Review of "The Greatest Game"

Book: The Greatest Game

By: Greg Rajaram

Blurb:

Ever since humans became self-aware, we have struggled to find the meaning of life. The price we paid for becoming intelligent was to become painfully ignorant of the difference between good and evil.

Adi, a 10-year-old boy, works together with two old philosophers as they try to unravel the prophecy of a promised King. With insatiable curiosity, Adi must work with the wise men as they rationalize with each other on why and how humans became intelligent. Together they attempt to answer some of the most profound questions related to existence. Does evolution end with human beings or is there an ‘Overman’ who can reach evolution’s pinnacle? Will this Overman be able to define values for humankind?

Centuries later a young boy promises his mother that he will always uphold the love that she has taught him. It is a promise that drowns him in the nectar of the gods. Krish grows up to be an engineer and joins a team of scientists as they try to create artificial consciousness in a machine.

Krish soon realizes that he has a bigger fight on his hands. A fight to preserve love in a desolate world. His quest for true love ultimately leads him down a path where he comes face to face with a fearsome snake delivering a kiss of death.

Humans have come a long way by questioning the nature of objects around us and pushing the limits of our intelligence, but it’s now time that we ask the greatest question yet: when does intelligence transcend to become consciousness?

Review:

The Greatest Game is a philosophical read that talks about life and love. The book is divided into two parts Book I and Book II. Book I revolves around Adi who is a 10-year-old boy, workIng together with two old philosophers as they try to unravel the prophecy of a promised King. It talks about life and it's philosophy.

Book Ii talks about Krish who is willing to preserve love in this desolate world. 

🌟The characters like Krish and Adi have a great impact on the readers. 

🌟The plot of the book is well developed. 

🌟The language used by the author is easy to understand.

🌟The story is intriguing and engaging.

🌟The book is short but it is worth the time.

🌟The title is 💯 appropriate which such a beautiful cover.

To every reader if you need to learn about life and love then this book is for you. You'll enjoy it and obviously love it's concept

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Review of The Cursed Inheritance

Book: The Cursed Inheritance

By: Sutapa Basu

Blurb: 

Anahita Sarkar, who has grown up in London, is bequeathed a mansion in Kolkata that she has never seen. She travels to the City of Joy to dispose of her inheritance only to realise that it has deep, dark secrets. As she enters the mansion, these secrets become enigmas that pursue her; a grand house that speaks to her, an intriguing visitor who knows a little too much, a friendly foe who wraps secrets in riddles, and a mysterious past that is cursed—putting at stake her family’s reputation and her own values. Can she dig deeper to unravel the mystery and turn the cursed inheritance into a blessing?

Review:

The story revolves around Anahita who is an NRI unaware of her inheritance. After her father death she visits Kolkata, the city that turns her life upside down, to sell the mansion she owns and go back to London. But... It doesn't go as planned. The mansion was a mysterious and a cursed one. The super-natural events that took place are so well explained that it will make the reader stick to it. The plot of the book is so intriguing and interesting. The writing style of the author is simple and that adds up to the ease of reading the book and maintaining the flow. The story is face paced yet amazing. 

The title The Cursed Inheritance is 💯 appropriate as the story is about the cursed mansion which she inherited. Overall the story was a 5 star one as I could not stop me from reading it in one go.

I would really recommend it to all the readers. Grab your book it has a lot of suspense and thrill..

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

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Review of "Forgotten Love/Unforgotten Love"

Book: Forgotten Love Unforgotten Love

By: Spondon Ganguli

The book is a collection of 22 poems based on love and it's emotions.

 The book includes poems on my desires, my fight for you, etc.

 I loved the verses from A wish

I think about you 

In days and dreams! 

Why your presence 

There in all means! 

Even I know where I am! 

But finally, I know nothing. 

Though I have my name I find sometimes 

did I exist when I was alive!

The poems will lift you up as the words have a deeper meaning.

A truly heart-touching poetry book.

Will suggest this to all my readers to read it.

⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Review of "Love and Destiny"

Book: Love and Destiny

By: Manohar Rapelly

Blurb:

Aarush and Gaurav are best friends from schooling. Aarush wants to become a writer, and Gaurav just goes on with life. They meet two girls in the college, Aadhya, and Riya, Studying together and enjoying each other company, they all become good friends and lost in their own world. Aarush falls in love with Aadhya, and Gaurav falls in love with Riya. They both feel like they their destiny. Will Aarush become a writer? Will their friendship last long? Will both the couples stay together and both the girls are their destiny? Read all the complete story in “love and destiny.”

Review:

The book "Love and Destiny" revolves around four major characters Gaurav, Aarush, Aadhya and Riya.. Just like teenagers they feel the essence of love in their lives when they the boys meet the girls. Aarush fell in love with Aadhya, and Gaurav with Riya.

The two love stories depict the faith of love ans destiny of the young teens. The young couple experience the taste of love and friendship with the hardships of life and whom they consider their destiny.

The book is well developed with the chapters moving in the same pace making it the best to read. The characters are strong and add up to the beauty of the book. The title is most appropriate. The cover is really beautiful.

I really enjoyed the book.

A great read!!!

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Review of "Arshan Arzoo: Can One Hate Love?"

Book: Aarzoo-Arshan: Can One Hate Love?

By: Mukul Kumar

Romance, feels our anti-hero Arshan , has potentially hazardous dimensions—or at least hazardous to him, because he is an unfeeling love-them-and-leave-them young man, a flirt to the core.

Arshan- a neuroscientist-in-the-making- has been blessed equally with swank, good looks and a carefully concocted object of fascination to women, and cursed with a life-long hatred of commitment to any. When love comes to him in the shape of Arzoo, a shy, smalltown girl with big-city dreams, he thrusts it away with unspeakable cruelty. When he is unable to get over the love in him, he resorts to even more desperate measures—mainly, creating a potion that will ensure his continuing desire for ‘chicks’, as he dismissively calls them, and the ability to walk away from them without looking back.

Aarzoo-Arshan is a psycho-romantic thriller, an unusual tale of love, lust, obsession, ego, jealousy deceit , and revenge with a gripping suspense.

The book is about Arshan and Arzoo the two different people with their life revolving all around each other. Arshan is a young stud who is never serious about any relationship but he he fell in love with Arzoo and the fact that he is unable to understand the emotions he is going through. The story portrays all the human emotions like love, friendship and hatred in a beautiful manner. 

The narration is great and the best part of the book was it's plot. The characters are strong and well developed. The book is a great and enjoyable read.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Review of "How to kill a billionaire"

Book: How To Kill A Billionaire

By: Rajesh Talwar

A billionaire's son goes missing. A young girl commits suicide after a rape. This is a twisted, ironic tale of a brother's love for his sister and his faith in vengeance as the only alternative to a deeply flawed justice system. The brother, a trial court lawyer practising in the lower courts of Delhi, uses the weaknesses of the legal system to confront and confound one of the world's richest men. The story that unfolds takes the reader through the labyrinthine corridors of the Indian legal system to a shattering climax. 

The book begins with the court room drama where we get to know about Mr. Patel. The book is a complete package of suspense and thrill. The characters are strong and complex. The story goes on by decrypting the hidden stories of the characters. 

The court room drama makes it more and more engaging for the readers.  The book is well developed with the elements following the pace all through the book.

I appreciate the writing style of the author as the narration felt realistic with no additional drama and made it a great read for me. 

It was my first read of the author and I loved the theme and setting of the book. 

Adding to the contents the language was crisp but needs to be worked on. The cover is really beautiful with the most suitable title.

Overall, a good read.

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Review of "The Accursed God-The Lost Epic"

Book: The Accursed God-The Lost Epic

By: Vivek Dutta Mishra

We have heard The story of Mahabharata the well-known epic, many times but there is a lot we are still not aware of. Many stories that are still left untold. The Accursed God-The Lost Epic is one that will reveal all the unheard tales of the 

Mahabharat. The book tells us everything about Aryavart.

