Beyond the Silken Veil (SNEAK PEEK 2) | Dhiraj SIndhi

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Now, you will be reading a sneak peek 2 of this New Story. You can consider it to be a prequel or as I mentioned a sneak peek. I'll be uploading it in chunks so you won't require much time to read.

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Beyond the Silken Veil

SNEAK PEEK 2

A door to the dark place opens with a loud creaking noise and the flooring seeps in the artificial bright shine. Before the light illuminates every corner of the shady room, the person shuts behind the entrance that emits the same creaking sound. A sudden thudding voice drills through the eardrums as if heels strike heavily on the stone floor and the sound reverberates in the almost empty room. The thumping continues for a while and with a dull blow, figure halts by the side of a chair.

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There’re sheets of music notes clipped over piano’s music rack which is tilted that the pianist can look over it without having to shift his sight. The head of one paper reads ‘Harald’s Dream─ Originally composed and performed by Bogdan Alin Ota’ with a subtitle that suggests the album name─ Day of Wrath. He closes his eyes, trying to remember his ideal who indeed is Bogdan Ota and how he used to perform this magnificent piece. The pianist is practicing this one since he’d listened to it, not that he successfully made it to his desired audience by his work, or for that matter not anyone else’s composition, in fact, he failed. He is most determined now, that he vowed to successfully learn the art of playing this instrument.

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She has wrapped herself in Cashmere Shawl, which is mostly made out of maroon Cashmere wool however, there are all sorts of colors in between. Also, Snowflakes’ pattern is knitted on it but each one of them is identical. The hanging fringes at the edges are dancing in the current of air passing through the narrow passageways created by tiny little strands, which are tightened at one end. She removes the shawl from her chest, taking off one end of it in her hand. She grasps the other end and like unfurling her concealed woolen wing, she sweeps the shawl to her height with a great force, whizzes loudly as it cuts through the speeding wind. The shawl blocks the sight of what lays beyond and quickly takes its steady form as she sits down on the chair.

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The pianist rests his heels on the ground in the line of three pedals, the right foot is close to the rightmost pedal which is also called as Damper Pedal and left one is few inches apart from the Soft Pedal. He looks up at the empty ceiling, one more time reminiscing the picture of his Romanian ideal just before the hammers start hitting the piano strings as the pianist forces down his fingers and thumbs onto the black and white spread of the keys. He lifts up the toe of his right foot and depresses the Sustain Pedal, which sustains the notes for a time rhythmically connecting note to note, making more sense to the chords and eventually to the piece of music. Not long after, he elevates his toe from the Damper Pedal, but he performs the same when needed or is mentioned in the sheet music.

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Beyond the Silken Veil (A Brand New Story by Dhiraj Sindhi) SNEAK PEEK

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Here, I am presenting y'all The Brand New Story by yours truly. Thank you for all appreciation for Winged Sisters! That, I chose to write more for you all nears and dears. Without further ado, let's jump right in.

Now, you will be reading a sneak peek of this New Story. You can consider it to be a prequel or as I mentioned a sneak peek. I'll be uploading it in chunks so you won't require much time to read.

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Beyond the Silken Veil

SNEAK PEEK 1

The floor’s sweating of the cold through the Kota stones and the window’s inviting the chilling breeze from the southwest which fills ears with whistles every now and then. The place smells of salty sea-shore scent. The orange sky’s transforming into violet with tiny white dots popping up here and there. The darkness is spilling into every corner of the room but the moonlight piercing through the window brightens a part of it.

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An artist sits facing the musical instrument as if it was invented only for him, by Italian maker of musical instruments, Bartolomeo Cristofori di Francesco. The pianist owns a Steinway Grand Piano, seasoned wood body and thoroughly hand-crafted, which took it three whole years to lead its way for making history in the world of music. The pianist closes his eyes and raising his head, takes in the whiff of dried wood.

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As the beam of moon rays shifts, the edges of bright light moderately takes a shape of the chair and soon the entire chair comes into sight. The chair has the appearance of being a traditional French Bergère style but its legs are taller than most Bergère chairs. It is a wooden chair having loose cushion seat with Bannister back. With that said, it is obvious that the chair is customized and not typical Bergère.

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The pianist alters his position and shifts forward to the front half of the bench. It is wooden black, leather padded adjustable keyboard bench with four legs. The pianist slides his knees slightly under the keyboard. He slowly straightens his back and assures that his elbows are higher than the keyboard, then loosen his shoulders. He loosely rests his fingers on the keyboard forming a curve through fingers’ proximal to the fingertip.

