BODHI'S

Honest attempt but disappointing outcome Book: THE LEADER Author: N.S. Ravi Publisher: Author Paradise Genre: Fiction Publication date: 9 Apr 2018 Blurb: The Leader. A fiction inspired by the famous ‘Textile Strike of 1982’in Bombay. The city with a population of five million practically lost a whole industry and more than 70 factories. 250 thousand families lose employment and livelihood of 1 Million or 2 percent of city’s population got affected. Review: So 'The Leader' is a fiction, set in the Bombay during the 'Textile Strike of 1982'. As my reviews are always spoiler free, so will not reveal anything from the plot.  The author chose a very good subject for his 5th book. As we know very little (never tried to know!) about that incident, it was a great decision to write about this. And a fiction based on a true account is always attractive.  The author started it well by introducing the characters. The introductions were brief and we'll writte...

A magical jar with humour,emotion ,miracle and only magic.  An epic saga of a young boy with an ancient soul.  BOOK: THE 1000 YEAR OLD BOY AUTHOR: ROSS WELFORD Publisher: HarperCollins Publication date : 30 Jan 2018 Language: ENGLISH GENRE: Young Adult/Fiction Book length: 400 Blurb: There are stories about people who want to live forever. This is not one of those stories. This is a story about someone who wants to stop. Alfie Monk is like any other nearly teenage boy – except he’s 1,000 years old and can remember the last Viking invasion of England. Obviously no one believes him. So when everything Alfie knows and loves is destroyed in a fire and the modern world comes crashing in, Alfie embarks on a mission to find friendship, acceptance and a different way to live.  Which means finding a way to make sure he will eventually die. REVIEW: For it's astonishing blurb, unique concept and beautiful cover, I picked the book. I ...

Decent but far from perfect  Book: LET YOU BE MY PUPPET ONCE Author: PREETIKA MEHRA Publisher: Notion Press, Inc. Publication date: 21 Apr 2018 Language: English Book length: 326 Blurb: Losing their faith in the System, a group of MNC-employed youngsters decide to take revenge on some politicians and businessmen after having suffered at their hands. Their master plan also exposes the connections of the powerful with the rich, of the mafia with politicians and of those who exploited the poor. All this leads to a war. A war that had never happened. The Chief of Intelligence had never dealt with such brilliant people who were entangling him in multiple versions of events. After a while, he is unable to differentiate between the real and planted evidence. The clock is ticking. The media is on adrenaline. The Chief is faced with several questions. How did it all happen? Will he be able to solve the case? Can he get the accused politicians acquitted? Sho...

A glittering masterpiece & a must read for various reasons. BOOK: ASCENDANCE AUTHOR: SADHNA SHANKER Publisher: Rupa Publications India Publication date : 20 Apr 2018 Language: English Book length: 327 BUY:  AMAZON IN Blurb: The location is a planet in outer space inhabited by antagonistic species.  The night Seeni died, the fault line reappeared. The existing equilibrium between men and women, the antagonistic species that inhabit Elone began to crumble. If a clash happens, how long would it last? What would remain? Who? How many? Were they heading for a time like the last days on Earth?  As each side regroups along the Fence, Maya, a woman’s consciousness from twenty-third century Earth, reveals the past intertwined existence of men and women. Would knowledge of their shared past change the course for the future?  Delving into ideas of divergence, immortality and consequent new social constructs, Ascendance is set in a world t...

An astonishing scientific saga with a disguise of an edgy spy thriller    BOOK: THE LAST ATTRACTOR OF CHAOS AUTHOR: ABHINAV SINGH Publisher: NOTIONPRESS Language: English Book length: 332 BLURB: Trying to protect his pregnant wife, scientist Ashwin Rathore gets killed - unexpectedly and unwantedly. A deadly force lurks in the murk that wants her too, but why? Is it because she works for and with the military and Intelligence teams in the country, or is it because she knows something that no one else does? REVIEW: So basically the book is a spy thriller with a touch of some scientific theories. We can divide the whole novel into two parts, one is the spy story, the body of the novel and other one is the afterlife phenomenon and scientific theories, the soul of it.  In one word, the later part was just mind-blowing and amazing. The story deals up with some interesting physics theories as particle physics, quantum enigma, theory of chaos or Entrop...

"A mix bag of thrill,crime,mystery,brutality and sci-fi, which will entertain you surely." Book: THE COIN Author: Sandeep Sharma Publisher: Redgrab Books & Anybook Publication date : 25 Apr 2018 Language: English Book length: 164 Blurb:  “Who likes Sudden death?” That's the only question he used to ask before killing his prey. Random people are being abducted from the capital city, Delhi and are being killed mercilessly. Before killing, the murderer is reciting them a story, a story about a 9 year old child who saw the brutal side of the world at a very young age. All the stories are being recorded for the Police department to see. Raunak Upadhyay, the Police inspector who is handling the case, links the style of serial killing to the case he solved years ago. But the murderer of that case is in jail then who is following the footsteps? Does the murderer want to convey something? Whose story is being recited? Why the murderer is taking p...

" A Grand & Magnificent tell of loyalty,power,greed,love,trust,cheat, conspiracy and mystery. A Jewell ancient melody which is played gorgeously by a mastermind storyteller. " Book: THE BRAHMIN Author: Ravi Shankar Etteth Publisher: Westland Publication date: 23 Mar 2018 Language: English Book length: 252 Blurb: The empire is ruled with an iron hand, masterminded by Emperor Ashok. But his kingdom is under siege and even his able spymaster, the enigmatically named Brahmin, is baffled by the murders that have shocked the concubines’ quarters. Who is behind the gruesome deaths and what is their purpose? Lush with historical detail and unforgettable characters, The Brahmin is an intelligently plotted novel that seeks to recreate a near mythical period in India’s past. Review:  Being fully mesmerized, I can't decide from where I start. I picked the book for it's interesting genre. I want to know about the pre Magadha-Kalinga war as I read hard...