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162 pages, Paperback
Published September 1, 2018
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July 6, 2019
Review #9
TITLE– Shadows of the Night
AUTHOR– Priyanka Lal
GENRE– Short Fiction Read
PUBLISHER– Redgrab books & Any book
PUBLISHING DATE– 21 Feb 2019
LANGUAGE– English
FORMAT– Paperback, Kindle
LENGTH– 126 pages
PRICE– 49 INR [Kindle] & 87 INR [Paperback]
#QOTD – Have you done over thinking in night time, feeling your exact emotions??
Hey, first of all hello all the lovely readers out there, here is a genuine review I want to share with you all.
Blurb-
Nights are the times of real emotions. Mundane of the days may dilute what we feel but at night there is no hiding. Love - a teenager's fantasy, a dying man's first experience, a friend's playfulness, a person's hope… Love comes in varied forms and under different circumstances is expressed in a million ways. As the hours of the night changes, so changes the intensity of emotions and the lives of people make into new stories. An insight into Lives - poles apart from each other - guided by the touch of one common feeling, the stirrings of love. As you walk deeper into your nights be assured there is a shadow just for you.
Review-
Title-
Night has much significance, different for different people. Most of the stories are made in the shadows of the night. I myself experienced this because mine was made in the night shadow too and I am blessed to have my story and would want it to never end... Hence, title goes well with the plot, I loved it...because it’s relatable.
I wanna sit at rooftop with someone at 3 a.m. just looking at stars…
#QOTD- Have you ever wished the same 3 a.m. thoughts as I always do? Those 12 a.m. talks or the 3 a.m. texts, what you love the most?
Conversations or deep thoughts are the best after 3 a.m. The heavier the eyelids, the sincerer the words and silence is not awkward, it’s shared.
Those 12 a.m. talks or the 4 a.m. texts, what you love the most?
Those 3 a.m. confessions… He smiled…
Language used is simple and easy to understand. Writing style of the author is good. Plot is well developed and gripping. Overall, I enjoyed reading it.
COVER– An attractive one..!!
RECOMMENDED— Highly
STRENGTHS— Title, Cover & Plot
RATINGS–> TITLE–5*, COVER–5*, STORYLINE–5*, OVERALL RATING– 5*
January 23, 2019
⚫️ Its basically collection of thirteen short stories based on different genres.
⚫️ Described in well written language.
⚫️ Good use of vocabulary.
⚫️ Every emotions are carved perfectly.
⚫️ It’s a short book so that can be finished in a single day.
⚫️ The story of Alzheimer’s disease is my most favourite among all.
⚫️ Overall good one.
March 15, 2019
'Everyone has a story to tell'
Shadow of the night contains 13 short stories of every genre I think, be it love, thriller, suspense, a little classic touch, contemporary etc. Every story has it's a lesson to teach you, and the ending to make you wonder. Titles are as follows:
1. Love at Sixteen
2. The Goan Chase
3. Twist of Fate
4. Shadows of the Night
5. Two can Play
6. Things... That Happen by Chance
7. Celebration of Loss
8. Language of Love
9. Wishes and Sighs
10. Life is to Live
11. Death do us Part
12. The Last Wish and a New Beginning
13. Does Love Last Forever
I would say I loved all because everyone has its own touch to impress you. The cover could have been better, even the title as it misguides to be a thriller or suspense book, but it has only one story of that genre, and the same title has a story in the book. Overall the language was beautiful, would recommend to everyone.
Shadow of the night contains 13 short stories of every genre I think, be it love, thriller, suspense, a little classic touch, contemporary etc. Every story has it's a lesson to teach you, and the ending to make you wonder. Titles are as follows:
1. Love at Sixteen
2. The Goan Chase
3. Twist of Fate
4. Shadows of the Night
5. Two can Play
6. Things... That Happen by Chance
7. Celebration of Loss
8. Language of Love
9. Wishes and Sighs
10. Life is to Live
11. Death do us Part
12. The Last Wish and a New Beginning
13. Does Love Last Forever
I would say I loved all because everyone has its own touch to impress you. The cover could have been better, even the title as it misguides to be a thriller or suspense book, but it has only one story of that genre, and the same title has a story in the book. Overall the language was beautiful, would recommend to everyone.
January 21, 2019
Shadows of the Night by Priyanka Lal is collection of 13 short stories related to different incidents in Author's life. All stories are beautiful. Narration is so strong that reader can feel the events as part of his life. Language is simple but engaging. Overall it is a great read.
January 4, 2023
Book Title: Shadows of Night
Author: Priyanka Lal
Format: Paperback
Book Title:
The title of the book ‘ Shadows of Night ‘ is different and intriguing.
Book Cover:
The cover image of the book is an abstract digital image of shades of black and gray depicting the life experiences.
Plot:
The book is a collection of thirteen short stories that talk about teenage love, adolescence, and early adulthood, ups, and downs that a growing individual faces, societal pressures, and chaos created in life due to political riots and etc.
The book is a good platter of varied types of stories. Though short in length, every story has a takeaway for the readers. If only the quality of the paper was better, the experience of reading this book would have enhanced.
What I like:
1. Short stories that are very relatable
2. Definitely nostalgic stories
3. Some stories make us introspect ourselves.
What I didn’t like:
It’s a light read and there is nothing to be disliked.
Characters:
Every character in the story happens to be the reader i.e. the stories are so realistic that the reader identifies himself\herself very easily.
Narration:
A simple and easy narration makes the book a good read.
Language & Grammar:
The normal language with uncomplicated yet good vocabulary is found.
My Final Verdict:
Reminiscing read.
Book Title: 3/5
Book Cover: 3/5
Plot: 3/5
Characters: 3/5
Narration: 3/5
Language & Grammar: 3/5
Final Rating: 3/5
Author: Priyanka Lal
Format: Paperback
Book Title:
The title of the book ‘ Shadows of Night ‘ is different and intriguing.
Book Cover:
The cover image of the book is an abstract digital image of shades of black and gray depicting the life experiences.
Plot:
The book is a collection of thirteen short stories that talk about teenage love, adolescence, and early adulthood, ups, and downs that a growing individual faces, societal pressures, and chaos created in life due to political riots and etc.
