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  The book " Anńa, Hanu & the thump" is a cute illustrated children's fiction by Author Aditi Nagpal. The story is set in India but unlike others stories, it revolves around animals who are the protagonists in this book.  The main characters include the three mentioned in the title, namely Anna - the elephant, Hanu the monkey and Bapa - the Barapasauras. Anna is an intelligent and strong elephant who is considered the big brother among other animals who lives in the Banana Grove. Hanu othe other hand, is a wise and clever monkey who lives on the Jamun tree.  The story starts exactly when once a humongous Barapasauras dinosaur enters in the jungle. He is huge in size but humble at heart. However the destruction and the events he is about to bring are unimaginable.  Anna and Hanu spoke to Bapa and came to that he was just passing by and he is in a journey back to his home. And that's when Anna decides something big for which the entire jungle is in shock and disapp...

 Book review 📚🔖 ⭐My Rating - 4.8/5⭐ The book "CHRYSALIS" is a self help book by Author Sanjay Lohani.  This book is an anthology of 101 anecdotal stories that gives us hope from within.  As the title suggests, Chrysalis is the transitional state of a caterpillar becoming into a beautiful butterfly. Just like that, author ironically states that we humans as well go through phases of life to be transformed into something good. "Big change happens when people witness the impact they make on other people's life." This is one of the most inspiring quotes from the book that reminds me to be greatful and kind towards others.  This book talks on a lot of topics that motivates us from within as all these are not just some random stories but real life stories with which author has conveyed a great message in this book. This book also covers about the incident of the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima. This book also focuses on the career rut that most of working peers g...

  Book review 📚🔖 ⭐My Rating - 4.3/5⭐ The book "The Acting MD - The greatest skill an Indian businessman needs is acting" is a fictional book written by author Vikram Mankal. The story revolves around the protagonist named Pranav, a charming, budding and an handsome guy who is interested in acting. The plotline here is about how the life of this charming guy into drastic one when he is forced to take up a career that he never wanted to step in. Though he loved acting and wanted to give a big shot in acting field, he falls into a situation where he has no choice but to take up his father's real estate business - The Pyramid Housing. Although he has no experience in this prior, Pranav takes up this challenge and faces every single hardship one by one with zeal. He was under pressure, he was even betrayed by people in business, he saw what not? Only then the protagonist realises the real side of business which is filled with just shits and money minded beings. But the next ...

  Book review 📚🔖 ⭐My Rating - 4.5/5⭐ Me No Pause, Me Play is book by Manoj Kumar Sharma which talks about the difficulties and problems women deal with in day to day life. The story talks about the married couple Rajat and Dolly. Dolly is Ill and hospitalised. We'll see Rajat who is more worried about his job than caring for his wife. And there dolly learns an important lesson from life. Dolly's overall view on her life changes and she herself. I like how author described the challenges and hardships faced by women in the day to day life. He also talks about menopause which brings a complete stop on menstruation and other changes in a woman's body. The book uses simple language to explain complex issues in woman's life. The title of the book is a real catch and attraction of the book.

  Book review 📚🔖 ⭐My Rating - 4.8/5⭐ Only For You, My Love is book by Debjyoti Das consisting of 50 beautiful poems which express different emotions , feelings and love. Poems always hold a special place while talking about love, emotions and other feelings. Reading a poem with perfectly chose words are exactly like going through those feelings and emotions. And when it comes to love, the words move through your brain and you'll feel that in your heart.  This book consists of poems that takes beyond the world immersing inside love. The way it has been written shows the pure meaning of love. Author has made every single poem in the book sound the reality of our hearts untold whispers. Sometimes those words stay in there for a long time. These are kind of poems that takes you through that kind of reading journey. One such poetry book is this, which I cherished reading and would recommend everyone.  Even though every individual has a different perspective and feeling about...

  Book review 🔖📚 ⭐My Rating - 4.3/5⭐ KAMAAL-Not A Story Of Just Another Terrorist is book by Adhyatm Awasthy on contradive views of terrorism and the issues between Hindus and Muslims The book deals with the story of Kamal Khan who is a well known theatre artist back in the time. Luxurious lifestyle is something common in the lives of artists. But Kamal was not about just luxury. The quality of his performance made his shows to be sold out in very less time. And there comes a call from Pakistan that changed his life upside down which landed him in prison and destroyed his life. He has been arrested for murdering people and the attack on hotel in Delhi. Was he really involved in all of these? And how did all these end for him? Read and find out the answers. Buy this book here The story deals with a contradictive topic for which everyone have their own views and perspectives. The author's choice of the topic is something to be  appreciated because not everyone talks about it. ...

