's body.  The plot of the novel revolves around a 12 year old girl, Carly - kind, warm and loving. Seems an easy target to fool, right? But as naive as she is, there is no limited to what this little innocent muffin would do to help others and certainly no bounds when she is to help herself out of a fateful misfortune of being robbed of her own body.  The Plot keeps you hooked to the book with this unexpected twists and turns but it is surely a must read.  MY VIEWS - The Stolen is a very relaxing and interesting book with simple vocabulary, perfec...

'All The Bright Places' - you might know it as another one of Netflix movies but how many of you know that this is a masterpiece of a book by Jennifer Niven. Let me tell you, if you haven't read the book and watched the movie, please read it. Please. If you have both watched the movie and read the book, you obviously love the book more. If you haven't watched the movie and only read the book, my friend, you are the happiest right now, believe me. I, personally, don't like the movie so much because they have missed out on lots of characters and very important. The things that attracted me the most in the book aren't even mentioned in the movie. So the movie for me is a bust but if you haven't read the book, you'll love the movie too. Anyway, this review isn't about the movie. It's about the book! Let's get started!!! The book is a dual narrative and involves a very sensitive topic of bipolar disorder and suicide. It touches the im...

when was the last time you cried? the last time when you let your tears flow because you couldn't choose words to vent what was killing you inside without your mind blabbering about how you shouldn't cry because you are a grown-up. did you have the rest of a shoulder or did you make your pillow a confidante? were your tears honest enough to convince people of your pain? you don't need to be apologetic for crying in public and being judged as weak and emotional. should you bury all pain and grief your hold within and fake a smile on your acne dwelling face? even if you can. don't. vent out, rant, scream, wail, yell, howl, do everything you want to do to let out your pain because pain is powerful and conquering the pain makes you strong and content. //let the pain be your strength//

Started reading : 28th April'19 Finished reading : 3rd May'19 I came across the stirring story of Nadia Murad Taha while i was researching about young UN activists. As soon as i came across the fact that the story of Nadia is complied in a book written by herself, I desperately wanted to read it. Even though i had a good long series of books lined up to read i felt like reading it before any other book. I chose to e-read the book. It took me quite a long time e-reading the book since i am not a potent e-reader. What you should know - The exemplary document of the story of emotional strength, courage and patience of Nadia Murad had been a very emotional read with the blend of tears, dread, chills and rage. Tears for the love of family and the loss of family members, dread for how heinous a human being can be towards another, chills for what the human beings have go through when they become the victims of monsters' rancore and rage for how many people still ignore th...

Started Reading: 10 April'19 Finished Reading: 12 April'19 The sequel to the very amazing THE BOY WHO LOVED, has all my heart right now. For those who have read the prequel, THE BOY WITH A BROKEN HEART has certain new characters and the book is a narrative of Advaita more than Raghu, unlike the prequel. DURJOY DATTA has aptly inserted the message of communal harmony, slightly different from the prequel. The unmitigated love of Raghu for Advaita and Advaita's Best Friend love has a fantasizing impact on the readers. Raghu and Advaita are the kind of people we hardly see in the world now and the kind of people who can jump seven seas and cross all boundaries to make each other happy and content. The selfless love desribed here is what we actually need in the world right now. Now coming to the plot of the novel - As for me, the plot is insanely mature and realistic (Quite unlike the other books by DD) and the characters indeed are real. The plot includes certain aspects o...