Book Review : Andaman

Book Review : Andaman

Title - Andaman
Aurhor - Ratnadip Acharya
Publisher - Aksora publications
Genre - historical fiction
Pages - 443
Format - paperback

The story of 'Andaman' sets up in two different timelines 1911 and 2004. One story is about the prisoners of Swadeshi movement when India was under British control. During that time a priest was imprisoned by them and kept in the jail of Andaman. He carved puzzles and mysteries on the wall for his future generations.

What mysteries he carved on the walls of the cellular jail?

And in 2004 an orphan boy named Andaman has tried to explore the secrets of these walls.

Will he be successful in his task?

Read the book to know the answers.

The cover of the book is aptly designed and the title is totally relevant. The plot of the story is interesting, engaging and adventurous. It is a perfect blend of mystery, thrill, adventure, and history with lots of twist and turns. The author has penned down the adventurous scenes amazingly which seems like watching a movie. Language used is simple and lucid. Writing style is superb and flowing.
Hats off to the author for his research work and providing exact dates and locations.

Overall,  an engaging read.

Rating - 4.8/5

I recommend this book to all specially to history lovers out there.
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Book Review : Leadership in 100 words

Book Review : Leadership in 100 words

Title - Leadership in 100 words
Author - Mainak Dhar
Publisher - Bloomsbury
Genre - non fiction
Pages - 162
Format - paperback

As the title suggests this book 'Leadership in 100 words' is about how to become a best leader. In this book the author has amazingly penned down the useful tips which are very helpful in one's life who wants to become a leader or mentor. He has explained each and everything in detail which he had experienced in his career.

This book is divided into 5 sections -

1. A brief history of mentoring
2. Leading others
3. Leading through change
4. Leading yourself
5. A parting request

In this book the author has also assembled some questions of his Linkidin profile. The cover of the book is aptly designed. The content of the book is very motivational and informative. Language used is simple and lucid. The flow of the book is well paced.

Overall, a useful guide with practical advice on leadership.

Rating - 4.6/5

I recommend this book to all specially to those who wants to learn leadership skills.
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Book Review : Moonchild Souls

Book Review : Moonchild Souls

Title - Moonchild Souls
Author - Dr. Dwijisha Katkar
Genre - poetry
Format - kindle

'Moonchild Souls' is a beautiful collection of poems. The cover of the book is eye catchy and aptly designed. The title of the book is totally relevant. The book is divided into 5 chapters -

1. Innocence
2. Growing up
3. Love, loss and pain
4. Denail and Anger
5. Acceptance

The author has almost penned down every phase of life and emotions like peace, jealousy, hatred, monsters, childhood etc. Every poem is deep, relatable and heart touching. Language used is simple yet powerful. Writing style is smooth and flowing .
Illustrations and real pictures given within are really eye soothing and goes well with the content. Some poems take you down to your memory lane while some poems are dark.  I liked the poems which are about mothers.

Overall, a nice read.

Rating - 4.8/5

I recommend this book to all specially to poetry lovers out there.

Book Review : A Broken Crayon Still Colours

Book Review : A Broken Crayon Still Colours

Title - A Broken Crayon Still Colours Author - Danielle Mazzilli
Genre - children's book
Pages - 38
Format - e-book

'A Broken Crayon Still Colours' is a heartwarming and thoughtful book at divorce from a children's point of view. The story revolves around a young girl who wants to draw a family portrait but she is in confusion because her grownups have decided for divorce so she thought how she'll draw her family portrait.

Read the book to know more about the thoughts of the young girl.

The cover of the book is eye catchy and enough to attract the attention of kids. Title of the book is suitable. The plot of the story is meaningful. It is a perfect blend of different emotions. The author has very well penned down the emotions of a young child whose parents go through divorce. Language used is simple and in lyrical style. Illustrations given in book are very attractive. This book is helpful for the kids who deal with their broken families. The flow of the book is fast paced.

Overall, an emotional read.

Rating - 5/5

I recommend this book to all parents and kids.
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Book Review : Against Time and Destiny : Angst ridden mafia romance

Book Review : Against Time and Destiny :
                     Angst mafia romance

Because memories are like rain,
too little can cause draught
and too much a flood.
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Title - Against Time and Destiny :
  Angst ridden mafia
  romance
Author - Alka Saklani
Genre - thriller/romance
Pages - 288
Format - kindle

The title of the book is so much intriguing which made me to pick it up. The story revolves around the protagonists Pihu and Smarth and their love story. Both of them are totally opposite to each other. But she falls in love with him. But something happened wrong and they both are separated by the destiny.

Read the book to know
what happened next?
Will they meet again?

The cover of the book is aptly designed. The plot of the story is interesting, engaging and romantic. It is a perfect blend of love, family, thrill, mystery and action. The author has very well narrated all the emotions. Language used is simple and lucid. Characters are well developed and described by the author. The character of Pihu was very inspiring. The climax of the story seems to be realistic and superb. The author has described the beautiful view of surroundings so amazingly that it seems to be watching a movie.

Overall, an amazing love story.

Rating - 4.7/5

I recommend this book to all specially to mystery thriller love stories out there.
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