BookReviews by Reshma Ranjan

her resurrection by Soumyadeep Koley “ When she is born, there is born with her a veritable, indomitable warrior. Together, they see, fight and endure so much—periods, childbirth, abortion, miscarriage, eve-teasing, rape, domestic violence, social stigma, breast cancer, trafficked into prostitution, being forced to renounce her dreams… Still why do we stereotype and say that men are stronger than women? ” Quoted from the book. *Spoiler Alert A woman her journey, oppressed, harassed, abused, raped, thrown into prostitution and she rises above all as a phoenix. Clichéd ? No!  I read few parts thinking isn’t it clichéd but soon I felt  sympathy for Maya, when did  sympathy take a turn to empathy I never knew. I wanted to weep every time the girl feared being exploited, every time she was harassed, every time she was used as a commodity, every time  women let themselves detach from their body believing if it saves a girl from being raped in the cit...

  Hope We Never Meet Again  by Srinath Krishnamoorthy Psychological, Hate Thriller? Well it’s a notch different. I would say a Psychological Hate thriller with a Tint of Supernatural to it. READ IT! You will not regret it. Busy with writing last month I couldn’t read it. Now that I finally sat with the book I was hooked. During the first part somewhere I felt a little drag and doubted is it relevant to the start that had made me think ‘ WHOA! What the heck happened? ’ But soon it got me back into the inescapable current. The narration is very different. Every reader who loves trying new Author should give it a try.  The story is hooking. For a first book it is a strong current which would suck you in, actually kind of whirlpool. Not all would like the style but nobody would feel it was a waste of time. If you are into thrillers, mind plays …watch out for this author - ‘Srinath Krishnamoorthy’. *Spoiler alert Very nostalgic, Palakkad, ottaplam, tho...