The book is a good platter of varied types of stories. Though short in length, every story has a takeaway for the readers. If only the quality of the paper was better, the experience of reading this book would have enhanced.
What I like:
1. Short stories that are very relatable
2. Definitely nostalgic stories
3. Some stories make us introspect ourselves.
What I didn’t like:
It’s a light read and there is nothing to be disliked.
Characters:
Every character in the story happens to be the reader i.e. the stories are so realistic that the reader identifies himself\herself very easily.
Narration:
A simple and easy narration makes the book a good read.
Language & Grammar:
The normal language with uncomplicated yet good vocabulary is found.
My Final Verdict:
Reminiscing read.
Book Title: 3/5
Book Cover: 3/5
Plot: 3/5
Characters: 3/5
Narration: 3/5
Language & Grammar: 3/5
Final Rating: 3/5
February 8, 2019
ABOUT THE BOOK –
TITLE – SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT
AUTHOR – PRIYANKA LAL
GENRE – Fiction ; Short stories
PUBLISHER – Redgrab Books & Anybook
PUBLISHING DATE – 5 Jan 2019
LANGUAGE – English
FORMAT – Paperback
NUMBER OF PAGES – 160
ISBN 10 – 9387390578
ISBN 13 – 978-9387390577
PRICE – 125 INR in India and $8 outside India
BUY IT HERE – http://Shadows of the night https://www.amazon.in/dp/9387390578/r...
TITLE
Night has many significances, each different for different people. Most of the stories are made in the shadows of the night. Hence the title is suitable and obviously attractive.
COVER
The cover, in a shade of black and grey with white font colour goes well with the title as well as the idea behind it.
CONTENT
The book is a collection of 13 short stories about love, life and many emotions. Some of the titles of the stories are namely, “Love at Sixteen”, “Wishes and sighs”, “Death do us part”, etc. All share a different emotion, an altogether different feeling and a different story. Really felts connected to the stories and loved them.
LANGUAGE, WRITING SKILLS AND NARRATION
The language is easy to understand and really very fluent, Use of words has been done very brilliantly. All the stories have been narrated very well.
PORTRAYAL OF CHARACTERS
Appreciable
RECOMMENDED FOR
— Admirers of short story collections
— People looking for heartfelt reads and special stories
STRENGTHS
— title
— subtitle
— content
RATINGS
— TITLE – 5/5
— COVER – 4.5/5
— CONTENTS – 4.5/5
— LANGUAGE – 4.5/5
— WRITING SKILLS – 4.5/5
— NARRATION – 4.5/5
— PORTRAYAL OF CHARACTERS – 4.5/5
— OVERALL RATING – 4.7/5
CURRENT AMAZON REVIEWER RATING – #277
ABOUT THE BOOK –
TITLE – SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT
AUTHOR – PRIYANKA LAL
GENRE – Fiction ; Short stories
PUBLISHER – Redgrab Books & Anybook
PUBLISHING DATE – 5 Jan 2019
LANGUAGE – English
FORMAT – Paperback
NUMBER OF PAGES – 160
ISBN 10 – 9387390578
ISBN 13 – 978-9387390577
PRICE – 125 INR in India and $8 outside India
BUY IT HERE – http://Shadows of the night https://www.amazon.in/dp/9387390578/r...
TITLE
Night has many significances, each different for different people. Most of the stories are made in the shadows of the night. Hence the title is suitable and obviously attractive.
COVER
The cover, in a shade of black and grey with white font colour goes well with the title as well as the idea behind it.
CONTENT
The book is a collection of 13 short stories about love, life and many emotions. Some of the titles of the stories are namely, “Love at Sixteen”, “Wishes and sighs”, “Death do us part”, etc. All share a different emotion, an altogether different feeling and a different story. Really felts connected to the stories and loved them.
LANGUAGE, WRITING SKILLS AND NARRATION
The language is easy to understand and really very fluent, Use of words has been done very brilliantly. All the stories have been narrated very well.
PORTRAYAL OF CHARACTERS
Appreciable
RECOMMENDED FOR
— Admirers of short story collections
— People looking for heartfelt reads and special stories
STRENGTHS
— title
— subtitle
— content
RATINGS
— TITLE – 5/5
— COVER – 4.5/5
— CONTENTS – 4.5/5
— LANGUAGE – 4.5/5
— WRITING SKILLS – 4.5/5
— NARRATION – 4.5/5
— PORTRAYAL OF CHARACTERS – 4.5/5
— OVERALL RATING – 4.7/5
CURRENT AMAZON REVIEWER RATING – #277
TITLE – SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT
AUTHOR – PRIYANKA LAL
GENRE – Fiction ; Short stories
PUBLISHER – Redgrab Books & Anybook
PUBLISHING DATE – 5 Jan 2019
LANGUAGE – English
FORMAT – Paperback
NUMBER OF PAGES – 160
ISBN 10 – 9387390578
ISBN 13 – 978-9387390577
PRICE – 125 INR in India and $8 outside India
BUY IT HERE – http://Shadows of the night https://www.amazon.in/dp/9387390578/r...
TITLE
Night has many significances, each different for different people. Most of the stories are made in the shadows of the night. Hence the title is suitable and obviously attractive.
COVER
The cover, in a shade of black and grey with white font colour goes well with the title as well as the idea behind it.
CONTENT
The book is a collection of 13 short stories about love, life and many emotions. Some of the titles of the stories are namely, “Love at Sixteen”, “Wishes and sighs”, “Death do us part”, etc. All share a different emotion, an altogether different feeling and a different story. Really felts connected to the stories and loved them.
LANGUAGE, WRITING SKILLS AND NARRATION
The language is easy to understand and really very fluent, Use of words has been done very brilliantly. All the stories have been narrated very well.