The story begins with the conversation between Krishna and Bhisma. The ultimate truth - Dharma-wisdom of humanity is showcased with our lives revealing the difference between truth and lie, good and bad, right and wrong. The conversation between Krishna and Bhisma had a great impact on me. The words that we all need to know to live the life as it is meant to live. The story of Debrata and Ved and a lot more that will excite you to read it.

We all have heard about the Kauravas and the Pandavas but do we know who was the villian?? Shakuni or someone who is still unheard???

The story reveals everything that needs to be known. Who is the accursed God?? Who is the mighty power ??

Maybe the one you follow or maybe not!!

 To know more about the hidden saga, grab on your copy.

Coming to book the narration is very well done with the well developed plot nd story line. The best part was the writing style that engrossed me. The book is intriguing. The language used by the author is lucid. I began with 2 chapters but later I couldn't resist myself from reading the book in a go. 

The book is 365 pages long but the time spent on reading it is worth. You'll enjoy it. Mythology has a great effect when you read about it. And this one was one of the best reads I've ever read. 

The title is something that will make you think what this book could have but it has a lot to be discovered and it's amazing with a beautiful cover. 

I'd like to recommend this book to every reader.

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Review of "BECOMING"

Becoming 

by Michelle Obama 

An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States
 
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In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America—the first African American to serve in that role—she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history, while also establishing herself as a powerful advocate for women and girls in the U.S. and around the world, dramatically changing the ways that families pursue healthier and more active lives, and standing with her husband as he led America through some of its most harrowing moments. Along the way, she showed us a few dance moves, crushed Carpool Karaoke, and raised two down-to-earth daughters under an unforgiving media glare.
 
In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites readers into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her—from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work, to her time spent at the world’s most famous address. With unerring honesty and lively wit, she describes her triumphs and her disappointments, both public and private, telling her full story as she has lived it—in her own words and on her own terms. Warm, wise, and revelatory, Becoming is the deeply personal reckoning of a woman of soul and substance who has steadily defied expectations—and whose story inspires us to do the same.

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 I thought she did an really good job of showing us the human side of who she and Barack were. If a buddy of yours grew up to become the president or first spouse, and it was sort of a fairy tale, a book like this would show the underside, or the real side, of the process.

Just like Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance, this book shows us how some Americans "make it" from the ground up, but that it's not easy. Making it is a quicksilver process, requiring such ingredients as intelligence, timing, hard work, luck, happenstance....it's scary how many things can impede the chances of good, smart kids. Michelle Obama chronicles how she managed to make it, and she deserved her good fortune, but she would be the first to tell you a lot of it wasn't up to her. Which makes you sad about all the kids left behind. Or let's be honest: all the kids who are murdered before they can fulfill their potential. Obama is frank with kids who're struggling against the odds, and in this as in so many other issues, she doesn't get down and helpless over the burdens. She encourages us to accept what is and work around it. I found that empowering.

Her description of meeting and getting to know, then falling in love with, Barack, is really interesting. It was NOT love at first sight! They became friends, and then sweethearts, and then, over time, deeply in love. We get to see what Barack is like--truly, that's the stellar aspect of this book, it's so candid! Michelle isn't afraid to complain and speak honestly; she struggles as a young adult and a working mother, then as a political spouse. You really see the sausage-works of political campaigns.

The book wasn't gripping, but it was interesting. I've always thought she was super-smart and clever, and that seems true, but when she mentions she's not overly introspective, I found that hard to believe. However, by the end of the book, I wondered if it was true, because she minimized some events in her life that would have been compelling had she gone deeper. She was the first / only black woman to do X, Y, and Z. I feel quite sure she ran into a hell of a lot more obstacles than she shares, and in that sense, she kind of minimizes her astronomical climb. How many kids from the hood get into Princeton and Harvard, and then succeed as well as she did? And when she got hired at the white-shoe law firm, what did that really feel like? Ah, well. A missed opportunity.

There is so much to like about this book, the little vignettes about life in the White House, for example. The policy issues were less interesting; the human issues more so. All in all, a worthwhile and enjoyable read.

