2018 had been a great reading year for me! I made new reading habits. Some authors stole my heart with their books!

1. Anjali Kirpalani: I just loved her writing style. She writes in such a fun and quirky manner. Her covers never fail to attract me.https://avniijain.wordpress.com/2018/04/27/19-till-i-die-by-anjali-kirpalani-book-review/
2. Stuti Changle: Her debut book “On The Open Road” was an amazing read. I loved how she mixed fiction and self-help. I am so eagerly waiting for her second book to release!!https://avniijain.wordpress.com/2018/04/26/on-the-open-road-by-stuti-changle-book-review/
3. John Green: I can’t just blabber enough about how much I love his writing♡https://avniijain.wordpress.com/2018/07/13/turtles-all-the-way-down-book-review/
4. Jenny Han: I.LOVED. “TO ALL THE BOYS I HAVE LOVED BEFORE” ♡. I love light reads and Young Adult Contemporary novels and To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before was a perfect example for it! Looking forward to reading more books by her!
5. Khushwant Singh: I loved the themes of his books and how he slowly unfolds the stories in his book. He has magic in his writing ♡

 

 

 

 

Title: A Fool’s Circle
Author: Suzzane Seddon
Pages: 328

Kate is suffering from an abusive marriage with Alan. She is only living to save her eight-year-old daughter. She also has her “bestie” Jill Reynolds. The book is filled with twists and turns. It is filled with lies and betrayal. It is not an easy read. The character developments are great and writing makes it more powerful. The topic of domestic violence is amazingly described and how it makes one’s life worst. The cover says a lot about the book of seeing abuse from someone’s eyes. The book is highly emotional and how their daughter had to suffer. It is a great thrilling, emotional and gripping read!

5/5

 

Title: Jasmine Days
Author: Benyamin
Translator: Shanaz Habib
Pages: 264

Genre: Fiction

The narrator of the story who moves to an unnamed middle eastern country to live with her father and relatives. She worked in a radio station. Her world was happy with supporting friends, caring family until a revolution hits the country, She meets Ali from the radio station. Their friendship bonds over facebook through music. They attend music sessions ” String Walkers” together. The whole book is from the perspective of Sameera who is narrating her story to Javed. She is an “outsider” getting to know her perspective is beautiful, which adds more grace to the book. Ali living in the same country is a “second class”. The book has many characters which allow the reader to get different perspectives. Politics, inequality, religion, war are the major topics revolving in the story. I am not a huge fan of politics but the writing kept me gripped throughout the story. Writing style being effective is also easy to read. The characters are built well and how they lead to an important part of the story. The emotions and how the protagonist feels at a certain point of time are displayed beautifully. The ending could have been better is the only downside of the book for me. Overall, a great emotional read!

5/5