PLOT: 4.5/5 CHARACTERS: 4.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 CLIMAX: 4/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4/5 One of our co-founders at BookGeeks.in, Ravi, is a die-hard fan of Ashwin Sanghi and now I know exactly why. So when Ravi requested Ashwin for an option to be able to buy the “Author Signed Copies” of his 3 books, Ashwin duly obliged […]
Stilettos in the Newsroom | Rashmi Kumar | Book Review
PLOT: 1.5/5 CHARACTERS: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 2.5/5 CLIMAX: 1/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 2/5 In the mood for some good chick-lit, I logged into Flipkart to browse through the genre. What I came across was a catchy and suggestively Page3-scandalous-sort title “Stilettos in the Newsroom”. I decided to order it right away and thanks to Flipkart the […]
Corporate Atyaachaar | Abhay Nagarajan | Book Review
PLOT: 2/5 CHARACTERS: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 2/5 CLIMAX: 2/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 2.5/5 Catchy title: Check. Catchy Cover: Check. Catchy Language: Check. Reader relevance: Oops..!! And that last statement defines the fate of Abhay Nagarajan’s Corporate Atyaachaar. Though well written with decent comical timing and content, the book has failed to click with the majority readership. […]
Asura: Tale of the Vanquished | Anand Neelakantan | Book Review
PLOT: 4.5/5 CHARACTERS: 4/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 CLIMAX: 3.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 5/5 Being born in the historic city of Agra does more to you than just Taj Mahal, it nurtures you in a society where Ram is enacted, glorified, worshipped and loved. I had the privilege of growing up in the place where the tradition […]
Stefan’s Diaries Origins | L. J. Smith | Book Review
PLOT: 4/5 CHARACTERS: 4/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 CLIMAX: 4/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4/5 Stefan’s Diaries Origins is the first part of Stefan’s Diaries, the book where Stefan’s journey begins. This book is a must-read for anybody who follows the American Channel CW’s best show “The Vampire Diaries” for it takes you through the complete and unabridged […]
The Weekend that Changed Wall Street | Maria Bartiromo | Book Review
SUBJECT: 3/5 RESEARCH: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 2/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4/5 The Weekend that changed Wall Street is a book about the events that unfolded in the second week of September 2008 and that changed the whole modern-day Financial System. It answers questions like “How the crisis unravelled?” & “How all of it started?”. Written by Maria Bartiromo, […]
How I Braved Anu Aunty & Co-founded a Million Dollar Company | Varun Agarwal | Book Review
PLOT: 3/5 CHARACTERS: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 CLIMAX: 2/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4/5 How I Braved Anu Aunty & Co-founded a Million Dollar Company has an interesting title and definitely lives up to the expectations of the reader. It is the true story of Varun Agarwal, a Bangalore-based entrepreneur, and how he came to start the […]
Girls of Riyadh | Rajaa Alsanea | Book Review
PLOT: 2/5 CHARACTERS: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 CLIMAX: 2/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3/5 As mysterious and glamorous as it sounds, “Girls of Riyadh” is a far cry from what the name suggests, and that holds true at least for me as an Indian reader. I believe it to be a lot more scandalous in the eyes […]