PORTRAYAL OF CHARACTERS
Appreciable
RECOMMENDED FOR
— Admirers of short story collections
— People looking for heartfelt reads and special stories
STRENGTHS
— title
— subtitle
— content
RATINGS
— TITLE – 5/5
— COVER – 4.5/5
— CONTENTS – 4.5/5
— LANGUAGE – 4.5/5
— WRITING SKILLS – 4.5/5
— NARRATION – 4.5/5
— PORTRAYAL OF CHARACTERS – 4.5/5
— OVERALL RATING – 4.7/5
CURRENT AMAZON REVIEWER RATING – #277
ABOUT THE BOOK –
TITLE – SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT
AUTHOR – PRIYANKA LAL
GENRE – Fiction ; Short stories
PUBLISHER – Redgrab Books & Anybook
PUBLISHING DATE – 5 Jan 2019
LANGUAGE – English
FORMAT – Paperback
NUMBER OF PAGES – 160
ISBN 10 – 9387390578
ISBN 13 – 978-9387390577
PRICE – 125 INR in India and $8 outside India
BUY IT HERE – http://Shadows of the night https://www.amazon.in/dp/9387390578/r...
TITLE
Night has many significances, each different for different people. Most of the stories are made in the shadows of the night. Hence the title is suitable and obviously attractive.
COVER
The cover, in a shade of black and grey with white font colour goes well with the title as well as the idea behind it.
CONTENT
The book is a collection of 13 short stories about love, life and many emotions. Some of the titles of the stories are namely, “Love at Sixteen”, “Wishes and sighs”, “Death do us part”, etc. All share a different emotion, an altogether different feeling and a different story. Really felts connected to the stories and loved them.
LANGUAGE, WRITING SKILLS AND NARRATION
The language is easy to understand and really very fluent, Use of words has been done very brilliantly. All the stories have been narrated very well.
PORTRAYAL OF CHARACTERS
Appreciable
RECOMMENDED FOR
— Admirers of short story collections
— People looking for heartfelt reads and special stories
STRENGTHS
— title
— subtitle
— content
RATINGS
— TITLE – 5/5
— COVER – 4.5/5
— CONTENTS – 4.5/5
— LANGUAGE – 4.5/5
— WRITING SKILLS – 4.5/5
— NARRATION – 4.5/5
— PORTRAYAL OF CHARACTERS – 4.5/5
— OVERALL RATING – 4.7/5
CURRENT AMAZON REVIEWER RATING – #277
March 19, 2019
This book is a collection of 13 short stories crisp and engaging...
You can finish this book in one sitting and someone who doesn't like some short and engaging stories
You can finish this book in one sitting and someone who doesn't like some short and engaging stories
April 3, 2019
Loved the progress of the story . Recommend for all . Go for it .
May 25, 2019
shadows of the night by Priyanka Lal indeed has a catchy front cover and the stories too will catch your heart.
March 5, 2019
It is a collection of 13 short stories all revolving around love. Each story is unique and interesting. My favourite story was 'The shadow of the night' because of its thriller/ horror kind of vibe.The narration is simple but engaging. Overall a good book especially for beginners or someone wanting a quick read.
July 4, 2019
Book_Reviews
📚 Shadows of the Night by Priyanka Lal is collection of thirteen beautifully written short stories, focusing on various feelings and emotions of our human lives. Each and every story is so distinctive and unique that it left me overwhelmed and completely dazzled. First love, friendship, innocence, family, relationships, etc. have been expressed innthe book in a complimentary way. Each and every character & each and every story is filled with so much thoughts, intensity and warmth that you will feel whatever the protagonist is feeling.
📚This is by far one of best short stories collection I have read. The language is easy and simple and keeps you engrossed in the book. Each and every story has its own unique plot and protagonist which makes it easier for the reader. I could easily connect and relate with the characters and situations, as if everything is happening around me. The emotions and sentiments used are totally raw and exuberant. This book made my day.
📚 Review available on Instagram, Goodreads, Twitter, Amazon & WordPress (Link in Bio)
Title: Shadows of the Night
Author: @priyankalal21
Pages: 126
Genre: Fiction
Language: English
Publisher: @redgrabbooks & @contactanybook
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📚 Shadows of the Night by Priyanka Lal is collection of thirteen beautifully written short stories, focusing on various feelings and emotions of our human lives. Each and every story is so distinctive and unique that it left me overwhelmed and completely dazzled. First love, friendship, innocence, family, relationships, etc. have been expressed innthe book in a complimentary way. Each and every character & each and every story is filled with so much thoughts, intensity and warmth that you will feel whatever the protagonist is feeling.
📚This is by far one of best short stories collection I have read. The language is easy and simple and keeps you engrossed in the book. Each and every story has its own unique plot and protagonist which makes it easier for the reader. I could easily connect and relate with the characters and situations, as if everything is happening around me. The emotions and sentiments used are totally raw and exuberant. This book made my day.
📚 Review available on Instagram, Goodreads, Twitter, Amazon & WordPress (Link in Bio)
Title: Shadows of the Night
Author: @priyankalal21
Pages: 126
Genre: Fiction
Language: English
Publisher: @redgrabbooks & @contactanybook
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March 14, 2020
Shadows of the Night is a collection of short stories by Priyanka Lal, all of which has been inspired by someone or the other in the author’s life.
The stories are:
1. Love at Sixteen
2. The Goan Chase
3. Twist of Fate
4. Shadows of the Night
5. Two can Play
6. Things.... That Happen by Chance
7. Celebration of Loss
8. Language of Love
9. Wishes and Sighs
10. Life is to Live
11. Death do us Part
12. The Last Wish and a New Beginning
13. Does Love Last Forever
The stories are a wild collection of horror, romance, first-love, new beginnings, human resilience etc. I really enjoyed reading them all but the first one was definitely my favourite.
The language used is very simple so even beginners can read it. The narration was easy-going as well. I could not put the book down once I started reading honestly.
However, the editing can be worked on. As well as the book cover, for I do not think this cover did the book justice.
It was an enjoyable overall read. I rate it a 3/5 stars.
The stories are:
1. Love at Sixteen
2. The Goan Chase
3. Twist of Fate
4. Shadows of the Night
5. Two can Play
6. Things.... That Happen by Chance
7. Celebration of Loss
8. Language of Love
9. Wishes and Sighs
10. Life is to Live
11. Death do us Part
12. The Last Wish and a New Beginning
13. Does Love Last Forever
The stories are a wild collection of horror, romance, first-love, new beginnings, human resilience etc. I really enjoyed reading them all but the first one was definitely my favourite.
