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Choose your #qotd
#q o t d Do you believe in “Love”..?
#qotd Do you believe in the concept of “soulmates”?
#qotdindia what do you think of marriages without consent? Can love blossom in a forced Relationship? What are your views about arrange marriage, can love sprout in such a relation? Have you heard about marriages on gun point or groom being kidnapped for a wedding?

 GUNPOINT GROOM
Published by REDGRAB BOOKS in
NOV. 2019
Paperback INR 99/- @amazondotin
Ebook INR 49/- @amazonkindle
179 pages divided in 20 chapters
Genre: fiction.

蘆 Tagline: WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN A TWIST OF FATE TURNS YOUR LIFE UPSIDE DOWN OVERNIGHT?

Book Description:
KARAN, an engineer is in love with his batchmate, JIA.
Both have been dating each other for past 6 years.
Jia’s parents are ok with their relationship & have given consent for the marriage but Karan’s parents are not convinced.
Instead they have been searching for a match for him day & night.
Karan is to visit his parents & he hopes to agree them to his choice.
But all his hopes turn into a bizarre caricature & his plans start mocking at him when a twist of fate turns his life upside down!
Karan is kidnapped & forced to a marriage at GUNPOINT with KAVYA, as soon as he lands in PATNA..
Life takes a narrow U- turn & Karan feels helpless leaving Jia stranded alone.

 The book further explores the murky world of groom kidnapping, the emotions of the families involved & the drama.
It covers varied aspects of love & romance.
It also encompasses topics like culture,  self discovery, tradition, politics, dowry, consent & arrange marriage.

 It is a fast paced story..

Very simple but engaging writing style.

There’s nothing obscene or dark in the language but still it conveys the emotions.

Although a medium sized book, the story/ plot captivates you to read further & I finished the book in 1 sitting.

The Cover explicitly explains the context of the book.

Title is apt at arousing curiosity.

A wonderful read, it has drama, love, romance, tears..a typical superhit EKTA Kapoor Serial Script.

It should appeal to the masses.

I can visualize a reader, reading this book, on a  train journey & thoroughly enjoying it!

I applaud the author for a very different plot.

The God Who Loved Motorbikes.

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Choose;
#qotd
Do you like motorbikes?
#q o t d
Have you ever driven a motorbike?
#qotdindia
What do you relate the most with the superstar @johnabraham ?

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#aotd
1. I loooove motorbikes!
2. Yes I have, once & I have loved the adrenaline rush!
3. His craze of bikes!

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Hardcover @amazondotin INR 339
Kindle @amazonkindle INR 384.99

Author: Murali K. Menon

Publisher:  Juggernaut

Published in: Sep.2019

Genre: Fiction.

DEBUT BOOK By the author.

Book LAUNCHED by JOHN ABRAHAM.

215pgs, 17 Chapters.

️ BLURB:
Protagonist..KK..a village dirty..location- Kerala..he falls in love with motorbikes..travels the world on every bike he can lay his hand on..wants to find the Legendary VELOCETTE VENOM THRUXTON  HT..will the God achieve his heart’s desire?

 Few questions..

❓ Why is he worshipped as the village deity?

❓ How did he learn to ride/ manouvre motorbikes?

❓ From where did his love for bikes blossom?

❓ How has he learnt the intricacies of the parts/ components of a bike?

❓ How did he manage to get his 1st bike?

 Author’s words: The story is born out of the stories my parents told my sister & me when we were children.

 USP of the book:
️ The catchy title,
️ The beautiful cover,
️ The fresh, unique storyline,
️ The articulate, witty, crisp, humourous writing style,
️ The characters come & go smoothly in the story just like melted butter,
️ It’s a light read,
️ It’s a Hardcover edition,
️ Captivating read with doses of humour sprinkled everywhere.

️ It will make you laugh so hard, you will fall off your saddle.

 A must read for someone who wants to know about PASSION & the amount of hardwork that goes behind it.

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Genre: Fantasy Fiction.
#qotd Do you love/like READIng books like NARNIA which are full of mystic adventures, fantasy with a touch of fairytale❓
#aotd I love reading such books. Intact I have an entire hardcover series collection of Narnia & more of such genre..& this one sure is gonna add to it!

