Category Archives: Fiction

The Karachi Deception – Shatrujeet Nath

Posted on November 20, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Ishita RC) Three elite commandos of the India Army – Major Imtiaz Ahmed, Captain Shamsheer Suleiman and Lieutenant Rafiq Mehmood – are chosen for once in a lifetime one-of-a-kind mission: to enter Pakistan and eliminate the dreaded underworld … Continue reading →

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The Glorious Heresies – Lisa McInerney

Posted on November 18, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “I don’t spend every second social occasion fantasising about enormous inanimate objects that one time used to mean something to me. But I’ve been fucked these past three weeks. I’ve been sick, and tired, and dizzy, … Continue reading →

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The Hearts We Mend -Kathryn Springer

Posted on November 15, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Ishita RC) Widowed at the age of 25, Evie Bennett has spent the last 13 years raising her son Cody, encouraging women to boldly pursue God’s plan for their future. She wasn’t happy, as per the dictionary definition, … Continue reading →

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Ashvamedha: The Game of Power – Aparna Singh

Posted on November 6, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Ishita RC) Ashwin Jamal is a charismatic youth icon with a fan following that is larger than all the politicians combined and he just became the youngest Prime Minister of India. Little does he know that for the … Continue reading →

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Pearl, MD – Marie Bartlett

Posted on November 3, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) This book revolves around the time when a woman is not welcome to have a profession other than being a housemaid and giving birth. Men dominate and make decisions for her. If a woman decides to … Continue reading →

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Storm of Ecstasy (The Guardians of the Realms Book 9) – Setta Jay

Posted on October 28, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Ishita RC) Being the son of Hades and a Guardian of Realms means Pothos has been gifted with immense power; powers that he struggles to control. The fact that half of his heritage is from the unknown world … Continue reading →

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Bunyan’s Guide To The Great American Wildlife- Quentin Canterel

Posted on October 25, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “I don’t want to be weak. I want to have a voice like everyone else…Without a voice, I am nothing.” That’s how many of us feel. However for some, this sentiment is monumental. Take John, for … Continue reading →

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Game of Anarchy: Race Against Time – Kenneth Jones

Posted on October 21, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Ishita RC) Rita has created a reputation as the Sting Queen solely based on her ability to expose corrupt politicians and their unsavoury schemes. Samar is a highly decorated officer in the Indian Army, who is disillusioned with … Continue reading →

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The Vikramaditya Trilogy Book 1/The Guardians of the Halahala – Shatrujit Nath

Posted on October 17, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Ishita RC) The price of a promise, paid in blood. The deadly Halahala, the all devouring poison was an accidental find during the churning from the depths of the White Lake by the devas and asuras. Even the … Continue reading →

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Eve Out of Her Ruins – Ananda Devi (translated from the French by Jeffrey Zuckerman)

Posted on October 15, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung)   “Night makes its way into our bodies and refuses to leave. Night and our hormones gone wild. We boys are bundles of frustration. We start following girls to the shuttered factory that devoured our mothers’ … Continue reading →

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