Tag: Confessions of a Readaholic

BOOK REVIEW: The Boy from Pataliputra by Rahul Mitra

BOOK REVIEW: The Boy from Pataliputra by Rahul Mitra

Posted August 24, 2017 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books / 0 Comments

Pages: 384, Paperback Published: March 2017, Fingerprint! Publishing Cover Rating: 5/5 Set in 4th Century BC, Rahul Mitra’s The Boy from Pataliputra is based during the time of Alexander’s invasion of India. As Alexander is overcoming every kingdom to become a world conqueror, he has set his eyes on India.

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BOOK REVIEW: The Upstairs Room by Kate Murray-Browne

BOOK REVIEW: The Upstairs Room by Kate Murray-Browne

Posted August 22, 2017 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Reviews / 0 Comments

Pages: 320, Kindle Edition Published: July 2017, by Picador Cover Rating: 5/5 A Clever play of words with a sense of mystery and a gothic tale Kate Murray-Browne’s debut, The Upstairs Room is a gothic tale with a modern radiance set in London, United Kingdom that revolve around the lives of three characters in a Victorian house.

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GUEST POST: Marianna's Five Favourite Books

GUEST POST: Marianna's Five Favourite Books

Posted August 20, 2017 by @amanhimself in Books, Guest Post / 0 Comments

“Picking five favorite books is like picking the five body parts you’d most like not to lose.” – Neil Gaiman OK. Five books? Really? Out of the hundred I read this year alone…I know it is a little bit extreme but what is life without challenges! Hello guys and welcome to the countdown of my five favorite books that I have read through the years. I will try to give you as much information about each novel without any spoilers. This is after all a wormbook-friendly post. Shall we begin?

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BOOK REVIEW: One Fish, Two Fish, Big Fish, Little Fish by R Scott Tyler

BOOK REVIEW: One Fish, Two Fish, Big Fish, Little Fish by R Scott Tyler

Posted August 19, 2017 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books / 0 Comments

Pages: 178 Published: 2016 by Griffonneur Press  Cover Rating: 4/5 Life continues to move on since it consists of time and time is the constant, a frequently changing substance that we all are bound to. Same goes Family that we were introduced by Tyler in the first book of the trilogy: Smugglers in Paradise.

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BOOK REVIEW: Demystifying Reincarnation by Chaitanya Charan

BOOK REVIEW: Demystifying Reincarnation by Chaitanya Charan

Posted August 17, 2017 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Reviews / 0 Comments

Pages:252, Paperback Published: March 2017 by Fingerprint! Publishing Cover Rating: 5/5 Are you looking for a spiritual read in from an easter philosophy point of view? Then do dive in this post and you might find something intriguing. Does the words reincarnation, and past life interest you? Do you believe in them? Chaitanya Charan’s latest book Demystifying Reincarnation puts a thoughtful point of view on aforementioned terms in the modern world.

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BOOK REVIEW: If You Never try, You will Never Know by Sahil Mehta

BOOK REVIEW: If You Never try, You will Never Know by Sahil Mehta

Posted August 15, 2017 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books / 0 Comments

Published: June 2017 by Notion Press Cover Rating: 4/5 Sahil Mehta’s new book released earlier this year in the month of June is about an 18 year old protagonist who has left his home and arrived in a surreal city of Vihan. His motive is to pursue his dream of becoming a musician.

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BOOK REVIEW: Game of Wit and Chance by R. Scott Tyler

BOOK REVIEW: Game of Wit and Chance by R. Scott Tyler

Posted August 12, 2017 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Reviews / 0 Comments

Pages: 160 Published: 2015 by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Cover Rating: 5/5 First in the trilogy of Smuggles in Paradise is set in the post World War II to era. Gilberto Ramos, originally from Philippines, leaves United States to return to his beloved homeland. Newly wedded with an American wife, Sophia, happily joins him on his journey to satisfy her own wanderlust. Soon they have bear four children and raising them with all the love a family can offer with the help of music and the sea surrounding them.

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BOOK REVIEW: The True Language Of Love by Sean Azimov

BOOK REVIEW: The True Language Of Love by Sean Azimov

Posted August 10, 2017 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books / 0 Comments

Pages: 260 Published: May 2017 by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Cover Rating: 4/5 “Often we hope that tomorrow will be different… and only find tomorrow being the repetition of today! Do you ever wonder why? The answer is simple, if you don’t like what you are getting… then change what you are doing.” Some writers have a way with words, they use them in such a way that any reader who reads that text will feel empowered by it. Such is Sean Azimov’s The True Language of Love, first volume in the series of the Book of Life.

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BOOK REVIEW: The Art of Non Conformity by Chris Guillebeau

BOOK REVIEW: The Art of Non Conformity by Chris Guillebeau

Posted August 8, 2017 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Business / 4 Comments

Do you want to decide for yourself with what to do in your life and create rules and live the way you want? Anyone who has the similar desire to be an individual should read The Art of Non-Conformity by Chris Guillebeau. This book conveys a simple message that might be hard to digest at times, but if you succeed in the process of digesting this message, you can pursue your dreams willingly. The message Guillebeau is wants you to focus on is there’s nothing wrong with being different. You don’t have to live your life the way other people expect you to.

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BOOK REVIEW: My Ideal Partner by Abbie Johnson Taylor

BOOK REVIEW: My Ideal Partner by Abbie Johnson Taylor

Posted August 3, 2017 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books / 0 Comments

Pages: 174, Kindle Edition Published: 2016 Genre: Nonfiction/ memoir My Ideal Partner is Abbie Johnson Taylor’s new book. Its memoir about her married life, how she met her husband and their year of struggles together. You might know her from her writings and the interview I took two years before. You can read the full interview here.

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