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The Oath of the Vayuputras By Amish Tripathi The third and final part is full of twists n turns. Every chapter disclosed some or the other mystery. The course of events are very well written in the book. No where you are to going to feel it’s going haywire. The flow of events is very well structured, only time when I lost my focus was when Kartik's killing of rhino and Panchavati and Ujjain's description, I think, its bit more detailed than required. Ignoring that part, this series has depicted how as a human being we should live our life. Every character whether it was shiva or sati or a meluhan lady who decided to stay in devagiri at the time of war had given a valuable message to ponder over. What qualities the leader should possess, Gopal ji has explained in crisp n clear manner. Your team members, followers should idolise you, should get inspired from you and should not be scared of you. Not only human being but Amish has even touched upon how societies, dif...

The Supreme Gift By Paulo Coelho It's not Paulo Coelho's original writing but it's an adaptation by him of Henry Drummond's text. Its not his usual style of writing. It's different but in a good way. It helps you understand that Love which is the supreme gift and nothing else. It has very beautifully explained the key ingredients of love but also mentioned that Love is more than the sum of those ingredients. What made me ponder is how evil temper is hundred times worse and has no rival. The instance given to explain the sin of disposition and sin of body is clear and crisp. And at last he explained that on the path to attain salvation final test is Love. It's not our beliefs and our accomplishments will count but what will count is how we loved our fellow men and women.  Quotes/Lines which stuck with me after I finished the book are : 'Faith ,hope and love abide; but the greatest of these is love.' 'More sophisticated...

Before We Visit the Goddess By Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni It depicts the journey of three women of three different generations from three different locations: grandmother: a village girl moved to city, mother - a city girl moved to another country , daughter : girl born n brought up in another country. From surface level, it seemed they all went through different situations different challenges but as you go in depth you would find they all faced same problems in a different way and then came a phase in life of each of them when they lost their identity, their zest for life and they gave up their everything. But then a moment came in the life of each of them, when their lives turned around and they claimed their identities back whether it was in the form of Durga Sweets or Bela's Kitchen. Chitra has emphasized on the importance of education through out the journey of a woman's life and what does satisfaction mean for a woman:  "Satisfaction of achiev...

Confess By Colleen Hoover For the 'Romance' genre, I have always read Nicholas Sparks' books. It was my first time that I read any other author's book in this genre but I can definitely say, the experience was refreshing . It's about Auburn Reed who walked into a Dallas art studio in search of a job but didn't expect to find a deep attraction to the enigmatic artist who worked there, Owen Gentry. The book kicked off well in the beginning, I liked the concept of confessions being converted to paintings. However, as I was reaching towards the end, climax seemed predictable, antagonist blackmailing protagonists, then, things went around and it was a happy ending, as a typical Bollywood or Hollywood love story of the '90s, until a twist came in the last chapter of the book and I was taken aback.It made me believe in fate again. And the quote which stuck with me after I finished the book: "I'll love you forever, Even when I can't." ...

The Secret of the Nagas By Amish Tripathi Exemplary writing.. glad this sequel could touch the bar set by triology1# immortals of meluha Every chapter was revealing one mystery while creating another side so the curiosity to keep moving to next chapter was intact.. didn't loose interest anywhere.. every chapter kept adding twist to the story.. Special mention to Ganesh and Kali's characters along with Daksha's revelation which held the grip And none the less Anandmayi and Parvateshwar love story added spice in the story .. And the parts which I liked the most are One where how beautifully masculinity and femininity are explained and the pre-conceived notion of linking masculinity and femininity to genders i.e. It has nothing to do with man and woman And the last where it has been explained that hate is not opposite of love, apathy is. Looking forward to red the final book of this series! Here's the review link to the first one: Immortals of Meluha: https://bookrev...

By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept By Paulo Coelho I have read 7 books written by Paulo until now, Out of which this one is not one of his best writings Still, there were few extracts in the book which were captivating. None the less I did like the extract about the magic moment the most: "It may arrive in the instant when we are doing something mundane... but that moment exists, a moment when all the power of the stars becomes a part of us and enables us to perform miracles." Last but not least, lines which did leave an impact on me: "Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worst kind of suffering."   Rating: 2/5

The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad By Twinkle Khanna After I read the book instant thought which came to my mind was Why is the book named 'the legend of Lakshmi prasad' when journeys of all 4 of them (Lakshmi Prasad, noni appa, Elisa Thomas and bablu) are equally inspiring and legendary. This book reminded me of our school days' book 'Panchatantra ki kahaniyan' which used to give us a feel-good factor after reading. Our parents used to tell us stories from the Akbar-birbal collection or 'Panchatantra ki kahaniyan' , whereas we can now definitely add these 4 stories also in our story-bank and narrate it to our kids. Overall, enjoyed reading the book. Rating: 3/5