Book Review- The Aravan Head by Arvind Narsima

Book Details-
Book Name- Aravan Head
Author- Arvind Narsima
Genre- Thriller Fiction
Publisher- Inspire India Publications
Pages- 260 pages
Price- ₹249

Blurb- Four college girls, Neha, Pavithra, Deepti and Suhani, living together in Neha’s Delhi bungalow, decide to hire a cook. The canteen in-charge of their college arranges a person known to him.
The girls expect the cook to be someone old and typical but they all get a sweet surprise as the new cook, Diwakar, turns out to be young, handsome and soft spoken. The friends are fascinated by his enigmatic charisma and unbelievable culinary expertise, not to mention his refined and delicate attitudes.
Mayank Agarwal, Neha’s father, comes to Delhi on a business trip and pours eulogies on Diwakar’s gourmet’s meals. But when the girls introduce him to Neha’s father, he gets the shock of his life although the cook Diwakar doesn’t show any reaction.
Neha learns that the cook is no cook at all and he is not Diwakar too. Preethi discloses the fact that he is a famous police officer and an encounter specialist from Mumbai Crime branch, named Arya.

Review-  The Aravan Head is thriller fiction written by Arvind Natsima where author serves us intriguing plot with amazing storytelling skills. This book is one of the brilliant thriller i have read by an Indian Author.

Book Title and Cover- Book Title is interesting and creates curiosity about it. Cover is alluring and appropriate. Blurb is interesting and attracts readers to pick up the book. Overall First Impression of this book demands attention of readers.

Language and Narration- Language used by Mr. Narsima is simple yet attractive. Narrating style is commendable and author ends each chapter at such point that readers are forced to turn page after page.

Theme- Theme of this book is strictly thriller. Although it also serves us Suspense, Love and other elements. I liked the way author directly came to the main point without wasting time in unnecessary descriptions.

Characterization- Mr. Narsima skillfully writes about his characters and readers can feel the emotion of characters and story through his words. Each character is justified properly.

Storyline and Plot- Plot is unique with detailed description of each and every situation which glue readers with the story. As said earlier, story picks the pace from the first page and readers enjoy every page filled with mystery, suspense and excitement to reveal the truth.

RATINGS-
Book Title and Cover- 4/5
Language and Narration- 3/5
Characterization- 4/5
Storyline and Plot- 3.5/5

Final Rating- 3.5/5

Overall The Aravan Head is thriller fiction which is perfect blend of Mystery, Suspense and amazing story telling skills which i am sure will entertain readers. I would recommend this book to readers who read Thriller Fiction.

Book Review- Transition and Beyond by Inderjit Kaur

Book Details-
Book Name- Transition and Beyond
Author- Inderjit Kaur
Genre- Self-Help, Non Fiction
Publisher- Notion Press
Pages- 140

Blurb- Transitions and Beyond helps us recalibrate our focus to align with our long-term objectives and goals thus making problems much easier to deal with and restoring one’s confidence in life. It promises to renew and reform a disordered life so that one can live a complete life with all stagnation removed. One becomes a true adventurer, who now sees life’s miniscule complications as challenges and can begin to transition. Transitions are the phases that help one grow through adversities transforming one into an individual who will love challenges and convert them into opportunities for a magnificent tomorrow. They are related to psychological and situational parameters and both are equally important to optimize and to manifest a simple tool of transformation into the realm of personal developments to achieve balance in every core area of life. Transitions and Beyond thus leads us to believe in life and produce a defining path that will reveal who we are and who we are meant to be.

Review-  Transition and Beyond is Self-Help Non-fiction book by Inderjit Kaur which guides us on Change, self acceptance and transformation. This is a  short book which will surely inspire you.

Book Title and Cover- Book Title is appropriate with the content. However, Cover could be made more attractive.

Blurb is crisp and fine.

Language and Writing Style- Language used in the book is lucid and easy to comprehend. Writing style of author is simple and easy to follow.
Though there are few grammatical mistakes, rest is fine.

Content- This book is divided in 3 different modules. These modules are- The Change, The Intervention and The Renewal.

The Change- This modules talks about importance of change and positivity and process of change.

The Intervention- Second module talks about self acceptance and self love without being unapologetic.

The Renewal- Last module talks about process of transformation, how to form a new self from within. It talks about positivity and how to stay positive in crisis.

The book is surely motivating. I loved the way how author gave little examples to simplify the lessons. Reading this book was a soothing and nice experience.

Over all, Transition and Beyond is a good self help book which guides us about self transformation and self love.

I would recommend this book to the readers who enjoy self help books.

Book Review- The Inimitable Chaos of Life by Maliny Mohan

Book Details-
Book Name- The Inimitable Chaos of Life
Author- Maliny Mohan
Genre- Anthology/Fiction
Publisher- StoryMirror
Pages- 183
Price- ₹190

Blurb- A naive girl of eighteen is trapped in a dungeon, which changes her and her capturer’s life forever. Afar, tucked away in the sleepy terrains of a town in Kerala, a married woman is determined to revisit a forbidden part of her past. A model-turned-MBA aspirant is scourged mentally for a decision she almost made three years back. Back in the less happening village of Kanyapuram, an aspiring author loses a copy of her very first manuscript.

True to its title, ‘The Inimitable Chaos of life’ is an amalgamation of enthralling stories borrowed from the chaotic pages of life, which allure you to relive the multitude of unique emotions humans are made of.