The language used is very simple so even beginners can read it. The narration was easy-going as well. I could not put the book down once I started reading honestly.
However, the editing can be worked on. As well as the book cover, for I do not think this cover did the book justice.
It was an enjoyable overall read. I rate it a 3/5 stars.
July 13, 2025
Shadows of the night
This book of anthology contain 13 different stories as author mentioned in her note about the stories background and whose is it belong to and what inspired her to write these memories as in the book...
Every story is gem , but few touch heart,, as these anthology talk about life, karma, qismat (fate), sanyogh (luck), love betrayal, anger , jealousy, money minded, greedy, past memories, lost and found love and ups and downs in life and one story even have gothic element of ghost's, pregnancy , terrorist attack', riots , unconditional love but one question remains, is true love live long...
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1.16 year old girl fall in love with sister's brother-in-law through his picture in his room, later after 8 months of infactuation, meet him with her group in his school for function.
2. A prank by friends to kidnap his gf's sister on there reaching Goa and make them roam around Goa with chits and make them enjoy for Christmas Eve and later reveal truth.
3. A girl waiting for her mother to free from pain, the day before she die, a secret army men come to the same room adjoining bed, have lost his memory, they fall in love, but on new year an accident make him remember his past and he left the girl for his love before the accident.
4. A rainy night in hills, mother went in search of her son find a man crushed under a tree, try to find help for him and ask his soul for help who is moving towards graveyards.
5 A man after his friend father money, try to break her marriage but fall in his trap as she knew the truth about what he tries to do with her.
6. 2 unhappy marriages, 4 unhappy people, one from each marriage fall in love, one have physical abusive marriage other is unhappy because of his life of cop, during riots got shot and his wife want his true love to come meet him in hospital
7. Long time friends marry against parents will, and during argument , she announce she will left home, if he is not there, later when truth of came in front of them, that broke parents heart , as girl was leaving boy's father stopped her as she is only one remain as there son memory with them when she announce she is pregnant and they didn't lost there son.
8 A love story start 8 years back in college finally become one in one of Friends marriage after they propose each other.
9. A man who command a family of 30 members at one time is now not able to sit properly because of accident , man, his son and wife reliving past moments during his operation as how he left his love and devoted himself to his family and later after his love husband die, he handle her too, but when on Operations his wife was waiting for him to recover not his love which was to be find nearby.
10. A man who want to help other by donating his organ was on death bed , when lesbian couple with there daughter came for one of the lesbian girl who need her father heart to survive and daughter courageously help them loosing her father.
11. A child in love with his parrot who is his companions and every stray animal is scared of him, one day parrot got killed by cat and they try to save him but in the end he died and they buried him there in the field.
12. An old couple Lived there lifes happily , one day women die, man lost hope to live and then a girl came with baby as she was pregnant , old man Adopt her after listening to her story and fulfill wish of his wife. As finally having kids.
13. 2 childhood friend cum lovers , boy left her for another girl and then he left both went to U.S. find another girl, later 2 friends met on airport , after they broke friend as the college end, one never got married as she love that boy only and kept her promise, second had a child and moved on but question that haunt her , is love is forever.
This book of anthology contain 13 different stories as author mentioned in her note about the stories background and whose is it belong to and what inspired her to write these memories as in the book...
Every story is gem , but few touch heart,, as these anthology talk about life, karma, qismat (fate), sanyogh (luck), love betrayal, anger , jealousy, money minded, greedy, past memories, lost and found love and ups and downs in life and one story even have gothic element of ghost's, pregnancy , terrorist attack', riots , unconditional love but one question remains, is true love live long...
.
1.16 year old girl fall in love with sister's brother-in-law through his picture in his room, later after 8 months of infactuation, meet him with her group in his school for function.
2. A prank by friends to kidnap his gf's sister on there reaching Goa and make them roam around Goa with chits and make them enjoy for Christmas Eve and later reveal truth.
3. A girl waiting for her mother to free from pain, the day before she die, a secret army men come to the same room adjoining bed, have lost his memory, they fall in love, but on new year an accident make him remember his past and he left the girl for his love before the accident.
4. A rainy night in hills, mother went in search of her son find a man crushed under a tree, try to find help for him and ask his soul for help who is moving towards graveyards.
5 A man after his friend father money, try to break her marriage but fall in his trap as she knew the truth about what he tries to do with her.
6. 2 unhappy marriages, 4 unhappy people, one from each marriage fall in love, one have physical abusive marriage other is unhappy because of his life of cop, during riots got shot and his wife want his true love to come meet him in hospital
7. Long time friends marry against parents will, and during argument , she announce she will left home, if he is not there, later when truth of came in front of them, that broke parents heart , as girl was leaving boy's father stopped her as she is only one remain as there son memory with them when she announce she is pregnant and they didn't lost there son.
8 A love story start 8 years back in college finally become one in one of Friends marriage after they propose each other.
9. A man who command a family of 30 members at one time is now not able to sit properly because of accident , man, his son and wife reliving past moments during his operation as how he left his love and devoted himself to his family and later after his love husband die, he handle her too, but when on Operations his wife was waiting for him to recover not his love which was to be find nearby.
10. A man who want to help other by donating his organ was on death bed , when lesbian couple with there daughter came for one of the lesbian girl who need her father heart to survive and daughter courageously help them loosing her father.
11. A child in love with his parrot who is his companions and every stray animal is scared of him, one day parrot got killed by cat and they try to save him but in the end he died and they buried him there in the field.
12. An old couple Lived there lifes happily , one day women die, man lost hope to live and then a girl came with baby as she was pregnant , old man Adopt her after listening to her story and fulfill wish of his wife. As finally having kids.
13. 2 childhood friend cum lovers , boy left her for another girl and then he left both went to U.S. find another girl, later 2 friends met on airport , after they broke friend as the college end, one never got married as she love that boy only and kept her promise, second had a child and moved on but question that haunt her , is love is forever.
