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Take One More Chance

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Download this book from Juggernaut   here . Title:  Take One More Chance Author: Shriya Garg Genre: Fiction, Romance Rating: 4/5 Take One More Chance   is the first book of the young author, Shriya Garg. It is a love story, filled with funny incidents but it absolutely realistic and engaging. I got this one from Juggernaut, a book site, and read the book on their app. If you want to know more about Juggernaut, click here . Let's get down to the review, shall we? The story is about Naina Kashyap, a chartered accountant, who is in search of a suitable groom as her parents are pressing for her to be married. She manages to buy some time and along with her best friend Vandana, begins her search. While Vandana sets Naina up with various guys, she herself is seeing Aditya, a well-sculpted, handsome man. Unfortunately for Vandana, both Aditya and Naina don't get along from day one. The story takes us through Naina's unsuccessful dates and how, a

Cometh The Hour - The Clifton Chronicles #6

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Buy From Amazon.in Title:  Cometh The Hour Author: Jeffrey Archer Genre: Fiction, Drama Pages: 416 Publisher: Pan Macmillan India ISBN- 13:    978-1509827404 Rating: 4/5 Having  read and reviewed the previous installment of this high intense drama series, I didn't waste anytime being updated with the latest one.   Cometh the Hour , the sixth part of the Clifton Chronicles, leaves me speechless, but that's nothing new. It is Archer, what else can you expect? The book begins with the jury wanting to know the contents of Alex Fisher's letter that he wrote before he died. When the same are revealed, it changes the course of the case and Emma wins hands down. On the other hand, Giles successfully gets Karin out of Germany and reunites her with her father. He is finally enjoying his time with her when another twist in the story appears. Sebastian falls in love with an Indian girl, Priya, but her parents are too orthodox to allow her to marry someone outside her c

Before I Go To Sleep

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Buy From Amazon.in Title:  Before I Go To Sleep Author: S J Watson Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Fiction Pages: 384 Publisher: RHUK ISBN- 13:  978-0552164122 Rating: 4/5 The book is a psychological thriller and the first one by S J Watson. It has been made into a movie too but for those who haven't watched it yet, here is a review. The story begins with Christine waking up in a room having no idea where she is, or who she is, for that matter. She is in an utter state of confusion when she sees a man besides her on the bed. She walks into the bathroom to find her photographs hanging. When she looks at her reflection in the mirror, she is shocked because she just cannot seem to remember how she had aged so much. The man on the bed turns out to be her husband, Ben, who explains that she had been in a terrible accident many years ago and has been like this ever since. Every night when she goes to sleep, her memory is erased. Finding it absolutely difficult to think or beli

Mightier Than The Sword - The Clifton Chronicles #5

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Buy From Amazon.in Title:  Mightier Than The Sword Author: Jeffrey Archer Genre: Fiction, Drama Pages: 416 Publisher: Pan Macmillan India ISBN-13:  978-1447290599 Rating: 4/5 Mightier than the Sword   is the fifth book in the Clifton Chronicles series by Jeffrey Archer. A high drama story right from the start, this installment, too, doesn't let you down.  The last book left us with a tense situation on  The  Buckingham  as it set sail to New York on its maiden voyage. A bomb is planted in Emma's and Harry's cabin and is all set to destroy everything they worked hard for. The tragedy is averted just in time, but not without consequences. Harry is elected the new President of English PEN and voices his disapproval of the arrest of Anatoly Babakov, a Russian author, who is wrongly imprisoned for writing the truth about Stalin. Meanwhile, Sebastian has locked horns with Adrian Sloane of the Farthings Bank who has sworn to take him down, at all costs. While

The Monogram Murders

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Buy From Amazon.in Title:  The Monogram Murders Author: Sophie Hannah Genre: Fiction, Murder, Mystery Pages: 372 Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN-13 :  978-0008101244 Rating: 3/5 Out in 2014 apparently, I found this book now, two years later, while browsing through a book store. I had decided to buy just two books that day and, well, one of them had to be Poirot! It is a new Poirot tale by Sophie Hannah. So, here goes. Hercule Poirot is enjoying his meal in a coffee house when a woman rushes in. She seems agitated and tells him that someone is out to kill her and that when it is done, justice would be served. Puzzled and curious, Hercule Poirot makes up his mind to help Jennie. The next day, Poirot learns of the monogram murders  in a plush hotel in the city. He gets there with Inspector Catchpool to find three murders in three different rooms of the hotel. Each body is laid out perfectly with a monogrammed cuff link in each of the victim's mouth. As Poirot and