Giveaway (IN only)- The Sign and The Devil's Elixir by Raymond Khoury and The Homing Pigeons... by Sid Bahri

Hi, guys! A new month now means a new giveaway on our blog! We feel extremely glad when you guys receive books and it brings a smile to your face. That is why we have decided that we will have as frequent giveaways as possible to keep our loverly readers happy. 

The one thing we ask for you to do is follow us. Every time we'll be putting up some way or the other for you to follow us as your mandatory entry. Remaining entries are all optional. We would also love to know how the idea of us giving away books every month sounds to you, and what books you would like to see us give away. That task gives you entries as well, so let us know your thoughts in the comments below.  

This time around, we have not one, not two, but three books up for grabs of which two books are a part of a two book box-set that we were lucky to stumble across in our local Landmark store. The other, as usual, is a book we love love love to share with all of you. Without much ado, let's get on to knowing the books better and the giveaway. Just click on the book names below. It'll direct you to the Goodreads pages of the books. 

The Sign by Raymond Khoury

The Devil's Elixir by Raymond Khoury

The Homing Pigeons... by Sid Bahri

As usual, giveaway rules are simple:

*The giveaway is open for residents of India only.

*Enter by filling out the Rafflecopter form below. 

*Once winners are picked, they will be emailed and will have 48 hours to respond, or else we'll be compelled to pick new winners.

*If the form doesn't load, go here. 

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That is all there is to it. May the odds be ever in your favour! Thank you for stopping by, and happy reading! 

Giveaway (India only)- What Young India Wants by Chetan Bhagat and The Homing Pigeons... by Sid Bahri

Hi, guys! It's been a long time since we had a giveaway for you loverly people. So here we are with one. I have an extra copy of Chetan Bhagat's What Young India Wants to give away to one lucky Indian reader, and because it's "supposedly" the month of love and because I don't really need a reason to do this, I'm throwing in a copy of my all time favourite, The Homing Pigeons... by Sid Bahri as well. One reader will win both the books. 

We only ask that you follow us via email. That is your mandatory entry. The email subscription option can be found in the right side bar. Another important point (which isn't mandatory, but really appreciated) is you telling us in the comments what it is that YOU really want for India. It could be anything- peace, strict laws and stricter execution of the same, commercials that don't objectify women, Hindi movies with more songs, chai stalls in malls... Whatever! It's up to you. We're listening. Without much ado, let's get on to the post. 

 

Check out What Young India Wants on Goodreads 

Check out The Homing Pigeons... on Goodreads

Giveaway rules are simple:

*The giveaway is open for residents of India only.

*Enter by filling out the Rafflecopter form below. 

*Once winners are picked, they will be emailed and will have 48 hours to respond, or else we'll be compelled to pick new winners.

*In case some winner who already has a copy of The Homing Pigeons... (because we've given away many of those) wins, you can decide whether you'd like another copy of the book or no. If not, we will pick another winner for The Homing Pigeons... The original winner will only get What Young India Wants. 

*If the form doesn't load, go here. 

That's all there is to it! May the odds be ever in your favour! 

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Thank you for stopping by, and happy reading! 

Giveaway (India only)- The Homing Pigeons... by Sid Bahri

Hi, everyone. It's barely been two days into the New Year, and we already have a giveaway for you. Why, you ask? Well, becasue we heart you large and appreciate all your encouragement and support. And for the giveaway, we couldn't come up with any other book than our absolute, all time, forever and ever favourite, The Homing Pigeons... by Sid Bahri to kick off 2015. 

Aside from the book cover, I'm not going to share any information about the book with you, because we've spoken about it hundreds and thousands of times (just put The Homing Pigeons... in the search box on the right side bar and you'll have all the information you need). As for the praise, as time goes, I fall short of words to describe the magnificence of this book. Now without much ado, let's get on to the post we have for you. 

GIVEAWAY: 

Two copies of the book are up for grabs for two lucky Indian readers.

Giveaway rules are simple:

*The giveaway is open for residents of India only.

*Enter by filling out the Rafflecopter form below.

*You can enter here or go to this post. The form is the same. 

