Book Review : A Year Without Summer

Book Review : A Year Without Summer

Title - A Year Without Summer
Author - Shreyan Laha
Publisher - Bigfoot Publishers
Genre - sci-fi /fiction
Pages - 348
Format - Paperback

The story revolves between two time periods ,one is in the year 1816 and other is in 2018. In 1816 the sudden downfall in the temperature creates a huge destruction and widespread diseases. Sharat was no exception as he was forced to quit his Zamindar lifestyle after his parents died. On the other hand in 2018, there was Niharika, living in the best of times - in a fairly modern society. She loved her life - her group of friends, her family and everything around her. Little did they know that something awaited them far away in a deserted civilisation 6 billion years into the future; in the planet Nocturne which was ravaged by compounds of a rare element called Barrenium. A Year Without Summer is a tale on how lives can intertwine with no restrictions in space time and dimensions.

Review -

1) The cover of the book is good but could have been better.
2) The title of the book seems to be mysterious.
3) The plot of the story is unique and adventurous. It is a perfect blend of sci fi and fiction.
4) The author has very well maintained the rapid move between the two time periods.
5) The book is divided into 5 parts and the author has beautifully narrated sci fi element in detail.
6) Language used by the author is simple and lucid.
7) At the end of the book translation and reference are given which are readers friendly for understanding technical terms.
8) Hats off to the author for his research work and imagination.
9) The story has so many characters but the characterization is very strong that one can easily relate to them.
10) The flow of the book is well paced and gripping. Overall, a good sci fi adventurous read.

Rating - 4.6/5

I recommend this book to all sci fi lovers.

Thanks for reading.

Book Review : 5 Minutes

Book Review : 5 Minutes

Title - 5 Minutes
Author - Vrinda Singh
Publisher - Blue Rose publishers
Genre - romance/fiction

Plot -

The story revolves around an independent, adventurous and responsible girl Pooja. She has always been motivated by her mother but never by her father. Everything goes orderly but problems start when she goes in the college. Grab the book and know about the thrilling journey of Pooja.

Review -

1) The cover and the title of the book is beautiful and eye catchy.
2) The plot of the story is unique and interesting. It is a perfect blend of love, struggle, hatred, rejection and revenge with lots of twist and turns.
3) All the emotions and nuclear problems of women are very well narrated by the author.
4) The author has nicely depicted all the stages of life of a women from a teenager to an adulthood.
5) The story talks about the importance even 5 minutes which can change anyone's life.
6) The book is divided into 16 chapters which are reader's friendly. The illustration at the beginning of each chapter is eye catchy.
7) Language used by the author is simple and easy to understand.
8) The character are very well developed and described by the author. The mother-daughter bond is characterized nicely.
9) The flow of the book is well paced. It is quite dull at starting but second is a page turner.
10) Ending of the story is nail biting. Overall, a short and nice read.

Rating - 4.6/5

I recommend this book to everyone.

About the author -
Vrinda, the author of the prime selling book “Murky Girl” boomerangs to captivate us with her new romantic thriller “5 minutes”.The founder of the country’s biggest writing platform “Paperwiff”, a technocrat at a reputed MNC, an entrepreneur, a speaker and a vehement blogger, Vrinda has revolutionised the country’s literary status quo by reaching
the mass youth and cracked wide open their writing skills, providing them with a perfect platform to effectuate their literature dreams.What makes her idiosyncratic from the writers of her age group is her finesse of writing in vicissitude has emerged as not just perspicacious but also is an elucidation to the present-day injustice, prejudices and miseries which is the desperate need of the society. Such is the pleasure of reading her is that the writer does it all like it is a beautiful sonnet with an inkling of Shakespeare. Vrinda, through her world-wide followed blog “In the heat
of the moment”, is on a venture to capture the obscured unheard voices and liberalise them to the biggest possible audience. The Gold medalist in VLSI, Vrinda tries to actualise the same by juxtaposing modern literature and
technology. In conjunction with her multifarious savvy, the young Post-graduate Vrinda is also a member of the advisory board of a reputed Govt. University and has a research paper attributed to her name.