  Book review🔖📚 ⭐My Rating - 4.5/5⭐ 8 Things To Do When You Turn 20 is a self help book by Debotosh Chatterjee which focus on the actions that can be taken inorder for you to achieve a better and healthy life. Being knowledgeable is great, but what good is knowledge when you don't put it to good use. Life in 20s can vary depending on people. But one thing that is sure is that's the time when you're being molded as a person.  A time where you walk through the toughest paths, a time where you meet different people, a time where you get both good and bad experiences. But these are certain important things that each individual has to go through.  " The only way out is through it" Often the question is how? Wouldn't it help to know from someone who went through all these and came out better. We'll, this book gives you the insights to tackle the challenges for those who want their life on track.  It also deals with managing finances, prioritizing what's i...

  Book review📚🔖 ⭐My Rating - 4.8/5⭐ Buy the book in the below link ☺️🔖 Cupboard ke Neeche Kabr https://amzn.eu/d/gL6b3mI The book "Cupboard ke Neeche Kabr" is a fiction from Arnavaz Damania. This book talks about the travel story of 2 groups which leads to unexpected events. First comes a group of 7 college students who went for a travel during their summer vacation. It was in the outskirts of city. The second is an elderly couple who is staying in the same resort. One night in that journey, one of the elderly couple hears a call made by someone from the group of friends. It was suspicious because it sounded more like a threatening one along with some wrong intensions. Perin grew as impatient as possible and couldn't leave it just like that. Her impatience led her to ask her friends for help, to catch the culprits on their own hand. And there she goes with her investigation. The narration of the story is in such way that creates interest in a non reader too. Cupboard k...

  Book review 📚🔖 ⭐My Rating - 4/5⭐ The book "Narratives of the Hippocratic healer" is a compilation of experiences and learnings of some of the world's finest medical minds. Some of these great minds are the ones who started with nothing and reached the pinnacles of their career, who searched for answers in miracles, who fought with time to save lives even when resources where against them. These are the unsung heroes who should get praises because of their deeds which contributed in saving many lives. The book leads a curious way into the lives of these doctors or life savers and their actions which inspires many others to follow their footsteps. Language used is simple and include medical terms too. The cover looks very elegant and cute. And the narration is very professional that it has so many terms that are new to us. Overall it was a good read. #currentlyreading #bookreels #readersofig #booksofig #readmorebooks #alwaysreading #bookhoarder #bookhaul #librarylife #...

  Book review 📚🔖 ⭐My Rating - 4.5/5⭐ The book "Carved by fire" is book written by Akshaya Saraf which talks about going through the hardships of life & coming out stronger than before. "The things that doesn't kill you makes you stronger." The story is full real life characters, real experiences the author went through, the times where one goes through bad situations. That shows life is not what's actually happening to you..but how you choose to react to it. It is certain that everyone goes through a breaking point. But how choose to deal with it, how we choose to come out of it tells a great deal about us. It is easy to weep and stay miserable than to see everything that's happening as just experiences,not good or bad but as just experiences and to use that experience to learn more about yourself and change for a better tomorrow.  This book is something that talks much in detail about such topics. Author has written this book so deeply that one ca...

  Book review ✨📚 ⭐My Rating - 4.5/5⭐ The book "Noctambulism- flood of blood" is a thrilling book written by Author Shubhan Balvally. The story revolves around a family who plans to celebrate Christmas and New Year on their island but they get to witness a string of murders. Who is the murderer?? Why he killed them?? Who were the people who got killed?? All these answers will only be known after you read it yourself. The things that i liked were the pace is fast and well maintained throughout the book. The narration was quite good with twists n turns. The characterisation is well penned and the emotions are delivered perfectly. The progression of the story along with the description of characters, chapter by chapter helps you in better understanding! Read it yourself to know better. I loved the way author has woven this story and worked on each and everything with so much justice. Yes the cover is a drawback and its not that much fascinating for me but the story is great. Ove...

