Since I’ve published Haunting Bombay, it has been reviewed by a number of book bloggers out there in cyberspace.  One of my favorite bloggers is Swapna of S. Krishna Books whose reviews are consistently well-written and thoughtful.  I was thrilled when she reviewed Haunting Bombay this week, calling it “a masterpiece of multicultural fiction” and “compulsively readable” with writing that is “beautiful.”  Swapna also writes,  ”It is difficult to tell that this is [Agarwal’s] first novel - her prose has the skill and confidence of a master of the craft.”  Click here for the full review.

Fantasy Book Critic reviewed Haunting Bombay this week, calling it “easily one of the best books of the year” with writing that is “captivating and elegant” and “a sheer pleasure to read.”  Click here for the full review.

I’ve been doing a lot travel in the past months, speaking at various literary events and this weekI had the opportunity to go on a virtual book tour with TLC Tours.  Book bloggers have hosted me on their sites, reviewing my book or inviting me to write a guest blog - and all this without ever having to leave my home or pack a suitcase.Here’s what they are saying about Haunting Bombay:   Darlene at Peeking Between the Pages writes, “From the beginning of the book I was hooked and I just kept turning those pages in an attempt to find out what was going to finally happen. It was a book that kept me on the edge of my seat a bit while giving me shivers up and down my spine.”Ramya of Ramya’s Bookshelf writes, “The prologue instantly gripped me - the mysterious air, the freaky characters, a subtle hint of deaths and more, etc and I couldn’t put the book down. From that moment, until I turned the last page - I was hooked to haunting Bombay. It has been a while since I read a book that engrossing.”Wendy at Musings of a Bookish Kitty writes, “Haunting Bombay lives up to its title. It is a haunting tale full of mystery, forbidden love, dark secrets, and mysticism. Shilpa Agarwal’s writing is beautiful, her story intense. I fell in love with this novel on the very first page and that feeling never wavered. If anything, it grew with each turn of the page.”Serena at Savvy Verse & Wit writes, “Agarwal’s poetic language is like a siren song, pulling the reader into the Mittal family’s struggles with one another… Readers looking for a ghost story will get more than they bargained for with Haunting Bombay. It’s a ghost story, mystery, and historical novel carefully crafted to hypnotize the reader.”