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Sunday, 22 October 2017
The Colours of Passion: Unravelling Dark Secrets behind the Limelight
Published Year- 2017Publication- ReadomaniaPages- 238Genre- Crime/FictionFormat- Paperback/Kindle
Synopsis
Within days of her fairy-tale wedding with Manav Chauhan, Hiya Sen, the reigning queen of Tollywood, is brutally raped and murdered. As ACP Agni Mitra investigates into the high-profile murder, he meets Neha Awasthi, with whom Manav broke his engagement to marry Hiya, Neha’s father Deepak Awasthi, who was eyeing business benefits through the alliance, Mayank Kapoor, an alcoholic model and Rituja Bose, the diva who had reigned over Tollywood over the past decade. When two more murders connected with the case make headlines, it’s time for Agni to find answers to perplexing questions and unveil shocking truths.
The Colours of Passion breezes through Kolkata’s glamorous world of industrialists, movie stars, models and fashion designers laced with drug addiction and illicit liaisons, with a heart-wrenching tragedy at its core.
The Colours of Passion breezes through Kolkata’s glamorous world of industrialists, movie stars, models and fashion designers laced with drug addiction and illicit liaisons, with a heart-wrenching tragedy at its core.
My Review
Saurabh Mukherjee needs no introduction; he is one such writer who has contributed something valuable to India Literature. Colors of Passion proved to be his remarkable work and I would not call this book as just novel but a masterpiece of his work.
Colors of Passion as the name indicate that story deals with shades of one person which he/she disguise but the beautiful cover image of the book makes it more clear that the story deals with the murder mystery. Being deprived of getting acquaintance the previous book of the series doesn’t create much pain to me. This very book was enough to pull my mind from the pangs of not reading the earlier book.
The book
was simply fast paced with so many twists and turns that one moment you would feel that you found the man behind the scenes but another moment you would realize how far you are from catching the criminal. Each page was full of suspense which will make its reader hook on their seats whereas the character building was just outstanding. Author has really got magic making his readers part of the book.
Talking about language, awesome it is. One cannot simply put down the book once he/she starts reading it. Those who enjoy reading crime fiction, they must get hold of this book as earliest as possible. But on a personal level, I would like to recommend it to everyone. You will never regret, trust me.
I would love to give this thrilling book 4/5 star. Now, please excuse me I am going to buy the previous book of the series.
Reviewed by Aditi Srivastava
Tuesday, 17 October 2017
Rooh se Rooh Tak by Vinit K Bansal
Published Year- 2017
Publicaton- Vani Prakhashan
Pages- 192
Genre- Fiction/Hindi
Format- Paperback/Kindle
Synopsis
गर ना समझें तो यह महज़ एक कहानी है, एक किताब है... बाकी और किताबों की तरह, जिसे आप पढ़ते हैं और भूल जाते हैं। समझें तो एक कोशिश... उस शय को समझने की जिसे लोग प्यार कहते हैं। आखिर क्या है इस एक अदने से शब्द में जिसे समझने के लिए लाखों कहानियां गढ़ी गई, कही गई और सुनी गई। लेकिन इसे समझने की कोशिश अभी भी जारी है।
कहानी की शुरूआत होती है नील से। किस तरह से एक छोटे से शहर का सीधा-साधा सा लड़का यूनिवर्सिटी में आता है और उसकी चकाचौंध में खो जाता है। पहले ही दिन उसकी मुलाकात होती है रणवीर से – यूनिवर्सिटी का सबसे रूआबदार लड़का।
दोनों दोस्ती से कुछ आगे बढ़कर एक दुसरे को भाई समझने लगते है। इसी बीच नील को प्यार हो जाता है – सच्चा प्यार, अदिती से। प्यार रणबीर को भी होता है – रिया से, लेकिन एकतरफा प्यार। परिस्थितियां कुछ यूं करवट लेती हैं कि रिया आत्महत्या कर लेती है और जाने से पहले अपनी हत्या का इल्ज़ाम लगा जाती है नील पर।
क्या नील रणबीर को अपने बेगुनाह होने का यकीन दिलवा पाता है?
