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The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden | Book Review

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  Katherine Arden where were you all this time? How I didn't know about this amazing author? She has created this masterpiece at her first attempt! 'The Bear and the Nightingale' is fairytale of new era with amazing storyline inspired by Russian folklore and brave heroine.  Genre :   Historical Fantasy Type: Series Age limit : 14+ Rating : ⭐⭐⭐⭐½ My Thoughts : Vasilina Petronova, is the youngest daughter of Russian Lord Pyotr Vladimirovich. She grew up in harsh weather of rural Northern Russia where are winters are bone chilling. As youngest of five children and motherless Vasya has been wild, tiny and ugly child who love to listen Russian folklore from her old nurse. As child she doesn't just enjoy them but actually believe them. She also love wondering in forest that surrounded her home and playing with friends that no one seems to see. The friends that appear in stories of Old Dunya. As growing up, her siblings started to live their own life and forget about their...

Turtles All The Way Down by John Green | Book Review

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 "Turtles All The Way Down" is an coming of age book of an 16 years old mentally ill teenage girl named Aza Holmes. It revolves around her journey of self-discovery and acceptance of her own self.  Title: Turtles All The Way Down Genre: Young Adult Fiction Age limit: 12+ Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Thoughts: Aza Holmes, as long as she remember consider herself a crazy person. She is always lost in her own thoughts. There is always chaos inside her head like how there are millions of bacteria who reside her. And how she always fears of getting bacterial infection and die because of it.  She also skipping her medicines which may worsening her condition. But she is trying to live her high school life normally with her best friend Daisy.  But one day, the news of disappearance of millionaire business man Mr. Pricket who is accused of fraud caught their attention. There is reward for finding the whereabouts of this business man. Coincidentally, his eldest son Davis was happened to ...

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn | Book Review

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Gillian Flynn is legendary author when it comes to writing crime-thriller books. Her books are famous for bone chilling crime stories and human emotions that mingle in back of your mind even after you finished them reading. ‘Sharp Objects’ is true colour of author. Title : Sharp Objects Genre : Thriller, Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Age limit : 18+ Rating : ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐  My Thoughts: Camille Preaker, an ordinary crime reporter from Chicago, US is sent to cover the story of missing and murder story of two little girls from her hometown Windgap. This is her only chance to get that groundbreaking cover story for her average newspaper and also to prove herself that she is really good at doing her job. But the thing is she hadn’t step in Windgap for last eight years. When she is going back to her town unsolved crime is not the only thing that is waiting for her. She is going to share house with her mother Adora Crelline. They don’t have normal mother-daughter relationship. On the other ...

Top 10 Books Based On Indian Mythology | Book Recommendation

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  Today, I decided to write blog about book recommendations. If you are interested in reading about mythology, then I have perfect list of books which may satisfied your hunger for myths and mysteries. I have listed top 10 book by Indian authors on Indian Mythologies. 1. The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni It is reimagining of world famous Indian epic Mahabharata - told from the view point of strong and amazing woman Draupadi who was wife of legendary brothers Pandavas. It is a magically woven story of half myth and half history. It is a story of brave Draupadi who has five husbands; from her enchanted birth to the epic battle of Mahabharata. If you like strong female leads then this book will become your favorite in no time. 2. The Immortals of Meluha by Amish Tripathi This book is set on fantasy world called 'Land of Meluha' which is based on ancient Indu Valley Civilization . The Suryavanshi empire of this land is facing many problems from extiction of t...