Category: Reviews

BOOK REVIEW: The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell

Posted January 25, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Reviews / 7 Comments

Pages: 315, Kindle Edition Published: September, 2017 by Profile Books Cover Rating: 5/5 I have always loved books about books or booksellers. I find booksellers are one heck of an interesting personalities and more, they get observe equally interesting ones. Interesting personality, a bookseller? Why? ‘Cause they read books that no one else reads or majority of people do not and sometimes they write about their observations of customers/bibliophiles in their shops. The whole concept is a bit funny too.

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BOOK REVIEW: Invoked – Hymns of War by Karan Bhatia

Posted January 11, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Reviews / 2 Comments

Pages: 200, Paperback Published: 2016 by Notion Press Invoked is the first book in the series of Hymns of War (a very thoughtful title, in my opinion) written by Karan Bhatia. The book is a horror thriller in the fiction genre and some of the scenes are dark and terrifying enough to give one goosebumps. The plot revolves around Krishna, a common man who is teacher at the university, and leads a simple life with his wife, daughter and his parents. An accident changes the fate of the whole family. These attacks starts like baby steps, small, as warnings but soon turn fatal and the life of Krishna becomes painful and intolerable. He then decides with the help of a […]

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BOOK REVIEW: A Life to Die For by Nilay Shah

Posted January 9, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Reviews / 0 Comments

Pages: 334, Paperback Published: 2017 Cover Rating: 5/5 I love reading complex plot structures. Not only it is clear view of writer’s imagination on how far they can push things inside their head and then put it in writing, but are a challenging for a reader’s mind. Such is Nilay Shah’s latest book, A Life To Die For. A political thriller with a great amount of action. Based on a fictional representation of controversial state in the country of India, Kashwarg is is considered a paradise. The plot starts at an interesting point when a man who is the member of a militant force hands over a sixteen year old girl to the local police. The girl has been a […]

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BOOK REVIEW: The Tao of Fully Feeling – Harvesting Forgiveness out of Blame by Pete Walker

Posted January 7, 2018 by @amanhimself in 5 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews / 3 Comments

Pages: 295, Kindle Edition The Tao of Fully Feeling is the best companion I have found to read in the Dark Times. I got this book as a recommendation from another blogger who convinced me that Pete Walker’s writing is extraordinary. On reading the book, not only I found his vocabulary pleasing but as well as his writing style and the message he wants to convey through his written words. The subject matter of this book is all about acknowledging one’s emotional intelligence. If you remember Daniel Goleman’s bestseller and and one of the first books on Emotional Intelligence or why EQ matters more than IQ, this book is written for modern times and is a step ahead. While Daniel […]

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BOOK REVIEW: Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

Posted December 31, 2017 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Reviews / 22 Comments

100,000 years ago, at least six human species inhabited the earth. Today there is just one. Us. Homo sapiens. If you want to read at least one book in 2018, make sure you read Harari’s Sapiens. The book is recommend by many over the past few years on the Internet but few have talked about why read this book and in my opinion one of the best published work in the history of mankind. I know Harari’s work is famous and that might be a turn off for you but give me a chance in this review to let you convince to give it a shot in the coming year. Read this one book, even if you don’t have any reading […]

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BOOK REVIEW: Saudade by Husna Mohammad

Posted December 30, 2017 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Reviews / 0 Comments

Pages: 149, Paperback Published: September, 2017 Cover Rating: 5/5 This year, I have read few short stories. Recent addition being Saudade written by creative Indian Writer, Husna Mohammad. Saudade is a collection nine different stories that cover a variety of topics but every one of them share same geographical location: Kerela, Southern India. The stories revolve around the social, political and cultural environment that exists in the region.The title itself explains by the meaning of the word Saudade, which is incidentally the running thread in most of the stories. Short stories generally mean different plots and these stories are centred around the lives of people from different walks of life and shaped by their own fate and circumstance. The first […]

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BOOK REVIEW: Dream Big by Mukesh Jindal and Arunraj VS

Posted December 28, 2017 by @amanhimself in Books, Business, Reviews / 0 Comments

Pages: 236, Hardcover Published: 2017 Cover Rating: 5/5 Very few Indian writers talk about money and in the book Dream Big the co authors Mukesh Jindal and Arunraj talk not only about money but offers you pragmatic and healthy tips on financial planning.

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BOOK REVIEW: Quantum by Dean de Servienti

Posted December 27, 2017 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Reviews / 2 Comments

Pages: 301, Kindle Edition Published: June 2017, translated version Cover Rating: 3/5 I love to find out how sci-fi novelist approach a story. The possibilities of storylines, if you are sci-fi writer, are endless but only researched sci-fi books thrive for a longer period of time and have an ability to entertain a reader. Similar is Dean de Servienti’s upcoming trilogy, Quantum.

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BOOK REVIEW: Europa by Hywel Richard Pinto

Posted December 23, 2017 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Reviews / 8 Comments

Pages: 198 Published: 2017 Cover Rating: 5/5 Europa by Hywel Pinto is his latest book and another treat for science fiction and fantasy fans to enjoy. Got released earlier this year, this book possess a strong storyline that is entirely new from a conceptual point of view with extraordinary pace. I am a big fan of Star Trek and I really enjoyed this novel. Now let me convince you for the same.

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#BookGiveaway: One Enduring Lesson [OPEN]

Posted December 20, 2017 by @amanhimself in Books, Reviews / 2 Comments

Hi again! fellow readers. I have very fine reading treat for you before the holidays start. A very well written novel by Jamal Merchant: One Enduring Lesson. I have 10 copies only. You can read my review on the book here. I had the honour to interview Mr. Jamal Merchant. *Eligibility Criteria: Your mailing address must be in India You have to retweet this Book Giveaway (this post) Giveaway Link on Twitter/Facebook (don’t forget to mention me on Twitter: @amanhimself and on Facebook @readaholicconfession) On receiving the book you have to write and upload the review on your blog/Goodreads.com/Amazon.in And lastly, do visit Mr. Merchant on Facebook (here) and share some of his post with your audience (also tag @readaholicconfessions such that […]