Sulaiman's work- my dream mausoleum: Book reviews

Showing posts with label Book reviews. Show all posts

SENSUAL ATTRACTIONS A.J KARAN - BOOK REVIEW

To begin, let me introduce you to Arun Jaykaran (AKA- AJ Karan). A consultant to the Hotel Industries AJ Karan has had a passion for writing from his early days in the hotel industry, its only now after retiring from a full time job in the hotel industry, that he decided to publish his work that he had treasured in him for long. This book "Sensual Attractions" is his debut novel and it has all that is needed to make it to the best sellers list.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Designed by the publication house, the cover of this book looks really looks good as it portrays a bit of lust in the eyes of the lady, which goes apt with the stories inside.
Published by Story Mirror publication house, this 189 pages book has 10 short stories that deal with suspense, passion and most importantly sensual attractions. The book costs around 225 rupees and is available at leading online stores and books stores around the country.

THE PLOT:

The book begins with a strict warning "For readers above the age of 18" and it stands applicable for all the 10 chapters in the book. The 10 chapters in the book are all well penned, with well defined characters that exist in the society around today. Dealing with love, lust, betrayal, revenge, politics, personal benefits, friendship, love triangles and other emotions, this book, with multiple chapters goes deep into the psychological insight of the minds of the characters and brings our the dark side of reality. Chapter 3 - "Corporate Espionage" was my personal favorite, the way author managed to keep the twist till the end and used the characters very well till the end. Other chapters/ short stories like "Emotional Conflict", "Love Jeopardy", "Friendship Pact"etc were equally well written and had enough strength to keep the reader glued till the climax (of the story).

SONGS OF THE MIST - SHASHIDAR SHARMA - BOOK REVIEW

My life had been in a terrible stress a few months back, the floods, the set of medical camps, personal life tensions, deadlines and stuff. My life came to a point where I was wondering whats the purpose of life and that's when I happened to get his copy of Songs of the Mist by Shashi. This book took me to a world of calmness which was what I was craving for. Shashi also happens to be a friend of mine, he's an Engineer by profession a writer by passion who is very well known for his Haiku's over the social media. Awarded as the best blogger under spiritual category, Shashi has always written posts which have a deep sense of connectivity. He's a regular visitor to the divine shrines and seeks peace out of it.

But, before I go deep into this review, let me tell you I had to temporarily forget the fact that the author was my friend so that I could read the book more comfortably and do justice to the book before I write a proper review.

ABOUT THE BOOK

This book is the first book of the "The Monk Key"series which has further chapters to come in its upcoming book. Speaking about this book one; The book has a wonderful appeal with the title written in bold. Designed by Notion press, the publication house, the cover design is very relevant to the story. The book has 197 pages which is priced around 299 rupees and is available on all leading e- commerce sites.

THE STORY PLOT:

The songs of the mist is based on the character of 5 different people/protagonists (Ayan, Ashutosh, Anishka, Calliope and Vasudha) who are from different walks of life that plan their way to visit a Tibetan monk up in the Himalays just to know about things they don't know about life and to gain spirituality and connect with life. What happens next ? Do they seek guidance to what life is ? Do they discover what they have been looking for ? Read Songs of the mist to know more and get connected to reality

A SIP OF LOVE & A SIP OF COFFEE- GANGA BHARANI - BOOK REVIEW

To begin, let me introduce you to Ganga Bharani. She been a wonderful friend of mine, a co blogger, a passionate writer and a short film maker besides working in an IT company trying to meet her hectic schedules. This is her Third book after A minute to death and Just You, Me and A Secret (click on the book titles to read the review).

ABOUT THE BOOK

Designed by the publication house, the cover of this book looks really looks good as it portrays the essence of the story with a coffee cup and a couple holding their hand in romance. The book is 151 paged with 21 chapters that promises to keep you gripped till the end. The book costs 175 rupees and is published by Story Mirror publication house.

THE STORY PLOT:

The story revolves around the two protagonists (Avanthika and Gautham) along with the author ( a character in the book) who narrates the story. The story starts with Avanthika falling in love with Gautham at first site in her 5th grade and as the story progresses, Avantika develops feelings for Gautham and with time Gautham feels the same for her. With every grade they pass they become close to each other. They used studies as a reason to get close to each other and spend time building their puppy romance. But, then comes a time when Gautham moves to a different school after his 10th grade and these two lose contact only to get back to meeting each other later in life. What happens next ? Does the love prevail ? Does Gautam marry Avanthika ? Does Avanthika get to see the dream husband she desired for?. Read A sip of Love and A sip of coffee to find out....

GOD IS A GAMER -RAVI SUBRAMANIAN - BOOK REVIEW

Im on a reading spree, yes... its yet another book that I have completed in this month. But, this time, I find another reason to read a yet another interesting book which is a part of a book review program by Blogadda.com . Also, Ravi Subramanian is an author who needs no special introduction for his previous book have all been a major hit as well.

To begin the review - The cover of this book is so very well designed, with a small tagline "Is revenge a crime? " That very well suits the cover.
It's a 310 page thriller published by Penguin books, and I'm lucky enough to be one of those to get a signed copy from the author.

The Story plot :
The story begins with the death of an US senator following which is a major phishing scam at NYIB bank in India. Elsewhere in the US millions of dollars being stolen using a fake ATM cards from various ATM cards in the United States. On the other side of the plot revolves young couple Varun (a succesful young entrepreneur who leads an online gaming portal along with his dad )Tanya and their parents. Tanya's mother Malvika, the chairman NYIB is found dead claiming that she had comitted suicide on the night of her birthday. Elsewhere, the story details about the use of online currency (bitcons), that could be used to procure illegal items such as the dealings done via the cotton trail.
So what could be that connects the death of an US senator, the death of a bank chairman in Mumbai, the success of a game, a group of criminals pulling out the greatest ATM heist and this online currency (bitcons) ? You gotta read this gripping book to find out..

