The Evil Eye and The Charm- Book Review
The Evil Eye and The Charm Author: Neil D'Silva Publisher: Amazon Kindle E-book My Rating: ***1/2 About the author: Neil D'Silva has recently debuted as a novelist with the publishing of his book on horror- Maya's New Husband. A winner of Literary Awards 2015 (India) in The Entertainer category, and of NaNoWriMo 2014, the novel is also the top 100 listed book in the horror category on Amazon Kindle India. The Evil Eye and The Charm is a collection of three short stories based on a centuries old Indian tradition of using the 'nimboo-mirchi (lemon-chili) charm' to ward of evil spirits.Though these stories are based on a very common superstition, what will take the reader by surprise is the spook- quotient! The author starts each story by building up a scene that one can easily relate with. It may seem like a very commonplace scenario that might as well be taking place in your own home or in your neighbor hood, as you read. What happens as...