the_regular_reader

🥼⁣
Book Review 119⁣
The Girl On Fire⁣
Devashish Sardana⁣
⁣
There are books that entertain. There are books that challenge you. And then there are books that make you forget everything else as you turn page after page, desperate to know what happens next. The Girl on Fire by Devashish Sardana belongs to that rare third category.⁣
⁣
We’re introduced to IPS Simone Singh, a sharp, no-nonsense officer, fresh off a suspension. She is thrown straight into a chilling case—a serial killer is murdering doctors in Kullu’s Regional Hospital. Dr. Zain Kaushal found himself tangled in the chaos. Nurse Aadya is on the run- but why? What's Dr. Sidat's secret?⁣
Grab the book and find out.⁣
⁣
The perspective keeps switching—one chapter, you’re deep inside Simone’s relentless investigation. The next, you’re running breathlessly with Aadya. Then with Zain and the perspectives keep switching. Twists keep coming in hard and fast. Old secrets come out. Motives shift.⁣
⁣
The writing is crisp and clean. The author doesn’t waste time with flowery prose or over-explaining things. Every line matters. Every chapter ends with a hook. Just when I thought I could put the book down , boom—another cliffhanger.⁣
⁣
This book doesn't just keep you guessing. It makes you guess. It forces you to play detective along with Simone. And that’s exactly what I loved. Another thing that impressed was the pacing. There's never a dull moment. Some thrillers slow down too much in the middle. Not this one. Every chapter pushes the story forward. There’s always something happening.⁣
⁣
"Murder mystery and crime thriller is a genre which will never lose its charm.”⁣
This sentence kept echoing in my head while reading this book. Because the story proves exactly why the genre remains timeless. It taps into something universal—our fear of the unknown, our need for justice, our obsession with figuring things out before the final reveal. And Devashish Sardana uses that timeless appeal beautifully, while still giving us something fresh and different.⁣
⁣
Continued In Comments 👇🏻

✨💫 ⁣
𝘈𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳 ! 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘶𝘱𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘥𝘰𝘮, 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺, 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘴𝘮, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭! 𝘋𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦.⁣
⁣
𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦—𝘴𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵-𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘱! 📚📸⁣
⁣
𝘍𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭. 𝘊𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬! 💖 ⁣
⁣

Book review
The Genius Of Indraprastha (The Gondwana Chronicles Book 1)
Harshwardhan

“ज्ञानम् अमूल्यम् अस्ति:”
“Knowledge Is Invaluable”

Bakht Khan aka commander of Khidmatgars has conquered all the native tribes of Gondwana except a***n. In his attack on Agneyapuram he discovers a silver chest of Mahabharata Times. Meanwhile A***n Prince Martand is determined to eliminate Khidmatgars from Gondwana Once and for all.
What's In The Silver chest?
Is it the only one?
What are the masterplans & strategies of Martand and Commander against each other?
Read The Book and Find out.

There are some books that you want to finish as soon as possible but also want the story to move further untill it reveals all its secrets (पढ़ते जाओ,पढ़ते जाओ) at the same time. The Genius Of Indraprastha Is One Such Book. It begins with How Khidmatgars came into play in Gondwana & History of several tribes residing there. Major Portion Of Book Is The Narration Of The Battle Of Indraprastha happened 22 years before the present chaos.

Book is gripping since it's Very beginning & gives a complete enthralling reading experience. Honestly i didn't found it boring anywhere. Every incident mentioned contributes to the plot and narrative of the book. Initial pages where history of Gondwana tribes & Khidmatgars is told can fail to appease someone but not me.In fact they were much needed to give a crystal clear path to the upcoming turns.

Language Is Ultra Simple so both pro readers and beginniners can immerse themselves to the story thoroughly with ease.The Drawback I Felt was The Lack Strong Female Characters.Yes! There's Not A Single One Here. Hope Author will introduce some in his next books. There's also a tremendous amount of violence present in the book , Cities are being burned, abdomen are being slashed, people are being decapitated, limbs are being pierced. But being always surrounded by a war atmosphere what else you can expect? And the ultimate treat to reader is commander, the so called antagonist of the book. He steals the show everytime he appears.

A well paced and well placed debut work by author. Go and read The Genius Of Indraprastha. It's a fantastic fiction read.

Hold That Breath
Abhirup Dhar
132 Pages
𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐛⁣
A school reunion turns awry when five friends realize the urban legend revolving a headless boy in Dow Hill, Kurseong might be true.
Bored homemaker, Saachi curious about the supernatural plays the elevator game to reach the other world.
Wandering photographer, Barry Bandeira puts up at a fort hotel one night and unearths an ancient curse.
Abhay Kumar, a horror fiction writer, looking forward to a wedding anniversary celebration with his lovely wife, confronts his nemesis.
Jeevika tells a true ghost story while on a road trip in Delhi-Jaipur expressway with her rich spoilt boyfriend, Ojas.
Raman Chabra, a film producer meets a talented struggler, Dhruv in a dilapidated cinema hall to hear his horror script.
One of these stories connects the others.
Fear will be unleashed from the master storyteller of 'Stories Are Magical' and 'Once Again… With Love!' Have a fun, simple, relaxing and a little spooky read! Enjoy.

𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫⁣
Abhirup Dhar was born in Kolkata and has lived in various cities and towns
A banker by profession, he is passionate about writing and has been doing so ever since he was a child.⁣ He believes the best stories are always the ones simply written from the heart and for the heart! He then celebrated storytelling in his next outing with 'Stories Are Magical' and readers had a fun, relaxing read again.
Abhirup is now delving into horror with 'Hold That Breath!', focused to tell different kinds of stories. He currently lives in Mumbai.