Book Reviews

Catching Fire

Catching Fire | Suzanne Collins | Book Review

PLOT: 4.5/5 CHARACTERS: 4.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 3.5/5 CLIMAX: 4/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4.5/5 The second book of The Hunger Games series – Catching Fire is as captivating and gripping as its prequel. As the young fighter Katniss Everdeen yet again proves her mettle in the Hunger Games arena, so does Suzanne Collins proves her worth with her words. …

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The Jadoo of Your Love

The Jadoo of Your Love | S.R. Saha | Book Review

PLOT: 3/5 CHARACTERS: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 3.5/5 CLIMAX: 3/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3/5 Grab your coffee, sit down and read The Jadoo of Your Love. You are definitely in for a big surprise. The time I received this book, I never thought much of it. But as I sat down to read it, I gradually realized …

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Chakra: Chronicles of the Witch Way

Chakra: Chronicles of the Witch Way | Ritu Lalit | Book Review

PLOT: 3/5 CHARACTERS: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 3/5 CLIMAX: 3/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3/5 Supernatural is always an interesting topic to read on. There is the element of intrigue, and at the end of the book, depending on how the story ends, you always feel good to know that there is something larger than life out there. …

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Love & Death in the Middle Kingdom

Love & Death in the Middle Kingdom | Nalini Rajan | Book Review

PLOT: 2.5/5 CHARACTERS: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 3.5/5 CLIMAX: 3/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 2.5/5 I live around 10 km away from Hampi, the seat of the Vijayanagara Empire. It is my regular haunting place and I’ve been there a trillion times. I am aware of its history and am quite acquainted with the significance behind each of …

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The Aryavarta Chronicles #1: Govinda

Govinda: The Aryavarta Chronicles Book 1 | Krishna Udayasankar | Book Review

The story of The Aryavarta Chronicles #1: Govinda, revolves around the formation of the Aryavarta Empire. There are 2 factions, the Firstborn and the Firewrights. The Firstborn are scholars who have an immense knowledge of the scriptures while the Firewrights are inventors and scientists.

I Refused to Bribe

I Refused to Bribe | Gireesh Sharma | Book Review

PLOT: 3.5/5 CHARACTERS: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 2.5/5 CLIMAX: 3.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3/5 “And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of those who are right.” –      The Bible Have you ever given a bribe, no matter however small? I have; to cops, to municipal clerks, to revenue …

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Midnight Breed Series

Midnight Breed Series | Lara Adrian | Book Review

PLOT: 4.5/5 CHARACTERS: 4.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 4.5/5 CLIMAX: 4.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4.5/5 In fiction that deals with paranormal, protagonists and antagonists seem to be a popular trend in the present times. Like a domino effect, but without an exact known causation, the genre has brought forth various authors trying their hand at it and succeeding …

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Lady You're Not a Man

Lady You’re Not a Man | Apurva Purohit | Book Review

SUBJECT: 3.5/5 RESEARCH: 2.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 RELEVANCE: 3.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3.5 /5 I recently reviewed a book by Disha Chhabra “My Beloved’s MBA Plans”, well the one I am writing this review, for now, is also on a somewhat related subject i.e. “Work-Life Balance” but here the centre focus of the discussion is the …

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Black List

Black List | Brad Thor | Book Review

PLOT: 5/5 CHARACTERS: 5/5 WRITING STYLE: 4.5/5 CLIMAX: 4/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 5/5 Edward Snowden was in the news recently for disclosing top-secret US surveillance programs to the media. These expose, which gave accounts of the extent to which the federal agencies eavesdropped on private conversations and social interactions, came as a shock to the US …

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