The Girl in the Dark: A totally gripping crime thriller with edge-of-your-seat suspense (Blake and Byron Thrillers Book 2) by Zoë Sharp Summary of the book (taken from Goodreads) The woman falls. Her body begins to shake. Her brown eyes turn upwards, showing a mix of panic and desperate hope. She takes a deep breath and says one word: ‘Blake.’ Then her eyes close, her face pales, and she goes still forever… The victim: Shannon, a woman who went out of her way to help the lost and hopeless, left abandoned to die by the side of the road. Where was she in those last few days before her dea ..read more

I want to run away to some far-off land. The land of the unknown is more alluring than living amongst the known. Life is a constant battle; they say you win some, you lose some. But the more I lost, the more clarity I got. I can now see what is unacceptable and what I should walk away from! I have complained so much in my mind, if today you ask me, what’s wrong?, I will say, “Nothing! Absolutely, nothing!”. I will walk away from thoughts that spring up to say, “Is this right?”. I don’t want to dredge up any more of what’s gone, good or bad. Memories are bittersweet; they bring both happiness a ..read more

In my teenage life, my focus was all studies (not because I was asked to, but I Had to make something of my life). Unlike teenagers of my age, I was never a rebel child. I was the obedient kid most parents would dream of! But today, I can tell my younger self, that things fall in place eventually. Sometimes, in a more roundabout way than you would like, but they do! So, enjoy the moments you have with people around you. Life will go through its cycle quite like the seasons, and with every failure and success you will learn something new. Focus on the learning, grieve over the failure, and then ..read more

Yes, I am one of those people who cry watching an emotional movie or a book. The chances of me crying while a reading a thriller or a suspense book (which is my go to genre), is really low. But, once in a while I do meander away from my regular genres. Over the years, I have read a few books that brought tears to my eyes, it was either pain or the joy that brought those tears. So, let’s start, Me before you: Jojo Moyes The story is about Louisa Clark, who becomes a carer for Will Traynor, due to lack of any other options. Louisa and Will could not be more different. Will Traynor lived life li ..read more

Daily writing prompt Tell us about your favorite pair of shoes, and where they’ve taken you. View all responses …. that I wear most of the time, unless I am going to a party.. They are comfortable and I take them with me when I go on vacations. They are my favourite, not because they look good but solely because they bring comfort to my feet ..read more

“Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.” — Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Grey ..read more

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Daily writing prompt Do you need a break? From what? View all responses I think we often fall prey to cycle of monotony and mistake it for living a life. I dont have to make my life exciting every single, but a few days a week, and I can rejuvenated. But I think I have the super power of making stuff monotonous. Though, let me tell you I don’t get bored, but I quickly move away from things that are monotonous. So, the answer is I dont really break away from monotony by making it exciting, but completely walk away from it ..read more

Sometimes, it just blows my mind away, that how much we are insensitive towards people. With time, I realized each one of us are struggling with something in life, and some people more than others. We all need kindness in our heart, but somehow we skip it most of the time. I am talking about empathy in our regular lives, and for the people around us. If we are kind today, I am sure that kindness will come to you in future when you might need it ..read more

I am scared of taking that one step to cross over the imaginary threshold. Sometimes, I am in a mind to cross it, and hopefully it will make me feeler lighter. But, then a lot of other worries takes up the headspace, and I retract. I am scared of the unknowns. How will I do it or what will be the consequences is what worries me. Someday, I will be strong enough to go beyond that and take that step, but until then I am on this side of threshold, holding my breath, and have enough courage to cross it ..read more