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Hold That Breath Abhirup Dhar Pages: 132                 ‘Hold That Breath’ by Abhriup Dhar is a collection of 6 Horror stories each story is further divided into several chapters.                 The cover page of the book is very interesting and is related to one of the story from the book. It will surely arouse interest in the mind of the readers. The cover suits the overall theme of the book i.e. horror.                 Each story written will surely keep the readers on the edge of their seat and make them ponder what is to happen next. While reading some of the stories I was actually shocked and gave me shivers to know what has actually happened. Each story has a mysterious and horror elements to it which makes the stories interesting...

Made in China Author:   Parinda Joshi Pages: 352 ‘Made in China’ by Parinda Joshi is a story about Raghu Mehta who is a struggling business man. He has hundreds of ideas but none succeeded. Being from a middle class family he is sceptical about venturing into other business. Hence, he eventually starts working in his father’s shop but the condition gets so worse that he is unaware of how make ends meet. Until one day his friend Dev proposes him to come to China to get into a new line of business. He has his own doubts and is very emotional about leaving his father’s shop. But finally, after constant push from his wife Rukmini and friend Dev he leaves for China. But life has different plans for Raghu and instead of getting into consumer goods business he gets stuck in the black market trade of Beijing. Will Raghu be stuck in this black market trade? What will be his decision? To know more read Made in China. My Thoughts: The plot is very interesting and humo...

You can make it big Pages: 160 Author: Arun Malik Life is a constant race where all of us are constantly trying to achieve something. In this race we might be successful or it might take some time to reach our goal. But in this process we should not give up and keep this one thing in mind that You Can Make it Big... With your planning, constant practice and small steps we all can achieve our goals and make it big!!! The book consists of motivational quotes which will motivate a person to go ahead. For a person to achieve any goal be getting big in business, achieving a good result or whatever you want to achieve. The main thing that a person needs to be is consistent. Consistency is the key to achieve all things. The overall gist of the book is to trying something that is different and which most people have not thought of doing. After reading this book I can certainly say that it will motivate a person to achieve their goals and inspire them throughout their...

Winning Over Life Author: Arun Malik Pages: 189 Life is a series of events where sometimes all things good happen but at times we also face bad times. At these times we feel that all is over but this is not true. Bad days come and go and it is all about how we face them and not give up on them. The title of the book is apt to the quotes insides. The book primarily consists of quotes which will increase one’s morale and definitely make the readers ponder on the quotes. The book is all about dealing with difficult times and how they are not forever. And if we are facing a difficulty or things don’t go as we have planned it might be that life has planned some other things for us. While reading the book I actually felt that most of the things that we feel are a huge block in our life is nothing but a phase which will soon fade off. Some of my favourites quotes are:- ·          Life is sweet if you add ingredients lik...

A Useful Death Author: Sriram Chellapilla Pages:   416 Publisher: Westland Publications The story begins with a investigation scene. An aspiring actress Priya is dead; it appears like she has committed suicide. Priya was about to appear in a movie with a former Telugu movie star turned politician’s son Anil. It was a debut movie for Anil and it was a hot topic all over the media. With this big news of Priya suspicious suicide our former Telugu movie star hires Partha to investigate the matter. When he arrives at the movie stars residence he is surprised to see the tense situation and wonders what would have happened? What could have gone wrong when everything seemed good? Why did Priya commit suicide? Was it a suicide in the first place? To know more read A Useful Death My Thoughts:  The characters are very well-developed. Most of them have their own secrets and ulterior motives. I especially liked the character of Partha. He’s very intelligent bu...