BOOK REVIEW- You never know : sometimes love can drag you through hell by AKASH VERMA.

BLURB : 
 There will be times when you feel you have the best relationship, ever There will be times when it will be the worst that has happened to you There will be times when you know you are getting into something terrible; something that will not stop till it destroys you And yet . . . You will be pulled into it so inextricably, unstoppably . . . Dhruv knew Anuradha was his true love. So, despite being married with kids, he still went ahead with their affair. He hid it from his wife and his colleagues. He told lies so he could be with her-it was that amazing! But he couldn't save himself from the dark secret she was keeping. It pulled him into a vortex of danger so deep that he lost all he had. It happened to him and if you think it can't happen to you-think again.

REVIEW : when you come across such good romantic-thriller book, you just build up a lot of expectations, coming that from an author like Akash Verma you just can't delay in reading his book. i have read his previous two books and his storytelling skills is just amazing. coming back on this book, the blurb gives u a crux about what the story is going to be. since the time i picked the book up i just stepped into the shoes of each and every character when they narrated their parts. The story is gripping enough and you shall not be able to leave the book till the time you finish it off. till the very end it becomes really tough for the reader to predict the ending, the ones liners used in between the story are exceptionally good. The editing is just mere perfect, i couldn't find one single mistake in the entire story. Hardly you come across such books which are just perfect in their literal sense, from cover to blurb to the story writing and infact the editing, for me this book just stood on my expectations on all the grounds. pick this book up and enjoy over a cup of coffee.

RATING : 4.5/5

Book review of The Colours Of Passion-unravelling dark secrets behind the limelight.

                     BOOK REVIEW OF 'COLOURS OF PASSION BY SOURABH MUKHERJEE'

BLURB :
Within days of her fairy-tale wedding with Manav Chauhan, the dashing young entrepreneur, Hiya Sen, the reigning queen of Tollywood, is brutally raped and murdered by three men. As ACP Agni Mitra investigates into the high-profile murder, he meets Neha Awasthi, with whom Manav broke his engagement to marry Hiya, Neha’s father Deepak Awasthi, who was eyeing business benefits through the alliance, Mayank Kapoor, an alcoholic model, and Rituja Bose, the diva who had reigned over Tollywood over the past decade. When two more murders connected with the case make headlines, it’s time for Agni to find answers to perplexing questions and unveil shocking truths.
The Colours of Passion breezes through Kolkata’s glamorous world of industrialists, movie stars, models and fashion designers laced with drug addiction and illicit liaisons, with a heart-wrenching tragedy at its core.

REVIEW :
Hardly I come across authors who write such amazing thrillers with two of my fav genres infused in a single book. I have been a fan of Sourabh Mukherjee's murder thrillers' and I look forward to read his books every time. The colour of passion 'as shown in the cover' depicts the colour red as it signifies revenge and love too. when I started reading it since the very first page I knew it would very easy for me to find the murdered but as expected I was wrong, since the very first page you will start guessing about the murderer and u will surely doubt each and every character and still you will fail to predict the ending. The writing is crisp, lucid and amazingly captivating, you won't be ale to keep the book down till the time you complete it. The editing is just flawless, from the cover to the blurb, everything is just good, I couldn't find any single flaw that can disappoint any reader. This book can be easily awarded as the best murder thriller of the year.

RATING: 5/5

DIFFERENT BEADS OF THE SAME STRING- A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES

                    DIFFERENT BEADS OF THE SAME STRING BY SUJAY MALIK

BLURB :

A delightful collection of stories spanning the past, the present and the future, ranging from villages to cities, from the mundane to the extraordinary, from external events and societal norms to internal conflicts, confrontations and catharses of characters, Different Beads of the Same String promises an interesting journey set in contemporary Indian society.

