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My Little Book of Love Author: Priya Kumar Pages: 100                            What is love? Love is a feeling that has the power to make one happy and also sad. When a person falls in love with another the most important thing to remember is that we must give the other person full freedom of what they want to do and not bind them to do things that we like. There are times when we feel that people don’t like us or love us but it is possible that we don’t give ourselves the much needed attention or love ourselves. Through this book author has given us different quotes which will help us know the true meaning of love. Love is a blessing that all of us receive and how it is not only about receiving but also about respecting the other person and giving him/her the required space.                 The things that I liked the most about this book: ·          Author has given an opportunity to the readers to write their own quotes/feelings on what they feel about the topic ·   

  The Wheel of Spirituality: A Joyful Journey to Siddhi Author: Dr. Vinay Bansal Pages: 165                   ‘The Wheel of Spirituality: A Joyful Journey to Siddhi’ by Vinay Bansal is a self-help book which will help the readers in understanding what the actual meaning of Siddhi is and how we can attain it. The book is divided into 11 chapters which show us the steps in which we can reach and attain Siddhi. When we hear the words ‘Spirituality’, ‘Meditation’ or ‘Siddhi’ the only thing that comes to our mind is going far away from the material world but through this book the author has told us how regularly following certain practice followed at home can also help us tremendously. We are normally running behind things which we don’t have instead of being grateful for the things which we have has been nicely explained through this book.                 Things I loved about this book: ·          Each chapter is explained using stories and some real life examples which makes it

  On a Journey of Life Author: Kajal Rai & Nivedita Karmaran Pages: 104                   ‘On a Journey of Life’ by Kajal Rai & Nivedita Karmaran is a collection of two short stories wherein the protagonists of both the stories have to a decision or rather chose which will decide their future. In the first story ‘As the Miles Went By’ by Kajal Rai is a story that revolves around Saanchi who lost her mother. Soon, Saanchi gets to read her mother’s diary which lets her have a glimpse in her mother’s life and revisit and relive the memories of her mom. In the second story ‘That Summer’ by Nivedita Karmaran is a story that revolves around Rashi and Laltu’s friendship. Rashi belongs to a rich family whereas Laltu is a college dropout but they both develop friendship but soon due to some circumstances Rashi’s family shifts to other place. To know more read ‘On a Journey of Life’ My Thoughts:                 The plot of both the story will connect to the readers at some

Fractured Mosaic Author: Sabarna Roy Pages: 119                   ‘Fractured Mosaic’ by Sabarna Roy is a book that gives us a glimpse in the thought process and interests of the author. Author has talked about various topics such as books, movies and pandemic and also about his personal experiences etc. I have read other books from the author and loved his writing style a lot. Since, this book is a collection of personal thought about different thoughts there might be some readers who might have different views about some topics. But there are some topics which will surely make the readers ponder and some which will the readers will feel connected with.                 Language is simple and lucid. The narration is done nicely and the cover page is really beautiful. The title of the book is also apt to the book.                 Overall, it is a book where the readers will find varied types of writings such as poems, short stories, etc. and I would surely recommend it to all.

 Skyfall Author: Saba Karim Khan Pages: 290 ‘Skyfall’ by Saba Karim Khan is a story that revolves around Rania Mirza Kasturi from Lahore. Rania is a 17 year old girl who used to work as a tour guide during the day time and sing during the night. Growing up she had developed a liking for Ghazal and one day she fled away due to the constant torture from her father. Soon, she meets a filmmaker who suggests her to participate in a music contest in New York. She decides to participate in it and leaves for New York. On the other, there are many things that take place which adversely affects Rania and her whole family. Will Rania achieve success in this music contest? What is that affects Rania to the core? Will Rania’s struggle be over? To know read Skyfall. My Thoughts: Even though this is a debut novel of the author I must say that the author has excellently depicted the struggles of the other side of the society which no one has tackled before. The struggles and the will to live a res