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Book Review: Rise in Love by Siddharth Roy

Book Review

RISE IN LOVE

by

Siddharth Roy

RISE IN LOVE by Siddharth Roy

Author: Siddharth Roy

ISBN: 978-8193716342

Genre: Romance

Length: 150 Pages

Publisher: Bigfoot Publication (2018)

Price: ₨. 149

My Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

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About the author: Siddharth Roy is undoubtedly a human, author of 2 Books, TEDx Speaker, and sports lover. He was born and brought up in Nagpur and is currently pursuing BBA in media and mass communication from Whistling Woods International, Mumbai.

Siddharth’s first book The Special Fish was published in November 2016. His second book Rise in Love, winner of ‘Manuscript of the year’ by Lit O Fest Mumbai, was released in Sept. 2018.

Siddharth Roy (TEDx Speech)

Siddharth Roy has spoken at three TEDx events and many other events including Lit O Fest Mumbai. Mostly his speeches are on society, humanity and basic concepts of life as he believes that it is our thinking that makes us what we are. Also, he has won a silver medal in State Badminton Championship.

This young author became the youngest head of creativity in the subject of In-house Book editing and Scripting at the age of 17. He has got much more appreciation but I think this profile/Intro is enough to pick up his book and start reading.

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Twitter Handle: @RoySiddharth19

REVIEW

Rise in Love is the story about two modern-day teenagers dealing with tough career choices and how they rise in love when they cross each other’s paths. The book is written in third person point of view, narrating the story of two distinct characters Adhira and Abhiraj. At the starting you imagine a young author is narrating the story but as the story develops you would refuse to consider that. That’s a good point. The writing style is really good, not missing any details that any reader would ask for. Well, at first the pace is a bit slow as you don’t see where it is going but after a few chapters it fits just perfect.

The story sets in two cities of Maharashtra, Mumbai and Nagpur. Adhira is a Mumbaiker while Abhiraj is from Nagpur. There are mentions of lavish places of Mumbai like hotels and malls and peaceful places of Nagpur also. The book depicts the lifestyle of a teenager in Mumbai and also of a teenager who is fighting for making his name in a career of his choice.

Characters are very strong and clear, all having a visible purpose. Abhiraj is trying to stay away from love and stuff, for concentrating on his writing career to prove himself to his father. Tulika is his best friend. Adhira is a gorgeous and extremely career-oriented girl, wants to take over her mother’s boutique and dealing with grievous past. Rashi is her best friend and her protector too, most fun and smart character. Adhira falls in love with Shubham who is a cool dude and son of a rich man.

The genre of this novel is romance made of pure love and emotions. When Abhiraj meets Adhira, he could not stop thinking about such a beautiful girl with sad eyes. Then they all become really good friends. Over the span of what little time they got, Adhira and Abhiraj shares their emotions and build a unique connection that they’ve never encountered and learn what is the true meaning of love.

The plot is all about how Abhiraj enters Adhira’s life and make her realize the difference between love and lust just when she needed to know. And Abhiraj who believed that love can only be a distraction, he found that it’s not true.

I loved how the author has depicted the teenage lives who are struggling along with family issues. Adhira, the strong is holding a traumatic past, whereas Abhiraj, the writer is making efforts to show his father that he can make his career as a successful writer. Also, there is humor that made me laugh. After the slow-paced part of the book when all characters get along, I could do nothing but finish reading it. It also reports some serious issues that deal with teenagers who get trapped with infatuation and ruin their lives. The author also speaks his opinions on a serious matter like rape through Abhiraj’s voice.

Apart from all the seriousness, the book is fun. It got me that Mumbai vibes and reminded me of those teenage years. The pure friendship and those moments with them. Making friends and creating the most beautiful and precious memories. Last but not least, the epilogue is the most satisfying part of the novel.

I recommend this book to everyone, teenagers, parents, readers of course.

Thank you to the author Siddharth Roy for creating Abhi, Adhira, Ra, Tulika. Also, for recommending Rise in Love to me.

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PS: Full of emtions, this book made me cry also.  I loved this book a lot. You should start reading this right now!

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Top 10 Most Anticipated Books of 2019

Hello Readers' fam! Today I present to you...

