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 hoped it would be just a

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? Should he find an escape fo