Thanks for reading.

Author Interview : Raviraj Mishra

Author Interview : Raviraj Mishra

Hello everyone,
Today I am going to introduce you to the author of 'The feeling of being loved'

Let's start!

1 - First of all introduce yourself.
I am from Pune, India. I am a Software Engineer and a writer. I love reading and writing fiction. I enjoy creating characters and bringing them to life with my stories. I am blogging from last 5 years where I have been posting articles I write on different topics usually the things I feel.

2 - Did you always want to become a writer?
I started writing stories from when I was 12 years of age. So I guess I was always inclined towards writing and stories.

3 - How would you introduce your book 'The feeling of being loved'?
‘The Feeling of being loved’ is a story of the importance of love in a person’s life but it is not a love story as the name might suggest . It’s more of an expression pointing out how love is not optional. Shruti is the lead character in the story and the story revolves around the decisions she takes by her distracted mind.

4 - What inspired you to write this book?
This book is not inspired by one person, instead I found the bits and chunks of this story from many people around me. The only thing common in all the chunks was love. So yes, Love inspired me to write this book.

5 - Describe 'The feeling of being loved' in one line.
‘Sometimes we just wish for a love story’

6 - Are you planning other books? How soon can your readers expect your next book?
Yes, I am working on a story nowadays. Its quite different from this book ‘The Feeling of Being Loved’. As I have started working on the book, so I will take some time to give it a better shape but the readers can expect the next book in this year itself.

7 - How has been your journey as an author been so far?
The journey has been fantastic so far. I have connected to some beautiful people who are guiding me to improve and through them I am learning how to express myself in different ways. I am being continuously filled with motivations from the people I am meeting in this journey and I know this is just a small start of my big dream. 

8 - Who is your favourite Indian and foreign author?
My favourite Indian author is Chetan Bhagat. He is one of the first authors I came across in my teenage. My favourite foreign author is Nicholas Sparks. His novel The Notebook is the best book I have ever read.

9 - What do you like to do when you are not writing?
I am a professional Software Engineer with a full time job of 8 hours. I write at night and in weekends. Other than working and writing I read a lot. I spend my time with my family and I listen to music and talk to my girl friend. I sometimes cook when I am in mood.

10 - Any message for your readers?
There is a line I wrote and posted on Instagram - ‘PERFECTION IS AN ART OF IMPERFECT’. I believe in this line and I am sure if everyone considers this, they will no longer doubt their qualities.

Thanks for reading.

Book Review : Ashes to Embers

Book Review : Ashes to Embers

Title - Ashes to Embers
Author - Pooja Pathak
Publisher - Notion press
Genre - poetry
Pages - 156
Format - Kindle

Ashes to Embers is a collection of simple, beautiful, heartfelt and piercing poems. This book is a journey of heart and soul towards realising it's true worth.

Review :

1) The cover of the book could have been better and the title of the book is totally apt to the content.
2) The content of the book is enthusiastic and emotional.
3) The book deals with 4 main topics love, hurt, heal and hope and all these emotions are amazingly narrated by the poetess.
4) I liked the poetic touch used by the poetess in this book which has the power to touch one's heart and soul.
5) Hats off to the poetess for her imagination.
6) The language used in this book is simple and the writing style of the poetess is perfect.
7) This book is an inspiration for everyone who are seeking for heal and hope or we can say this book is a practice for self healing.
8) Overall, an easy read.

Rating - 5/5

I recommend this book to all.

Thanks for reading.

Book Review : Fluid

Book Review : Fluid

Be more, be fluid.

Title - Fluid
Author - Ashish Jaiswal
Publisher - Wisdom Tree
Genre - Self help/non-fiction
Pages - 234
Format - Paperback

Fluid is a non-fiction book with a theme of education system in India. Our education system doesn't have any space for the people who want to go with a change. Grab this eye opener book and flow like a fluid.