*Once winners are picked, they will be emailed and will have 48 hours to respond, oe else we'll be compelled to pick new winners. 

*If the form doesn't load, go here. 

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May you be the lucky one to start the year with this lovely gift. Thank you so much for stopping by, and Happy New Year! 

Book Quotes- The Homing Pigeons... by Sid Bahri

Hello, everyone and welcome to 2014! Wish you a very happy, healthy, peaceful and prosperous New Year! 

Image from the best Harry Potter source ever- Mugglenet

Well, they say that you must start a new year with nice things and that's exactly why I have decided to feature, and I've lost count of the number of times I've done this before, The Homing Pigeons... by Sid Bahri. This book is undoubtedly in both Janhvi's and my list of the best books we've read in 2013. The year that has gone by has predominantly been all about The Homing Pigeons... here at The Readdicts (as you may have observed). There's not much left to say about the book, so I decided, why not go ahead and tease you more by sharing only two absolutely beautiful passages from the book, one from Radhika's and the other from Aditya's point of view. So here we go! 

Aditya: 

One part of me wanted to express myself - to tell her that I wanted to be with her and to date her. I sometimes imagined myself being married to her. I guess that's how first love is. Yet, the other, saner part of me, said that this was the last day of school. We would go our different ways after the exams were over, in search of our education and a means to a livelihood. In the process, we'd meet people who possibly, would be more interesting. Maybe, they would be interesting enough to fall in love with. The pain lingered on, of not being able to garner the courage to express what I felt for her. I felt the agony of never being able to dance with her to the tunes of old English songs. I felt anguished that even if I met her later in life, I wouldn't be seventeen. 

Radhika: 

It had happened so long ago, nearly eight years ago and yet, the memories are so fresh, as if it has happened only yesterday. Strangely, what I had thought of as improbable and impossible has happened. I have forgiven him. In the years that went by, time has done what it does best - heal. 

Does that make you want to go to the nearest bookstore, hunt for the book and read it? Well, you're all set for now since the second fortnightly giveaway for TWO copies of The Homing Pigeon has begun! Yes, I've added another copy this time as a New Year gift from us to you! So go take part and make this year wonderful by beginning it with this book at your doorstep! 

Once again, happy New Year and thank you for stopping by! 

  

Giveaway (INDIA Only)- The Homing Pigeons... by Sid Bahri

Hello, everyone! 

Author Sid Bahri has been supremely generous and with help from Amit Rawat, Janhvi and I have ten copies of Sid's debut novel, The Homing Pigeons... to give away to ten lucky winners. 

You can read my review of the book here. 

We'll be having a fortnightly (every fifteen days/ two weeks) giveaway during which one lucky reader will win a copy of the book. A giveaway with a form or whatever instructions will go up every alternate week and I will put up the link to it in this post itself (which can also be found in the right side bar). Please read all the instructions and rules carefully before participating. 

The contest rules are as follows: 

*Open only to INDIA residents. (Sorry, INT peeps, but I'll try my best to squeeze in one giveaway for you guys if I can). 

*Fill out the form and follow all instructions to enter. 

*Spreading the word about the book is mandatory. 
*Also, you need to provide the link to your share. It can be obtained by clicking on the time below your post. 

*No confirmation necessary- the prize will be directly sent to a randomly picked winner. 
*Please provide your full name, full address and a contact number wherever mentioned. Note that this information will not be used for anything other than simply sending out the book. 

*The book will be couriered by us as soon as humanly possible. 
*If you have any comments/ concerns/ doubts/ questions, simply leave a comment , tweet me (@SarikaP8), write on our Facebook timeline (The Readdicts Book Blog) or simply shoot us an email and I'll get back to you. 

GIVEAWAY #1- 

All you have to do to enter is either tweet or share on Facebook in any way you like and fill out the Rafflecopter form below or click here if the form doesn't show up. 
You could use the following ready-made tweet/ post. The point is to help spread the word about the book. You can do this everyday to gain more entries. 

