Chasmish

Synopsis:

A forbidden romance.
A deadly plague.
Earth’s fate hinges on one girl…

Cinder, a gifted mechanic in New Beijing, is also a cyborg. She is reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her step sister’s sudden illness.

But when her life becomes entwined with the handsome Prince Kai's, she finds herself at the centre of a violent struggle between the desires of an evil queen - and a dangerous temptation.

Cinder is caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal. Now she must uncover secrets about her mysterious past in order to protect Earth’s future.

This is not the fairy tale you remember. But it’s one you won’t forget.

Review:

Cinder is the futuristic retelling of the classic fairy tale “CINDERELLA”. It is the first book of the lunar chronicles. I chose this book, because of my endless love for fairy tales.

This book started off a bit slowly. But, If you are going to put off this book because of the slowness, you will regret it for sure (trust me). Because the second half is a freaking roller-coaster ride. You may guess half the turns rightly yet you will be totally unaware of the facts that leads you into another storyline.

Marissa Meyer has perfectly created a world which hurtles you to witness it for yourself. Cinder is one of the best female-protagonists I’ve ever read. She nailed each and every scene especially with Prince Kai and Doctor Erland. The untold love between Cinder and Prince Kai sets the floor on fire. You cannot resist but to fall in love with them. Iko - the robot - I adore it a lot. Queen Levana – the perfect antagonist - you don’t even want in your nightmares.

The ending screams for a sequel. Unfortunately, I don’t have SCARLET with me. The urge to buy the next book is unconquerable.

I highly recommend this book to all the fans who wants fairy tale exquisitely coalesced with science fiction.

Happy reading!!!

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Synopsis:

“I am Dracula. Welcome to my house. Enter freely and of your own will”.

Jonathan Harker has little idea that his business trip to meet the mysterious Count of Transylvania would turn into his worst nightmare. Held captive in Dracula’s strange, dark castle, Jonathan discovers that the Count is in fact a vampire, who has been living on human blood for centuries! Soon, Dracula claims his first victim, the beautiful Lucy Westenra, a friend of Jonathan’s wife, Mina. But this is just the beginning of Dracula’s cruel intentions.

Now, it will take some clever and courageous people – Professor Van Helsing, Dr Seward, Arthur Holmwood, Quincey Morris, Jonathan and Mina Harker – to outwit and completely destroy the indomitable Dracula.

Packed with action, thrill and horror, and written in an epistolary form, this mother-of-all gothic novels is a classic page-turner.

Review:

I am a huge fan of Van Helsing movie which was based on the novels by Bram Stoker and Mary Shelly. This is the main reason I laid my hands on this classic book. The first few chapters are prodigious. When you start this book, you will be instantly entangled into the world of Dracula.

The story makes headway in the right direction accompanied by strong characters throughout the book. I personally admire the roles of Van Helsing and Mina Harker. They are adroit at connecting clues and even make some felicitous decisions dauntlessly. The author carried out the whole story by affixing each character's journals impeccably. This is the first time I witnessed this type of writing and I adored it a lot.

“It is a matter of life and death, perhaps even more!”.

To know further about this secluded world of Dracula, you must read this book. This illustrated edition is a perfect treat for visual and it’s literary work.

I highly recommend this book to all the Dracula story lovers and of course to all the fans of Bram Stoker.

Happy reading!!!

Title: The Night Circus

Synopsis:

The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breath-taking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night.

But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway—a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. Unbeknownst to them, this is a game in which only one can be left standing, and the circus is but the stage for a remarkable battle of imagination and will. Despite themselves, however, Celia and Marco tumble headfirst into love—a deep, magical love that makes the lights flicker and the room grow warm whenever they so much as brush hands.

True love or not, the game must play out, and the fates of everyone involved, from the cast of extraordinary circus performers to the patrons, hang in the balance, suspended as precariously as the daring acrobats overhead.

Written in rich, seductive prose, this spell-casting novel is a feast for the senses and the heart.

Review:

First of all I want to thank my friend for gifting me this magical book. Everything about this book is enchanting. Each character is unique in their own way. We have Illusionists, fortune tellers, contortionists and so much more. Something about the Circus stirs your souls. It is like stepping into a fairy tale which is breathtakingly beautiful yet so dark, enthralling and mind-spinning with sensual storytelling. When you read this book, you have to keep track of the years in each chapter to connect the story otherwise you will be lost in this Circus forever. I strongly believe all actions have repercussions after reading this book.

Some say “Love is fickle and fleeting”. But, is it true in Marco's and Celia's case? To know the answer you must read this book. In love games, sometimes to win would be worse than losing. Sometimes you have to avoid the unavoidable. Anyways, it is always a matter of perspective.

“You may tell a tale that takes up residence in someone's soul, becomes their blood and self and purpose. That tale will move them and drive them and who knows what they might do because of it, because of your words.”

The Night Circus fulfills the above words of Erin Morgenstern. Hats off to her writing skills.

I highly recommend this book to all the fantasy lovers out there.

Happy Reading!!!

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