REVIEW :

I have a very strong liking for short stories, I often pick up books with short n crisp stories and prefer reading them rather giving out time to full length novel, I was scrolling down amazon.in and that is when I came across 'different beads of the same strings', I read the blurb and voila, I knew that I just got the perfect read for the weekend. let me tell you I completed this book in a single siting of 3 hours. Sujay's writing style is so captivating that I couldn't keep the book down for a I have a very strong liking for short stories, I often pick up books with short n crisp stories and prefer reading them rather giving out time to full length novel, I was scrolling down amazon.in and that is when I came across 'different beads of the same strings', I read the blurb and voila, I knew that I just got the perfect read for the weekend. let me tell you I completed this book in a single siting of 3 hours. Sujay's writing style is so captivating that I couldn't keep the book down for a minute and kept it finally when I was through it. it was such an enthralling one, from romantic stories to one with good twist n turns, it has everything that a person will expect from this book after reading the blurb. from book cover to the way it is written, from its short synopsis to the exceptionally good one liners, this book is just mere perfect with absolutely no flaw. I felt if the mrp could have been a lil less, it would have been good otherwise content wise this book is worth ur money. a perfect book that should be present in your bookshelves. RATING : 5/5

Book Review of Ashvamedha

The book Ashvamedha - The Game Of Power is a very interesting story in which you have lots of chances to enhance your level of surprises, being the student of political science, I appreciate the part of politics specially the story touches every part like greed, lies, deceptions, manipulations and corruption. I'm in love with the writing skills of Aparna Sinha. She is the lady with the pen as when she was seven, she started writing. The content of story will awake you for nights until you reach at the climax. Just have a cup of coffee or tea and turn the pages, the more you read, the more you will be involved with the characters. After a long time this book succeeded to create distance from my lappy tab & social media. The entire plot of the story has been built so well, from the cover page to the climax everything is just perfect. As the shadow of the horse is the sign of true power and game of chess is the game of mind so the story united the power and the mind together like two flowers in one garland.
The character of Ashwin, the hero of the story has been created so well, the character itself has so many turns and twists.
At last I can conclude my word by saying that its worth to spend your time with this book.

Reviewed By Kislay

BOOK REVIEW - heart of bullets

BLURB : 
'The only way to get close to those glittering stars in heaven is, to look at a soldier with stars on his shoulders' Every time, they're around, the thing that we see is the bravery awards, medals, the pride, but what we can't see is their heart that lies inside the iron chest, some untold stories, sacrifices, and the hardship they've been through. Every soldier has a story that is unique and extra ordinary. A tale of brotherhood & heroism, a tale of love & betrayal, 'Heart of Bullets', is about two best friends, Arpan & Sam, and the untold story of their friendship, untold story of their love, Shradha, but what happens when Sam gets hit by the enemy - across the border? What will Arpan do to save his friend? Will love prevail over friendship of lifetime? There is a decision to be made, is the life without love, and friends, better than dying to save the one we love the most?

REVIEW : 
heart of bullets publised by petals publishers, edited by the publisher himself *i felt another good story would have been created into a disaster* as the name suggests, is a story basically dedicated to our brave indian soldiers *indian army*. the novel starts with the heroic description of the war scenes by the protagonist Arpan, followed by the friendship tales of Sam, Arpan and Shradha, ends on a good love story and of course a big sacrifice by sam's dear friend Arpan just to safe his life.
i sincerely don't want to discuss the story in detail * as i genuinely feel the story should not be discussed and i don't want to finish the suspense too* let the reader do that, but yes as the cover pic depicts it's a story dedicated to the heroes, but actually 70% of the noevl is a love story and only 30% weightage is given to the war sequences, brave incidents. well that's not the mistake of the author, it's the cover designer who got confused with the title and the theme. coming back to the story line, i feel the reader might feel dejected, as the reader will pick the copy thinking it might be a novel dedicated purely to the soldiers, but at the end that's a swet love story.
The author has rightly balanced the love story and the story of soldiers too, the 3 war sequences have been amazingly described. Nikhil has wonderfully started each and every chapter well, complimented with some mesmerizing poems * that connects with the chapters well *, punchlines and one liners which sum up the stanza well in a beautiful manner, and eventually will make you fall in love with his writings. it could have been much better if the editor would have paid some focus on the mistakes, well never mind, when a book is coming from petals * one can expect poor quality of printing, 'n' no. of mistakes, no editing, and of course grammatical mistakes and not to forget silly typos "also known as Makkkkkaaaaaaarrrrr's forte". overall heart of bullets is a delightful read, if you ignore the publisher and his forte.