Check out The Homing Pigeons...- an absolutely beautiful, impressive and wonderful novel by author Sid Bahri! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17562907-the-homing-pigeons?ac=1

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GIVEAWAY #2-

Fill out the Rafflecopter form below. Not all entries are mandatory, but the more you do, the more chances you have of winning. We've added Goodreads options for the book and the author this time so GR users get a chance as well. Other than that, you like certain Facebook pages and  tweet everyday. 

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GIVEAWAY #3-

This giveaway also runs as a seperate post that you can check out right here. Whether you fill the form below or in the main post, doesn't matter. It gets saved either way.

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GIVEAWAY #4-

This is an Instagram only giveaway that can be found HERE. 
That's all. Happy reading and thank you for stopping by! 

Winners: The Homing Pigeons... by Sid Bahri

So, another giveaway has come to an end and it's time to announce winners! 

The four lucky people who have won The Readdicts Diwali Giveaway (IN & INT) in which copies of the beautiful novel, The Homing Pigeons... by author Sid Bahri were up for grabs are... 

Prerna and Anubha have won physical copies and I've lost track of the number of times these ladies have won on our blog. Ask them for some tips and tricks so you can win next time. 

Morena and Shelly Tanja have each won a Kindle copy of the book. 

Congratulations to all winners! 

As always, we'd like to thank all the participants and wish you much better luck next time. 

Thank you also to Sid for helping us spread the word about the giveaway and for being his usual generous self. 

See you at other giveaways. Later, people! 

Diwali Giveaway (IN & INT)- The Homing Pigeons... by Sid Bahri

It's Diwali and we'd love to celebrate with all you lovely readers and fellow bloggers by having a special giveaway for y'all. Before we get to the giveaway, Janhvi and I would like to wish you all a very colourful, happy, peaceful, prosperous, safe, shiny and sparkly Diwali! 

So what's up for grabs in the giveaway? 

Well, let me tell you that it's four copies of a beautiful beautiful beautiful novel that Janhvi and I love love love. It's the book that's been featured on our blog infinite times and the book that we love to rant and rave about. If you haven't guessed it by now, it's The Homing Pigeons... by our most favourite Indian author, Sid Bahri. 

Since we're too bored to add  in all the links, if you're interested, just type The Homing Pigeons... in the search box (right side bar) and you'll have all the information you need. 
So two Indian readers can win physical copies of the book. 
We're poor but we're kind so we're even offering two Kindle copies for our lovely International readers since they've been telling us how interested they are in the book. 

All you have to do is fill out the appropriate Rafflecopter form below, follow us by any method you like (we're nice that way), show Sid some much deserving encouragement, love and support (see, we're so nice), tweet everyday if you like, keep your fingers crossed, hope to get a winner's notification email in your inbox in some fifteen days and you're all done and set. 

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Thank you so much for stopping by. We wish you all the very best and happy Diwali once again!

Much love and peace, 

Book Event- The Homing Pigeons... by Sid Bahri

Hello, people! 

The Homing Pigeons... by author Sid Bahri is a book we have talked about many times before on our blog. It's one of those things that never gets old and we never get bored of it either. 

If you're interested in seeing the previous posts (if you haven't already) we did on the book, you can click on the links below- 

Teaser Tuesday (Teaser from The Homing Pigeons...)
Sarika's review of The Homing Pigeons...
Author Interview with Sid Bahri
The Homing Pigeons... Read-along Kick-off
The Homing Pigeons... Read-along Discussion #1
The Homing Pigeons... Read-along Discussion #2
The Homing Pigeons Read-along Wrap-up

If you haven't guessed it by now, let me tell you that I love The Homing Pigeons... It is undoubtedly my most favourite Indian novel so far. And Sid Bahri is easily my most favourite Indian author. 

It so happens that Janhvi and I were honoured and privileged to meet the author who flew down to our city, Pune, for the Pune International Literary Festival (PILF) which went on for three days and for a book event at Crossword Book Store.  

I, along with Janhvi of course, had the best time of my life- for four days in a row- with Sid. Trust me, meeting and interacting with an author you admire, look up to and are a huge fan of is special- an experience that will stay with you forever. 