My Top 10 Most Anticipated Books of 2019

So here are The Top 10 Most Anticipated Books releasing in 2019 which I can't wait to read and I really hope I get to read each one of them despite of my current huge TBR (To Be Read) pile. There is 1 book which will be releasing in 2020 January from one of my favorite authors, so I have counted it also.

I wish that all would prove to be 5 STARS 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 for me. These all are from my favorite NY Times Best Selling authors. Four books from this Top 10 Most Anticipated Books list are sequels to my favorite novels from favorite authors. Three of the remaining six books are first books in the fresh new series from some amazing authors I adore.

The list is sorted by release dates (as per my best knowledge) from March 2019 to January 2020. Let's Dive In.

10. Children of Virtue and vengeance (Legacy of Orïsha #2)

Children of Virtue and Vengeance

First things first. If you haven't checked my Top 10 list of 2018 then check it here - Top 10 Most Favorite Books of 2018. Thanks! Now you know, which books and/or genre I love the most.

Legacy of Orisha was declared a trilogy by Tomi Adeyemi. The first in the series Children of Blood and Bone was completely successful and made it to #1 on The New York Times Bestsellers List. The story follows the character Zelie Adebola who's mother was killed by a brutal King Saran who rules over the land of Orisha. The second in the trilogy was announced to be released on 7th of March this year but just few days back Tomi Adeyemi re-announced that the book will be releasing late this year on 3rd December. After reading the Children of Blood and Bone, I was waiting for second release desperately because this is the story you cannot wait to explore. But now have to wait longer. However there are a lot anticipated releases in between so nothing to worry about.

Goodreads Page: Children of Virtue and Vengeance

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9. The Red Scrolls of Magic by Cassandra Clare and Wesley Chu (The Eldest Curses #1)

The Red Scrolls of Magic by Cassandra Clare and Wesley Chu

As we all know (or by now you'll know) that Cassandra Clare is also the #1 New York Times Bestseller, author of The Shadowhunter Chronicles. Now, she has declared the first book in the all new series (The Eldest Curses) writing along with award winner sci-fi author Wesley Chu. The series follows characters, High Warlock Magnus Bane from the Shadowhunter Chronicles and his boyfriend Alec Lightwood. Who are on a vacation in europe, when the news arrives about the demon-worshipping cult called the Crimson Hand. I bet this is going to be as awesome as other cassandra Clare works. The Red Scrolls of Magic is planned to be released on 9th of April this year.

Goodreads Page: The Red Scrolls of Magic

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8. Again, but Better by Christine Riccio

Again, but Better by Christine Riccio

Christine Riccio is one of my favorite Booktubers, she makes awesome bookish content and about writing too. Again, but Better is the story about giving yourself a second chance and being brave enough to try again. I read the synopsis on Goodreads and Shane is already making me curious. The story is about Shane, a college student living same monotonous life. now, she needs change and signs up for a semester abroad in London. Then she faces the problems with 'being outside her comfort zone' but she finds out that with right amount of courage and determination one can tackle anything. This is going to be magical and I can't wait to read it. As of now, many are facing the same fear of being outside the bubble. Be it a magic or self-confidence, we have to arm ourselves with such power that can conquer your fears. Love from India, Christine Riccio! Again, but Better will be launched on 7th May.

Goodreads Page: Again, but Better

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7. Tunnel of Bones by Victoria Schwab (City of Ghosts #2)

Tunnel of Bones by Victoria Schwab

Victoria Schwab is American fantasy author best known for her Vicious and the Shades of Magic series. I've seen many booktubers recommending her books for so long and she has been favorite author for many of them. Tunnel of Bones is the sequel of her City of Ghosts, which follows the character named Cassidy. Cassidy can see ghosts and then she finds Lara who also can see dead. Lara tells her that as In-betweener, their job is to send ghosts permanently beyond the veil. Well that is the story of the first book City of Ghosts which was set in Edinburgh, Scotland. Now it sets in Paris where her parents are shooting a new TV show about most haunted cities in the world as before. She is with her ghost friend Jacob (of course) and again some spirit is haunting the city. As the first in the series did charms on us, I would love to discover the haunted Paris. Tunnel of Bones will be released on 3rd Sept.