I am Malala - Book review

I am Malala: The girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban

To begin, this book is an autobiography of Malala Yousufzai, written by Malala Yosufzai and co-authored by journalist Christina Lamb. I wanted to read this book ever since I started following Malala (@MalalaFund) on twitter, and then I won a couple of flipkart vouchers following which I decided to get this e-book.

A screenshot from my tab- I am Malala

A week before, I happened to get my hands on this book as a part of Book review program from blogadda. It did take a week for me to start the book cause of my busy schedule; but trust me, from the moment I started this book, till the end it was a great read.
This book is written by Ashwin Sanghi, also called India's Dan Brown, along with the master of suspense thriller James Patterson.

STORY PLOT --> The story revolves around Mumbai city, where a spree of murders are happening with some thing common between them. It begins with the death of a cosmetic surgeon Dr Kanya Jaiyen from Thailand, who is in Mumbai for some personal reasons, following which there is a death of a reporter, Bhavana Choksi, from a leading news paper, then a famous Bollywood singer Priyanka Talati, then a school principle Elina Xavier, a movie director/actor -Lara Omprakash, a state MLA Ragini Sharma, Chief Justice Anjana Lal, and a yoga tutor Devika Gulati.
This case is refereed to Private India, a world class investigation agency, under the in charge of Santosh Wagh and his team of experts, including his assistant Nisha Gandhe, tech geek Hari Padhi and Dr Mubeen, the forensic expert. There is something in common which connects these murders, the murderer strangles his victims to death, leaves a scarf wrapped around the neck and a prop for the investigators to ponder upon. The investigation reaches to a point where the team unlocks the relation between each murder and realizes one of their team member Nisha, is in danger of being a victim to the murderer. Will they be able to solve the mystery, will they be able to save the Nisha's life, if so at what consequences... Do read this interesting book to find out how the mystery unlocks and who the actual murderer is....

THE TIDES OF MEMORY - SIDNEY SHELDON - Book Review

To begin, this is my first e-book that I happened to buy online via http://www.flipkart.com/ and I had a great experience reading this e-book on my tab.

Before starting with the review, let me tell you, this book is not written completely by Sidney Sheldon, but its author Tilly Bagshawe, who built up this book on some unpublished work from the master story teller - Sidney Sheldon.

STORY PLOT : The story starts dating back to some 40 years, where there is a death of a rich kid in an US summer camp, following which a guy name Billy is tried in a court and sentenced, even though he was not guilty for the incidence, but took up the blame for Toni (whom he loved). The story then fast forwards to the present describing a very powerful lady, Alexia De Vere (who changed her name from Toni), British Home Secretary, who faces a lot of personal challenges inspite a happy marriage and having two children ( Son- Michael, Daughter-Roxanne, who is crippled after an accident that costed her mobility). Alexia shares all her secrets with her sister like friend Lucy Meyer, in whom she trusts blindly. Lucy has a daughter Summer Meyer, and she falls in love for Michael
As the story progress, Alexia De Vere grows in her political powers and is soon haunted by an incident from the past which creates some angst as her near and loved ones are killed one by one, leading her family into danger. Now she has to manage to keep those past secrets quite as that one person from the past haunts her. How Alexia manages herself, is what the rest of the story describes, which you gotta read for yourself to find out...... (as revealing this would take the trill away from this awesome read)

21 THINGS ABOUT ROMANCE- SHOMPRAKASH SINHA ROY - BOOK REVIEW

I received my author signed copy of 21 Things About Romance (TAR) after I won the Facebook review box contest and was given the task to reviews this book....

The Review :

Falling in love and rejoicing romance is one beautiful thing that can happen to everyone. But have you ever come across a book that makes you realize how special it is ?? Have you ever thought, after finishing a particular book that it was written for you( and readers)to understand love much easier ?? If your answers are no, Well then... this is the book you gotta grab....!

Firstly I would like to you introduce you all to the author of this debut book- Ganga Bharani . A techie by profession, an avid blogger by passion, my co blogger, and above all a good friend as well.... I happened to pre oder this book and recieved my copy on the 31st of December. It was my new year night read (non stop) and a good decision to read it as well.

P.S- I happened read this book, forgetting the fact that the author is my friend, only so that I could do justice to the book and write a proper review

To start off, the cover of this book is quite attractive, with a modern art and looks like there is a girl sitting with her chin on her knee, sandwiching it is her for arm, along side that is the title of the book.

COMA - ROBIN COOK, Book review

I happened to be at Pondycherry for my Christmas holidays and there I spotted this book there at a book stall, For the first time did I ever judge a book by its cover. . The main reason for selecting this book was cause of the bottom line mentioning " Master of Medical thriller" and being a student in the similar field I fancied going for my selection

If you are a ardent reader, Im sure you would never wanna keep this book down once you start this, one can feel their pulse, and heart rate augment as they progress reading the book... That's the same that happened to me --> and, I happened to completed this book in one go ( within 7 hours)

It was my holidays after 12th standard Board Exams and one random day my cousin sister and I decided to go to British Council Library , Chennai, to lend some books, and there my cousin sister's eye fell on this book( as she usually picks up unknown authors ). She also had an affinity towards this book cause the author's name was my namesake. She was the first to read this and pass it on to me and there was no looking back once I started this.
Here is my review for the book - Consequences of Love - Sulaiman. Y.M.S Addonia