Apoorva's Review Journal

Book: Once Upon A Time In Andaman Author: S Ashvin Genre: Fiction, Thriller, Suspense Format: Kindle My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ / 5 My Review: Once Upon A Time in Andaman is a mystery novel including loads of unknown shocks & builds one's interest with every episode. It's a magnificent story incorporating the time machine as an essential element & its following outcomes on the central protagonist's development. With only 82 pages in length, this fictional tale is action-packed & fact-paced. It has photos at the end of most chapters to give a more precise idea to the readers. The account is based in Andaman & Chennai areas & provides a good measure of information of the places. The past & present situations are explicitly set, which aids in getting the character's performances. I found it fascinating that the writer had me speculating till the end who the offender might be & what really must be occurring. Though the plot is quite different & super eng...

Book: The Necklace Author: Matt Witten Publisher: Oceanview Publishing Genre: Fiction, Thriller, Suspense Format: NetGalley, PDF My Rating: 4 / 5 star My Review: Trigger Warnings: Death of a minor girl, abuse. To begin with, I must say that this novel actually managed to overwhelm me in bits & pieces. Some transpired to be too interesting, while some didn't make much sense. The end, where all the built-up sentiments were supposed to pop, didn't actually blast for me. The peak simply arrived & left, offering no huge impression at all. The account is packed with emotions & parents with little kids (particularly daughters) are sure to get extra moved. The protagonist's trip assuredly wasn't easy & I had tears when reading most of the touching pieces. The past-present story-narration was a great concept by the writer & it had me hooked. The novel held a great pace from the start, explaining in detail the surroundings, character's styles & all tha...

Book: The Part I Left With You Author: Rahul Saini Publisher: Juggernaut Books Genre: Fiction Format: Kindle No. of Pages: 143 My Rating: 4.1 / 5 ⭐ Review: I need to say this, Rahul Saini's novel-writing form, the entire idea of the account & its performance is so unusual. This is my primary work of the artist & I am happy I chose it after getting fascinated by the book's name. After completing my reading, I needed a while to fully immerse all that he desired to say through the novel. It was interesting, yet so enlightening at the same time, not crossing any boundaries only for the purpose of fun. I wanna start with the book's cover, so exact & eye-catchy that it perfectly resonates with the plotline. Book's title gives out that it must be a standard lovey-dovey romance (that's something I initially thought), but then you are in for a complete shock since it's based on a love tale, yes, but not anything you believe it is. The blurb that's c...

Audiobook: Small Cures Author: Della Hicks-Wilson Format: NetGalley Genre: Poetry My Rating: 4.6 / 5 ⭐ Review: Do you relish reciting poetry? If your response is yes, have you always thought about how the creation must have appeared while the author had written it? Or what it must be like when the artist reads it? Did you want to hear a poem than just studying it? When I got introduced to them, I yearned to listen to the originator's voice, reciting it at least once. When I understood that I could, joy knew no bounds. Drafting a review for a poetry audiobook is really a bit hard for me as I have never achieved it earlier, but I am fully savoring the process. I liked that the artist took pains to actually provide a voice to her creations & not done by some different person. For me, it took it to a totally another level. Her voice is super soft-spoken & completely calms the audience. Even though I savored hearing the poem, I wanted to read simultaneously with the sound (...

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...