Category Archives: Fiction

The Martian by Andy Weir

Posted on January 23, 2016 by sumeethamanikandan

One of my resolutions (Goodreads Reading Challenge)  this year is to read 50 good Science Fiction books that I will review on my blog. I am glad that the year took off really well with a great book. I love to watch … Continue reading →

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The Gandharva (Devasur Series Book 1)

Posted on September 4, 2014 by sumeethamanikandan

Blurb When Dev, the Gandharva, sets his sight on Maya, a seemingly ordinary girl in his first year BA class, he doesn’t realize that his lust will expose him to the danger his coven is hiding from. When Maya meets … Continue reading →

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The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2) by Robert Galbraith

Posted on June 23, 2014 by sumeethamanikandan

Robert Galbraith’s second in the series, The Silkworm explores the world of publishing, traditional publishers, snooty book agents (aren’t they all) and weird authors (ranging from publicity crazy to the ones who do the disappearing act). Cormoran Strike is famous … Continue reading →

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Don’s Wife by Vinod Pande

Posted on March 3, 2014 by sumeethamanikandan

Don’s wife is a powerful story of romance, crime, honour, retribution and revenge. This saga of crime begins with the murder of Kamini, who is the Don’s wife. We see so many different facets of this character in the first … Continue reading →

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Ponniyin Selvan Volume 1 – Puthu Vellam (New Floods)

Posted on February 2, 2014 by sumeethamanikandan

Ponniyin Selvan by Kalki Krishnamurthy was written in early last century. And to this day, it remains the most popular classic book ever written in Tamil. And you can guess my level of obsession with it, when you know that … Continue reading →

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Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

Posted on January 14, 2014 by sumeethamanikandan

Name of the Rose was the first book that I bought on my brand new Kindle and one of my book club friends cried ‘irony’ as I would be reading about the fate of world’s most precious library in the … Continue reading →

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Gods, Kings and Slaves: The Siege of Madurai by R. Venkatesh

Posted on December 25, 2013 by sumeethamanikandan

I chanced upon this book in Goodreads and thought that I would give it a try. I was not disappointed. Gods, Kings and Slaves: The siege of Madurai is a wonderful historical novel that will suck you right into the … Continue reading →

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Fall of Giants by Ken Follet

Posted on November 11, 2013 by sumeethamanikandan

Ken Follet is one of my favourite authors. While he is good at racy spy thrillers, he excels at historical fiction too which is a rarity nowadays. Fall of Giants is the first book in his Century Trilogy series. The … Continue reading →

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Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith

Posted on October 27, 2013 by sumeethamanikandan

The first thing that came to my mind when I finished reading Cuckoo’s calling was that there was nothing of Harry Potter’s JK Rowling in this one. So it was probably the right decision to write it under a pseudonym. … Continue reading →

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The Five Foolish Virgins by Mohan Deep

Posted on October 17, 2013 by sumeethamanikandan

Five Foolish Virgins by Mohan Deep is a story that only a Bollywood insider could write. The story begins with Sita who lives with her parents in Lahore during the pre-independence times. With an English father and an Indian mother, … Continue reading →

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