Blurb -

Whether we are in a classroom or in the outside world, we are always forced to choose who we are. Always expected to walk towards a fixed goal. Never be uncertain, never fail or never alter our course. We are either artists or scientists or businessmen. We are being constantly reminded to embrace these identities with greater force. As they say, the more we remain folded in our fields, the better specialists we are.
Fluid shatters this myth by arguing that great minds who have changed the fate of humankind are actually the ones who failed, faltered or remained uncertain, yet never bothered to stay pasted to a rigid line. They were more. They were fluid.
In captivating storytelling narrative, Ashish Jaiswal takes us through groundbreaking research unravelling what binds the likes of Leonardo da Vinci, CV Raman, Steve Jobs, Charles Darwin and other geniuses and why being fluid like them could be our biggest winning strategy in the age of artificial intelligence.
Read to learn the approach required for world-class innovations, groundbreaking solutions and game-changing ideas.

Review -

1) The cover of the book is pretty good and the title of the book is unique and appreciate.
2) The plot of this book is strong and according to present day situations.
3) The book is divided into five sections as anti fluid,the danger of entering machine age etc. The last section is the bigger one with fluid questions.
4) The author has given several examples of famous personalities like Charles Darwin, CV Raman, Steve Jobs etc to put forward his views.
5) I liked the motto of the book 'be more than what you taught to be'. Hats off to the author for his research work.
6) The book highlights on the present Indian education system and helps to change the thinking of our community.
7) According to the author 'great minds who have changed the fate of human kind are actually ones who failed,faltered and remained uncertained'.
8) The examples and illustrations given in the book are readers friendly.
9) The language used in this book is simple and easily understandable.
10) The flow of the book is medium paced.
11)Read this book slowly to totally digest and for better understanding.
12) Overall, an enlightening read.

Rating - 5/5

I highly recommend this book to all young ones, teachers and parents.

About the author -

Ashish Jaiswal thinks that most of our current practices of education are dangerously outdated and we need to bring a paradigm shift in the way we are preparing ourselves for the coming future. Ashish has spoken and taught all around the world on the shift that is needed. His previous book, How to Reform a Business School, includes an on-campus multi-year case study of how Yale transformed its business school. Ashish’s debut work, True Dummy, an inspirational magical realist fable, has received worldwide praise from many including international media, celebrities and Nobel Prize winners.
Ashish has a PhD in Education and a Master’s in Higher Education from the University of Oxford and is currently an associate fellow at the Oxford Centre of Higher Education Policy Studies.

Thanks for reading.

Book Review : My Happily Ever After

Book Review : My Happily Ever After

Title - My Happily Ever After
Author - Sanjay Sharma
Publisher - Srishti
Genre - romance/fiction
Pages - 180
Format - Paperback
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Plot - The story revolves around the protagonist Keshav, a small town guy who lands up in Delhi for his engineering degree in a well known college. There he meets Aditi and is stumped by her beauty and heavenly voice. They bond over their dreams and passion as Keshav wants to be an author whereas Aditi wants to be a singer.
But just when things are going great between the two, a turning point pulls them apart. While she leaves him to pursue her dreams, he plunges into depression and anxiety.
Grab this book to read a heartwarming tale of friendship  dreams, and love which will motivate you to live the life of your dreams.
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Review -
1) The cover of the book could have been better and the title of the book is apt to the content.
2) The plot of the story is unique and motivational. It is a perfect blend of friendship,humour, love,drama,struggle with lots of hope, courage and motivation. All the emotions are very well narrated by the author.
3) This book totally depicts today's life of younger generation. It also highlights some social issues like depression, anxiety etc.
4) The language used by the author is simple and lucid. The writing style of the author is impressive.
5) The characters are very well developed and described by the author especially of Keshav and Aditi.
6) This book teaches us that life is not only about love but also the discovery of oneself.
7) The flow of the book is well paced. It is twist and turns which keeps the readers hooked till the end.
8) Overall, a motivational love story with a strong message to the youth.
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Rating - 4.8/5
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I highly recommend this book to all romance lovers out there.

