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Book Review: Most Ardently Yours by Freya Sampson
This review describes *Most Ardently Yours* as an entertaining fantasy romance about a woman who accidentally summons the fictional Mr. Darcy to the modern world after stealing a m…
The D’Costa Family ~ Rochelle Potkar
This review examines Rochelle Potkar's novel *The D’Costa Family*, a "madcap family caper" involving power struggles and secrets within an Anglo-Indian/Goan family. While the revie…
Where Magic Burns on Winter Seas
*Where Magic Burns on Winter Seas* is a dark historical fantasy following a Russian monk with secret magical abilities who is hunted by a former friend seeking to exploit his power…
Book review: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
Set in a remote Polish village, Olga Tokarczuk’s *Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead* follows Janina Duszejko, an eccentric elderly woman who becomes embroiled in an invest…
The dirty mustard soul
*A Dirty Mustard Soul: Life doesn’t end at Death* by Vishnu Vyas is a short thriller that follows investigative journalist Naveen Rao as he recounts a story of love, corruption, an…
Book Review: The Heart of Everything by Marc Levy
Marc Levy’s *The Heart of Everything* is a magical realism novel about a pianist named Thomas and his deceased father, who suddenly reappears to reveal a thirty-year-old secret. Th…
From the Land of Cross and Star
Andrew Volkov’s *From the Land of Cross and Star* is a contemplative historical fantasy following a disgraced monk’s magical quest to save a loved one while being pursued by a form…
Book Review: Lonely People Meet by Sayantan Ghosh
Sayantan Ghosh’s debut novel, *Lonely People Meet*, is an engaging and soothing exploration of loneliness, memory, and the profound weight of absence. While the reviewer notes occa…
Doctors are not murderers
This non-fiction anthology by Debraj Shome and Arti Heda uses heartfelt, true stories to humanize medical professionals and dismantle misconceptions about their intentions. By expl…
Book Review: Madam Commissioner by Meeran Chadha Borwankar
This review examines Meeran Chadha Borwankar’s memoir, *Madam Commissioner*, which chronicles her pioneering career as a female IPS officer. The book details her refusal to comprom…
Book Review: The Truth About You and Me by Emma Cooper
"The Truth About You and Me" by Emma Cooper is a magical realism romance about a cleaner with mind-reading abilities and a bookshop owner who has lost his ability to read due to an…