Since the time around which the The Homing Pigeons... came out, I have interacted a lot with Sid via email and on Twitter and Facebook. I found him to be a very sweet, sportive and supportive person. Having actually met him made me realize that his virtual personality is just the same as his real one. 
The one thing I am now sure of is that Sid is not only a wonderful author, but also a wonderful human being and a person. 

I'd like to give you a glimpse into Sid's book reading sessions at the PILF and his event at Crossword. 

Janhvi and I were lucky enough to listen to Sid read from his book twice. It was simply lovely to listen to the author talk about himself and his journey into the literary world. The turnout was good and a lot of enthusiastic readers were eager to know Sid's thoughts on a number of topics ranging from commercial success, crowd wise popularity of his book, his brave and hard decision to make his passion writing his full time job, snippets from his future works and lots more. 

I am sharing some pictures from the events below. 

Sid reading from The Homing Pigeons.. at the PILF.

Sid reading from his book at Crossword, Pune.

Readers (that's us there on the extreme left) intently listening to Sid talk.

The Homing Pigeons... "Pune Team" as I'd like to call it.

Sid signing books for his biggest fan (that's my copy he's signing, by the way).

Janhvi and I really had a wonderful time with the author and the events were both amazing overall since we met tons of authors, fellow book lovers and avid readers. 

We sure hope Sid comes back to Pune soon and also visits your city someday so you get to experience first hand such a pleasure it is to meet him and how amazing a person he is. 

P.S: A lot of the photo credits go to Sid's friend and an absolutely lovely person who we were glad to have met, Ananya, and to the Crossword staff. 

P.P.S: This post is specially for Sid. You gave us some truly special memories and I'd like thank you once again from the bottom of my heart for that. Keep writing and keep rocking! 

Thank you for stopping by, and happy reading! 

Read-along Wrap Up- The Homing Pigeons... by Sid Bahri

Summary-

In the middle of the catastrophic 2008 recession, Aditya, a jobless, penniless man meets an attractive stranger in a bar, little does he know that his life will change forever…..
When Radhika, a young, rich widow, marries off her stepdaughter, little does she know that the freedom that she has yearned for is not exactly how she had envisioned it…..
They say Homing Pigeons always come back to their mate, no matter where you leave them on the face of this earth. Homing Pigeons is the story of love between these two unsuspecting characters as it is of lust, greed, separations, prejudices and crumbling spines.

The Homing Pigeons..read along has flown by really quickly and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves along with our co hosts Ankita at Booklok Coffee and Nimi at The Readers Cosmos. The discussion posts have been great and quite a few in depth questions were asked. The Homing Pigeons..is one of the most unique and amazing book I've read by an Indian author. Sarika and I still pop up into random discussions relating to Aditya and Radhika's actions and decisions. This book is going to stay with us for a long time :) 

This is the wrap up post of the read along. If you missed any of our previous posts you can go find them at the links below-

Read-along Discussion post #1

Read-along Discussion post #2

Now, onto our questions. They're really simple. So go forth and answer away!

Q1 Did you enjoy reading The Homing Pigeons..? Did it meet your expectations?

Janhvi: I really enjoyed read The Homing Pigeons. It actually surpassed my expectations as I;m a little wary of reading Indian authors at times. The book was superb and it will definitely stay with me for a long time. I REALLY hope and wish there is a second book. I want to know what happens next with Aditya and Radhika.

Sarika: I absolutely enjoyed the book. I've said it before and I'm saying it again, it is unlike any Indian contemporary I've read and I mean that in the best way possible. It's one of those books where everything is just right- the cover, the title, the summary- it's all simply beautiful. I didn't really know what I expected from the book but it surpassed all my expectations and has made it to the list of one of the best Indian novels ever. 

Q2 In the book Adiya feels parental pressure which leads him to make life changing decisions. What do you think of it?

Janhvi: I totally got how Aditya could feel pressurized by his parents. His battle between the brain and the heart was clear. But sometimes, you try to listen to logic and that's what he did. Though I could see that he regretted it, it was too little too late.

Sarika: In my opinion, it's absolutely justified. We live in a country where family is given immense importance and no matter what you do, family counts, it comes first and it is who and what we are. 

