Bookworm's Reviews

he Great Indian Medico Masala-Dr. Kumar Nirbhay

*The Great Indian Medico Masala* by Dr. Kumar Nirbhay is a witty collection of real-life inspired stories following the journey of a fictional doctor, Dr. Arun, from medical school…

Eternally Single, Rosa Alvarez-Neerja Pawar

Rosa Alvarez leads a double life in Los Angeles, balancing a respectable career as a physiotherapist with a secret identity that her mother would surely disapprove of. Her carefull…

Whispers of the Buried Past (Book 4 of Haveli Series)-Harshali Singh

In the fourth installment of the *Haveli* series, Dheeraj, the reluctant heir to a mysterious Old Delhi mansion, must confront a dark family curse triggered by the discovery of a b…

Romance in My Coffee-Multiple Authors

*Romance in My Coffee* is an anthology of ten short stories that explores diverse facets of love, blending contemporary themes with hints of old-school romance. While the collectio…

Psycho Path-Prerna Wadhawan

*Psycho Path* is a psychological thriller that explores the debate over whether psychopaths are biologically predestined or shaped by society through an intense cat-and-mouse game …

Mahagauri-Nitya Neelakantan

After a freak lab accident transports her to the ancient kingdom of Saptapuri, scientist Gauri Vishwanath discovers she is the subject of a prophecy to save the realm from a demoni…

A Tale of Two Kitchens-Lata Gwalani (Illus: Anitha Rajagopal)

*A Tale of Two Kitchens* by Lata Gwalani is a heartwarming memoir and cookbook that explores the deep bond formed between a Tamilian mother and a Sindhi mother-in-law through their…

I Met A Man Who Wasn’t There-Sakyajit Bhattacharya (Tr. Arunava Sinha)

This review highly recommends Sakyajit Bhattacharya’s *I Met A Man Who Wasn’t There*, a sophisticated crime thriller following a journalist's investigation into a forty-year-old mu…

Vikram and Betaal: Night of the Blood Moon-Amit Juneja

This review praises Amit Juneja's *Vikram and Betaal: Night of the Blood Moon* as a brilliant modern reimagining of classic folklore. The story follows a tech entrepreneur who ente…

Swansong-Vandana Kumari Jena

*Swansong* by Vandana Kumari Jena is a collection of 24 short stories that explore profound themes of reckoning and unexpected revelations through lyrical, precise prose. The revie…

Creepy Crawlies-Kanika Sharma

*Creepy Crawlies* by Kanika Sharma is a horror anthology that weaves ten different paranormal entities from folklore into unsettling stories set within an Indian context. While the…

The Divine Duel-Pratik Sahay

Pratik Sahay’s *The Divine Duel* is a mythology-infused science fiction novel that follows Anugrah, a man driven by tragedy to adopt the persona of "GOD" in a vengeful quest for di…