Review: Scion of Ikshvaku

Scion of Ikshvaku by Amish Tripathi
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I started reading this book with little apprehension about how the author is going to capture life style of people five thousand years back. But in the end I found it quite ok and acceptable.

I have read the Ramanyana many times and, specially Ramcharitmanas, and any slight change in the story doesn't go down well. But in this book the writer has avoided over-indulgence and have kept the narrative simple and traditional. though the author has taken some liberty to explain certain concepts.

The book makes deliberate attempts to address some of the issues that India face today and there are some interesting discussions.

The discussion that take place between Maharishi vashishtha and Ram about deva and Asura rules is interesting. Similarly the duscussion between Ram, Bharat, and Sita about religion vs rules is quite interesting.

The story looses its track at multiple places. The incident related to Roshni got dragged a bit. It doesn't fit into the theme of the book.

Overall I liked this book and I would rate this book 3/5.


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Review: 200 Motivational and inspirational Quotes That Will Inspire Your Success

200 Motivational and inspirational Quotes That Will Inspire Your Success by Kathy Collins
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The book has some nice quotes but not very interesting. I liked the most one from Lin Yutang -

The wise man reads both books and life itself. - Lin Yutang

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Review: After All This Time

After All This Time by Nikita Singh
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a nice, racy, romantic read without all the fuss of, that generally ails, the Indian romantic books. There is no drama in the book and the author has revealed the story bit-by-bit and kept it interesting till the end.

I have nothing to complain about the book. I loved it.

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Review: The Curse of Damini

The Curse of Damini by Debajani Mohanty
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

[Note: I won this book in Goodreads giveaway and this is my honest review ]

This is a woman fiction. The story revolves around Renuka and covers her whole lifetime. There are some more characters in this story which probably are more powerful than Renuka. I liked Mandira as well. her character is more bold, fearless and "Bindas" than Renuka but the story doesn't talk much about her. she remains in the back ground. Renuka doesn't face any hardship in the life as much as Mandira or Papia or Kaki-Ma had faced.

Lets come to the story of the book, it's fresh and starts very nicely and has a pace in the begining. but, later on in the middle it drags a bit and the end was a bit disappointing. the whole plot about the curse is almost lost and the story becomes more about business, upliftment of the woman, creating more jobs etc.

The book doesn''t answer why Ichamayi says that she is Damini when Renuka and Papia meet her. Similarly, while Renuka is in Germany she also dreams the same voice but the book never provided answers.

the chapter 33 - further rise to fame , sets the downfall of the whole story. I kept on waiting for something about Damini's curse but I just kept on waiting...

In the end, the book fails to deliver what it promises in the beginning.

I rate this book 3/5.



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Review: Birds of a Feather: A Book of Idioms and Silly Pictures

Birds of a Feather: A Book of Idioms and Silly Pictures by Vanita Oelschlager
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

[note: I got this for free on read-to-review basis. thanks to Net Galley and VanitaBooks LLC]

This is a nice book for children to get started with idioms. Each idiom is explained with an example at the bottom of the page.

I liked the graphics in the picture and I think kids are going to love this. the pictures depict the actual meaning of the words in the idioms and that makes it funny as well easy to remember.

I rate this book 5/5.

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Review: King of Hearts

King of Hearts by Prassant Kevin
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

[Note: I won this book in GoodReads giveaway and this is my honest review of this book.]

The story of the book is about a small town boy who becomes a famous writer and finally suffers from incurable disease.

The book has a little love story as well but I didn't find it interesting. Various incident in the book give me a feeling that the main character of the book Ayan should have been a movie star than a writer .

The end of the book was kind of acceptable and predictable

I rate this 2.5/5.

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Review: The Mystery of Bila Land

The Mystery of Bila Land by Nitish Krishna
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

[Note: I got this book for free on read-to-review basis. Thanks to the author Nitish Krishna.]

I loved this book, or better, I am enamoured by this book. The best part is the story of the book. It's fresh, glossy , a bit of it is mythical but yet with modern outlook. Above all , the author has come out as a great story teller.

After reading the first few pages of the book I started liking the style of the author. During this whole read I never found a dull moment in the book and that is the magic of the story vis-a-vis author's writing style.

I am highly impressed by this book and the author. I rate it 5/5.



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Review: वैष्णव की फिसलन

वैष्णव की फिसलन by Harishankar Parsai
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved this book. it was published in 1976 but the satires are still valid and relevant.

I liked "do naakwaale log" the most.

I rate it 5/5.

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Review: The Unbreakable Law

The Unbreakable Law by Pragat Kasana
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

[Note:I won this book in GoodReads Giveaway and this is my honest review of the book]

It's a fantasy fiction which revolves around winning and controlling the "The Unbreakable Law".

Two leaders opposite to each other's ideology fight to destroy each other.

I liked the story and the freshness that it comes with. Some of the ideas like "the chamber of sorrow" are worth to be mentioned.

I also liked the concept of Kepper.

Overall I liked this book. I rate this book 4.5/5.

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Review: The Unbreakable Law

The Unbreakable Law by Pragat Kasana
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

[Note:I won this book in GoodReads Giveaway and this is my honest review of the book]

It's a fantasy fiction which revolves around winning and controlling the "The Unbreakable Law".

Two leaders opposite to each other's ideology fight to destroy each other.

I liked the story and the freshness that it comes with. Some of the ideas like "the chamber of sorrow" are worth to be mentioned.

I also liked the concept of Kepper.

Overall I liked this book. I rate this book 4.5/5.

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Review: Something in the Air

Something in the Air by Marie Landry
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

[Note:I got this book for free on read-to-review basis. Thanks to NetGalley and the author Marie Landry ]

This book is a nice cute story about a girl who faces problems at home after her parents divorced.

There are no big twists or turns in the story. It looks so real and ordinary which I think is the USP of this book.

The Couple of love scenes in the book are beautifully captured.

Overall I liked this book.

I rate this book 3.5/5.



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Review: I'll See You in Paris

I'll See You in Paris by Michelle Gable
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

[Note: I got the digital copy of this book for free on read-to-review basis. Thanks to St. Martin's press and NetGalley]

I enjoyed reading this book.

The story of The book is nice and well weaved.the good thing is that it ends on happy note.

The author has nicely portrayed the character of Gladdys Spencer and it touched my heart.

There are some quotes from the book which I liked -

"Never let a man dictate your life"

‘People go on marrying because they can’t resist natural forces, although many of them may know perfectly well that they are possibly buying a month’s pleasure with a life’s discomfort.’

“So the pain goes away,Or else it just gets covered up by some new kind of injury.”


The story keeps one glued till the end.

I rate this book 10/10.

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Review: Dawn of the Dreamer

Dawn of the Dreamer by L.J. Higgins
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

(Note: I received a digital copy of this book for free on a read-to-review basis. Thanks to author L.J. Higgins.)

This is a good story. I liked it.

The story is about how a group of MNCs try to increase their sells by controling their customer's dreams and pushing them to buy their products. A group of friends fight them.

There are few things which are not explained well in the book, like - how a customer would buy a product which is pushed through a dream. May be the other books in the series will cover that.

It would have been interesting to know how the companies Like MultiMind Corp function from inside.

It's still a mystery who put the fire in the farm and why? I found that part of the story half baked.

The story ends in a positive note. I rate this book 3/5.

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