Goodreads Page: Tunnel of Bones

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6. Starsight by Brandon Sanderson (Skyward #2)

Starsight by Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson is American fantasy and science fiction writer best known for his Cosmere Universe, in which his most of the fantasy novels are set. He is also known for finishing Robert Jordan's epic fantasy series The Wheel of Time. The series follows a great, powerful, strong, funny  character, protagonist, Spensa. I've heard alot about her in last few months from readers who read Skyward, the first book in the series. She longs to be pilot but for some reason her last name wouldn't allow her to be one. when she discovered M-Bot, an AI driven ancient ship, she realizes that her dream might be possible. The Skyward ended with such a climax and directs to the second book. This is going to be more of Spensa and more flying and fighting in planes. The release of Starsight is planned on 29th Oct.

Goodreads Page: Starsight

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5. Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (Alex Stern #1)

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

In 2018, my goal was to read Six of Crows Duology, which got so much hype in 2018, everyone was talking about it. However, i couldn't read it but I learned a lot about the world she has created which is known as Grishaverse. Leigh Bardugo is known for her Grisha Trilogy and Six of Crows Duology. These all books are set in the Grishaverse. I am in love already, how booktubers are talking about it. Whoa! I hope this  year I get to read it all. Ninth House is first in the series which would follow the character Alex Stern, who is 20 yo high-school dropout with a criminal past. And mysteriously get a second chance as a Yale University freshman. I am so into it. Ninth House is expected in October this year. (Probably 1st Oct.)

Goodreads Page: Ninth House

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4. The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

As you all know by reading the last post: Top 10 Favorite Books of 2018, Erin Morgenstern and her  The Night Circus has charmed all the readers with the phantasmagorical tale of the two empowered magicians. Now after so long wait of six years, she is back with another (her second) captivating novel. The Starless Sea will be following a character named Zachary Ezra who finds an unusual book in the library in which he encounters his own childhood. Strange right? Intriguing. There is much more in the synopsis.Have a look at the Goodreads page. It is going to be as fantastic as The Night Circus. I am craving more of Erin Morgenstern's 'fairytale in one way or another'. We love you so much. The Starless Sea will be released on 5th November.

Goodreads Page: The Starless Sea

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3. Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell (Simon Snow #2)

Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell

I am f*ing excited to know what happens with Simon and Baz. The first book Carry On was so fun, comic, romantic and MAGICKAL. The characters, their bond of friendship and relationship, the magic, the vampire, the locks of hair (one of my favorites). I just loved it. I don't wanna spoil but the ending was a bit sad. I can't wait to see how they are getting along while they've lost the connection which brought them together. Would they be able to Carry On? FYI, I just love'em. Wayward Son was to be released next year but Rainbow Rowell preponed it to 7th Nov. this year. Hurray!

Goodreads Page: Wayward Son

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2. Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare (The Last Hours #1)

Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare

I've already said but again, Cassandra Clare is awesome. Her Shadowhunter Chronicles are most famous like she has won so many awards for this and now she is back with another Shadowhunters Trilogy and Chain of Gold is first in the series where evil hides in plain sight and the only thing more dangerous than fighting demons is falling in love. In Cassie style, this is going to be great and look at the cover! It is out already and so Shadowhunter vibes. Chain of Gold is expected to get released on 19th Nov.

Goodreads Page: Chain of Gold

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1. Infinity Son by Adam Silvera (Specters #1)

Infinity Son by Adam Silvera

Adam Silvera. I am his huge huge fan. No kidding, he's awesome. I just love him (*blushing*). Adam Silvera is New York Times bestselling author of They Both Die at the End, More Happy Than Not and History Is All You Left Me. And What If It's Us co-written with Becky Albertelli (Author of Simon vs. Homosapiens Agenda) was fabulous. He is tall for no reason and lives in New York City. He always talks about fan-fictions and fantasy characters of Harry Potter and more. Finally he has come with fantasy series called Specters. Infinity Son is the first in series. Adam said that there will be PHOENIXES. Whoa sold!! And it is not arriving sooner than January 2020.


Goodreads Page: Infinity Son

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FIN

If you have survived through this, please give it a chance! Holly crap. I wrote a book! (Sorry Superwoman for stealing the line.)

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Thank you so much for reading y'all. I hope you enjoyed and got some recommendations.

Comment below if you gonna read any of this and tell me what you have to say about these amazing authors!! And their work.

I wish to read them all and once I do, I'll review them here if you want.

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Top 10 Favorite Books of 2018

Hello readers, I am back with a fun stuff today!!