क्या होता है जब आपका सबसे अच्छा दोस्त आपका सबसे बड़ा दुश्मन बन जाता है?
क्या होता है जब प्यार सनकपन की सभी हदें पार कर जाता है?
क्या होता है जब आपको प्यार और ज़िंदगी में से किसी एक को चुनना पडता है?
कहानी या यूं कहें की कोशिश जारी रहती है प्रेम के सबसे सच्चे और सुच्चे स्वरूप को जानने की। क्या नील और अदिती का प्रेम उस स्वरूप को हासिल कर पाता है? क्या दोनों एक हो पाते हैं?
जवाब आपके हाथों में है – “रूह से – रूह तक”
मेरे विचार
Published Year- 2017
Publicaton- Vani Prakhashan
Pages- 192
Genre- Fiction/Hindi
Format- Paperback/Kindle
Synopsis
गर ना समझें तो यह महज़ एक कहानी है, एक किताब है... बाकी और किताबों की तरह, जिसे आप पढ़ते हैं और भूल जाते हैं। समझें तो एक कोशिश... उस शय को समझने की जिसे लोग प्यार कहते हैं। आखिर क्या है इस एक अदने से शब्द में जिसे समझने के लिए लाखों कहानियां गढ़ी गई, कही गई और सुनी गई। लेकिन इसे समझने की कोशिश अभी भी जारी है।
कहानी की शुरूआत होती है नील से। किस तरह से एक छोटे से शहर का सीधा-साधा सा लड़का यूनिवर्सिटी में आता है और उसकी चकाचौंध में खो जाता है। पहले ही दिन उसकी मुलाकात होती है रणवीर से – यूनिवर्सिटी का सबसे रूआबदार लड़का।
दोनों दोस्ती से कुछ आगे बढ़कर एक दुसरे को भाई समझने लगते है। इसी बीच नील को प्यार हो जाता है – सच्चा प्यार, अदिती से। प्यार रणबीर को भी होता है – रिया से, लेकिन एकतरफा प्यार। परिस्थितियां कुछ यूं करवट लेती हैं कि रिया आत्महत्या कर लेती है और जाने से पहले अपनी हत्या का इल्ज़ाम लगा जाती है नील पर।
क्या नील रणबीर को अपने बेगुनाह होने का यकीन दिलवा पाता है?
क्या होता है जब आपका सबसे अच्छा दोस्त आपका सबसे बड़ा दुश्मन बन जाता है?
क्या होता है जब प्यार सनकपन की सभी हदें पार कर जाता है?
क्या होता है जब आपको प्यार और ज़िंदगी में से किसी एक को चुनना पडता है?
कहानी या यूं कहें की कोशिश जारी रहती है प्रेम के सबसे सच्चे और सुच्चे स्वरूप को जानने की। क्या नील और अदिती का प्रेम उस स्वरूप को हासिल कर पाता है? क्या दोनों एक हो पाते हैं?
जवाब आपके हाथों में है – “रूह से – रूह तक”
मेरे विचार
रूह से रूह तक कहानी वीनीत बंसल द्वरा लिखी गयी है। यू तो मैंने लेखक द्वारा उनकी दो उपन्यास
पड़े हैं जो कि अंग्रेजी मैं प्रकाशित थी। यह कहना बिल्कुल सही नही होगा कि, लेखक ने
दोनो भाषाओं को बहुत ही गहराई से अध्यन किया है।
रूह से रूह तक का सफर बहुत ही रोमांचक अनुभव होता, हर पल कहानी उत्सुकता की ओर बढ़ती ही
जाती हैं और पढ़ने वाले का मन जिज्ञासा से भर जाता है। कैसे दो प्यार करने वाले दूर हो कर भी एक
हो जाते है। कहानी मैं चार प्रमुख पात्र हैं – अदिति, रिया, नील और रणदीप।
माध्यम वर्ग और एक धनवान वर्ग की मित्रता दर्शायी गयी है। दोनों वर्गो मैं अंतर होने पर भी
एक दूसरे के लिए प्यार त्याग और बलिदान दिया गया है । जहाँ एक ओर रणदीप अमीर ज़्यादा होते हुए
भी एक अच्छा इंसान था । चारों की ज़िंदगी मे सब कछ सही चल रहा था परफिर एक गलत निर्णय ने
चारो को अलग अलग करदिया।
कहानी ने दोस्ती और प्यार के दो पहलू दिखये है। एक इंसान कैसे अच्छा होते हुए भी अपनी
इंसानियत मार देता है वही दूसरी ओर कैसे ज़नज़रिरो के पीछे होते हुए भी प्यार अमर रहता है।
कहानी का हर पात्र बहुत खूबसूरती से लिख्या गया है, शिक्षक भी कहानी के अनुसार हैं।
जिन लोगो को किताबो का शौक़ है तथा हिंदी भाषा मे रुचि रखते है उन्हें ये पुस्तिका ज़रूर
पढ़नी चाहिए।
मैं इस कहानी और लेखक की लिखने की कला शैली को 3.5/5 अंक देना चाहूंगी।
I Wear The Smile You Gave by Shweta Shah
Published Year- 2017
Publication- Blue Rose Publishers
Pages- 204
Genre- Romance/Fiction
Format- Paperback/Kindle
Synopsis
Ajeet is a commoner, a boy next door who is away from the Worldliness and moreover just a happy-go-lucky guy. Aditi and Ajeet are batch mates in a Junior College and share a good chemistry.
