Books and Musings

  📗BOOK: Storm Tide 📗AUTHOR: Wilbur Smith, co-written by Tom Harper 📗GENRE: Historical Fiction 📝RATING: ⚡Storyline- 4.2/5 ⚡Literature- 4/5 📖PLOT:  The sea and the ocean have always beckoned Robert Courtney and so when his grandfather, Jim, breathes his last, Robert resolves his mind to leave his home behind and set sail to England.  London has been an eye-opener for Robert dealing with the travails of life without a penny in his pocket. Soon the Navy inducted Robert after which he sailed across Atlantic to fight against the American colonists. On the other hand Robert's distant cousin, Cal, is fighting is own rebellious war to drive the British away and create an independent America. 🎭What happens when Robert and Cal come face to face? ✒VERDICT  🥇Pros: 1) This is another Wilbur Smith treasure which did not disappoint. I enjoyed the adventures of Robert Courtney which took place both on land and sea, keeping us riveted to know more about his expeditions. 2) I l...

📗BOOK: Myra 📗AUTHOR: Madhuri Vijay 📗GENRE: Psychological Thriller 📝RATING ⚡Storyline- 4/5 ⚡Literature- 3.8/5 📖PLOT: Myra was the unsettled teenage daughter of a seemingly well-settled and perfect family. A teenager with superior intellectual prowess, Myra's nature and thinking equals to being the devil incarnate for the loathe and disdain with which she views the world. The only person Myra loves is her father while she despises her mother to the core. One day, she stumbles upon a diary penned by her father which threatens to spill the skeletons out of the closet and unravel the reality of the seemingly perfect family. 🎭What contributed to Myra's disturbed personality and why does she hate her mother? 🎭What secrets were buried in the diary that has the ability to crumble the image of the family? ✒VERDICT  🥇Pros: 1) I am in awe of the central character of this book and would like to commend the author for creating Myra in such a sensitive yet powerful manner. Myra's ...