Top 10 Most Favorite Books of 2018

These are my Most Favourite books I read in 2018. I am sorting them from 10 to 1 (Most favourite), so that you can understand what I like the most AKA what taste I have in reading. So lets get started.

AND all are 5 STARS 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 for me! I haven't reviewed the books here but it is more about what I felt for the books and my relation with them. Enjoy!

Top 10 Favorite Books | Dhiraj Sindhi

10. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

Treasure Island (Penguin Classics Crossword Edition)

I grew up watching varieties of this iconic Treasure Island story. There are cartoons from Doraemon to specifically focused on sailing theme like animated series, The Legends of Treasure Island which all take reference from this work of Robert Louis Stevenson. This was the first classic book I read and enjoyed a lot despite tough glossary. The plot and storyline you always can discover from Wikipedia or in this case, watch animated movie! So I will not mention about the story much in this post (maybe in upcoming blog series of reviews). There is everything, mystery, action, sailing, lovely and powerful characters. I learned the terms about sailing, the mast and the harbour and the schooner and the pirates and Jolly Roger! 'Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!' I loved this song. You should definitely pick this if you haven't read this yet. You're gonna love it, specially the characters John Silver and Jim.

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9. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

The Little Prince (Fingerprint Pocket Classics Edition)

The Little Prince is that one book, which you should read once in your lifetime. It is also third most translated book in the world after The Bible and The adventures of Pinocchio. It left me with questions at the end as intended by the author. The book showcases the nature of grown-ups and their ability to think limited. There are world famous quotations by fox in this book on human relationships, which are the best part of the book. This book addresses to moral values if you pay attention to them. I would recommend this book to everyone on this earth to read it once.

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8. Until Love Sets Us Apart by Aditya Nighhot

Until Love Sets Us Apart (Fingerprint Publishers)

If you haven't checked my review about this book yet, then you should check it out right now HERE. The story is inspired by true incidents. The plot kept me to the edge and this is the only book I finished in just two sittings. The author Aditya Nighhot has managed well to carry out all the consequences in the plot and explains that 'Nobody is innately bad or evil but circumstances changes people drastically'. With that the author conveys his message to his readers that 'Nothing is impossible. If we strive hard together, we can definitely bring change in our society which is filled with few individuals having sick mentality'. The story also shows how true friendship and relationship grows with time. I really recommend this to everyone for the message being conveyed.

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7. Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

Norwegian Wood (Vintage Books)

'Death exists, not as opposite but as a part of life.' This quote started my journey with Haruki Murakami. And I now know that Haruki Murakami is one of the best novelists in the world. His writing style is mesmerizing and mind blowing. Originally written in Japanese which is translated in English by Jay Rubin. Let me save you a search on wikipedia 'The plot is the nostalgic story of loss and burgeoning sexuality'. The protagonist Toru thinks back to his life when he was in college. Norwegian Wood touched my heart and soul. It is about life, death, relations and sex. Most importantly the setting of Japan. You will just love to walk around in streets of Tokyo and more cities.

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6. Turtles All The Way Down by John Green

Turtles All The Way Down (Penguin Random House UK Special Limited Edition with Jacket Poster)

Turtles All The Way Down is really close to my heart and relatable too. It is the first published work  of John Green since his 2012 novel The Fault in Our Stars. This book directly addresses to mental illness.The protagonist Aza Holmes is high school student with OCD and is on search for fugitive with her best friend. She goes through so much of internal conflicts daily and then she reunites with her old friend Davis. You see what I'm trying to say. The story goes on with that internal mess which really makes it heart stomping. If one is suffering from clear anxiety or any disorder or any mental illness, it needs serious attention. If it relates to you in any way like I do, then you have to read this and it will only make a positive difference. Just like The Fault in Our Stars its not another Young Adult Fiction, it is special and is as personal to me as it is to John Green.

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5. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

The Night Circus (Vintage Books)

The Night Circus is 2011 debut fantasy💗 novel by Erin Morgenstern, written for annual writing competition NaNoWriMo over the span of three NaNoWriMos. This book is literally one magical and enchanting and surreal and breathtaking. As I'm writing this, I'm craving to  read it right now, again. Now, The Night Circus is before my eyes. The first line of the novel 'The circus arrives without warning.' caught me by nerves and I knew this was for me and I loved it a lot. An instagram handle recommended me this and I am very thankful to them, though I don't remember who. The plot is about a duel between two great magicians and The Night Circus (Le Cirque des Rêves which translates to  The Circus of Dreams) is the venue for that. The writing style and the plot is simply fantastic as they say Erin Morgenstern is a writer and an artist who describes all her work as being 'fairy tales in one way or another'. This phantasmagorical debut work of her affected my imagination deeply. If you are fan of fantasy and magic, then this is must and is for you.

