The Pensive

Title :  False Ceilings Author : Amit Sharma Number of Pages :  256 Genre:  Fiction Amit Sharma has been one of my favorite bloggers . I started reading him some where in 2012 at mashed musings which has now moved to http://amit-sharma.co.in/blog/ and instantly became a fan. The humour, plethora of emotions , his opinions on sensitive topics which were most of the times in sync with mine, his daddy diaries and many more write ups kept me always glued to his blog. So when I came to know that his book, False Ceilings got published , it was just natural to think of buying it. I was highly elated when Amit sent me a copy of False Ceilings. I would anyway have bought it but the personalised copy made the book more special. With out much ado let me share how I felt while reading the book. The copy I got Story line and my Review The book starts with Aaryan and his , "if - else" statement amusing the readers as they will start thinking, what it is all about. Amit ...

We were always told and taught that, honesty is the best policy Our actions were controlled by this guideline, till we realised it's a fallacy! Childhood was easy with a heart as clear as water. As the years get added up, the emotions get complex and we falter! The feelings we had as kids were either black or white We had only two answers "Yes or No" and always felt al right As we grew, the airtight heart started battling and lost the vigour Not every thing was white or black for us as the visionaries got greyer! Requesting a simple thing we needed was a piece of cake then Asking for a favour now takes all our energy and all our might All our colourful dreams then, always took shape in a happy flight Growing up meant practicality and made us calculate our delight! Being inquisitive was an achievement in the past As we grew, we realised it is an asset to run the race and be fast Whatever we ask or don't ask, was always provided to us Being dependab...

Title :  Second Spring Author :  Sandhya Jane Number of Pages :  285 Genre: Fiction Synopsis and Review: Second Spring is the debut novel by Sandhya Jane  which narrates the life and happenings of Avantika a single mother, who has a strong persona and is highly successful in her profession. The book is all about the ups and downs in her life because of the love which hits her a second time, and on reading the synopsis, I felt the book will mostly reflect the hardships faced by Avantika in a innovative way but sadly I am heavily disappointed as page by page, the book felt like a daily soap or a Bollywood flick. I don't want to sound rude, but I was bored after finishing 50 pages. The story was going no where and was absolutely predictable just like any Hindi movie! First few pages made me feel may be this book has more to it than just the love, spark , infatuation and confusion episodes between Rohan and Avantika but I was wrong. The book has redundant episode...