Apoorva's Review Journal

  Book: Little Lantern, Deep Darkness – Book 1 – The Light of Dead Fires Author: Sakiv Koch Publisher: Immersive Stories Book Version: Kindle My Rating: 4.2 / 5 Stars   My Review: Little Lantern, Deep Darkness, book 1 in the trilogy by Sakiv Koch, seizes the reader's attention immediately. The story commences as a puzzle from the very first episode. Coping with absolute poverty, disturbing history, and nasty present, the protagonist, dreams of a better tomorrow but has to go through a lot of difficulties, with no guarantee of anything genuine. This story is precisely like life itself, complicated yet intriguing. Each chapter of the novel is more interesting than the earlier one. Even the naming of each chapter is very appropriate. The mother-son bond made me genuinely emotional. My most favorite part was when the hero eventually resolves to take a stand facing the bully and give him what he deserves. It's also like a message from the author that we need t...

  Book: Once There Was Me Author: Bobby Sachdeva Publisher: Pan Macmillan Publishing India Private Limited Genre: Part Autobiography, Part Fiction My Rating: 4.4 / 5 Stars “If there’s place in the heart, a place in the house can always be found.”   Review: This is my first book from the author; I took it up as the book's cover, and the title looked quite intriguing. Part autobiographical, part fiction, the author has done commendable work in representing the horrific circumstances that he and his family had to endure during the 1947 partition and 1984 riots. He also places his opinions on religious regards in India. As you read, it gives you goosebumps and leaves you in tears. I loved the way he has put forth his own encounters in such detail. The story-telling is absorbing, and you can't help but crave to know what's next. The spiritual perspectives are stipulated in detail and totally relatable, however, after a while, it got monotonous and began to t...