  Book Review✨📚 ⭐My Rating - 5/5⭐ Buy this book from Amazon  - Click here 'My Mind's Cafe : 28 Stories For A Love Tooth' is beautiful collection of stories which empowers your belief in love. They say God works in mysterious ways..so does love. Author has shown the complete evolution of love from starting phase to the matured phase. These stories so beautifully crafted that the words about every kinds of love . Like self love, unconditional love,LGBTQ, pet love and many more. The author has a quite unique writing style especially when writing about love. Simple and lucid language. The book will show you different perspectives on love. The book cover was very lovely and the title grabbed my attention. Overall it was one feel good read.

  Book review ✨📚 ⭐My Rating - 4.3/5⭐ ShivShakti : The Continuous Continuum by Anita Rajani shows the Divine consciousness that we have in ourself The books portrays Shiva as god and Shakti as godess. Talks about the love she has for Shiva. Even when he tests her love. This book includes 53 chapters which talks about the divine love from both Shiva's and Shakti's perspective. The book shows the very abstract theme of seeing the world from the eyes of Gods. Also how love is represented as energy that flows and doesn't stay constant Really enjoyed the way it is written. The book cover is something that grabbed my attention. We'll written book about the divinity and love.

 Book review 🌈✨ ⭐My rating - 4.8/5⭐ The pink beagle is book on marketing by Dr. Vikas kumar singh which provides you with solutions to your problems that you've been dealing with. This book is an attempt to uncover the various strategies and best practices that are needed to succeed in international trade. Some companies & brands come from nowhere and become a sensation in the global arena. Some even become a part of the culture and adapt themselves to mix with the local markets. Also, the concept of globalization has completely changed the rules of international business .  This book will be useful for students, exporters as well as practicing managers as it has several learnings and incredible stories of individuals as well as brands that came along through challenging times. Brands that boomed in World war 1 and 2, the period of the great depression, and of course the modern internet age phase have been widely covered. The book has amazing tales of innovation, determin...

 🌟 My Rating - 4.5/5🌟 Dawn of Love is a romantic fiction from Isha Dutta that talks about love, trust, misunderstanding and many more other important aspects of relationships. Krish and Samaira are the main characters of the story and their love is the main plot. Love...what a simple word with a complex meaning within. After a long time of knowing each other Krish and Samaira fell in love with eachother. Really admired the way they're in love. Some misunderstandings takes place between them as it goes. Leaving it just like that without a proper solution is always dangerous in relationships. Otherwise it could lead to a total change in everything you built together. Krish and Samaira  also faced such issues and they parted. Now you might be curious about what happened after that. No more spoilers from me. You'll find it only when you read it. The book cover is something that created a desire in me. The narrative was simple and easy to comprehend. Author amazed me by the way s...

  Book review ✨📚 ⭐My Review - 4.5/5⭐ The book " The Unproposed Guy" is a fictional novel by authors Bhavik Sarkhedi and Suhana Bhambhani is a fictional novel. The story revolves around the Protagonist Kevin, an ordinary guy who is a stand up comedian by profession. Unlike other MC's he is bold yet introvert when it comes to girls. As the title suggests, he is someone who has never been into relationship only because of his nature. He usually gets rejected which makes us feel pity on him. The story starts with the present in which Kevin is getting married, to a girl whom he was waiting all his life. So the story goes back in time and author narrates us the past in a cinematic way. What happened in his life? Who is that unique girl he is gonna marry? Read and find out your answers. Reading this book is  kinda watching a bollywood love movie and a pinch of mystery mixture. The narration was cool and it builds good interest factors. The book title was catchy and th...

 Book review📚✨ My rating - 4.5/5 In collaboration with @thecreativecircleofficial Faith and the Beloved: 1 (Kochery C Shibu) https://www.amazon.in/dp/9354082882/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_YFTG1516NVKXJBKZ6Y5B Blurb - Naithy Cherozil is a rich and successful business woman from Mumbai who marries the young and handsome model Tony Dâ??Souza after the death of her spouse. Little does she know that the ideal sex slave of her husband is the sleeper cell of a terror outfit. Events in her life take unforeseen turns as the male Mata Hari is activated. Prem Rollands is a â??Kalariâ?? exponent and a brilliant student whose world revolves around his brother Arun. Things go awry when the police kill Arun under mysterious circumstances. Prem kills the inspector in retribution and is on the run. He is on the lookout to find the dark secrets leading to Arunâ??s death. Prem must avenge those who have plotted to kill his brother. Eighteen year old Alice Cherozil knows more about computers and mystery game...