Q3 What did you think of Radhika's decision in her second marriage? Is revenge really satisfying?

Janhvi: Revenge is a dish best served cold, as they say. Radhika was hurt by Aditya's actions and behavior. I could see that she was impulsive and her insecurities and abandonment issues were gnawing at her. I felt sad but her actions were totally justified. I got Radhika.

Sarika: This was actually pointed out to me by Janhvi and I think what Radhika did was not only right, but at that time, also very essential. Her actions, like Aditya's, are truly justified. 

Q4 Did you like the way The Homing Pigeons ended? Do you want a sequel?

Janhvi: I am total happily ever after girl so the ending was a bit abrupt for me. It was left slightly open ended and I would have loved to see some real interaction between Aditya and Radhika. HELL YES, I want a sequel!

Sarika: I was more than happy to see Radhika and Aditya together by the end of it all although I wish there were more details. There is a sequel and I really hope we get to see where our two beautiful and broken protagonists go from where they left. 

Q5 Did you like Sid Bahri's writing?

Janhvi: Actually, I loved Sid's writing style. It was easy and precise. The book was written beautifully, the phrases aptly used. You could connect with Aditya and Radhika and I loved the dual point of views as we got glimpses into both their heads.

Sarika: Liked is an understatement, I LOVED it and I loved it a lot. It's beautiful beautiful beautiful and I have nothing but heartfelt admiration and respect for the author. 

Update: ASK THE AUTHOR! 

As promised in the intro post, you can ask author Sid Bahri any questions and he'll gladly answer them. Ask your questions in the comments below and we'll make sure Sid gets back to you or simply tweet @Sid_Bahri or write on his Facebook timeline. 

I really hope you enjoyed following our discussions as much as I did. If you haven't read The Homing Pigeons... yet go grab your copy asap! Happy reading everybody! :)

Read-along Discussion Post #2- The Homing Pigeons... by Sid Bahri

Welcome to the week 2 discussion of The Homing Pigeons Read-along being conducted by Ankita @ Booklok Coffee, Nimi @ The Readers Cosmos along with Janhvi and I. Nimi already had a great first week discussion and you can recap it right here and Janhvi's and my responses to the same can be read here.
The week 2 discussion has happened over at Ankita's blog and she has done a fab job (no surprises there)! Her questions are challenging, thought provoking and quite difficult to answer which is always a nice thing. 
Ankita's The Homing Pigeons... Week 2 Discussion Post
You can still join us for the Read-along and follow our updates on Twitter using the hashtag #THPReadAlong. We've answers Ankita's questions below! 

Ankita's question: When Radhika told Abhinav that she isn't sure if she want to have a child and Abhinav declared that he wants a child. He demanded, he ordered. In general, is it right for one partner to pass a demand without taking his/her partner's wishes in account. When you are married, is it always a team then or it's you-against-me?

Janhvi : It was completely wrong and selfish of Abhinav to demand Radhika to have the baby when she was clearly unsure. From what I can see, having a baby is not an easy decision and it should be made when both the parents are ready. Marriage should be us against the world not you against me.

Sarika: From what I have seen and heard, it can go either way. One of my school teachers once said that if you're a dominating person, you'll be dominating wherever you go. The same goes for demanding as well, I guess. 

In my opinion, marriage, as an institution, is like any relationship- it has to work both ways. It is wrong for either spouse to demand anything without the other's consent. 

P.S: I love how Aditya calls Abhinav a mouse! 

Ankita's question: Radhika is worried to tell the truth about the baby to Abhinav, her husband. She is afraid that Abhinav will not understand that his wife had a past and forgive her and move on. If you were in a place where your partner told you about his/her past, what would you do? How would you react?

Janhvi: Past is the past. If whatever has happened will never affect the future I think I would be able to move on from it. But yes, complete honesty and full disclosure of the situation is required. Trust doesn't come easily to me but once I do, you have my loyalty for life. The same applies here.

Sarika: I know for a fact that when someone knows that they have complete trust in somebody else, they tell that person everything (good and bad) about their past that there is to know or that they want the other person to know, without the other person even asking for it. And it takes time to trust someone. 

