Apoorva's Review Journal

Book: Taurus Temptation (Written In The Stars #3) Author: Sundari Venkatraman Genre: Indian Romance, Fiction Format: Kindle No. Of Pages: 189 My Rating: 4.2 / 5 ⭐ My Review: Taurus Temptation is my first novel by the writer Sundari. It's a modern work explaining the plans & goals of today's youngsters while at the same time telling us how two zodiac signs of extreme characteristics fall in love with each other. Youth today desire to be self-governing & begin something on their own, rather than be held to a 9-5 job in a firm. Giving both the older & younger generation's opinions was indeed a clever move. Who doesn't fancy being a member of a budding passionate connection, family show for a fixed arranged match, cutting off engagements, the triumphant establishment of a new cafe, beginning a blogging website, sibling fights, gossips within the community when a kid elopes with a guy? You get all that & much more extra while reading this Indian romance...

Book: Between Wild & Ruin (#1) Author: Jennifer G Edelson Publisher: Bad Apple Books Genre: Urban Fantasy Format: PDF Advance Review Copy: BookSirens No. of Pages: 414 My Rating: 3.9 / 5 ⭐ My Review: I understand I am a little late to enter this bandwagon. However, I am so happy I eventually did become a member of this super impressive, young adult, coming of age, urban fantasy fiction. I now hold a crush on all the actors & just can't wait for the series to be transformed into the next blockbuster film, like the Twilight set. It's all that a Twilight fan will desire. Here rather than vampires, you have mountain lions, which only brings the novel one cut up on the larger side. The beginning of the novel was a tiny bit of a bore for me & then staring at the length, I believed I would never be capable of completing the title any time soon. But, once I was about 30% finished, I got into the groove & next I know, I have ended the whole work in one day. I wis...

Book:  We Toot: A Feminist Fable About Farting Authors:  Ashley Wheelock & Arwen Evans Illustrator:  Sandie Sonke Genre: Children's Picture Book Format: PDF My Rating: 4.6 / 5 ⭐ Book Tour: Blackberry Book Tours My Review: We Toot, an entertaining picture book for kids, particularly for girls, to normalize the matter surrounding the human biological function of farting. When a stinky wee toot gets ejected during a slumber party, all out-and-out refuse that she's the one, as all are informed that tooting is offensive. However, one of the girls comes ahead & admits that farting is natural & runs to get her buddies comfy on the topic & spread body positivity. The primary element that drew me to this work was its trailer on YouTube. This little volume is both funny as well as informative that's backed by exciting pictures. The figures are so fabulous & lively, it captures the conflict correctly. The book is inscribed in a sing-along style & many eye...

Book: You Never Know When You'll Get Lucky! Author: Priya Narendra Publisher: FingerPrint (Imprint of Prakash Books India Pvt. Ltd.) Format: Paperback No. of Pages: 231 Genre: Women's Fiction, Chick Lit My Rating: 3.5 / 5 ⭐ My Review: I had purchased this book a very long time ago (I think it was during my university holidays) & I remember consuming it in one go. I used to be mad about those cheeky passionate novels where the guy pursues the lady erratically & the girl shies away but eventually, both fall in love & do absurd things to be together. In brief, all's well that ends well! Now when I re-read it, I wonder, how in the world could I ever fall for such sassy romances. I must say, this is a riveting tale. A quintessential Bollywood form, Indian show where you don't actually have to stress much on the account & feel it to be a breezy read. Priya's story-telling technique is ostentatious; she uses all her realistic accounts of her surroundin...

Book: A Caller's Game Author: J.D. Barker Format: Audiobook My Rating: 4.4 / 5 ⭐ My Review: I took up A Caller's Game due to its compelling title & blurb. Being a fan of live radio shows, reading the book's summary, I couldn't restrain myself from requesting this audiobook from NetGalley. I have never read Die Hard (which people are stating is similar to this plot), nor any of J.D. Barker's books, but I am happy I could listen to this action-packed thriller which ain't less than a film in any sense. As the writer mentions, this whole novel is more character-driven than plot-driven. But, I sensed that it got dragged uselessly & I got worn out midway. I had to inwardly make myself set for the long tale-telling. The narrators' voices befitted the male & female personalities which brought the account to a totally another level. Nonetheless, you don't realize you are holding your breath till you actually free it at the end of each episode. This...

Book: Scion Of Ikshvaku (Ram Chandra Series #1) Author: Amish Tripathi Publisher: Westland Publications Ltd Genre: Fiction, Indian Mythology Format: Paperback No. of Pages: 355 My Rating: 3.8 / 5 ⭐ My Rating: After Amish's much-acclaimed The Shiva Trilogy, the Ram Chandra series turns out to be a dud. Perhaps it's the high expectations that we hold from the artist or the point that Ramayana is a tale that we Indians are already quite informed about, but Amish's charm appears to be floundering for this series. He has attempted to provide a distinct way to developing every persona of the Ramayana, yet the novel was unsuccessful in luring me into its world. The thoughts & points of contention were built very thoroughly. It revealed that extensive analysis was performed on different materials. The story-telling & vivid discussions hook you. If you analyze it to Sita (if you read it before this one like me), then you feel blessed that you already recognize enough ...

Book - Engineer Your Passion: Leadership in Digital Space Author : Parul Agrawal Genre : Non-Fiction, Self-Help Format : Kindle No. of Pages : 51 My Rating : 4.3 / 5 ⭐ My Review : Countless people must have questioned whatever would occur if they picked passion over their profession. There may be some who must be wondering what true passion is. Can a hobby be deemed as passion? Is it likely to earn sustenance out of the passion & leave the prevailing, round-the-clock paying job? These are only some of the various thoughts that must have risen in your mind at some time. Parul has made sure to remove all such thoughts & provide you with an unobstructed pathway in making your passion your profession. She begins by sharing her experience in a big city during her engineering days. It's the struggle & failure during the first year of her college that changed everything in her & encouraged her for success. She never quit on her goals & that's what she advises ever...