 Book review✨📚 ⭐My rating - 4/5⭐ The story revolves around Shanti and her male clan. She is married into a typical family that immensely believes in God and other superstitions. The author blankets reality with humour, making the reader smirk while acknowledging the many bitter truths. He uses sardonic innuendoes,  and makes a prominent statement on the disposition of priests by regarding their duties as to “eat voraciously and sport religious pot bellies”. Also,  there is irony harboured by patriarchate, where they worship goddess Laxmi, but are unenthusiastic about the birth of the three daughters,because of her constant focus on her son, Arihan, whom she wants to be the vehicle of revenge against the tyrant men who have oppressed her.  The book critiques gender roles and the wight of expectations they carry. Though women are the more suppressed lot, men do not escape the patriarchal exploitation either, and this is beautifully portrayed in the book. She lives in ...

 Book review📚✨ ⭐My Rating - 4/5⭐ The book “My Swapna” is a fictional story by Author Tapan Ghosh. The story travels back and forth in time taking us to the period of 1946-1947, in which the Protagonist of the story - Harry was born, just a year before Independence. Harry was born at Calcutta, a place which was once the 2nd best city in the world after London. He loves his city, but he leaves to Mumbai for his career development. He then becomes a very rich person seeing all fortunes of life as an industrialist. He has set up factories in Palghar, Silvassa and Ankleshwar.  And also found his soulmate in Swapna.  Though he travels away from Calcutta, his heart still belongs to his own place. What is he going to do next? What happens further in his life? Read and find out the answers. A dragging story but a short read. The pace was fine and language was good. Overall a decent read.

Book Review ✨📚 ⭐My Rating - 3.8/5⭐ The Book "Against Time and Destiny" is a fictional romance by Author Alka Dimri Saklani. The story revolves around the female protaganist, a fierce yet kind girl named Pihu. This book has a lot of emotions like love, anger, betrayal and revenge portrayed in this story. Pihu has a struggling life in which she loses her father one day. This story is narrated in first person from Pihu's POV. Though she is at a bad state, one dag destiny brings Samarth Ahuja, into her life. He is an attractive male lead wearing his own mask. Eventually she falls for him and gets to know much more about him. He has gone through a lot in his past for which she tries to heal him with her love.  Samarth and Pihu decide to find out the mystery behind her father's disappearance. But unfortunately she falls apart when Samarth betrays her. She goes completely devastated. Will she forgive him? Will she find her father? What is the mystery behind everything?  Rea...

  Book review📚✨ ⭐My Rating - 4.8/5⭐ The book "Bones In The Blue Barrel" is a  murder-mystery by Author - Dr. Ajay Kar. This story is set in the place named Bheemli which is twenty five kilometer away from Visakhapatnam. The story begins with two boys visiting the police station.  They both witnessed skeleton bones and skull in a concrete filled drum which they found while playing cricket near that place. People from the village say that the place where the barrel was found, was unused for many months. But because of the rain, foul smell was very high which lead to the discovery of a huge mystery. So the boys decided to inform about this to the police inspector Raghuram. Being intrigued by this case, Inspector Raghuram and his sub-inspector start the investigation immediately. The reports suggests that the death must have happened two years back.  With fast moving findings, suspense unravels one by one leading to many different factors. Many close circle people were ...

 Book review📚 ⭐My Rating - 4.5/5⭐ The book "Think out loud" is an anthology by author Tapan Ghosh. This book consists of a collection of 29 short stories which also has poems,phrases, and conversations.  So this book is the pick of the month in short stories category.  Author has talked his heart out through his book in a way that only readers can relate to. It talks about how one should see their life, thoughts on self, rape, society, futuristic thoughts and more. This book is purely based on Author's perspectives, it's more like an open talk to readers through this book. A good set of stories and interesting plot.  A professional and smooth naration with logical thought sharing. The Book title is apt while the cover looks so subtle. In short a short read within 100 pages. Overall it was a thoughtful read!

