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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…

Every reader goes through a phase of malnutrition of stories and words. It never seems to be enough, no matter how much time people take out of their hectic schedules to read. Reduce their screen time or set aside an hour each day for reading. There is always a stumbling block. The biggest enemy of avid readers has always been time. As a result, when the literary world's word curators learned of the reader's upheaval, they developed short books. The books were not thick, but they included the same core shaking and inspiring stories.  Here is a list of ten…

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…

Toxic masculinity is the least talked about factor amongst all those that are flunking the collective attempts to make this world an equally decent liveable place for women. Or, may be, ‘toxic masculinity’ is just getting accepted as mere ‘natural trait’ of men. Sometimes… er.. every day we see various examples of how creepy DMs, misogynist comments, and verbal abuse goes unnoticed. Why are they deemed normal, go unnoticed, and considered mere hiccups in a women’s life? Is it because women silently endure them or are they internalized as - you know ‘they are men and they do this stuff.’…

Have you ever gotten a fascinating story idea for a novel you've been trying to write for a long time while watching a movie late at night?. Have you ever been struck by a potential character arch for your novel as you come across a meme on social media? Did you experience a moment of epiphany about your novel while sipping your favorite latte? If that's the case, you'll enjoy this blog because you're doing everything but writing! Hello fellow writers, Instead of discussing how to write a book, we will concentrate on how not to write one in this…

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…

Welcome to the 'SOS! I-suck-at-adulting-club,' if the word adulting in the title prompted you to click on the link, let me tell you a fact. You already know that ‘adulting is not easy.’ No matter how well prepared you are, adulthood is always hard. I am as confused as you are but I believe that I am wise enough to learn from the mistakes of others.  That’s what helped me draw on the wisdom of others. Now, you cannot reach out to every single adult to ask their two cents on adulting, can you? That is when books come to…