About the author -

Sanjay Sharma teaches in an engineering college and lives in Ghaziabad. Reading and writing has been his life-long passion, and he loves to write motivational and inspirational stories. He has a keen interest in understanding human behavior, and is a creative thinker fascinated by spirituality.

Thanks for reading.

Author Interview : Manjit Sargam Chawla

Author Interview : Manjit Sargam Chawla

Hello everyone,
Today I am going to introduce you to the author of 'Live, Love and Laugh'

Let's start!

1) Can you tell me a little bit about yourself?

Manjit Sargam Chawla a motivational speaker, corporate trainer, author, counsellor,

blogger. She used to give free motivational

classes to students and corporate to live their life to the

fullest.

She is First Indian women to write on Twin Flame Relationships and still researching from 2009, Currently Researching on Telepathy, astral projections, telepsychics, intuitions will come up soon with a book on it.

She is selected as a" 25  women of virtue", a coffee table book from all over the World.

Researched a technique to increase brain power of special differently-abled children and depression patients through the Indian ancient mantras merging with Hawaiian technique ho'oponopono and binaural beats at theta state. This technique will increase brain power and reduce stress. Recently in talks with Dr Nandini C Singh , Ex professor, NBRC, National Brain Research Centre, UNESCO ,MGEIP regarding evidential research on this Depression free India.

2) When did you first realise you wanted to be a writer? and When did you start writing? 

Ans: Well, I got an intuition or like a Deja Vu situation in my life that something big will going to happen in my life and maybe I have to leave this earthy plane soon and then the feeling arise to write the wisdom I have in me so that It should reach to the youth to live their life but was not able to write at that time and the time came when I met a serious accident and my right elbow has been crushed and then I wrote my books with my left hand. 

3)What is 'Live, Love and Laugh' about? 

 "LIVE,LOVE and LAUGH" will unleash your hidden potential by giving an insight into the power of thoughts, the effect they have on your health, body ,circumstances and how you become what you think.

You can bring into your life , more power, more wealth, more health , more happiness and more joy by learning to contact and release the hidden power of your mind and learn to attract  prosperity, better relationships, confidence , success and happiness.

Real Life events of people who have applied these principles in their lives and manifested their dreams and create positive changes in their own lives are shared in this book.

You will finally understand just about everything that's happening in your own life as well as in the lives of those you're interacting with.

4) What motivated you to write this book? 

 Again, The Wisdom I have in me should not go wasted, The sufferings of many friends who come to me for guidance and counselling , inspired me to write what I have.

5) Are all your books of the same genre or different? 

My Second Book " The Mystic of Twin Flame " is on Twin Flame connection, Soulmates, or Reincarnations, The other two are mainly on Law of Attraction and way of Living. Although for Twin Flame guidance you must have to read Live Love and Laugh on your Twin Flame journey . It will help you to nourish your soul on the path of awakening.

6) What's the best experience you've gained through writing? 

Love, The Love of readers make my eyes wet and bring the tears of happiness and satisfaction when they acknowledge that they get benefited from my writings.

7) How do you handle negative feedbacks? 

It's the part of life. Negative Feedbacks never mean that the other is wrong or I am wrong, These are perceptions, vary from individual to individual and any negative feedback encourage me to improve myself and also to learn more on my own path.

8) Who is your favorite Indian and foreign author? 

My Favourite Indian Author is Sir Robin Sharma and Foreign Author is Dr. Joseph Murphy, Sir Paulo Coehlo, Dr Brein Weiss.

9) What are your future plans? 

My next book which will be the second Part of The Twin Flame journey includes telepathy, astral projections, intutions and chakra healing.

10) How soon can your readers expect your next book? 

Well, finger crossed will come by 2020.

11) Any message to all aspiring authors?

What can I message to any other Author, Just one thing I want to convey is write from your heart and the whole World will read it.

Thanks for reading.