Ghanshyam Shashtri Author: Saras Azad Pages: 195                   ‘Ghanshyam Shashtri’ by Saras Azad is a book that revolves around the murder of a man named Vikram Patel who is also the son of a famous jeweller. Ghanshyam Shashtri always wanted to be a detective ever since he started reading his dad’s detective novels. Soon he takes this seriously and starts a detective agency but to his disappointment he wasn’t getting any work as expected. There is news about suicide which has happened and Ghanshyam is sceptical about it being more than a normal suicide case. To Ghanshyam’s surprise he is appointed by Vikram’s fiancée to investigate the matter as she too feels that there is something more going on which no one knows. As the investigation is going on there are too many people who are under the radar of doubt. What is the mystery behind Vikram Patel suicide? Is it really a suicide? If it isn’t a suicide what could be the motive of the killer behind murdering Vikram Patel? To kn

I am Life Author: Shraddha Soni Pages: 186                 'I am Life' by Shraddha Soni is a story that revolves around Siddharth Khanna whose world has turned upside down after receiving a mail from his wife. Siddharth is devastated after reading the mail especially the one written by his son and is disturbed as he has been cut off from everything be his job or the power of attorney. One day when Siddharth is with one of his friend Andrea who believes in God and persuades him to enroll in an Ashram. And soon Siddharth is in Rishikesh in the 'Happy Yogi Ashram' wherein he is trying to find the answers to why and how things took off in his life. Will Siddharth be able to find the answers to his questions? Will Siddharth be able to get back what he has lost. To know read 'I am Life' My Thoughts:                  Plot is well written and we get to see the reality through Siddharth's story. In this long run of success we normally tend to forget our fam

The Monks Secret: "99 Pages to Acquire the Art of Living a Happy Life" Author: Dr. Sheetal Nair Pages: 89                 'The Monks Secret: "99 Pages to Acquire the Art of Living a Happy Life"' is a self help book which will help the readers to manage their time and also on how to build confidence. The book is divided into four parts or as the author has mentioned four pillar strategy, namely: 1.        Uno: In this part the author has shown how the readers can organize their work and get their work done efficiently 2.        Dos: In this section the author discusses how one can regain his or her awareness and attain the feeling of realization 3.        Tres: In this section the author gives us the mantra 'Think - Believe - Achieve and how over thinking and self doubt can affect our self confidence and achievement has been depicted in this session. 4.        Cuattro: Here we get to see how we humans desire to be appreciated and want to be

Egolution: Volume 1 - Revolution Starts Within Author: Jessica Noifeld Pages: 144                   'Egolution: Volume 1 - Revolution Starts Within' by Jessica Noifeld is a collection of poems which revolve around various emotions, addiction and motivation. I liked how the author has mentioned that we humans always have unending needs which somewhat results in destruction, addiction and ill health. Many times we really need to sit and search of the real meaning of life and why is it that we cannot find peace, what is the reason behind our anxiety and stress? The answers are all within us but it's just that we ignore ourselves and are just running behind something which we still not aware of. These feelings of passion, desire, ego, anxiety, stress are nicely depicted by the author through these poems. To know more read 'Egolution - Volume 1 - Revolution Starts Within.                 Author has nicely depicted various feelings that we experience through these p

Diabolical Secret Author:  Mansi Narula Kashyap and Sagar Harwani Pages: 59                 'Diabolical Secret' by  Mansi Narula Kashyap and Sagar Harwani  is a book that revolves around two friends and a very shocking incident that affects the life of these innocent souls. We mostly ignore critical topics that children need to be aware of and out of curiosity they try to figure out things on their own which might sometimes be coming through wrong sources. Parents sometimes need to be cautious about their children and talk to them so that the child connects to the parent and opens up to him/her. All this has been nicely explained through this story by the author. To know more read 'Diabolical Secret'. My Thoughts:                 The plot is relatable and realistic. We all have been through this curious phase where we were eager to know about different things and adult things. But the reality being these topics          are mostly unanswered or ignored by every