BOOK REVIEW: THE KING OF THE SEA in re

~ I bled you dry not to kill you but to fill your veins with wine instead.
 I destroyed the synapse of your mind not to make you stupid, but to make you receive his instructions clearly.
I broke your leg because I wanted you to fly~

This book is really a unique piece of work. It looks like a collection of Prose, poems and even songs and indeed it is. But, once started reading it will Make sense as a story, a novel. Maybe, that is why it is called a Metaphysical novel. This is about the story of a boy on a ship, the captain of the ship and others in there, another guy with a confused past. But his story holds more lessons. It deals with love, self-discovery, spirituality, subconscious mind and much more. It is also highly philosophical. The way the author has written this book, makes it a personal one to everybody who reads it. It helps the reader to attach to the book.
The language of the book is more poetic. This is one of those which can be read just for its language. The writing style can be quite confusing if you didn't pay much attention. Because the narration and the plot of the book changes often. Also, the time keeps on changing. So, it's safe to read this book mindfully. This is not the book, which you can be finish in one sitting or a quick read. This book will take time but it's worth it. Some passages even need to be reread, in order to completely understand what is going on.
PS: Reading Author’s note and Foreword, before starting the actual novel can help the reader understand and interpret better.

BOOK REVIEW: THE SPEAKING STONE

This book starts with the Protagonist, Saikat finding and buying a mysterious half stone from a roadside vendor in Colaba street, Mumbai. Saikat, being the curious one who loves to know about history, tries to decode the Sanskrit inscriptions on the stone. Since it's a half stone, he plans to go in search of the other half. Through his research, he learns it must be from the Northeastern parts of India and finally concludes that it's Tripura.
Shuvashini, a History enthusiast who wants to do her doctorate under one of the reputed professors. But she rejects Shuvashini's proposal saying that's not good enough and it's so unconventional. Shuvashini wants to do her best and she finds a book named 'Rajmala' in a library. Rajmala is a book about the history of Tripura. Shuvashini is very fascinated by that, But as she couldn't able to find the book the next day in the library. She decided to visit Tripura by herself.
Saikat and Shuvashini meet in the airport and due to their same interests, they eventually end up together and search the other half. During their journey, they come across Tripura Museum. The head of the museum is so curious to know what they are up to, as they are visiting too often. He also uses his two colleagues for this.
A parallel story about the King of Tripura, his followers, enemies, his wealth, A beautiful dancer and her Mysterious lover, a phenomenal painter and few others, which was happening in 1900 is also written along with the book. This helps us understand the events happening in the present better.
The language of the book is simple yet engaging. A really fast-paced historical fiction, with few elements of mystery and romance too. The writing style can make the readers hooked on to it. The descriptions are also beautiful to read. There are only limited characters, but each of them is well developed by the author. Especially the characters, who are in parallel with both timelines. The minute details about the characters are making it more interesting. The way the past and present is connected is so nice to read. The mystery element of this book is quite predictable at times. But the way in which Saikat and Shuvashini decode is interesting to read. The romance between Saikat and Shuvashini could've been better. The ending is one of the favorite things about this book. Overall, a good fast-paced Historical fiction!

BOOK REVIEW: THE SPEAKING STONE

This book starts with the Protagonist, Saikat finding and buying a mysterious half stone from a roadside vendor in Colaba street, Mumbai. Saikat, being the curious one who loves to know about history, tries to decode the Sanskrit inscriptions on the stone. Since it's a half stone, he plans to go in search of the other half. Through his research, he learns it must be from the Northeastern parts of India and finally concludes that it's Tripura.
Shuvashini, a History enthusiast who wants to do her doctorate under one of the reputed professors. But she rejects Shuvashini's proposal saying that's not good enough and it's so unconventional. Shuvashini wants to do her best and she finds a book named 'Rajmala' in a library. Rajmala is a book about the history of Tripura. Shuvashini is very fascinated by that, But as she couldn't able to find the book the next day in the library. She decided to visit Tripura by herself.
Saikat and Shuvashini meet in the airport and due to their same interests, they eventually end up together and search the other half. During their journey, they come across Tripura Museum. The head of the museum is so curious to know what they are up to, as they are visiting too often. He also uses his two colleagues for this.
A parallel story about the King of Tripura, his followers, enemies, his wealth, A beautiful dancer and her Mysterious lover, a phenomenal painter and few others, which was happening in 1900 is also written along with the book. This helps us understand the events happening in the present better.
The language of the book is simple yet engaging. A really fast-paced historical fiction, with few elements of mystery and romance too. The writing style can make the readers hooked on to it. The descriptions are also beautiful to read. There are only limited characters, but each of them is well developed by the author. Especially the characters, who are in parallel with both timelines. The minute details about the characters are making it more interesting. The way the past and present is connected is so nice to read. The mystery element of this book is quite predictable at times. But the way in which Saikat and Shuvashini decode is interesting to read. The romance between Saikat and Shuvashini could've been better. The ending is one of the favorite things about this book. Overall, a good fast-paced Historical fiction!