March 31, 2019
"Life plays strange games."
Emotionally arousing, "Shadows of the Night" by Priyanka Lal is a collection of 13 short stories inspired by real life incidences from several walks of life that touches every emotion and strikes every chord of the heart.
Each of the story passes words of wisdom to the readers and reflects on the theme of love, that comes in various forms. It might be a teenager's fantasy, a dying man's first experience, a friend's playfulness, a mother's precious possession, a person's hope, or even a pet's faithfulness. All the 13 stories are written to serve as an insight into lives that are poles apart yet guided by one common emotion of love and woven with the strings of love.
The book begins with a beautiful author's note that explains the tale behind each of the story and once again proves that stories are inspired from real life incidences.
Vivid imagination coupled with a unique writing style lends all the story their exclusive aura. Painted with lucid language and picturesque description, all the 13 stories vivify several emotions to which the readers are bound to feel connected. The eloquent expressions are capable of making one laugh, cry, smirk, feel afraid and be one with the writer.
Sprinkled with unlimited humour, along with lucid language, simple narration, uncomplicated vocabulary, fast-pace, short, crisp and to-the-point expressions with no redundancies contribute towards a quick and easy read.
Among all, the one story that touched my heart is "Wishes and Sighs" that brilliantly brings forth a situation and shows it through different perspective of three people--a son, his mother and father-- all of whom "wish to turn back the clock and bring the wheels of time to a stop" to avoid falling into the mishap. My other favourites are "Love at Sixteen", "Two Can Play", "Life is to Live" and "Shadows of the Night".
All the characters of each story are carved with great excellence, meticulously presenting them with sheer realism that tugs at the heart strings.
The book is named so because the author feels that nights are the times of real emotions and as one walks deeper into their nights, there is always a shadow waiting just for them. The significance of the title is maintained through all the stories where night plays a major role and shadows wait to spread on its readers.
The cover showcasing the hide and seek of various shades of black, white and grey is totally at par with the title.
With perfect dose of emotion and humour, the book "Shadows of the Night" by Priyanka Lal explores the journey of love through the 13 stories that peep into the slices of author's life.
"Memories are lessons that make stories."
Emotionally arousing, "Shadows of the Night" by Priyanka Lal is a collection of 13 short stories inspired by real life incidences from several walks of life that touches every emotion and strikes every chord of the heart.
Each of the story passes words of wisdom to the readers and reflects on the theme of love, that comes in various forms. It might be a teenager's fantasy, a dying man's first experience, a friend's playfulness, a mother's precious possession, a person's hope, or even a pet's faithfulness. All the 13 stories are written to serve as an insight into lives that are poles apart yet guided by one common emotion of love and woven with the strings of love.
The book begins with a beautiful author's note that explains the tale behind each of the story and once again proves that stories are inspired from real life incidences.
Vivid imagination coupled with a unique writing style lends all the story their exclusive aura. Painted with lucid language and picturesque description, all the 13 stories vivify several emotions to which the readers are bound to feel connected. The eloquent expressions are capable of making one laugh, cry, smirk, feel afraid and be one with the writer.
Sprinkled with unlimited humour, along with lucid language, simple narration, uncomplicated vocabulary, fast-pace, short, crisp and to-the-point expressions with no redundancies contribute towards a quick and easy read.
Among all, the one story that touched my heart is "Wishes and Sighs" that brilliantly brings forth a situation and shows it through different perspective of three people--a son, his mother and father-- all of whom "wish to turn back the clock and bring the wheels of time to a stop" to avoid falling into the mishap. My other favourites are "Love at Sixteen", "Two Can Play", "Life is to Live" and "Shadows of the Night".
All the characters of each story are carved with great excellence, meticulously presenting them with sheer realism that tugs at the heart strings.
The book is named so because the author feels that nights are the times of real emotions and as one walks deeper into their nights, there is always a shadow waiting just for them. The significance of the title is maintained through all the stories where night plays a major role and shadows wait to spread on its readers.
The cover showcasing the hide and seek of various shades of black, white and grey is totally at par with the title.
With perfect dose of emotion and humour, the book "Shadows of the Night" by Priyanka Lal explores the journey of love through the 13 stories that peep into the slices of author's life.
"Memories are lessons that make stories."
February 25, 2019
Title: Shadows of the Night
Author: Priyanka Lal
Format: Paperback /E-book
Length: 160 pages
Publisher: Redgrab Books & Anybook
Synopsis:
Nights are the times of real emotions. Mundane of the days may dilute what we feel but at night there is no hiding. Love - a teenager's fantasy, a dying man's first experience, a friend's playfulness, a person's hope… Love comes in varied forms and under different circumstances is expressed in a million ways. As the hours of the night changes, so changes the intensity of emotions and the lives of people make into new stories.An insight intoLives - poles apart from each other - guided by the touch of one common feeling, the stirrings of love. As you walk deeper into your nights be assured there is a shadow just for you.
Review:
The book contains different short stories coming from different walks of life. each short story is unique in its own sense. One thing that I really liked about the writing style is that it is crisp and on point. There is no unnecessary length added to the content which is why the reader can catch the emotion of the book in each and every story. The book has a very catchy title and it is very significantly manifested in different stories in the book. All the story are based on some or the other kind of manifestation of different human emotions. The emotions might be repeated in some cased but not the way in which the author has put them into the story and this stands as a peculiarity of the book. The use of language is simple and it is easy for the readers to read, understand and process. The characters in the book are well thought of and well written. People who think that they cannot hang on to a long book can grab this one as it has a variety of short stories and for the readers, I’m sure the review has already made them grab a copy for themselves.
Rating:
3.5 /5
Author: Priyanka Lal
Format: Paperback /E-book
Length: 160 pages
Publisher: Redgrab Books & Anybook
Synopsis:
Nights are the times of real emotions. Mundane of the days may dilute what we feel but at night there is no hiding. Love - a teenager's fantasy, a dying man's first experience, a friend's playfulness, a person's hope… Love comes in varied forms and under different circumstances is expressed in a million ways. As the hours of the night changes, so changes the intensity of emotions and the lives of people make into new stories.An insight intoLives - poles apart from each other - guided by the touch of one common feeling, the stirrings of love. As you walk deeper into your nights be assured there is a shadow just for you.
