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Book Blog by Heena Rathore-Pardeshi

Heena Rathore P.

Hello, Booklovers!

I am Heena and I am a twenty-something novelist, editor, manuscript critic, book reviewer and podcaster.

I am a huge fan of ASOIF (Team Ned), The Walking Dead and Stephen King.

Hello,

I’m Heena

Welcome to The Reading Bud, my cosy corner of the internet dedicated to all things books and authors. Here, I invite you to join me on a journey of discovering under-represented books, independent and small press authors, and all things book with a touch of love and loud purrs. Let’s get Reading!

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Read this captivating story on the adventures and hardships of Frank Knightlite, a man who strives to illuminate darkness with his lantern in search of answers to life’s questions.
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    Author: Venancio Cadle Gomani Jr. Release Date: 1st January 2019 Genre: African Fiction Series: Ghost Tribes (Book #1) Edition: Ebook Pages: 199 Publisher: Venancio Gomani Books Blurb: In a semi-fictional verisimilitude of the continent of Africa, all the tribes are ruled…

  • ARC Review: Little Darlings by Melanie Golding

    Author: Melanie Golding Release Date: 30th April 2019 Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Adult Fiction, Horro, Supernatural, Suspense Series:  Edition: Ebook Pages: 304 Publisher: Crooked Lane Books Blurb: “Mother knows best” takes on a sinister new meaning in this unsettling thriller perfect for…

  • Book Review: Six Of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

    Author: Leigh Bardugo Release Date: 12th July 2016 Genre: Dark Fantasy, Young Adult, Magic & Elementals Series: Six Of Crows (Book #1) & Grishaverse Edition: Paperback Pages: 495 Publisher: Orion Children’s Books Blurb: Criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker has been offered wealth beyond his…

  • Book Review: Challenges Of The Gods by C. Hofsetz

    Author: C. Hofsetz Release Date: 7th January 2018 Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy Series:  Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Blurb: After Mike goes through a gut-wrenching betrayal by his fiancée, he finds himself in what he thinks might be the afterlife. But this…

  • Book Review: The Choices We Make by Karma Brown

    Author: Karma Brown Release Date: 12th July 2016 Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Women’s Fiction Series: Edition: e-book Pages: 316 Publisher: Mira Blurb: Hannah and Kate became friends in the fifth grade, when Hannah hit a boy for looking up…