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  Junior Detectives #1: Mystery of the Yellow Lake: A sleepy village, strange symbols, an ancient secret Author: Kumar L Pages: 90                   ‘Junior Detectives #1 Mystery of the Yellow Lake A sleepy village, strange symbols, an ancient secret’ by author Kumar L is a book that revolves around Aman. So the story begins with Aman being sent to his Aunt’s place as he has got low grades which is the result of playing a lot of games. Aman is not very happy about this visit as the place doesn’t have a proper network connection and hence can’t play games. But during his stay he makes a friend named Sandy, Isha, Aman and his dog Oscar they soon start investigating on this mysterious lake which has turned in yellow colour and other strange things start happening too. To know more about the mystery behind the yellow lake and other things read ‘Junior Detectives #1: Mystery of the Yellow Lake: A sleep...

  Killing Strangers Author: Ram Gopal                   ‘Killing Strangers’ by Ram Gopal is a psychological thriller revolving around three men Dave Pruitt a person obsessed with guns; Mark McCarthy a young CEO who started Maverick Investments and Alim Mubarak an Iraqi Immigrant. The story tells us about how a Mass Shooting Incident at the Atlanta Tech Corridor and shows us the struggles and the psychology of people who are behind such events. The book shows us how these kind of incidents can affect a person and the struggles of overcoming these incidents can also been seen. How people try to spread hatred amongst other against each other and against other religions, the discrimination that we humans have against each other can be seen through this story.                 The plot is really interesting and an eye opener to...

  All About Romantic Love: A Three Sixty Degree View of Relationships Author: Dr. Govind Sharma Pages: 110 'All About Romantic Love: A Three Sixty Degree View Of Relationships' by Dr. Govind Sharma is a book that truly gives us a 360 Degree View on relationships. Love is a beautiful feeling which makes a person a completely different person from what he/she previously was. A person is ready to make all the sacrifices and willing to go to extreme ends for Love only. But what if the other person doesn't share the same feeling or what if we fall in love with a wrong person? Love is a pure feeling but what if the other person deceives? To know exactly what is love and what is it to fall in love and to know more about Relationships read 'All About Romantic Love: A Three Sixty Degree View of Relationships'. My Views:        I must say as always the author has done extensive research and tried to give the readers a scientific outlook on the topic. The psyc...

  The Calling: Unleash Your True Self Author: Priya Kumar Pages: 150         'The Calling: Unleash Your True Self' by Priya Kumar is a story that revolves around Arjun who is facing troubles professionally as well as personally. Arjun was on his way to Shimla for work when all of a sudden life takes a drastic change and he meets with an accident. Arjun is helplessly waiting for death to come over but life has again planned something different for him. He suddenly meets a Sadhu who advices him to take a journey to Hemkund Sahib. So, finally Arjun decides to go on the directed path by Sadhu and is about to discover or we can say he is about to Unleash his true self. To know about the adventurous journey of Arjun read 'The Calling: Unleash Your True Self My Thoughts:         I like how the author through this story has showed us how Karma plays a very important role in our life. The fact through her books Author...

  Anna a Special Child Author: Urvashi Tandon Pages: 63                   ‘Anna a Special Child’ by Urvashi Tandon is a book that revolves around a bright and cheerful girl named Anna. Unfortunately, one day Anna meets with an accident and is now confined to a wheel chair. But her parents still want the best for their child and are looking for a school which can help her academically. They approached many schools but none were ready to accept her and is finally accepted in ‘The Modern International School’. It is finally her first day in her new school and she is very scared on how things will be for her. There are certain difficulties that she will be facing. Will she be able overcome all the difficulties and make new friends in her new school? To know more read ‘Anna a Special Child’ My Thoughts:                 I rea...

The Travel in Between  Author: Chloe Stevenson   The Travel in Between by Chloe Stevenson is a book that revolves around Claire Baxter a 26 year old lady who likes travelling and dreams of travelling around the world. She finally gets back home after a long time but there's something which has made her restless and just doesn't know how to feel about it. Claire soon receives a Kombi Van I.e. Frank which once belonged to her grandfather is passed on to her by her grandmother. She soon makes up her mind to restore Frank. To know more read 'The Travel in Between'. My Thoughts: The plot is engaging. I must say that it is a perfect blend of romance, humour, adventure. Characters are well developed and I liked how Claire is a very determined person but at the same time is a caring and funny person.  Language is simple and lucid. The pace of the story is also good. The narration is nicely done. The book cover is beautiful and apt to the plot of the book. The title of the book...

 Blade of Truth: The De-Coding of Jo is the second book in the Ascending Angel Academy Series by the author Lali A. Love. This is the first novel by Lali that I have read.  Even though I prefer reading series books from  Book 1, I was easily able to follow the story from Book 2. Jo and her friends capture the reader's attention in this novel. They are students of high school but the expectations from them are quite big. They are given a huge responsibility to save mother Earth. Even though they are just kids, Jo isn't a kinda person who will step back from this responsibility.  If you are a fan of fantasy novels with strong female protagonists then quickly get your hands on the Blade of Truth book 2. I appreciate the author's choice of name for the main character. Many times I have to struggle pronouncing big names. Cover photo is solid and is attractive. I enjoyed reading this YA fiction. Fellow book lovers should add this to their tbr. They will be totally lost in ...