Aditi is all head over heels for Ajeet and without any hesitation, irrespective of the time and place boldly conveys her feelings for him. Ajeet was infatuated towards Aditi, however, finds his true love in Sumi whom he meets in his coaching class.
Wanting to break away from the conventional norms and the shackles of a traditional familial business and to prove his worth to his dad, Ajeet joins Army. Years later a tragedy connects Ajeet, Sumi, and Aditi once again, however, changing their lives forever.
My Review
I wear the smile you give is a heart wrecking tale of love and friendship. Author has an amazing narrative style of writing which makes this simple story, an extraordinary one. Ajeet was having gala days in Junior College but sooner his destiny makes him meet Aditi. As the time flies, both were infatuated but something changed on Aditi’s end. She falls for Ajeet.
Ajeet was secretly in love with Sumi, his coaching friend. One fine day, God listens to his prayers but then after years something worse happens and it changed their lives.
Talking about the story title, it goes perfectly and effortlessly with the storyline but somewhere I feel cover can be worked in a better way, it conveys a half impression.
The story was narrated in first person style, which proves to be a bonus because it will connect its reader’s right from the beginning. Ajeet, the protagonist and narrator; reveals his story between past and the future. Book has many page turner portions but somewhere few things were unnecessary stretched. The book is edited finely and neatly. Ajeet has been my favourite character and would make readers over heels for him.
The book is highly recommended to romance lover, the book has worth to be carried and flaunt because it has got a magical touch of love which can be done in a single setting and would make its readers content. Overall I would rate this book 3/5 star. I would love to read more books by the same author in near future.
Reviewed by Aditi Srivastava
Published Year- 2017
Publication- Blue Rose Publishers
Pages- 204
Genre- Romance/Fiction
Format- Paperback/Kindle
Synopsis
Ajeet is a commoner, a boy next door who is away from the Worldliness and moreover just a happy-go-lucky guy. Aditi and Ajeet are batch mates in a Junior College and share a good chemistry.
Aditi is all head over heels for Ajeet and without any hesitation, irrespective of the time and place boldly conveys her feelings for him. Ajeet was infatuated towards Aditi, however, finds his true love in Sumi whom he meets in his coaching class.
Wanting to break away from the conventional norms and the shackles of a traditional familial business and to prove his worth to his dad, Ajeet joins Army. Years later a tragedy connects Ajeet, Sumi, and Aditi once again, however, changing their lives forever.
My Review
I wear the smile you give is a heart wrecking tale of love and friendship. Author has an amazing narrative style of writing which makes this simple story, an extraordinary one. Ajeet was having gala days in Junior College but sooner his destiny makes him meet Aditi. As the time flies, both were infatuated but something changed on Aditi’s end. She falls for Ajeet.
Ajeet was secretly in love with Sumi, his coaching friend. One fine day, God listens to his prayers but then after years something worse happens and it changed their lives.
