Sassy Reviews

February 1, 2020February 2, 2020

Book Review: Victims for Sale by Nish Amarnath

Book Review:

I recently grabbed a book Victims for Sale by the author Nish Amarnath to read it. Victims for Sale is a gripping thriller that one should read for sure. The main character of this thriller is a journalist named Sandy Raman who discovered a human trafficking ring. She wanted to study Master’s programme in media governance. On her family insistence, she took the decision to live as a paying guest with the traditional Indian family. So, she lived with an Indian family Sawants. She found something suspicious about this family. One day she ran a sting operation at home. As the truth begins to unfold, she got to know about the sex racket.

Since, Nish is a journalist, so she has written this debut novel very well. While reading this book, I got introduced to the world of human trafficking and murder. The story is quite fast paced and is full of suspense. It is a great mystery book for your mind.

I completed this book in two sittings. I couldn’t stop myself while reading this. The entire story is quite interesting and it caught all my attention. It is a must read book for thriller lovers especially. The writing style of the author is mind blowing. I found this fiction book fantastic and wanted to recommend it to others too. I am looking forward to read more books from Nish.

My Rating: 4/5

About the Author:

Nish Amarnath debuted as an author at eighteen with The Voyage to Excellence, a critically acclaimed business biography. She has received awards for her short stories from Scholastic and Infosys, among others. Amarnath was managing editor at Euromoney Institutional Investor and a senior journalist at S&P Global, formerly McGraw Hill Financial, where she was nominated for the Alerian MLP Awards [AMMYS] in 2017. Her enterprise story, ‘Citi and its Scuffle with the Watchdogs’, originally a Master’s thesis for Columbia University reviewed by Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind, was published separately as a book in 2014. A former Londoner, she now lives in New York City.

January 30, 2020

Stories Of Us by Bobby Sachdeva

Book: Stories Of Us

Author: Bobby Sachdeva

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Pan Macmillan India

Book Length: 254 pages

My Rating: 4.5/5

Stories Of Us by Bobby Sachdeva is a collection of 41 short stories. These stories are based on the common man and therefore we can totally relate to them. I really loved the story based on Notebandi, Ummidein – A Life Of Desires and The Third Gender especially.

One should definitely read these short stories. In this book, in the voice of a common man, the author questions our everyday practices in an unorthodox manner. These stories collection has inspired me to rethink the values that has been long etched in our belief system. This is an interesting read. You will find many relatable incidents. These stories are really thought provoking. I finished reading all the 41 stories in 3 sittings. I recommend this book to all those who loves to read stories on a common man.

About the Author

Bobby Sachdeva is a storyteller by choice and a businessman by profession. He writes stories to highlight the problems with norms and standards in our changing society and the ways to resolve these. Some of these short stories are being made into short films now and filmmakers have shown interest in his writing. This is his first novel. Bobby lives in Amritsar with his family and owns a film production studio named Ajab Productions.

January 27, 2020

Freedom: Human Trafficking and Encounter with Soul by JNK

Book: Freedom: Human Trafficking and Encounter with Soul

Author: JNK

Publisher: Notion Press

Book Length: 244 pages

Price: Rs 250

Book Review:

“Freedom: Human Trafficking and Encounter with Soul” is a book that has two stories: “Human Trafficking” and “Encounter with Soul”. The first story “Human Trafficking” has the main character Honey. She was working with the most famous and intelligent detective in her city. She started investigating a case of human trafficking. As she interacts with the victims, it gave me a thrill while reading. As she investigated the case, she got to know more about the inhumane nature of the powerful people. Read the story to know whether she get successful in solving this case of human trafficking.

The second story is “Encounter with Soul”. It has Rasbeen as the main character. She is intelligent, smart and an ambitious girl. She wanted to focus on her career but her father imposed negative pressure on her. She eventually had an encounter with her soul one day. Read the story to know whether she will become a confident girl and will follow her dreams?

I really loved the book. The story was intriguing. I was too much involved in reading that I couldn’t stop myself to know the end of the story. Read this book. I am sure that you will like it.

About The Author:

JNK is the pen name of the author. Born and brought up in Chandigarh, she comes from a middle class family. She studied at Punjab University, Chandigarh. Writing stories has always been her passion, but the wings to her passion were given to her by her daughter and her father. Apart from writing, she enjoys travelling and cooking.

January 26, 2020January 26, 2020

Yours Legally by Sonia Sahijwani

Book: Yours Legally

Author: Sonia Sahijwani

Publisher: WorditCDE

My Rating: 5/5

Yours Legally is a collection of many short stories. The main character of the book is a young girl named Sia. She completed her graduation in Law against the wishes of her parents. These short stories are inspired by some true events. This book has many court room dramas that I loved a lot. These court room dramas affected Sia’s life deeply. This is a debut book and it talks about the law with a dash of satire.

This book is a must read for everyone. Those who have some knowledge about legal profession will found this book interesting and can relate to the events described in the book. On the other hand, those who doesn’t have any knowledge of law will get to know about it. I really enjoyed reading about the life journey of a young lawyer. I completed this book in two sittings as I was so curious to read it more and more.

About the Author:

Sonia Sahijwani is a 33 year old LLB graduate from Faculty of Law, Delhi University. After completing her graduation from Delhi University (Gargi College), she pursued English Print Journalism from Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi. After a brief stint with a leading financial magazine, she left her job to study law. She is currently working in a public sector as a Legal Officer and is living in Chandigarh along with her husband Sulabh Saini. She is presently enjoying motherhood and is busy parenting her six-month-old son Suhaan. This is her first book.