Review- Maliny Mohan's The Inimitable Chaos of Life is an Anthology Fiction. For a debut author, Maliny has done good job penning down this one.

I received free copy of this book from Kalamos Literary Services in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.

Book Cover and Title- Book Cover is eye pleasing and goes well with the content of the book. Title is catchy and creates curiosity about the book.

Blurb is short, crisp and interesting.
Altogether, First Impression of the book attracts readers.

Language and Narration- Language used in the book is rich in vocabulary and Maliny has her way of using correct words for describing various emotions.

Narrating style of Maliny is decent and compliments the book.
Although  Editing is poor and there are few editing errors in the novel.   

Content- All the stories are different and shows chaos of emotions through stories.

Author has excellent story telling skills which I am sure readers will love.

Every story has different sets of emotions to deliver and relatable character and life situation which makes this book one of the well written short story books.

Rating-
Book Cover and Title- 3.5/5
Language and Narration- 3/5
Content- 4/5

Final Rating- 3.5/5

All in all, The Inimitable Chaos of Life is one of the finest Anthology Fiction book of 2017 and short story readers would enjoy this book.

Book Review- Parrot Under the Pine Tree by Surendra Kumar Singh

Book Details-
Book Name- Parrot Under the Pine Tree
Author- Surendra Kumar Singh
Genre- Romantic Fiction
Publisher- Invincible Publications
Pages- 244
Price- 252

Blurb- Parrot under the Pine Tree is the powerful expression of love. In the girl's heart; it's subtle, sublime and eternal. But in the boy's heart; it's earthy, insecure and restless. The anxiety brings the two young hearts close. In the clean and tranquil environs of Kausani, Vedanta inadvertently meets Saranga under bizarre circumstances and both fall in love with each other. But Alas! Their happiness doesn't last long. On one fateful night of temptation, the storm that blows up not only consumes his heart and soul, but also shreds that of Saranga into pieces. On insistence of her grandma Saranga agrees to give a second chance to a repentant Vedanta. But misgivings remain in her heart. Will Kausani rework the magic again between the estranged couple?

Review- Parrot Under the Pine Tree is sweet tale of romance penned down by Mr. Surendra Kumar Singh. However, the story is ordinary, the way Mr. Singh portrayed his characters, the language and the narration is what sets this book different from the bulk of romance fiction novels coming out these days.

I received free review copy of this book from Kalamos Literary Services in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.

Book Cover and Title- Book cover is pleasing and goes well with the theme. Title has little to do with the story but it gives us hint about the kind of story readers can expect in the book.

Blurb is interesting and attracts readers.

Language and Narration- Language used in the book is rich in vocabulary, poetic and beautiful. Language and Narrating style of author is what makes this book a must read for all the aspiring authors and readers of romance genre.

Characterization- We have two protagonists, Saranga and Vedanta. Both are portrayed beautifully giving enough attention to the side characters.

Storyline and Plot- As said earlier, Plot is not extra ordinary. It's a tale of boy meets girls, they marry each other and their relations starts to fall. However, the brilliant descriptions of nature and scenes is gives newness to overall book.

The beautiful description about nature makes storyline smooth and hooks readers with the book.

I enjoyed my time reading this book.

Review-
Book Cover and Title- 3.5/5
Language and Narration- 5/5
Characterization- 4/5
Storyline and Plot- 4/5

Final Rating- 4/5

All in all, Parrot Under the Pine Tree is romance fiction which delivers strong, poetic narration and language which makes this book different from the other love story novels.

I would recommend this book to readers of romance genre.

Book Review- Jim Morgan and the Seven Sins

Book Details-
Book Name- Jim Morgan and the Seven Sins
Author- Bharat Madan
Genre- Fantasy thriller
Publisher- NotionPress
Pages- 304
Price- ₹299

Blurb- A quest to identify seven deadly sins

A mystery behind seven keys that were passed to seven men

A deadly race against time to seek atonement

On the outskirts of New York City,Jim Morgan, an international bestselling author learns through God that he had committed seven sins in his previous life. Clues lie in the six novels he has written, that would lead him to the mystery. But the novels won’t reveal everything to him. With seven days on hand, he must walk in the direction that faith leads him in, to reach the lost chamber of Seven Planets. Unless Morgan understands the secret behind his past life and the sins he committed, his chance to live will be lost forever.

Review- Jim Morgan and the Seven Sins is a fantasy thriller by Bharat Madan and he serves us an unique plot. There are many surprises in the book which glues readers with the book.

Book Title and Cover- Book Title is interesting and creates curiosity about the content. Cover goes well with the title and the content and adds curiosity.

Blurb is short, crisp and fine.

Overall, First Impression of the book attracts readers.

Language and Narration- Language of the book is simple and easy to comprehend. Narration is done in first person narrative and is done well.

Book is edited well and increases reading experience.

Storyline and Plot- Storyline of this book is unique and keeps readers hooked with book.

Storytelling skills of Mr. Madan is amazing and the picturesque and detailed description helps readers imagine scenes in our head.

However, Book involved time travelling which could have been handled well. Time travels in the book were confusing and soon they became irritating. Otherwise the book is just fine and you can complete this book in one go despite the length of the book.

Rating-
Book Cover and Title- 3.5/5
Language and Narration- 4/5
Storyline and Plot- 4/5

Final Rating- 4/5

All in all, Jim Morgan and the Seven Sins serves us unique plot and storyline.
I would recommend this book to fantasy thriller readers.