I would much prefer if the person told me their past, but I would appreciate it even more if I'm told of it before marriage. All I'll try to do in such a situation is to try to understand it. 

Ankita's question: What is your most favorite scene or incident, something that touched your heart?

Janhvi: I loved the time when Radhika and Aditya spent together during the whole training. They fell in love with each other all over again here and it was beautiful to watch. Plus all the longing scenes filled with angst are tugging at my heart too.

Sarika: Pages 115 to 120 from Radhika's POV touched my heart. I love love love it. I have a post it note up there! 

Ankita's question: Likes and Dislikes from the story?

Janhvi: I'm liking everything about the book. I only wish Aditya and Radhika didn't have to endure so much in their lives. But I am really hoping that the happily ever after is worth all the obstacles they had to face in their path.

Sarika: I love this book. Its beautiful and I really don't know how to describe it's beauty, so you can just read my review to know how much I love it. But yes, the situation, like I've said before, for me, in the Indian context, is a lot to take in at once. 

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Thank you so much for stopping by, guys! Do stop by here on July 15 when Janhvi (and I, although there isn't anything I haven't already said) will wrap up the read-along. See ya and happy reading! 

Read-along Discussion Post #1- The Homing Pigeons... by Sid Bahri

As most of you know by now, Ankita @ Booklok Coffee, Nimi @ The Readers Cosmos and Janhvi and I are reading The Homing Pigeons... by Sid Bahri as part of The Homing Pigeons... Read-along. 

The first discussion post (of the first 105 pages of the book) is up on Nimi's blog. 

You can check it out right here. Below, we're answering all the nice questions posed by Nimi. 

Also, those of you who wish to join us right now can still do so. Just go to the main post for all the info you'll need and follow/ join us on Twitter using the hashtag #THPReadAlong. 

Nimi's question: "Why did Aditya do it? Will any person with a character do it?"

Janhvi: I think Aditya did it because he was desperate. He didn't have any real support system from his parents or his wife which led him to make the decisions he did. I liked that he felt guilty and didn't try to justify his actions after an extent. Everyone in life is made of shades of grey and I think Aditya just proves it right.

Sarika: Looking at Aditya's situation (employment and home), doing what he did was the last resort for him and he took it up. As for character, Aditya too had his doubts and tons of them. His brain wanted to do it but his heart was stopping him. 

The fact that he had to think so much before taking up prostitution in itself shows that he is a rational and respectful being who gave a thought to others' reactions to him and his new found job. 

Nimi's question: Is it right for the independent women of today like Divya to hire a male prostitute? (this was never a question that I had but since many readers posed it, I thought of addressing it in my style) 

Janhvi: I am a total believer in equal opportunities so yes, definitely. To each his own or in this case, her own.

Sarika: I think, yes. In today's context, yes, definitely yes. And besides, why not? 

Personally, I don't have a concrete opinion on it as of now, but from what I hear and read these days, it's definitely out there.  

Nimi's question: Why did Radhika marry a rich man she didn't love?

Janhvi: As we continue to see Radhika's point of view, it is obvious that she has had abandonment issues since childhood. I think that has made her look out for herself first, always. That is the only reason I can think of behind her marrying a rich man. She needed the comfort of knowing that she had stability.

Sarika: After all the love she never got, what Radhika did was quite sensible. Waiting for the right person to come along is alright, but how long can one wait and who is "right" anyway? 

So I think that what Radhika did was fine and I think she did it because she was just fed up of the games destiny and love were playing with her and the games which she lost miserably. 

Nimi's question: Likes and Dislikes from the story:

Janhvi: There is nothing that I'm disliking about the story. It is written beautifully and I'm enjoying losing myself in it. I am super curious to see how Aditya and Radhika's paths will intertwine. We're getting insight into the characters' pasts which is adding a ton of depth to them.

Sarika: I love love love the author's writing and the beautiful flow between past and present and back and forth concept. I have praised the writing a lot and I know that how much ever I praise it, it's not going to be enough. 

As for the story in itself  like I do with most Indian novels, I couldn't relate to it in the Indian context except for the beauty and hurt and everything about love in general. 

