Book Review |Dark Blossom- By Neel Mullick

Dark Blossom

Author : Neel Mullick

Rupa Publisher

No of : Pages 212
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When a book has been endorsed by one of the most popular author  loved by all ages "Ruskin Bond"  and published by Rupa Publisher then there much be something in it (kuch toh baat Hogi)

Let me come straight to the point The storytelling is just WOW.  Every chapter proves the amount of research  which was been done to built up the story ( the thought process, the conversation, the narration is one such fine example)

The first few chapter might not give you any clue where it might take you to ,but the story gradually develops and fits like a perfect puzzle.

The story is of two families Cynthia and Sam. Sam lost his a son and  wife in a freak accident. Clueless about the entire tragedy, the anger in him , made him take up counselling for anger management. He goes to Cynthia who is a counsellor for help.  

Meanwhile Cynthia too is in distress .She and her teenage daughter Lily just came out from an abusive relationship. Cynthia had her own issues with her daughter and vice versa. But in all this Lily harbours a secret, Cynthia is shocked to hear the  dark secret from her blossom.

Though both Sam and Cynthia are sailing in the different  direction there ship will anchor in one place. How is it all connected with Sam? Will Sam get the answer he was looking for? How Cynthia's mind deceived her is what been revealed in this Novella. 

I am bawled over the beautiful cover of the book.
Language Medium to hard.

A thrilling novel which will keep you hooked till the end .

Recommended to all  Mystery/Thriller lover

To me " Life itself is a string of coincidences and,to be perfectly  honest, I dont get our obsession with either controlling or explaining them." - Cynthia

Ratings : 💕💕💕💕

Book Review |The Dark Side of the MoonVolume 1:Shubham Arora

The Dark Side of the MoonVolume 1:

Author: Shubham Arora

Length: 50

Kindle Format

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The book contains 3 short stories, which are outstanding. The stories made me realise few incidents which actually took place in our country. Though it is not exact same like the story but dont we all hear  about mysterious death in the news dont we?

The stories includes:

The Last Skype : Story of a couple living a distant life due to job purpose. There only way of communication was  Skype chat. All was going pretty well until the  wife started  sensing bizarre symptoms while talking to her husband. What is happening to  her husband is what she finds out in Skype Chat.

In my Head : A story of a mother who killed her baby while the little one was feeding n her. She chopped her head, because she was told to do so. The narrator  was given in-charge to solve the mystery. Will he find something bizarre and back off from the case?

The Rituals. A man and his family obsessed with Lord Shiva, wants to see the lord in Physical form. The superstition and the rituals leads to something which will shock you.  Will the man get a glimpse of the Lord? Or is it only delusion.

The story the rituals made me remember the  death case of Burari family, where 11 members were found dead ( all hanged themselves).I still don't know what the reason was behind the death. Were they been murdered?

The shorts will hook you up from the beginning to the end. For many it might be paranormal activity but for me it is Mental disorder like (Psychosis/Schizophrenia).The stories will make you think whether the character actually needed medical assistance or does death cleans up the evilness.

Beginner who is looking for chilling -straight to the point stories, no drags, go for  The Dark Side of the Moon.

Thank You shubham Arora for the ebook. Looking forward for more such shorts.