Talking about the story title, it goes perfectly and effortlessly with the storyline but somewhere I feel cover can be worked in a better way, it conveys a half impression.
The story was narrated in first person style, which proves to be a bonus because it will connect its reader’s right from the beginning. Ajeet, the protagonist and narrator; reveals his story between past and the future. Book has many page turner portions but somewhere few things were unnecessary stretched. The book is edited finely and neatly. Ajeet has been my favourite character and would make readers over heels for him.
The book is highly recommended to romance lover, the book has worth to be carried and flaunt because it has got a magical touch of love which can be done in a single setting and would make its readers content. Overall I would rate this book 3/5 star. I would love to read more books by the same author in near future.
Reviewed by Aditi Srivastava
Friday, 6 October 2017
Published Year- 2017
Publication- Half
Baked Beans Publishing
Pages- 152
Genre-
Romance/Fiction
Format- Paperback/Kindle
Synopsis
This journey is of about an engineer and a small town girl who come close with a wrong number. Knitted in Haridwar, Srinagar and Bengaluru, this story revolves around love, hatred, betrayal, passion, dream and politics. Time makes them apart. Will they come close? Will they feel the same till eternity? Who would feel the reason behind loving someone? Let's come and dive into this heart-melting love story of Raunak and Juhi.
My Review
Not many stories you read are real, some are written in
fiction but you will find them real and relatable. Kamal Paneru “ Why
Should I Love You…??? “ is one such
story which will make you laugh and heart bleed once you are done with the
book.
Raunak and Juhi’s
love story is set in those time when there were no heavy applications to
bridge the gap between two lovers but a mere wrong number can turn a new leaf. Raunak, third year engineering boy who never
dated any girl but happen to fall for Juhi even before he see her in real
person. The two shared beautiful relationship but sooner things get worse for
them.
Book will touch your chord and will enthrall you. Book is a
perfect combination of love, friendship above all major issues which one faces
being in relationship.
I thoroughly enjoyed the part where author emphasized on
social issue, let’s call it social stigma. People happen to believe and create
a perception in mind that there is no place of true love and people are after
flesh. I enjoyed the part where parents become troublesome for us and worse we
faced.
Each character was beautifully weaved and readers would
relate to them. Plot construction was fresh and will keep you hook. Book
contained minor editing errors which will create obstacles but it can be
skipped. Only thing I disliked was font size, as a reader I personally found my
eyes in uncomfortable position.
Overall, book will make you content and doldrums at the
end. I would recommend it to those book
lovers who enjoy reading romance genre.
I would rate Why Should I love you…??? 3.5/5 stars. Can’t wait
to read upcoming work of the author.
Reviewed by Aditi Srivastava
The Hidden Spark by Vikas
Trivedi and Smita Agarwal
Published Year- 2017
Publication- Become
Shakespeare
Pages- 197
Genre- Self-
help
Format- Paperback/Kindle
Synopsis
Do you feel that you are working hard but not getting the returns you deserve? Have you tried relentlessly but failed repeatedly, and now want to lose hope? Do you want to be like the famous and successful people but don't know what special gifts you have to do? Are you still struggling with your own demons and do not know how to get out of it? Do you think that you are negative, lethargy, failed, unsuccessful, poor and unlucky?
If yes, then “The Hidden Spark” is only for you. This practical book is a result of thoughts of the great mentors of the world after a long research and the guidance of the most successful people. It is said that one mind has more power than millions of cells but when it comes about ten most intelligent and active minds, you can make out how important each word of this book is! The book, you are holding in your hand is not a theory but a practical guide which will take you to your right direction in your life and leave you as the best version of yourself. Each and every chapter of this book has already been implemented by thousands of people and their real stories are in this book.
My Review
As the name suggests The Hidden
Spark is a collection of motivational fables around the globe with some life
changing experiences by people belonging to different time zones and
geographies. Book is like a life-guide which will help you to have a better understanding
of gala moments and miseries which looks very odd to us.
There is a thin line between hope
and survival, the book worked on the next one i.e. survival. When we take out
survival, my mind is surrounded by Charles Darwin words, “Survival of the fittest”
; if you are willing to survive don’t give up pity as well as on harsh
realities which we face day to day. Book will make you believe that there is
life after death, success after failures and hope after the darkest night of
our life.
