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The Rescue rescues you from the cobwebs of chaotic life: a review
When it comes to Nicholas Sparks’ books, I can pick any of them without a second thought, for each book has that nostalgia of romance and the lingering scent of belongingness associated with it. With hits like A Walk to Remember, The Notebook, Every Breath, Message in a Bottle and many more stories, he has already won my heart and that’s the reason I call him the God of romance! He knows how to deftly make the readers fall in love with his characters. Luckily for me, I picked The Rescue this festive season and Taylor and Denise have now occupied a special place in my heart. You’re going to…
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Book Review: The Diary of My Love by
The Diary of My LoveAuthor: Deesha SanganiPublisher: Srishti PublishersRating: 2.5/5 Journaling has been found to be therapeutic for people. It helps them save all the memories, good and bad, within the pages that remain under the wraps and one has a good chance to bury them deep in one’s heart. Often when we come across the term ‘diary entry’, it makes us think about the young love tales that might have found their place in the diary. Well, that’s not true because people have all sorts of issues and journaling doesn’t limit one to write only about love! ‘The Diary of My Love’ follows a similar premise wherein the protagonist,…
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Book Review: The Disappointing 5 by Bobanga
The Disappointing 5Author: BobangaPublisher: BobangaRating: 2/5 Just how summer is the harshest season (in some places, of course), adolescence/ teenage years are the trickiest years. The hormonal changes, mood swings, new exposure to the harsh world and the overall process of metamorphosing into responsible adults is daunting. Hence, teenagers often end up being gripped with stress and anxiety. Based on the changes the teenagers undergo and the whirlpool of problems they get trapped in, The Disappointing 5 is a story about five friends who begin their journey on a stony-paved path and go on in their quest to find a purpose in life. The Disappointing 5 revolves around 5 protagonists-…
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Book Review: Tales from the Himalayas by Priyanka Pradhan
Tales from the HimalayasAuthor: Priyanka PradhanPublisher: Rupa PublishersRating: 5/5 It is once in a blue moon that a book touches my heart so profoundly that I end up giving all my love to the author in form of 5 stars. Tales from the Himalayas is one such book. A compilation of 17 short stories that elicit different emotions as and when you read them right from love, hope, anxiety, curiosity to anger, care, compassion and nostalgia, this book is definitely a recommended one. While all the stories depict a different theme like that of acceptance, living in the moment, the bravado of the children, compassion for nature and more, each…
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Book Review: Trials of Apollo: The Tower of Nero by Rick Riordan
Trials of Apollo: The Tower of NeroAuthor: Rick RiordanPublisher: Penguin PublishersRating: 4/5 Trials of Apollo: The Tower of Nero is the final book in the 15-book Camp Half-Blood Chronicles. This book also finds its niche among fantasy, magical realism and mythological fiction. It picks up where Lester realizes that humility is like a sweet root from which stem all the good virtues. As a God, Apollo didn’t quite fit into the empathetic shoes but his life as Lester Papadopoulos transformed him completely. His transformation plays an imperative role in the story. In Tower of Nero, we will see Apollo merging two of his chief emotions: humility and the charisma that…