 Written by: Samuel Dharmendar
Released in Oct.2019;
It has 14 chapters, a prologue & an epilogue.
Kindle format available for INR 49/- @amazonkindle & paperback available for INR 100/- @amazon.in

 The Crux:
There is a WAR between Mighty Birds & Venomous Reptiles.
The Queen of serpents, Diana, is challenged by 18-year- old Deborah.
The story is happening in Betheland.
The name of the King of Betheland is King Melchizedek.
Deborah lost her mother at an early age.
She was raised by her father.
She is a brave spirited girl.
Diana captures Deborah’s father.
Deborah seeks help of the King.
She eventually learns, she is the Queen of the Birds, the eternal enemy of the Reptiles.
This escalates the conflict to a never before zenith..
What happens in the combat..? For that you will have to read the book.

 My take:
 It is a perfect combo of mystic adventures, fantasy with a fairytale touch.
 There is a COMBAT of Magic & Miracles in the actual sense.
 The author leaves the book on a cliffhanger, revealing the name of his next book, The Combat of Eagles & Serpents.
 There are loads of mystic fairytale characters in the book, like the mighty eagles & peacocks who are half human & half birds..
 A magical Book of Life..
 Serpents, eagles, peahens..
 The read is very refreshing..it’s a fresh breather..
 An enthralling Young Adult fairytale.
 It’s very fast paced & a quick read.
 There’s fantasy romance, mystical adventures, jaw-dropping twists..and more.
The cover is perfect & alluring
 Title apt.
 A perfect bedtime read.

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#fantasy
#narnia
#harrypotter

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#qotd Do you believe in the equation, “as you sow, so shall you reap”?
#qotdindia Do you believe in the “Law of Karma”?

#aotd Yes I thoroughly believe that WHATEVER WE PUT INTO THE UNIVERSE WILL COME BACK TO US. It is like a web, which noone can escape.

Genre: fiction
Format: kindle
Published in Oct.2019
Written by Anurag Shrivastava.
It has 10 chapters, 189 pages & is priced at INR 99/-.

Tagline:
DIVERGING FROM SINGULARITY,
BEING BECAME IN PLURALITY;
ENTRAPPED IN THE WEB OF KARMA,
PIVOTED TO THE VOID.

️ The novel is inspired from the real events happened in the town of Motihari during 90’s era of Jungle Raaj.

️ On one side, that execrable condition of affairs (control over law & order has passed from the hands of the admin to caste- based gangs) in Bihar is explained.

️ And on the other hand, the story begins..with a dejected & dismayed middle- aged man (from the town of Mahatma Gandhi Champaran Satyagrah) Digambar Babu.

️ The story revolves around him, his frustrated wife Shakuntala Devi, his son Sarvesh who is struggling with his 2nd marriage & career, his daughter Nisha who is not happy with her husband Shyam & still thinks about her ex Kanhaiya Tiwari (youngest corporator of the town), Sarvesh’s 2nd wife Savita, his 1st wife, his children and how Savita & Kanhaiya collude for their respective evil motives…

️THE STORY TRIES TO DRAW PARALLELS BETWEEN DIGAMBAR BABU’S DISARRAYED FAMILY & THE DISORDERED TOWN.

️ My inferences:
 The language is pretty simple;
 Story telling is very effective
 & Engaging;
 There is use of vernacular lang. at instances which is kind-of foul at times although it may add to ‘the effect’ of the script;
 It is knowledgeable, for instance I got to know about Indigo plants, Mahatma Gandhi & his Satyagrah;
 It is slightly dark at places with adult content;
 There is a refreshing breather of poetry at a point.
 The cover is perfect wrt the context & intriguing;
 Title is apt & gives way to the crux of the read;
 The narration is very descriptive but the plot is so engaging, you won’t be able to leave the book & will continue & read on.
I finished the book in 1 sitting although it took me more time than I had expected.

It enlightens us in a perfectly weaved story with the Laws of Life & the various emotions different individuals go through playing various roles in their life, our deeds, its effects & how eventually a human being, when he nears The End realises that, everything is but, a BIG ZERO.

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#karma
#lifesamazingsecrets
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