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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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Book of the Month

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.
You can get it here.

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    Author: Shari Arnold Release Date: April 7, 2015 Series: – Genre: Retelling | Fairytale | Young Adult | Fantasy | Contemporary | Romance Edition: E-Book (mobi) Pages: 359 Publisher: Patchwork Press Source: NetGalley Buy it here: Amazon…

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    Author: A.J. York  Release Date: December 1, 2015 Series: None Genre: Children’s Fantasy|Fairytales|Magic|Middlegrade| Edition: Ebook (mobi) Pages: 31 Publisher: Nova Sky Books Source: Author (Thanks, Jen!) Buy it here: Amazon Blurb A fully illustrated Christmas story that…

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    Author: Catriona McPherson Release Date: April 6, 2016 Series: None Genre: Mystery Edition: Ebook (mobi) Pages: 336 Publisher: Midnight Ink Source: NetGalley Buy it here: Amazon Blurb It’s the oldest bookshop in a town full of bookshops;…

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