Book will explain each concept of
“How to be not just happy but a happier person?” and the experiences quoted by
peoples are good and inspiring. Book will also give you ample of quotes by
famous authors and thinkers.
The best part about the book is
that it will make you work from the beginning and would compel you to go back
and unleash your hidden spark. Authors has done satisfactory job on their part
but somewhere I felt book did not match the pace. Editing errors will be destructions on your
path of reading this book.
Language was easy and lucent;
somewhere I felt it could have been better. Title is apt and cover image is
very eye soothing. Book is recommended to those who think their life is a
burden. Go ahead and read this very book.
I would rate this book as 3/5stars
for encouraging and helping me to find my spark.
Reviewed by Aditi Srivastava
Book Review of
Secrets, Sins and Struggles by Kamini Kusum
Published Year- 2016
Publication- Zobra
Books
Pages- 211
Genre- Fiction
Format- Paperback/
Kindle
Synopsis
A collection of five tales,Secrets,Sins & Struggles is about the lives and loves of five women, tracing their long, eventful journeys that are anything but linear.
Meet Pooja, a teenager forced into the flesh trade but determined to escape and get justice. Shrawani who dreams of becoming a bureaucrat despite all the trials life throws her way. Avni who is torn between her childhood friend and her brand-new boyfriend. Harsha who is trapped in a loveless arranged marriage while still being haunted by thoughts of her forsaken lover. Geshna who falls head over heels for a high school sweetheart only to find her own life shrinking to accommodate his.
These stories are about the odds stacked against women in their path to love and success.They are also about hope that the next turn will lead to the happiness and success they all long for.
Meet Pooja, a teenager forced into the flesh trade but determined to escape and get justice. Shrawani who dreams of becoming a bureaucrat despite all the trials life throws her way. Avni who is torn between her childhood friend and her brand-new boyfriend. Harsha who is trapped in a loveless arranged marriage while still being haunted by thoughts of her forsaken lover. Geshna who falls head over heels for a high school sweetheart only to find her own life shrinking to accommodate his.
These stories are about the odds stacked against women in their path to love and success.They are also about hope that the next turn will lead to the happiness and success they all long for.
My Review
Secrets, Sins and Struggles are a collection of five stories
of five different women who have their own story to tell. Each story is about
intense struggle which one faces and how they combat such vicious
situations. Talking about the book cover
and blurb, it clearly indicates that stories revolves around female characters.
Story will create an immense pain in the beginning but at the end it will teach
you lessons.
Pooja, who had never had seen love and care after her
mother’s death. She stumbled hard for a better life but she was pushed into
flesh trade. Pooja’s story would let you know the darker side of prostitution
and their hardship. Story will also teach you that how one can become an
enlighten figure for the world doesn’t matter how bed one’s past could be.
Shrawani, a blue stocking of her school and then college
falls for a wrong person which leads to inner turmoil. Story recites how one’s
emotions took over our ambition and our dreams. We never forget our dreams, we
just get influenced by bad company which fills us with negativity. Shrwani’s
story is of dedication towards our real goals of our life.
Anvi, who hails from a small town was newbie for a
metropolitan city. The shimmer of city
drags her to transformation in herself. Influenced by high profile lifestyle of
her office colleagues she refuses the facts or better say reality. Her story
would connect to many of the girls out there.
Harsha’s story was different and fresh. It’s a story of girl
who is asked to marry man whom she didn’t love. Harsha refuses to marry but her
husband was adamant and thought that she would change after marriage but things
were never fine between two. Finally, one fine day her life turned into a fairy
tale.
Geshna who fancied her high school friend Nihal. Sooner the
two become couple and were about to marry but then he called off the marriage.
Geshna left all her dreams just to unite with her lover but later she realized
her fault and then she toiled hard to bring back her life on track.
Each story was set in different pace and were inspiring.
Language was crisp and enjoyable. Book will keep you hooked till the end and
you would complete it in a one go. I would love to rate this amazing read, 4/5
stars.
Reviewed by Aditi Srivastava
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