BOOK REVIEW: BHOOT BHAVISH BARTAMAN

Rupali, a woman in her early thirties was found brutally murdered in her home. Investigation starts after her distraughted husband informs Police. After seeing the complexities of the murder, with the support of  ACP Jagdeep Kumar, Bartaman Bhowmick, a military personnel and Robin, a journalist investigates the case. Thereby unfolds the mysteries of the murder. Is everything is as simple as what it seems? Who killed Rupali? Read this mysterious thriller to find out.
The language of the book is simple, but the writing style was quite descriptive at times, which makes it a quite lengthy read. It was written in a way that it moves on between the past, life of Rupali and the present, the murder investigation. This makes the book more interesting and understand the character, Rupali and her life better. The Characters are written beautifully, each of them unique and relatable often. The pace could've been increased. But the plot and the elements of mystery and twists were really good. Overall, a good murder mystery with a really unexpected ending!

BOOK REVIEW: SECRET OF THE SEERS

This book starts with Suka, The protagonist Seeing visions of spiritual kingdom and experiencing supernatural things. But he couldn't able to make out why he was experiencing all this. Suka, was one of the ordinary monks and Son of Vyasa, the kore master. But he was chosen as the "initiative" by the greatest themselves. The chosen initiative could go beyond the mysterious veil of the universe. In this process, he had to have all the three Vedastras: The Seer's scroll, The Seer's Wand and the Seer's Sheild. Suka began his journey with his two friends Marisha and Rajasta along with the blessings and powerful charms of older monks to find the Vedastras and fulfill his destiny and also to keep them away from the Dark forces. During their adventurous journey they came across demons, kings, sages and much more. Did Suka find all the Vedastras? Who are the dark forces? Did he opened the Veil? If yes, what lied beyond there? To know all these and much more pick this book up.
      The language of the book was so good, but beginners might find it difficult. The writing style of the book could've been better because i found it quite boring and dry at times. I had to push myself really hard to continue reading this book. This happened especially in the beginning.As the adventures began, the pace increased. There were also many mythological characters like Indra, Arjuna, Krishna, Shiva could be seen in this book, which can be quite confusing if the reader was not focusing well (it happened for me) Apart from Suka, Marisha is my favourite character. Overall, A good Adventurous Fantasy novel with Indian Mythological touch!

BOOK REVIEW:THE BUSYNESS AGE

NAME OF THE BOOK: THE BUSYNESS AGE

NAME OF THE AUTHOR: RAJESH SESHADRI

YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 2019

GENRE: NON-FICTION

Right from the introduction part, the preaching starts. It touches too many relatable issues and the best part is you can get solutions too. Not only a single solution but multiple solutions, from which the readers can choose one. The activities and analogies here and there make it an interesting read too. The range of content is from settings goals and action plans, prioritizing tasks. Even though this book is a short read, I'd recommend you to take your own time to finish it, so that you can grasp more and be productive. Some of the contents are related to office settings, I couldn't able to relate to it, still, I find it useful because I can use it in my real-life routine too. It also has some tables and flowcharts, to simplify certain concepts. My personal favorite is the Procrastination part, which is so relatable and useful for me.

BOOK REVIEW: BEYOND LIES

NAME OF THE BOOK: Beyond lies

NAME OF THE AUTHOR: Alka Dimri Saklani

YEARF PUBLICATION:2019

GENRE: Psychological thriller

I completed this book two days back and I've been recommending this to everyone since then. One of the best Psychological thrillers I've read. This book will absolutely blow the reader's mind with its suspenses and  unexpected twists. The language is simple and the writing style is mind blowing,a really fast paced book. I'm very sure that you won't get bored or even you can't stop reading once you pick this book. Right from the first page I was hooked on to it and it's a one sit read for me. Every character is beautifully portrayed and justified,so do their emotions.

PLOT:

   Tia Bakshi,a 25 year old beautiful, innocent and witty girl can make everyone around her happy with her childish pranks and care free attitude. She is so innocent and trusting. She also has a happy family. But her life started to change because of a stalker.

   Samar,a handsome but a very strict boss. No one knows his past,his dark secrets with Simran. Samar eventually fell in love with Tia,so do her.

   Their life won't be the same when Tia is kidnapped and her innocence was taken away. Who is the stalker?who is the kidnapper?Are they the same?Why is Tia kidnapped?What is Samar's dark secret? To know answer to this and much more questions read this book.

      

RECOMMEND:Yes,Please🌸(you won't regret reading it)

RATING:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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