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All Classics Last month I told you guys about this amazing website – www.thebigboook.com . They have some astounding combination of books and goodies! After receiving a more than amazing box in the month of October (Theme: No Strings Attached), I decided to go with another box from them. However, this time, I went for their Quarterly Subscription; 3 amazing months lined up with good books and loaded with extravagances! Not only that, they also have 1 exclusive Harry Potter box free as their 1-year Anniversary celebration! I received my December box just a couple of days ago, and its loaded with amazement! The theme for which was – All Classics; which looks like below: Contents (minus candies) It contains: ∞      4 books (2 hardcover, 1 paperback) – Sing Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward, Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White, a  Penguin Drop Caps Classic – Middlemarch by George Elliot, and The Valley of Fear from Sherlock Holmes (final book...

Name of the book:  The Boy with A Broken Heart Author:  Durjoy Datta Genre:  Fiction Published by:  Penguin Books India The boy with a broken heart is the second of the 2-part romance series; the first being – The boy who loved. As much depressing as the part one of the story was, part two turned out to be quite interesting ( and less depressing! Yay! ) The story starts with an introduction of a new character – Advaita Vaid, a cute girl in her teen age, with puppy eyes and child-like behavior. The story mostly revolves around her and her family, which consists of her parents and her elder sister – Divya Vaid. Of course, there are some villain family members like the grandfather, her aunt and uncle and the guy who is bubbling with vengeance against Divya and literally ruins the life of both the sisters! A little too much of drama and unrealistic occurrence of events with the trouble the small family has to go through time and again,...

Courtesy: Goodreads.com Name of the book: The Spy Author: Paulo Coelho Genre: Fiction Published by: Penguin Books India The Spy is a story of a beautiful and attractive woman – Mata Hari . Though based on the real life incidents of Mata Hari, the story is strikingly reconstructed by Paulo Coleho, based on the historical information. Margarethe Zelle. This was her real name. She always wanted to be an independent woman since her early days of childhood. She married an army officer who was 21 years older than she. Days worsened after marriage and after she delivered her first child. Finally, when she could not take it any long, she ran away from Indonesia to Paris, where she was known for her seductive dance moves and her eye-catching appearance. She dazed and delighted her audience and she beguiled that era’s (1895-1916) most influential and richest men. However, as terror consumed the country at war, she was under the eyes of suspicion. In 1917...