Review:
The book contains different short stories coming from different walks of life. each short story is unique in its own sense. One thing that I really liked about the writing style is that it is crisp and on point. There is no unnecessary length added to the content which is why the reader can catch the emotion of the book in each and every story. The book has a very catchy title and it is very significantly manifested in different stories in the book. All the story are based on some or the other kind of manifestation of different human emotions. The emotions might be repeated in some cased but not the way in which the author has put them into the story and this stands as a peculiarity of the book. The use of language is simple and it is easy for the readers to read, understand and process. The characters in the book are well thought of and well written. People who think that they cannot hang on to a long book can grab this one as it has a variety of short stories and for the readers, I’m sure the review has already made them grab a copy for themselves.
Rating:
3.5 /5
July 3, 2019

Book Name : Shadows of the night
Author : Priyanka Lal
Publisher: Redgrab books & Anybook
Language: English
Blurb :
Nights are the times of real emotions. Mundane of the days may dilute what we feel but at night there is no hiding. Love - a teenager's fantasy, a dying man's first experience, a friend's playfulness, a person's hope… Love comes in varied forms and under different circumstances is expressed in a million ways. As the hours of the night changes, so changes the intensity of emotions and the lives of people make into new stories.An insight intoLives - poles apart from each other - guided by the touch of one common feeling, the stirrings of love. As you walk deeper into your nights be assured there is a shadow just for you.
About the Author :
Priyanka Lal hails from Ranchi but lives cosily in traffic packed Bangalore. She has found a spot for herself among books, by being part of the developmental process of several bestsellers in the last few years. Reading and life inspire her to write. She is an Art enthusiast and reacts positively to music, paintings, and people rebuilding themselves.
My review :
The book comprises of 13 short stories. I have always enjoyed reading short stories as so much is conveyed by the author in the short time the story is concluded. I thoroughly enjoyed reading each and every story in the book.
Narration is simple and good. Cover is disappointing. It could have been better. Page quality should be improved as well.
My personal favorite stories from it are, Love at Sixteen, and Goan chase.
The language used is simple. Everyone can read it. The different common themes in all stories are Love, fate, happiness, loss and life.
It would recommend to everyone.
Book Name : Shadows of the night
Author : Priyanka Lal
Publisher: Redgrab books & Anybook
Language: English
Blurb :
Nights are the times of real emotions. Mundane of the days may dilute what we feel but at night there is no hiding. Love - a teenager's fantasy, a dying man's first experience, a friend's playfulness, a person's hope… Love comes in varied forms and under different circumstances is expressed in a million ways. As the hours of the night changes, so changes the intensity of emotions and the lives of people make into new stories.An insight intoLives - poles apart from each other - guided by the touch of one common feeling, the stirrings of love. As you walk deeper into your nights be assured there is a shadow just for you.
About the Author :
Priyanka Lal hails from Ranchi but lives cosily in traffic packed Bangalore. She has found a spot for herself among books, by being part of the developmental process of several bestsellers in the last few years. Reading and life inspire her to write. She is an Art enthusiast and reacts positively to music, paintings, and people rebuilding themselves.
My review :
The book comprises of 13 short stories. I have always enjoyed reading short stories as so much is conveyed by the author in the short time the story is concluded. I thoroughly enjoyed reading each and every story in the book.
Narration is simple and good. Cover is disappointing. It could have been better. Page quality should be improved as well.
My personal favorite stories from it are, Love at Sixteen, and Goan chase.
The language used is simple. Everyone can read it. The different common themes in all stories are Love, fate, happiness, loss and life.
It would recommend to everyone.
February 2, 2019
The cover of the book didn't please me much. The paper quality of the book is something that has disappointed me the most.
Now moving to the book, Shadows of the Night is a collection of 13 short stories. Each story is different and they have different elements in them.
1. Love at Sixteen
2. The Goan Chase
3. Twist of Fate
4. Shadows of the Night
5. Two can Play
6. Things.... That Happen by Chance
7. Celebration of Loss
8. Language of Love
9. Wishes and Sighs
10. Life is to Live
11. Death do us Part
12. The Last Wish and a New Beginning
13. Does Love Last Forever
A few stories were really good but there was some stories that didn't leave a mark. Some of the titles were intriguing and some didn't do justice to the storyline.
The writing style was really simple which is good since it makes you finish the book in one sitting but somewhere down the line I felt that the author could have done a better job with the vocabulary and also could've been more descriptive to make the readers feel more connected to the stories.
For a beginner this book is pretty good because it has so many diverse elements which are based on author's real life experiences making them relatable to some extent but sadly it didn't fulfill my expectations.
Read full review on blog: www.whatireadandreviewed.wordpress.com
Now moving to the book, Shadows of the Night is a collection of 13 short stories. Each story is different and they have different elements in them.
1. Love at Sixteen
2. The Goan Chase
3. Twist of Fate
4. Shadows of the Night
5. Two can Play
6. Things.... That Happen by Chance
7. Celebration of Loss
8. Language of Love
9. Wishes and Sighs
10. Life is to Live
11. Death do us Part
12. The Last Wish and a New Beginning
13. Does Love Last Forever
A few stories were really good but there was some stories that didn't leave a mark. Some of the titles were intriguing and some didn't do justice to the storyline.
The writing style was really simple which is good since it makes you finish the book in one sitting but somewhere down the line I felt that the author could have done a better job with the vocabulary and also could've been more descriptive to make the readers feel more connected to the stories.
For a beginner this book is pretty good because it has so many diverse elements which are based on author's real life experiences making them relatable to some extent but sadly it didn't fulfill my expectations.
Read full review on blog: www.whatireadandreviewed.wordpress.com
March 4, 2019
Shadows of the night by Priyanka Lal is an anthology of 13 short stories. Its one of the best anthology I had come across, ranging various emotions and thoughts.
The stories were all of the true emotions, feelings, love, friendship, humour, pain, betrayal. These captivating stories keep the readers glued till the end.
