GENRE: Self help,Motivational Rating:3.5/5 GET OFF LIFE’S AUTOPILOT AND TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR DESTINY… I am not a big fan of self-help or motivational books. Since rarely has any book in the genre affected me enough to bring about change. Yes people have been inspired by the likes of Robin Sharma and Rhonda Byrne. IContinue reading “Be Your Own Pilot: Sqn Ldr.Manish Kumar”
Dark touch: GENRE: Urban Fantasy, Supernatural, Fiction Rating: 4/5 The first book in the trilogy is aptly titled as its a Dark Touch that sets the pins rolling, and in this case sets the story moving. Sloan Stolar works at a law firm in Washington, but its not a job she loves, rather its onlyContinue reading “Dark Touch: Elle Lewis”
GENRE: Cultural, India, Realistic Rating:4/5 Duped, yes I was duped by the comic cover of the MIL with a rolling pin and the DIL with a skimmer. The title had me believe that this was going to be fun read about the squabble between Mother-in-laws and Daughter-in-laws. But the pages within contained stories or ratherContinue reading “The Mother-in-Law: The Other Woman in Your Marriage: Veena Venugopal”
” BATTLE OF THE BOOKS” ” There’s no such thing as a kid who hates reading. There are kids who are reading the wrong books.” ——James Patterson. This post comes a bit late because I had misplaced my file and was unable to locate it . Apologies for that. So now coming to point,Continue reading “International School Library Month”
GENRE:Fiction, Women’s Fiction, Chick Lit Rating :4/5 So this is the first book I read this year. I was intrigued by the title and the illustrations. Any new mother would relate well with the book as well those who have toddlers or school goers. The memories this book brought upon made it all the moreContinue reading “Maidless in Mumbai: Payal Kapadia”
GENRE: Short stories, Realism, Fiction RATING: 4/5 Amazon sale is a boon for any book lover. For me it’s godsend as I can grab all my choices at a reduced price though I am out of space.‘ 2 Day Down ‘ is a collection of 5 short stories which trails the journey of 5 women fromContinue reading “2 Day Down: Dr. Nikita Lalwani”
Critical thinking…the awakening of the intellect to the study of itself. The importance of critical thinking skills cannot be undermined in a student’s life. No matter which industry he/she is interested in pursuing critical thinking skills can act as the determining factor for success and growth. Moreover it has been observed that students lacking suchContinue reading “Critical Thinking: Skillset for 21st century”
GENRE: Poetry, Realism My Rating: 4.5/5 Browsing through Amazon looking for new titles I came across this book. The uniqueness of the title drew me towards it and I was held captive. The bold HER drew me to know more. My mind was busy racing thinking of possibilities that the book would offer. But IContinue reading “Such is HER life: Reecha Agarwal Goyal”
GENRE: Young readers, Children’s, Contemporary My Rating: 3/5 I picked up this book since the cover had me thinking what it had in store for me. I was jumping to conclusions about some adventure or mystery behind the pages. But what Adam Baron brings forth in the pages was not what I had expected, itContinue reading “Boy Under Water: Adam Baron”
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