Book Review: The Wooing of the Shrew by Sundari Venkatraman

With this sizzling line, Dayanita is introduced to the readers. That caught my attention and I could tell that this is not going to be a demure heroine. The cover is like a continuity of a tale and keeping the royal tradition of Ms. Venkatraman's past books, this book too had the exact right amount of romance and royalty. 

Glamour and the blitzy social life screams of a society that makes love seem like a trivial matter.  But when love does happen, it takes the shape of a fairy tale. Harshvardhan is a Prince and an aspiring Superstar. But more than that, he is blessed with a very loving personality. When he meets Princess Dayanita for the first time, it was love at first sight. 

But wooing the Princess who didn't have a very good opinion about his was not easy.  And just when he thought that he had got her pinned under his charm, she vanishes. What followed after that is a tale of misunderstanding and search. The tale is not only about a boy and a girl falling in love. Things like casting couches and way women are exploited in the film industry are brought out to a certain extent. Not only that women sometimes use these scenes to exploit men are also brought out. A very well balanced viewpoint. The courtroom scene is well etched out and I could almost hear the baritone of the lawyers. 

Lovely characterization, great setup, and steamy romance. What more would a romance reader want?

If you love romances and if you are crazy about royal romances like me - this book is for you. 

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Book Blitz: THE WOOING OF THE SHREW (The Thakore Royals #3) by Sundari Venkatraman

Print Length: 154 pages

Publisher: Flaming Sun (Indie published) 

Publication Date: August 1, 2018

Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC

Language: English

Available on Kindle Unlimited 

Genre: Romance

Dayanita Thakore was a prickly princess who didn’t care for the idea of any man getting close to her… until Prince Harshvardhan Singh Gaekwad turns up in her life.

Sparks fly even at their first meeting when the Princess of Udaipur clashes with the Prince of Baroda.

He falls in love with the fiery princess while she fights her attraction to him tooth and nail.

He woos her, beguiles her, cherishes her…

…while the princess feels that maybe he couldn’t love such a tempestuous woman such as herself.

But before they could cross the great divide and get to know each other, something happens, something terrible that might just blow their lives apart.  

It would be great if you can add this book to your TBR

Sundari Venkatraman is an indie author who has 35 titles (31 books & 4 collections) to her name, all Top 100 Bestsellers on Amazon India, Amazon USA, Amazon UK, Amazon Canada and Amazon Australia in both romance as well as Asian Drama categories. Her latest hot romances have all been on #1 Bestseller slot in Amazon India for over a month.

Even as a kid, Sundari absolutely loved the ‘lived happily ever after’ syndrome as she grew up reading all the fairy tales she could lay her hands on, Phantom comics, Mandrake comics and the like. It was always about good triumphing over evil and a happy end. 

Soon, into her teens, Sundari switched her attention from fairy tales to Mills & Boon. While she loved reading both of these, she kept visualising what would have happened if there were similar situations happening in India; to a local hero and heroine. Her imagination took flight and she always lived in a rosy cocoon of romance over the years. 

Then came the writing – a true bolt out of the blue! And Sundari Venkatraman has never looked back.

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Dayanita Thakore was a prickly princess who didn’t care for the idea of any man getting close to her… until Prince Harshvardhan Singh Gaekwad turns up in her life.

Sparks fly even at their first meeting when the Princess of Udaipur clashes with the Prince of Baroda.

He falls in love with the fiery princess while she fights her attraction to him tooth and nail.

He woos her, beguiles her, cherishes her…

…while the princess feels that maybe he couldn’t love such a tempestuous woman such as herself.

But before they could cross the great divide and get to know each other, something happens, something terrible that might just blow their lives apart. 

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Review: The Time is Now by D. R Downer

The readers always appreciate uniqueness. It's a risk an author takes to catch the attention of the readers. Not many authors have the guts to do this, and when they do, its often criticised as an 'incorrect form of writing". The distinct way of writing that D.R Downer has shown in his novel THE TIME IS NOW is worth acknowledging. The protagonist is Abhilash Banerjee; a 45-year-old, army Major turned bookstore owner who is lost in the world of books to forget his painful past. Then one day a young girl, Nainika, visits him and turns his world upside down.

In the following sentence, the author has taken a card from creative liberty.

"Scene changes to the storefront, where Nainika walks in....."

The first question that comes to my mind is Who is Nainika? Should I blame the format for this or my curiousness to go on that made me ignore this slight hitch? Then Nainika starts taking shape.

This book reminds me of the days when Amol Palekar's movies were popular. Soothing. The pace is well set and, the writer guides the characters around the plot without too much noise. Not too many things are happening yet you want to know how they all are connected to each other. Perfect. And this pace was maintained till the end.

 A book owner, a salesman and a young girl who walks in to buy a book are somehow related to each other. How? This makes the plot very interesting. And before the 4th character walks in - you start making calculated guesses. The writer has managed to hold on to the interest of the readers till the last page. I couldn't believe when the story ended.

What could have been better

The book cover. Even if the silhouette of the couple carries the essence of the story on its shoulders, the fonts etc does not give it a professional look. And such a story deserves a professionally made cover.

"All three of them stand up and hug each other, crying hoarsely." 

Such lines could have been finetuned which I know the author can if he has this kind of power with his words.

As I close this book, I keep the flavor of old romance with me. The old world charm which romances were once famous for can be found in the pages of this book. Keep on writing Mr. Downer. You have a fan here.

Recommended for all romance readers.

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