Pranjali Wakde, Author at Booked4Books

03 May

Love, unfettered and in abundance – A guide to the genre of Reverse Harem

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The concept of Harem has been around for ages, carrying many societal and cultural connotations on its back. Even though such a thing would feel like a rare occurrence, there’s no denying that every king in those ancient stories had his own horde of women. The practice died down eventually – though today’s open-mindedness is opening that door again. The effect? The concept trickled down in literature; the genre of harem or polygamy popped up every now and then for the readers to understand and quench their secret fantasies. Naturally, the genre got its own branches and one of those…

17 Apr

The world of Supernatural Alphas – 7 sexiest Paranormal Erotic Romances everyone should read ASAP!

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Romance and thriller genres are top choices among the reader’s community. However, both these genres are like polar opposites. What if both these genres are blended together? That would be the most loved genre of all. There is indeed a genre for that already - but ironically enough, readers are not that aware of the name of this popular genre. Well, let’s remedy that, shall we? Paranormal erotic romance borrows elements from the popular branches of fiction, romance and speculative fiction and delivers the readers a really sexy & thrilling romance set in a supernatural backdrop. If this is getting…

08 Apr

The Loathed Literature – Top 10 most hated novels

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Everyone talks about the things they like, but no one speaks more than a syllable about things they hate – the same goes for novels. In fact, many popular novels, which are considered classics, are also categorized as the most hated. It can be said that readers, most of the time, love and hate the same stories. That means that even though the novels are generally popular, they still remain some of the most hated literature of all the time, either by critics or readers or both. You’d be surprised to read some of the titles included here but the…

09 Mar

The beauty in death – 6 fictional novels that approach death and the afterlife differently.

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Death is always an unpleasant topic – and even the word unpleasant is not enough to describe the overall experience. It is rather self-explanatory when the words associated with death, as well as the afterlife, are overtly negative, i.e. grief, sadness, shock, depression and so on. Reading about it even in literature might not be everyone’s cup of coffee, which is exactly why it would be good to have books that interestingly approach this topic. A handful of authors have put their creatively wild ideas about death and the afterlife and given it a fictional spin. These books, you would…

26 Feb

The pages for free-spirited – 7 books to familiarise yourself with the Boho life!

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You must have come across the words boho, hippie or free spirits online. It is well-known by now that a literal style of fashion has been developed around these words. However, these are mere fashion lingo but words of history dating back to the 1960s-70s. Boho is short for Bohemian, which is used to refer to a particular section of people, with a very unorthodox way of living. Boho people adapt to different mindsets or styles, as described by Laren Stover in Bohemian Manifesto: A Field Guide to Living on the Edge, namely, Beat, Dandy, Gypsy, Nouveau and Zen. Even…

01 Feb

The sultry and seductive world of Midnight Dynasty Collection!

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A series of books to be read simultaneously is usually written by one author. Each year a lot of book series hit the literary market shelves yet very few make their way to the reader’s personal library. It is difficult to find these masterpieces in book series categories. What we have here, however, is an astounding collection of sensual romance and vivid drama. The catch? Several authors have enthusiastically taken part in it! This collection is more popularly known as Midnight Dynasty World, where romance is dangerous but oh so addictive! The collection is an interconnected one, where every book…

14 Jan

The top 5 speculated fiction trends of 2022

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By Pranjali Wakde Life is unpredictable – but fortunately, fiction trends can be speculated! If there is any sphere of our lives that got the most attention, it has to be reading and books. A big chunk of the population resorted to reading books – especially fiction – as a way to escape the horrors of the world. There was, as a result, a noticeable difference in the way people perused the books, giving birth to trends! Fiction trends are by far the most interesting ones and it is just as exciting to predict which trends would be dominating the…

31 Dec

The literary blessing of 2021 – The top 10 bestsellers this year

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By Pranjali Wakde The year 2021 was a rollercoaster, better in some ways and worse in others – and that applies to literature too! The urge to read two extreme types of content - relatable as well as distracting - was high, which can be seen reflected in the bestsellers of this year. It is not that surprising to see that many books from this top-selling list were not released this year, but the content and the message it gives transcends years. And 2021 comes to an end, it is important to recognize these fantastic contributions! Dog Man: Mothering Heights…

30 Dec

The enticing world of fanfiction – 7 Popular Fanfic websites

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By Pranjali Wakde Let’s face it, we always have had a thought of changing scenes, dialogues, endings of the books we read, even if we love those works. Fanfiction, in this sense, comes to your rescue! Fanfiction – which are stories written by fans based on already existing stories – is just so fun to read, no matter how old are you! In addition to that, it also becomes the best way for budding writers to practice their art. And that is exactly why there are so many fanfic websites popping up all over the internet these days, some of…

10 Jun

Celebrating the (19)20s in the (20)20s

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By Pranjali Wakde If one is to give an example of the phrase ‘History repeats itself, then it is the 1920s being mirrored in the 2020s. Not only are the depressing events of the century-old decade being repeated, but there are also some stark parallels in the deceptively advanced developments of the two. The 1920s was known as the Roaring Twenties – and roaring, they were. The Great War was recently done with, with the Spanish Flu taking its place in the world. The depressing vibes carried themselves into the 20s, transforming society into an exact opposite of what it…