MY VERDICT : 
title : 2/5
book cover : 1.5/5
writing style : 4.5/5
editing : 3/5
overall : 3/5 * i've deducted 2 marks for editing and other mistakes i've mentioned above and that does not count in the mistake of author * 

book review- SORRY,I LOVED YOU

BLURB : 
What are expectations? Can these expectations ever end? I think, no... It's the human tendency to expect more till everything he desires comes his way. "Sorry! I loved you", the story of a sweet girl Priya and an innocent boy Siddharth ends with the base line 'MADE FOR EACH OTHER'. Though Priya and Siddharth, were not with each other but in real they were meant for each other, what separated them was their expectations from the other. They had an indefinable love for other but they allowed expectations to follow which ultimately made them to "COMPROMISE".

REVIEW : 

Sorry I loved you marks the debut of Saksham Mittal in the writing industry.

It is a love story at its core which is published by PETALS and is edited by Harpreet Makkar. 

So let me begin with its real review. So priya and siddharth meet at the latter’s house during a wedding where Priya happens to be the choreographer of the event. Siddharth falls in love with her at the very first sight (WOW!). He only later discovers that she is far elder than her.(AMAZING!). After a serious (read: predictable) turn of events and after some years Siddharth finally confesses his feelings. At this point the story gets a bit too romantic and I appreciate Saksham for that. After this the book gets a lot too predictable and simple. When Priya finally accepts his feelings the two start going out and you can expect them to do all the things that childhood sweathearts do. In short the story loses its grip and you really wonder whether to carry on or not. After another 100 pages which are a lot too tiring the story reaches its end which is way more exaggerated and unreal.
Apart from hundreds of editing blunders, loose story, imperfect situations, and an even more uneven grip , the only thing that makes up for the faults is the appreciable starting and cute notes that are scattered in the book. Given the storyline the story could have been much, much better. As far as writing is concerned the author needs to put in some more emotions and seriously needs to make sure that the story does not turn predictable. The book could have been much better with better writing and editing.  To comment on editing, well it seems like the manuscript was given to a ten year old. The editor really needs to work hard, not for the upcoming editions of this book but also for his future.

A note to the publisher- well you could have generously invested more on the printing.  Half of the disinterest in the book arises due to its bad quality printing and the bad texture of the pages. Would like to say stop printing such mess, its look like an absolute waste of time and money, neither is the title interesting nor the story. With much leniency I would like to give 1.5 stars.

No parking No halt sucess Non stop by Abhishek ratna - a self help book - book review

ABOUT THE BOOK 
A self - help book for success at work! No parking.No halt. success Non-stop! has 50 career lessons for today's 20teen generation.
practical and comprehensive, the book often stretches to the point of cunning without harming . interspersed with quotes, stories and humour it also breaks a few myths. The author trends a fine line between ethical and non-ethical. the author is able to convince the reader about the necessity for professional success.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Abhishek ratna is a member of mensa international [ an IQ of 156 on castle scale ] and an alumni of IIT Madras. he has an MBA in finance and marketing and has worked extensively in the corporate world
Ratna is gifted with keen observation skills and is passionate about coaching for success . he has also worked as an image consultant and personal branding coach.
he enjoys mentoring ans speaking assignments on success. he is working closely with a few emtrepreneurs and loves tackling dynamic challenges of the entrepreneurial world.

REVIEW
Rarely you come across some books that help in the overall betterment of one's self. rare are those book which answers your queries and help you in knowing the conditions which prevail in today's organisations. this book is a collection of 50 success stories [ arranged in 13 sections, 4 lessons for every month of the year and 2 all time best lessons ]  which actually revolve around the organisational structure and the working of the same. according to the author change and success is not a one time story, it takes a lot of time . so this book provides an insight into what really works in the professional world and raises provoking questions.
what i really liked about this book is that  the author has taken lessons from very basic things and has tried to give an authentic touch to what he wants to express. The author beautifully illustrates his views, correlating them with real life examples like Steve Jobs, angry birds and so on. He not only talks of getting success in one's everyday life but also implicates the message of working on till your goals are not met. He says that many a often we don't get credit for what we do but we shall keep following our dreams and should never give it half way and one day we shall achieve what you strive for.
overall this book is a perfect combination of short success stories and you can slowly read it and imbibe each lesson on one's self to understand this book with a deeper understanding.

RATING: 
i would like to rate this book 4/5 and i would personally recommend this book to everyone who are working/ or about to join any organisation [ this book shall mentally prepare you ans will give you a sneak peak of the insights *highly recommended*]