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Review of "Attract your Soulmate"

Book: Attract your SOUL MATE: FRIENDSHIP- FUN- TAROT- DIVINE TIMING

By: Harshmeen Kaur

"A divine counterpart is someone who matches with your energies at all soul levels. For my millennial, someone who is a perfect match in terms of vibes, spiritually, on a higher level. For those who are new to the spiritual vocabulary, you will be learning many concepts and meanings; I am excited to share a whole new positive and full of love world with you".

The story is a short story that talks about life, and it's connection with universe, tarot and lots more. The book begins with author's life and her  first crush. The chapters are short and interesting. The story about author's relationship and how things move on. 

The chapters are well framed and the writing style of the author is praiseworthy. I loved the part where author talks about soulmate and tarots. 

Though it was a short read but it was really amazing. The language used by the author is easy to understand. The title "Attract your soulmate" is 100% appreciate with a beautiful cover that makes it a masterpiece.

I'd recommend this book to all. There's a lot you'll know after reading it!!

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Review of "A Tiny Reason To Live"

Book: A Tiny Reasons To Live

By: Shreyan Laha @shreyanlaha

The year is 4000. While the entire world is wiped out, ten people survive in outer space and are heading towards a significantly altered Neptune. The new Neptune is now a rock planet like Earth or Mars and it is also surprisingly populated. What awaits these ten space traveller? Know more in: a tiny reason to live.

First of all the title is quite intriguing. Title looks as if it is a self help book. But it isn't!!

Wait...

Just go through the blurb again...

It's a sci-fi book.

And the story is interesting and intriguing. The prologue itself was so intriguing. I loved the imagination the author put into the story. After few pages in the book i found there is mention of cryo-caskets. If u don't know what that is you must really read the book. 

The author has done a commendable work by maintaining the flow of the story. Without any doubt I can say that this book will never disappoint you. It's amazing and worth the time.

And to all those who love sci-fi.. this one is for you.

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Review of "Memorable Memoir"

Book: Memorable Memoir

By: Mrityunjay

@mrityunjaysinha256 

"Every single day empty spaces of my heart saws her path, few called me helpless and few called physcopath. Inspite of all these what I got in return was all her wrath."

Sometimes, We do not choose a path. The path chooses us to walk on. Destiny always sends a person who show us the right path. This is a narrative poem book where Viren Verma, a famous poet unfolds the journey of his love as well as career life.

The book, Memorable Memoir is a narrative poem book which revolves around the life of an author Viren Verma. 

The story begins with the failure of his life, that is, the JEE exam and the author amazingly explains the pain one feels when he experiences such failure and how parents' react to it. Then the story of his college the beginning part is about how college life as shown in reel and real life differs. The hostel scenes and lot more which are relatable to a student's life.

The author then expresses his love life and how he entered into the world of literature in an ecstatic way. 

I loved the rhymes and words are quite engaging. The title is appropriate with the cover that adds up to it's beauty.

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Review of "The Demons of Jaitraya"

Book: The Demons of Jaitraya

By: Shubira Prasad

The epics say, in the great War of Ramayana, a number of rakshasas escaped. They hid in the bowels of the Earth, in the water and in space and remained dormant for eons. In the 20th century of the Christian era, however, some of them reappeared in different forms to plague the Earth with Wars and illnesses. At the end of his war with Ravana, Rama had asked Hanuman to raise and train a contingent of warriors who would take birth multiple times on Earth, to contain the demons. Aishani and adheesh are two such warriors, blessed with divine weapons and powers to fight the world’s evils at present times. Read this exciting story to know who finally wins. The good or the evil? The demons of jaitraya is the first book of the trilogy of the war between demons and humans.

"The Demons of Jaitraya" is an epic saga which revolves around the live story of Aishani and Adheesh set against the backdrop of a magical and beautiful forest. The book has both the mythological tinge mixed with contemporary style. The plot of the book is well developed. The characters have a strong effect and maintain their part which adds up to it's beauty. 

The plot was very enjoyable and intriguing. One would read the story at a stretch as it's too intersting. I love Aishani's strong determination. The title of the book is 💯 appropriate. The cover has been designed in a beautiful style. 

The epic fantasy is overall an amazing read. Loved it. 

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