Heena’s Comments (group member since Oct 13, 2014)

Heena’s comments from the RMFAO (Reading My Frigging A** Off) group.

I have a small announcement for all the group members:

My debut novel, Deceived, is releasing in Feb 2017. It is a psychological thriller. And you can read more about it here:

The advance review copies of Deceived will be available from the first week of December. So please let me know if anyone here is interested in reading and reviewing Deceived.
You can simply send me a message here on Goodreads or mail me at rathoreheena@gmail.com for requesting the ARC.

Thank you :)

Wow, you guys are doing AWESOME!

BTW, I have a small announcement:

My debut novel, Deceived, is releasing in Feb 2017. It is a psychological thriller. And you can read more about it here:
The advance review copies of Deceived will be available from the first week of December. So please let me know if anyone here is interested in reading and reviewing Deceived.
You can simply send me a message here on Goodreads or mail me at rathoreheena@gmail.com for requesting the ARC.

Thank you :)

Wow... great going guys... I haven't started reading my fantasy or gothic reads yet. I'm going to be away for a while, but I'll be back in a week or two and will read my books then.

Have a gret time everyone! <3

Cheryl wrote: "My first book for the Gothic Challenge is Rainbow in the Mist . I've read quite a few of this type of book in my teens and early twenties, but ..."

Sounds very interesting, Cheryl.

Kensley wrote: "I second this, as I have the book sitting on a shelf just waiting to be read! "

Lovely! Now I really hope that this one wins the pool :)

Dagny wrote: "No, I haven't read the book. I would though if it happens to be the winner of the poll."

Awesome! I'm sure it'll be better than the series.

Cheryl Yeah! Translated works, can be one of the bonuses we were talking about earlier. :)

Dagny - I completely forgot to mention this till now, there's an Indian detective series - Byomkesh Bakshi. I don't know a lot about him (it) but I do know that he is Indian Sherlock Holmes. And the writer is one of the most distinguihed authors in India. And his stories are really good. There was recently a Bollywood movie based on one two and it was really good!
I'll try and see if I can get a source that can provide his translated ebooks for free online.
Just thought I should run this past you as you love mysteries. :)

Avinash wrote: "I would like to propose Non-English classics anywhere during the year just to help the rest of the members to get acquainted with the richness of literature in the other languages too. I believe ma..."

Brilliant idea, Avinash! I have never read a book in Hindi (except for the Hindi course books in school) so I think this will be the perfect opportunity to read one. While we are at the topic, can you please suggest me a good novel that might be easy for me to read as a first-timer? A thriller/mystery will be fabulous.

I found a Goth book on my NetGally shelf -
I haven't read the first 3 parts in this series, but as far as I can tell, it shouldn't be a problem. Plus, the whole "Queen of Graveyard" thing is too good to be missed. :D

Also, this book has been nominated for some Goodreads Award, so I'm sure it'll be good enough.

Dagny wrote: "The Night Circus and The Martian were far and away my two favorite reads for new-to-me authors last year. I rank them both right up there with the best books by my favorite authors. "

I have to read The Martian too. There are so many new authors to read! Sometimes I get scared thinking just how many good books there are! Thanks for mentioneing both the books, Dagny. I keep The Martian in mind when I'll be buying book next time :)

Dagny wrote: "I loved The Night Circus. Read it because there was being featured on so many blogs and they all loved it. It was even better than I was expecting. "

Really? Sweet. I'm really excited for this one now!

Cheryl wrote: "Ooh, these look good! Maybe I will see if my library has these, too."

They're both extremely famous and a lot of bloggers praise them like hell!

Raj wrote: "hey , I'm raj. basically, I'm a student pursuing my bachelor's degree in computer science. Can anyone please guide me which book to read right now THE WOLF OF THE WALL STREET or THE RELUCTANT FUNDA..."

Hi, Raj. Welcome to RMFAO!
I'd also recommend TWOWS. BTW, do check out our reading challenges:
RMFAO Genre Challenge (this month it is Fantasy + Gothic Fiction): https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
RMFAO Classics Catchup: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Kensley wrote: "Thank you for the love, Heena and Dagny! I'm so glad I found this group! I feel very welcome already!"

I'm so happy you feel that way! <3 We're lucky and really happy to have you! :)

I've heard a lot of good things about this book, Cheryl! I'm sure you'll enjoy it :)

The 2 books I want to read and have physical copies of are and .
Also I have the first 3 books in the Percy Jackson series, so if at all I'll get through the above two books then I'll start this seies.

You did 36 Classics last year!? Wow!

Dagny wrote: "The Dunwich Horror 1:55
Don't worry about the very beginning. It starts with a long quote about superstition and terror. I don't advise listening to this one if Vishal is away, lol. The first half or so would be ok, but it gets really scary later."

Thanks for the heads-up. I'll keep this for next month then as Vishal hass already told me that he'll be staying away for nights this entire month (and asked me not to read any such books. Lol.)

I do like the idea of reading Poe's books this month. I'm really happy that these are so short. I can practically read one every day :)
Thanks, Dagny. I'll finish A Dog Of Flanders today and will read The Tell-Tale Heart and then The Fall of the House of Usher and then the last one. These are all mystery, right?

Let me know if you're planning on reading any of these in the coming days, I'll be happy to read them together :)

Again, thank you!

PS: Thanks for lettign me know that Cheryl knows so much about short stories. I've read so few that i can surely use her help with them! I'm so happy to have met and become friends with Cheryl too!!! <3

@Dagny: I can download them too!!! I'm so happy!
I'm halfway through A Dog Of Flanders and I love it! I can totally understand the reader, though I did drifted off to sleep 5-6 times and had to go back and listen for the missed parts.

I must say, Dagny, that you've introduced me to such an amzing new thing! I know audio books are really picking up, but I wouldn't have given it another thought had it not been for you. :)
I loved the experience of having someone 'read' the book in my head (ears) and falling asleep listening to a story. it reminds me of my grandfather so much (and the reader's voice is so much like an elderly grandfather) that I was completely spell-bound when I listened to the audio book this time.

I guess my major aversion to it was being continously attentive lettign go of everything else. When I read a book, I tend to roam around the house while doing so and taking care of other chores and checking emails and phone again and again. So it really felt peaceful when I listened to it this time.

So, a big Thank You!!! <3

Wow! Thanks a lot, Dagny, for your awesome recs.! I tried the librivoux site and I was able to play the files.
I didn't try to download yet, because my WiFi is giving me trouble. I'll try it later today, but even if I won't be able to, I'm glad that atleast now I can play them online :)

I'll start with A Dog Flanders tonight (I'll listen to it before sleeping. It'll be better than meditation!)
I want to listen to Bel Ami too because I once watched half of the film and liked it, but I'll gradually increase my capasity to listen as I don't want to leave it halfway.

Out of the author's you mentioned, can you please suggest a nice and short Short-Story(ies) by Lovecraft, Dagny? I've always heard Stephen King mention his name in his interviews.
And also one by Poe? Please!!