I am back. Seriously I am back after reading the Prologue (Anticipation) of The Night Circus. and in few minutes it painted my mind in Black and White circus stripes. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!! I'll just read it and then get back to this post. LOL.

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4. Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkban by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkban (Flipkart Fake Edition)

Confession: I am a Potterhead and I LOVE Harry Potter and J.K. Rowling and it should be on top at number one.There will not be any universe like Potterverse and Hogwarts but for some reasons I enjoyed the next top three books more than this. Maybe I like more of Young Adult so yeah.

🔔 SPOILER ALERT 🔔

As always when I think about any Harry Potter book/movie, it fills my heart with warmness, magic, dark magic and above all, pure love and pure friendship. Like any of Harry Potter book, this also is full of powerful moments and those characters! One of my favorite part of this book was Sirius Black, godfather of our Harry. His background and his relation with James. This one is such a sentimental rollercoaster ride (Well which one isn't?) for finally meeting his official guardian from whom he can expect parental love (Exception: Mr.& Mrs. Weasley) and who would protect Harry at any cost. The journey starts with aunt Marge and then Knight Bus. Crookshanks and Ron's Scabbers! Azkaban, Dementors and Remus Lupin (My favorite DADA teacher)! Buckbeak and Professor Trelawney! Minerva, Hermione and Time-Turner! Werewolf and the black dog! Harry's casting 'Expecto Patronum' and finally escaping of fugitive! LOVE, LOVE and PURE LOVE!

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3. Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

Children of Blood and Bone (Pan Macmillan India)

Children of Blood and Bone is a young adult fantasy debut novel by Nigerian-American novelist, Tomi Adeyemi. She has built a whole new world, Orïsha. Where the ruthless King Saran rules over two conflicting cultures, Maji who have unique magical abilities and Kosidán, the nobles. The King Saran has taken away the magic from the land of Orïsha. Zélie Adebola, the lead character and her trio strives hard for reinvigorating the magic back to the land. Absolutely the epic one. Tomi Adeyemi made this attempt in response to police brutality and violence against black americans. She drew an inspiration from paintings in gift-shop (Brazil) of african gods and goddesses and says "It really made me think about all the beautiful images we never see featuring black people." The plot is just amazing! I wasn't able to sleep for couple of nights thinking what will happen next. Hence, I had to finish this in few days. Again, the world she has created is phenomenal. Double thumbs up for this dark yet stubbornly magical.

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2. Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

Carry On (Pan Macmillan India)

Carry On is that one young adult fiction (set in the space inspired by Harry Potter) with that queer romance, I would love to read it again and again. It is difficult to explain where this book came from but what is wikipedia for? In short it is a fanfiction based on fictional series of novels ('Simon Snow') within Rowell's novel Fangirl written by protagonist of Fangirl, Cath. However, she says that it is not meant to be seen as written by Cath. There is unique kind of magic and Watford, school for wizards and witches. There are homosexual relationships and romance too. Simon Snow is the worst 'Chosen One' ever according to his roommate Baz. Talking about that, I want to reread this now. Also the conflicts between distinct classes within magical community and the politics are the major plot points here and are interesting as it carries the story further. I just LOVE Carry On and is close to my heart  💗. (*There is comedy too*)

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1. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Simon and Schuster BFYR)

You must be knowing by now that Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz is one of my favourites. You see the title of my blog? Yeah. Dedication goes like "To all the boys who've had to learn to play by different rules." The format of the book is divided into six sections and each one is preceded by an epigraph. The first quotation (epigraph) that touched me is 'The problem with my life was that it was someone else's idea.' Two discrete characters from very different cultures and family backgrounds become friends in the summer of 1987. Ari and Dante have their own problems with life and have really different perspective towards that. After being friends, universe conspires to teach them the truths about their life. The book is filled with emotions. Their families and their relation with their parents is what carries the plot where it supposed to move. Between all this the story goes through all sorts of hurdles and then finally they discover the secrets of the universe.

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FIN

If you have survived through this, please give it a chance! Holly crap. I wrote a book! (Sorry Superwoman for stealing the line.)

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