Neelam's Book Blog

Adventures of an Indian Techie Author: Nipun Varma Pages: 91                 'Adventures of an Indian Techie' by Nipun Varma is a book that revolves around the day to day life of an employee working for IT company. So, this is a story of a 1 gram techie as the author mentions and how people around them have certain fixed conceptions about IT people which are far away from the actual reality. People are curious to know if this techie knows a certain person or the position   of the techie and comparing them to someone else. All these instances are hilariously covered in this book. To know more read 'Adventures of an Indian Techie'. My Thoughts:                 Author has hilariously cited the experiences of the daily life an Indian techie faces. There are certain believes that people have about IT people and the author has answered them in such a way that the readers will be rolling with laughter throughout the book. Language is simple and lucid and I really lik

Shiva Origins: The Son of Ganga Author: Dinesh Veera Pages: 224                 'Shiva Origins: The Son of Ganga' is a story that starts with Abhay a college student who is doing his research on the Chola Dynasty. To know more about Chola Dynasty he decides to explore and sets on a journey to Southern India at Sathuragiri Hills. While exploring the Sathuragiri Hills Abhay is curious to know about the Forest of Maya and soon he discovers this illusionary forest. In this illusionary forest he comes across a cave and Abhay enters this mysterious cave where he finds strange creatures and some secret scripts which are written in Tamil. After going through these scripts there are some secrets that are waiting to be revealed. Moving ahead we also to see the story of Ghora and how injustice affected this person and changed him into a evil person which he wasn't. There is a past which is ready to strike again which no one is ready to face. Will Abhay be able overcome this thre

Blood Law Author: Blaise Ramsay Pages: 276                 'Blood Law' by Blaise Ramsay is a story that revolves around Alastair Maddox who is a former ADA for   Chicago. Lately there have been a lot of murders going on in the area and Alastair is investigating on the matter. He has his suspicion on a mysterious lady named Alexandra DeLane and he takes her into custody for an interrogation. Somehow, Alexandra escapes from the custody with lot of dead body all around. Alastair is determined to get solve these mysterious murders and put Alexandra behind the bar. But Alexandra always makes sure that she is not being caught by Alastair. Will Alastair be successful in getting these mysterious murders solved? Who is Alexandra DeLane? To know read 'Blood Law' My Thoughts:                 The plot is really mysterious and the author has nicely maintained the suspense throughout the book. Each page has a plot twist wherein we get to see how Alastair really wants to get

Lotus Land: The Secret of Padma Kshetra: Book 1 Author: Bhuban Patra Pages: 216                 'Lotus Land: The Secret of Padma Kshetra' by Bhuban Patra is the first book in the Konark Secret Duology. The story revolves around Bishnu Maharana the chief architect of the Konark Temple and his journey in achieving to become a master architect. So, the story begins with Bishnu's childhood and how his mother inspires him to achieve what he wants in life. Bishnu gets to hear some really good advice from his mother and really is curious to learn about things. Then moving we get to see how Bishnu begins his journey to become an architect and his devotion to his profession. During this journey he gets to learn from some of the greatest people in the field and gets a chance to work on the highly esteemed Konark Temple. There are a lot of secrets that are yet to unraveled behind this marvelous architecture. What are the secrets behind this creation? To know read 'Lotus Land

The Snowman of Nalanda Author: Roshan Singh Pages: 171                 'The Snowman of Nalanda' by Roshan Singh revolves around a man named Bidyasagar and about his life journey from being a dacoit to become a hermit . So, once Bidyasagar gets some information due to which he kills an innocent monk thinking of him as a rich merchant disguised as a monk. But when he searches the bag in expectation of finding some gold coins only to find some books and pages of verses. On reading these books he is really inspired by the teaching of Siddhartha and also wants to get admission in Nalanda a highly estimeed centre of learning during the time. But due to ome reasons he couldn't get the admission. But that doesn't stop him he and decides to come back after he has learnt more. Will he be successful in getting admission in Nalanda? To know read 'The Snowman of Nalanda'. My Thoughts:                 The plot is well developed and I liked how the author has shown u

The Gifted Words Author: Manish Kumar Pages: 180                 'The Gifted Words' by Manish Kumar is a story which revolves around Sneha and her father where we get to see how a father sacrifies everything for his children and tries to make them strong in all aspects of life. The story begins with Sneha giving a letter to Prince while she is hospitalized and we are taken to the time when Sneha and her dad arrives at Mumbai. Sneha's dad was very happy to meet his old friend and his family and both the families start talking. Sneha is to attend the same school as Prince and her dad is happy that she will have a good friend who will help her in her initial days. While helping Sneha with unpacking things he finds a letter but he somehow loses it. After a few days he gets the letter and out of curiousity only to find a shocking news which will leave everyone devastated. Sneha too is suffering from a disease and her father is worried about her and only thinks about how sh

 Daredevil Dreams Author: Karthick Hemabhushanam Pages: 207                   'Daredevil Dreams' by Karthick Hemabhushanam is a book that revolves around a ten year old boy named Arjun. One day Arjun visits his friend Disha's house and was playing a computer game when he notices a ghost speaking to him. Arjun is quite surprised to experience it when the ghost pulls him into the computer screen showing him the real world and what is actually happening. Arjun is taken to a place where he gets to witness a brutual murder which takes place in front of his eyes. Arjun wanted to help but felt helpless as he couldn't do anything at that moment. Soon, this ghost starts controlling Arjun's mind which affects his health a lot. His parents are worried about his health and even doctors are surprised to seem to have no clue about his condition. Why is Arjun made to watch these brutual murders? Who is this ghost and what does he want from Arjun? Will Arjun be back to his no

In Search of Spring Author: Shreya Shively Pages: 149                 'In Search of Spring' by Shreya Shively is a book that revolves around Sara and Karthik. The book starts with Karthik reading a newspaper surprised to read an article about the bestselling author Rhea Bakshi. Then we are taken back to a flashback when the story begins. Sara a girl who always loved to spend her time alone carrying her notebook along with her and observing people. Sara's parents were going through a difficult time in their relationship and hence decide to send her over to her aunt's place during the summer. Sara had no option and she lands in Mumbai at her Aunt's place where she starts spending her time in a Cafe. Here she has an encounter with Karthik which doesn't turn out to be good but they start having conversation and soon they become friends. But soon Sara starts having feelings of Karthik but Karthik feels that it is inappropriate as they have age gap of 5 years. S

Dark Retributions Author: Jemimah Jonah Pages: 216                 'Dark Retributions' by Jemimah Jonah is a book that revolves around a mysterious murder of Mr. Alex Brington and Mrs. Jessica Brington. So, the story begins with the car suddenly breaking down in the middle of an isolated street and Alex decides to go find some help. In the meanwhile Jessica locks the door but it suddenly starts raining and she is worried for Alex when she notices a small kid out of nowhere. She finds it a bit weird and asks the kid for his parents but the kid starts pointing towards jungle and she assumes that Alex might have sent the kid to get her. Little did she know what was waiting for her or rather what she would fate had in store for the couple. Soon, Victoria Brooks is called over to investigate the case of this brutal murder. No sooner does Victoria enter the crime scene she gets some weird vibes from the place but her doubts come to reality when she actually gets to experience t