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#BookReview: This Is Not Your Story by Savi Sharma

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"Sometimes, you do not write your story, it writes you. You don’t choose your story, it chooses you. But would you believe it if someone told you, ‘This is Not Your Story’? Would you have the courage to rewrite it?" This is not your story is the second book from the bestselling author of Everyone Has A Story, Savi Sharma. The novel is an inspiring fiction tale released on 14th February 2017 and published by Westland ltd. The cover page is very simple and subtle in colours of brown and orange having a view of a couple standing at the railway station which is very much connectable to the story. This Is Not Your  Story is a tale of Shaurya, a CA student who wants to achieve his dream of going to Mumbai and becoming a filmmaker. On the contrary is Anubhav, an aspiring entrepreneur who has blessings of his parents to achieve his dream and is working in Bangalore.   Miraya, is Shaurya's next door neighbour's cousin, she is an interior designer and has ...

#BookReview: Summit by Harry Farthing

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The view from 8,848 metres  is not alwas clear... Summit is debut novel by author Harry Farthing is a fictional adventure story originally published by Blackstone Publishing (UK) and in India it is published by Westland Ltd. The cover page of the book is White in colour having a picture of a man in the mountains. The cover page is very magnificent. Summit is a novel about climbing worlds tallest mountain Mount Everest which is popularly known as summit. There are two stories that are running parallel in the novel.  In the autumn of 1938 Germany’s Reichsführer, Heinrich Himmler, is growing frustrated at the British using their regional power in India to block passage of an SS expedition to Tibet. So, Josef Becker was recruited by SS to be the one to reach the summit and plant the Nazi flog on top. Josef agrees to do so. On the other hand,   s eventy years later, seasoned mountain guide Neil Quinn's ninth visit to the top of the world’s highest mount...

#BookReview: The Origin of Martin Krooger by Sameer Kumar

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" Hell is not hellish. It is simply a harsh energy extraction mode since harsh memories and evil deeds are too rigid to be extracted" The Origin of Martin Krooger is the first novel written  by author Sameer Kumar. The novel was published in October 2016 by Half Baked Beans. It is a Fantasy Thriller novel. The cover page of the book is blue in colour and is very attractive and  connectable to the plot. The story revolves around Martin Krooger. The other characters of the story are Agusthus,the most powerful God, Moira, the dughter of Agusthus, Grey Castle, the Prince of nirvana , Queen Iris, Gray's mother and several others. The book is set in various places such as Nirvana, Eva, Alexas, Nukavyas etc. All the characters are very well evolved having a particular role.The book is written in a very simple language which is very easy to read. A reader can easily visualize the happenings which is appreciative. At some points, the story seems a bit descrip...

#BookReiew: A Walk in the Rain by Udai Yadla

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Love is poison that kills you. Love is elixir that keeps you alive. A Walk in the Rain- A journey of Love and Redemption is a love story by author Udai Yadla published on 7th January 2015 by Kyron Publishers. The cover page of the book is greenish blue and black in colour having a picture of a couple walking in rain on a beach. The cover is very simple and beautiful. A Walk in the Rain is a story of a heartbroken Sunny who lives a very reclusive life, who is living in past with his memories. He is just a busy man with a little social life. On the other hand is Saloni, a prostitute who is desperate for money because of some mishappenings. She has a very dark and a mysterious past. Fate unites both Sunny and Saloni who are bounded with a common goal with different motives. The characters in the book are very interesting and very well described. The prologue is beautiful wondering how it relates with the story but the author relates it very marvelously. The boo...