  Book Review💫 🌟My Rating - 4.9/5🌟 The book " The Cocktail of Love " is a beautiful love and friendship story written by Author Dhruv Maloo. This story is more of like a practical life story where in the characteristics and the plot seems very much close to our own lives. The protagonist of the story are Samar and Ashna, who have built a good bonding within themselves as best friends.  Samar is a guy who does what his heart says who is a passionate cartoonist. While Ashna being a practical young lady, is a budding architect who is a very ambitious girl working hard towards uplifting her career. Having a good bond with your best friend is always both an advantage and disadvantage since the amount of love we share might turn the relationship upside down when they fall in love. It might sometimes work out but sometimes give heart breaks. So here in this story Samar falls head over heels for Ashna and when he confronts his love to her, Ashna is at awestruck. She has always bee...

  QOTD : What is your current state of mind? ⭐ My Rating - 4.3/5⭐ The book "The Influencer: Speed Must Have A Limit" was a suspense thriller written by Author Abhaidev. The story is about the protagonist Aditya, who is working as a secret influencer under WIS - . His work is to negotiate deals by influencing people as a secret agent for the police, government and other such organisations. Being an influencer, it is of utmost importance to maintain all the informations confidentially. But once when his wife unfortunately finds out all about her husband and his works, the obstacles begins. Aditya has to run for his life since the confidential affairs are no more secret. So what happens to him further? Read it out! The writting style was lucid and easy to comprehend. However there were some less interesting parts of book as well. The cover and the title were of right choices and attention grabbing on the other hand. Overall it was a hooking read.

  ⭐ My Rating - 4.3/5⭐ The book " Blood and Brown Sugar" is an Adventure - thriller Novel written by Author L.A.Nolan. This book is not an ordinary fiction which talks about normal routines. This is more of Adventure in which the Protagonist of the story is Alex Crossman. Alex is a normal guy who leads his life just like everyone does. Little did he know that a great deal is awaiting at his door step to pull his leg into something unexpected and adventurous. His life gets transformed, from the moment he unknowingly injures a person from the crime gang of Motorcycle club. Though it was unintentional, Alex had to pay for his actions costing his own peaceful life. He was asked to bring back the Club’s latest drug shipment from India. The story moves further in a fast pace from there on. Author has mentioned about India realistically and the story develops little by little. Alex is running towards something that he doesn't want to do under pressure from the Club. So the qu...

 📚 QOTD : Horror or Suspense- thriller? ⭐ My Rating - 4.6/5⭐  👻The book "Check In Check Out and the Horrors Within" is a horror-thriller written by Author Keran Pantt Joshi.  👻The stories are based on the Hotel Villagio in Tasmania.  The book is divided into two parts where the first half consists of a set of nine short stories while the second half is about the history of the Hotel.   👻All these stories are spine chilling thrillers of murder mysteries and the influential key factor was the suspense getting unravelled one by one. My personal favourite was the story named " The Follower on Instagram " which was all about the horror waiting behind the doors of following an Instagram account.  👻The title and the book cover was equally awesome. The stories were not very terrific and horrifying but to an extent, it was really interesting. The way the author has presented all these stories were quite impressive. Overall it was a happy read!

  📚 QOTD : What is your current state of mind? ⭐ My Rating - 4.3/5⭐ The book " The Influencer: Speed Must Have A Limit " was a suspense thriller written by Author Abhaidev . The story is about the protagonist Aditya, who is working as a secret influencer under WIS -  . His work is to negotiate deals by influencing people as a secret agent for the police, government and other such organisations. Being an influencer, it is of utmost importance to maintain all the informations confidentially. But once when his wife unfortunately finds out all about her husband and his works, the obstacles begins. Aditya has to run for his life since the confidential affairs are no more secret. So what happens to him further? Read it out! The writting style was lucid and easy to comprehend. However there were some less interesting parts of book as well. The cover and the title were of right choices and attention grabbing on the other hand. Overall it was a hooking read.