The titles of 13 stories are,
1. Love at Sixteen
2. The Goan Chase
3. Twist of Fate
4. Shadows of the Night
5. Two can Play
6. Things... That Happen by Chance
7. Celebration of Loss
8. Language of Love
9. Wishes and Sighs
10. Life is to Live
11. Death do us Part
12. The Last Wish and a New Beginning
13. Does Love Last Forever
All the titles are quite interesting. My favourite is "Love at Sixteen" was a girl realize her first ever love. I liked the way the author narrated it and kept control over the story. It was very refreshing while reading this novel I must say. The language and vocabularies are simple and lucid.
Do pick the book " Shadows of the night " - An anthology of unique, emotional, feelings and a great read.
The stories were all of the true emotions, feelings, love, friendship, humour, pain, betrayal. These captivating stories keep the readers glued till the end.
The titles of 13 stories are,
1. Love at Sixteen
2. The Goan Chase
3. Twist of Fate
4. Shadows of the Night
5. Two can Play
6. Things... That Happen by Chance
7. Celebration of Loss
8. Language of Love
9. Wishes and Sighs
10. Life is to Live
11. Death do us Part
12. The Last Wish and a New Beginning
13. Does Love Last Forever
All the titles are quite interesting. My favourite is "Love at Sixteen" was a girl realize her first ever love. I liked the way the author narrated it and kept control over the story. It was very refreshing while reading this novel I must say. The language and vocabularies are simple and lucid.
Do pick the book " Shadows of the night " - An anthology of unique, emotional, feelings and a great read.
March 23, 2019
Blurb-
This book is a compilation of 13 short stories from the author's personal experiences. The romantic stories are much more interesting than the other ones. My favourite ones are-
👉The first story portrays the story of the protagonist aged 16 years who had fallen in love with her sister's brother in law when she visited Kathmandu without having a single conversation with him. 👉The second last story is about the protagonist who decides to fulfil the last wish of his late wife but he has no means to do so.
👉The last story is when the protagonist joined in engineering college in Dehradun and had fallen in love with her friend's boyfriend.
My Review-
1)The stories are engaging and interesting.
2) The stories has a good pace.
3)The language is simple.
4) The storytelling is okay.
5)The characters are drawn to a certain extent.
5) I recommend this book if you are looking for some short story reads.
This book is a compilation of 13 short stories from the author's personal experiences. The romantic stories are much more interesting than the other ones. My favourite ones are-
👉The first story portrays the story of the protagonist aged 16 years who had fallen in love with her sister's brother in law when she visited Kathmandu without having a single conversation with him. 👉The second last story is about the protagonist who decides to fulfil the last wish of his late wife but he has no means to do so.
👉The last story is when the protagonist joined in engineering college in Dehradun and had fallen in love with her friend's boyfriend.
My Review-
1)The stories are engaging and interesting.
2) The stories has a good pace.
3)The language is simple.
4) The storytelling is okay.
5)The characters are drawn to a certain extent.
5) I recommend this book if you are looking for some short story reads.
February 2, 2019
A simple and black and white cover which actually is designed normally ,but could have improved considerably. The title "Shadows of the Night" brings a sense of cult and creepy feeling before we read the book.
The book is collection of short stories , around 13 of them . I could say that each of those are idiosyncratic in their own sense. Each of the plots are different and as a reader could enjoy a vast variety of taste across the plots.
The language used throughout the book is simple and applied to the plot. The book can be held and understood by most of the general audience and even across generations which includes kids.Narration was too at par , but with respect to plot , I could give it a fair deal.
The sense of variety in all the plots are appreciable .
The book is collection of short stories , around 13 of them . I could say that each of those are idiosyncratic in their own sense. Each of the plots are different and as a reader could enjoy a vast variety of taste across the plots.
The language used throughout the book is simple and applied to the plot. The book can be held and understood by most of the general audience and even across generations which includes kids.Narration was too at par , but with respect to plot , I could give it a fair deal.
The sense of variety in all the plots are appreciable .
February 9, 2019
Thank you Priyanka Lal for the review copy.
The book is a collection of 13 short stories based on the author's life journey. Each and every story is written relating to one's life from different point of views. The stories mainly talk about fate, luck, betrayal, anger, jealousy, life and surely each of them will touch your heart. The stories are very much relatable.
The language used is quite simple and lucid and I really liked the title, though the cover page could have been a bit better. Talking about the stories, i really loved " The Goan Chase" and "Life is to live". The stories are pretty much interesting and one can definitely relate the stories with their life.
Overall, a very good read.
Rating - ⭐⭐⭐/🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Have a read guys!! Perfect book for the beginners.
The book is a collection of 13 short stories based on the author's life journey. Each and every story is written relating to one's life from different point of views. The stories mainly talk about fate, luck, betrayal, anger, jealousy, life and surely each of them will touch your heart. The stories are very much relatable.
The language used is quite simple and lucid and I really liked the title, though the cover page could have been a bit better. Talking about the stories, i really loved " The Goan Chase" and "Life is to live". The stories are pretty much interesting and one can definitely relate the stories with their life.
Overall, a very good read.
Rating - ⭐⭐⭐/🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Have a read guys!! Perfect book for the beginners.
May 15, 2019
Blurb
Nights are the times of real emotions. Mundane of the days may dilute what we feel but at night there is no hiding. Love - a teenager's fantasy, a dying man's first experience, a friend's playfulness, a person's hope… Love comes in varied forms and under different circumstances is expressed in a million ways. As the hours of the night changes, so changes the intensity of emotions and the lives of people make into new stories.An insight intoLives - poles apart from each other - guided by the touch of one common feeling, the stirrings of love. As you walk deeper into your nights be assured there is a shadow just for you.
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Nights are the times of real emotions. Mundane of the days may dilute what we feel but at night there is no hiding. Love - a teenager's fantasy, a dying man's first experience, a friend's playfulness, a person's hope… Love comes in varied forms and under different circumstances is expressed in a million ways. As the hours of the night changes, so changes the intensity of emotions and the lives of people make into new stories.An insight intoLives - poles apart from each other - guided by the touch of one common feeling, the stirrings of love. As you walk deeper into your nights be assured there is a shadow just for you.