Do stop by Booklok Coffee on July 10 for Ankita's discussion post and then back here on July 15 for the final wrap up post. I hope you are all having a great time reading the book and liking it as well. See you all at the next discussion. Till then, happy reading! 

Read-along Kick-off: The Homing Pigeons... by Sid Bahri

We are back with another Read-along! 

This time, along with our dear fellow blogging buddies, Ankita @ Booklok Coffee and Nimi @ The Readers Cosmos, Janhvi and I will be reading The Homing Pigeons... by Sid Bahri, the most beautifully written Indian novel that I have read so far. 
Yes, I have already read the book but I am really looking forward to rereading it with these wonderful ladies. Also, the ever kind author Sid will be joining us as well! 

Below is all the info you need to know. 

My review of The Homing Pigeons...

ABOUT THE HOMING PIGEONS (GOODREADS SUMMARY):

In the middle of the catastrophic 2008 recession, Aditya, a jobless, penniless man meets an attractive stranger in a bar, little does he know that his life will change forever…..
When Radhika, a young, rich widow, marries off her stepdaughter, little does she know that the freedom that she has yearned for is not exactly how she had envisioned it…..
They say Homing Pigeons always come back to their mate, no matter where you leave them on the face of this earth. Homing Pigeons is the story of love between these two unsuspecting characters as it is of lust, greed, separations, prejudices and crumbling spines.

BOOK LINKS:

Official Website / Goodreads / Facebook / Flipkart / HomeShop18 / Infibeam 

ABOUT AUTHOR SID BAHRI:

I am this half bald man who is trying to make a living by writing books. I gave up a corporate career  to follow my passion of writing. I was equally insane when I moved to the hills of Ranikhet, giving up the comforts of a city and a job that paid very well. Yet, that is what I am - eccentric and happy.

For more info, you can check out our Author Interview with Sid Bahri. 

Website / Facebook / Twitter / YouTube 

MEET THE HOSTS: 

Take a look at our co-hosts! 

Ankita @ Booklok Coffee- We can safely say that Ankita is a good friend of ours. It feels like we know each other since ages. It's always nice chatting with A. Like us, Ankita too loves books and reading and mind you people, this fierce, smart and wonderful girl is going to save the world! 

Blog / Goodreads / Twitter

Nimi @ The Readers Cosmos- Nimi is who all Indian book lovers and bloggers as well as authors turn to for help. A sweet girl, Nimi introduces us to new books and is herself a big time reader and book lover. 

Blog / Goodreads / Twitter

Janhvi and Sarika @ The Readdicts- I don't have anything to say about myself, but I can tell you that Janhvi is my best friend, a brilliant girl and if you don't know her, well, you're simply missing out on knowing a beautiful soul. 

Since you are on our soil and since we're too lazy, you can get our links from the side bar. 

READ-ALONG SCHEDULE: 

The lovely banner below made by Ankita will give you the schedule of the Read-along. 

As you can see, the Read-along will take place from July 01 to July 15. The Homing Pigeons... has a total of around 315 pages and by the time we meet for a discussion, we'll be reading 100 pages, which roughly adds up to 20 pages per day and is very doable. This will also make it easier for other readers to join in anytime they feel like. And you can buy the book with the links provided above. 

Bloggers who will be participating, make sure you add the button in your blog side bar. It'll be really helpful. Here's the button:

We'll be using the hashtag #THPReadAlong on Twitter. 

ASK THE AUTHOR: 

This is the part where Sid will be joining us! 

The author has kindly said that he will answer readers' questions. You can shoot him a question on Facebook or Twitter (links above) or simply ask your questions in the blog post comments and we'll make sure your question reaches the author and is answered. Don't worry, we aren't going to threaten Sid! 

I'm sure the author himself will be super pleased to interact with y'all, so don't miss the opportunity to chat with a great author. 

THE END! 

Okay, that's about all I have for you, folks! I hope I've covered up everything. If you have any questions, feel free to ask any of us hosts and we'll try our best to answer you all. 

I hope to see you all at the discussions. Trust me, this is one book you don't want to miss reading. 

So yes, see you all soon, have a great time and happy reading!