  Book Name - NOTES TO THE BELOVED Author - Meenu Mehrotra 1. When did you first realize that you want to be a writer ?  Ans-  I have been writing since I was in Class VII  and growing from there I wrote several articles over the years but the need to become a fiction writer surfaced later- around 2006.  2. How long does it take you to write a book? Ans-  It depends on what kind of book one is writing and how long or short it is. I finished writing NOTES TO THE BELOVED in 3 months but working on the second draft and the third draft takes time- anything close to 6 months for an 80 k plus book including the 2nd and 3rd draft with a gap of a few weeks between each draft.  3. What comes first, the plot or characters? Ans-  Both happen simultaneously.   4. Does your family support you ? Ans-  Yes, my family honors, appreciates & supports me as a writer. 5. Does this pandemic influence your writing in any way? Ans-  I feel the pandemi...

  Book review 💯📖 ⭐ My Rating - 4/5⭐ The book " Sonnets to paradise " is a poetry fiction written by  Author   Nidra Naik . This book has its fictional story written along with sonnets. Most of them know what a poem is, but a very few know about Sonnets. It is nothing but a poem which is of 14 lines with a rhyming pattern. Now coming to the plot, it is a contemporary story which deals with two female leads named Nayanthara and Nicola, who are not connected to each other by any means but find ways to get linked to each other with the help of sonnets written by one among them. They both are quite different from each other and have their own differences yet the sonnets turns out to be a paradise that brings them together into a peaceful life they ever wanted to live in. In short this book is about the bonding between the protagonists in which the sonnets play a major role. The Cover looks feminine and attractive at a very first glance and the title does justice to t...

 If you're looking for a book to show the youngsters on how the environment can be a source of recreation and how simple things may bring us great delight, look no further. Take a look at this book! Leela is a tiny girl who is only  few years old. Her family is planning a five-day vacation to her father's village. She was perplexed and dissatisfied because she was unfamiliar with rural life, but spending those five days , participating in adventurous activities led her see the community in new ways and enjoy herself. A fascinating story with beautiful visuals! It will undoubtedly be loved by the kids!

  "Chandraprabha The Iron Lady of Assam" by Hiranya Borah is a biography of a daughter who was supported by her parents, a young single mother who gave best education to her son, a poet who loved someone truly throughout her life but never been accepted,  a fighter who always fought for the upliftment of the society, a freedom fighter who served her motherland with dedication,  a kind human being who was courageous enough to empower women. The author chapterwise presents the journey of Chandraprabha,  her personal life ,her love life ,her motherly love ,her love to her motherland, her sacrifice and dedication towards women and society. She always spoke for the betterment of women and also started wearing khadi throughout her life and boycotting swadesi clothes.  She has faced lot of difficulties in her life yet she became the Iron lady of Assam. The author also mentions about her books ,poems and the people by whom she was inspired and among all, her father Rati...

The hardest times of all is not yet come. Remember, today was better than yesterday, and the future may hold pleasant surprises. While many perceive life as a series of problems, have you considered the small things that brought a moment of laughter each day? Find the best out of the worst and never complain.  And I've even seen people who just put blames on others or the Supreme God for all that they are facing. Did they even realize that whatever they go through is something that they've sowed once.. I mean like whatever they are facing is actually bcz of what they did and not bcz of any other person. Putting blames are always easy but never a solution.  The way you take things up to your mind is what important. Your heart will play tricks but be wise to use ur brain at times. Bcz sometimes ur heart will be so selfish to let things pass.. So it will ask you to choose what you want instead of what you actually need. But our brain is capable to show you that your needs ar...

Author Interview with Mr. Lalu Krishnan! Author Bio An IIEST and XIMB alumnus and e-learning industry leader, Lalu manages myriad situations for a living, and writes to live life. He experiments with drama, romance, satire, psychology and mystery in his short story blog – Bohemian Ruminations . He won the Sparsh Short Story Contest, 2018 for “The Questions of Choice”. His story, “The Lounge”, was part of the Top Stories section of one of India’s leading online publishers and received rave reviews. He has been conferred the title of Literary Colonel by a leading online literary platform . 1. When did you first realize that you want to be a writer ?  Ans- Since childhood, I had a fondness for the written word. However, through many years of undivided focus on making a living, the thought of writing a book had never occurred to me, until much later in life. My short literary career had its genesis in my day job and has been influenced and motivated by my colleagues - a bun...