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January 24, 2019
Shadows of the Night is a collection of 13 short stories. Somewhere, these stories are inspired from different instances of author's life.
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Love can be expressed in various forms and it is beautifully presented through these stories.
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"Two can play " , "Celebration of loss" and "language of love" are the best stories from my perspective.
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I'm not satisfied with title of book. I believe it could be much better. From my opinion , it could be " shades of love" instead of "shadows of the night"
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Language is simple and comprehensive. Narration is effective and stories are written in easy language.
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Love can be expressed in various forms and it is beautifully presented through these stories.
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"Two can play " , "Celebration of loss" and "language of love" are the best stories from my perspective.
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I'm not satisfied with title of book. I believe it could be much better. From my opinion , it could be " shades of love" instead of "shadows of the night"
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Language is simple and comprehensive. Narration is effective and stories are written in easy language.
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February 13, 2019
The book comprises of 13 short stories. I have always enjoyed reading short stories as so much is conveyed by the author in the short time the story is concluded. I thoroughly enjoyed reading each and every story in the book.
No two stories in the book are the same. They are on various topics such as a teenager falling in love with a photograph, a lady who falls in love with an amnesiac, business rivalry, a girl’s decision to donate the organs of her brain dead father and of course the spine chilling story, “Shadows of the Night” after whom the book is named.
This book can be easily carried along on a journey to read. I recommend this book as interesting and engaging.
No two stories in the book are the same. They are on various topics such as a teenager falling in love with a photograph, a lady who falls in love with an amnesiac, business rivalry, a girl’s decision to donate the organs of her brain dead father and of course the spine chilling story, “Shadows of the Night” after whom the book is named.
This book can be easily carried along on a journey to read. I recommend this book as interesting and engaging.
March 4, 2019
It is a collection of 13 short stories, all the stories are unique and cover different phases of a person's life. The central theme is love and all these stories are in their own way beautiful.
The language used is simple and easy to understand, and the best thing about short stories is you can read one at a time or you can devour the whole thing in one sitting (like me).
The only thing that I did not like about the book is the title,I was expecting some mystery but it's not the case. The title and cover in itself are good though.
If you like short stories..give this book a chance, you will enjoy it.
The language used is simple and easy to understand, and the best thing about short stories is you can read one at a time or you can devour the whole thing in one sitting (like me).
The only thing that I did not like about the book is the title,I was expecting some mystery but it's not the case. The title and cover in itself are good though.
If you like short stories..give this book a chance, you will enjoy it.
March 17, 2019
Shadows of the nights by Priyanka Lal contains thirteen short stories about different situation we face in our life. The title goes well with the story but cover can be better. Nights are the times which brings put the real emotions. Where we go deeper to know ourselves. You might pretend day long but at the night you have to face the one who are. Talking about the stories they are unique in its own and very well narrated by the author. The narration is simple and crisp. Love at sixteen is my favourite. Somewhere we all wanted to live those days again. That innocent heart new in the journey of recognizing that it was love not crush.
January 31, 2019
Review:
Shadows of the night by Priyanka Lal is a collection of 13 short stories. Each title of short stories are unique . All are inspired from the journey of author's life.
The story written in simple language. The title is good but the cover page of the book is dull . It could have been much better. Love at sixteen, The goan chase , twist of fate and the last wish and a new beginning are my personal favourite from the book. Indeed the author has a done a good job.
Overall its a good to read book.
Shadows of the night by Priyanka Lal is a collection of 13 short stories. Each title of short stories are unique . All are inspired from the journey of author's life.
The story written in simple language. The title is good but the cover page of the book is dull . It could have been much better. Love at sixteen, The goan chase , twist of fate and the last wish and a new beginning are my personal favourite from the book. Indeed the author has a done a good job.
Overall its a good to read book.
February 12, 2019
The book is a collection of short stories. Each story is a slice of the author's life or the people in her life. Beautifully narrated and depicting various human emotions the stories vary from first love to loss of love. All the stories are different. Love at Sixteen was one of my favorite stories.
The cover and the title give us dark and twisty vibes. Which I felt could have been better.
I would recommend this book to everyone who loves short stories and for beginners also this is a good and simple read.
The cover and the title give us dark and twisty vibes. Which I felt could have been better.
I would recommend this book to everyone who loves short stories and for beginners also this is a good and simple read.
February 13, 2019
HADOWS OF THE NIGHT
AUTHOR – PRIYANKA LAL
LANGUAGE – English
cover shade black and white matches the title
advantage of this book is short stories
understandable language
different feeling , different stories
either r way their is some connections with each stories
writing style of priyanka lal is really good
among all i just loved tht story which is love at sixteen .
ghost's, pregnancy , terrorist attack', riots , unconditional love
Rating
cover :3.5/5
language :4/5
narration:4/5
overall rating :4/5
AUTHOR – PRIYANKA LAL
LANGUAGE – English
cover shade black and white matches the title
advantage of this book is short stories
understandable language
different feeling , different stories
either r way their is some connections with each stories
writing style of priyanka lal is really good
among all i just loved tht story which is love at sixteen .
ghost's, pregnancy , terrorist attack', riots , unconditional love
Rating
cover :3.5/5
language :4/5
narration:4/5
overall rating :4/5
February 19, 2019
Shadows of the night is a cool collection of thirteen short stories higlighting a new emotion in every new story!
The title has been chosen wisely enough. The writing style and language is simple yet effective for beginners.
The stories are damn relatable. They are quite engaging as they are short, gast paced and uniquely portrayed.
The author has wffortlessly sketched every emotion in weach if the story. Secondly, a wonderful insights into daily perks has been given in the text.
But, i felt a lack of editing at some places.
Overall, it was a simple read.
The title has been chosen wisely enough. The writing style and language is simple yet effective for beginners.
The stories are damn relatable. They are quite engaging as they are short, gast paced and uniquely portrayed.
The author has wffortlessly sketched every emotion in weach if the story. Secondly, a wonderful insights into daily perks has been given in the text.
But, i felt a lack of editing at some places.
Overall, it was a simple read.
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