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A Vow Of Hate by Lylah James Book Review

A Vow Of Hate by Lylah James Book Review  This book had its moments of enjoyment, but I found myself frequently puzzled and somewhat frustrated by its twists and turns. One persistent source of confusion for me was the vague time period in which the story unfolded.  It emitted an unusual historical romance ambience that lingered throughout the narrative, creating a discord with the modern elements. The central plot element, an arranged marriage, is a theme often seen in contemporary romance, yet the reasoning behind the characters' forced union remains perplexing.  While the male protagonist hailed from a high-society family, the background of the female protagonist's family, the driving force behind their union, remained obscure.  The sole purpose seemed to be the necessity of producing a child to forge a blood connection between the families. This lack of clarity left me wanting more substance to support the crucial plot point. Adding to the enigma was the female character

The Immortals Of Meluha Book Review

  The Immortals Of Meluha Book Review  The Immortals of Meluha" is a phenomenal  example of how a book with a great concept — I mean, just the time this is set in 1900 BC alone is enough to perk my ears up and go, "Most fantasy isn't set that long ago" — being absolutely destroyed by technical problems.  It's really a failure to launch. We have this big beautiful rocket on the launch pad that I'm excited to see soar to these heights, and it only gets like 300 feet in the air before exploding. It's just not delivering on what was promised. Now, if you're a reader, though, who's not bothered by these more technical issues I talked about — weaker prose, you know, some telling not showing, a severe insistence on repetition — you could absolutely still enjoy this just on the premise.  It's executed well enough, and the ending could bother some but overall is satisfactory in that nature. So if you are a plot reader, you'll probably have your rat

One Day Life Will Change by Saranya Umakanthan Book Review

One Day Life Will Change by Saranya Umakanthan Book Review  The world is functioning normally as always. But we form our own perspective of this world based on our experiences. If a family member behaves a certain way, we assume that many people are like that. We tend to judge the ways of the world based on our past experiences. Especially when we have experienced a breakup or heartbreak we find it difficult to trust people. This book is all about how trusting people can change our lives. Saranya Umakanthan has written a book titled One Day, Life Will Change. We have already reviewed one of her books for our Book Show. This book is a National Best Seller. Our heroine is struck by a turbulent marriage. But breaking up the marriage is a big deal. Just like how we don't know what we want. we have never learnt to say No to things that we don't want right from our childhood. Just like how the mother feeds the kid more than he needs even if he says no. We tend to stay in a toxic rela

Icebreaker By Hannah Grace Book Review

Icebreaker By Hannah Grace Book Review  Icebreaker by Hannah Grace, is a book that's been everywhere lately. I will do a spoiler-free review, so if there's ever a spoiler coming up, there will be a spoiler alert.  Basically, I'll talk a little bit about what the book is about, share my general thoughts, discuss what I liked and didn't like, and then give a final rating. If that sounds like something you want to watch, feel free to do so. I really appreciate it, and fingers crossed that this is not too chaotic. So, here's the book. You've probably seen this book somewhere; it was really fun to annotate. It looks really pretty, although you might not be able to see it well. I won't hold the book like this the whole time, so I'll put a picture up of "Icebreaker" by Hannah Grace. The book is about a female figure skater named Anastasia, practising at University with the goal of going to the Olympics. Nathan, a hockey player on the university team,

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Book Review

  Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Book Review  It is often said that books take us to a different world. But in some books, a completely different world is developed. There will be lots of things which are different from our world. A dystopian world.  When a story happens in such a place. Getting introduced to that place takes time. Once we get an understanding of the place We get involved in the story. Fahrenheit 451 is one such book written by Ray Bradbury.  This book is based on a particular theme. 451 is the temperature at which a paper can be burnt hence the title. Why this name? Why should the title be related to the temperature at which a book can get burnt?  The story happens in a different world. In this world, people might get burnt along with their houses or get killed if they have a book. or their house might be burnt and they will be put in jail.  There are certain things which are prohibited for us. In the same way, books are prohibited in this world. The hero gets informa

Meet Me Halfway by Lilian T. James Book Review

  Click here to download the pdf  Meet Me Halfway by Lilian T. James Book Review  Meet Me Halfway is about Karina and Ryan. Karina is a single mom, and she has been hired to do a Food Network show. She started an Instagram page born out of her love of cooking, and that got picked up and noticed by the Food Network, and they have hired her to do a cooking show. Ryan is one of the producers of that show, and that's how they meet. The book has dual perspectives, which I always loved. Karina was easy to like from the get-go. I did find myself wanting to hear a little more about her cooking, but then I remembered, which I'm so glad that I thought about it, that Dee has an Instagram page called "Halfway Homemade," which is actually the name of Karina's Instagram page.  So then I remembered all that, and it's like a real deal. You can look it up on Instagram. In fact, I will include it in the comments below. She posts great recipes that are halfway homemade, easy rec

Surrounded by Idiots Book Review

  Surrounded by Idiots Book Review    In this book summary, we are going through four personality behaviors. We're gonna do two split-ups. First, the first split-up is between extrovert and introvert. The second split-up is between task-oriented and people-oriented. Let's begin with the four personalities. First, we have Reds, Yellows, Greens, and Blues. So let's start with the Reds. Reds: Reds are uncompetitive. They like to win everything; in life, everything is a competition. They can be a bit aggressive if things don't go their way. They're fast thinkers, thinking of solutions to get the fastest results. You will recognize a red when you play a simple game on a Gamecube or a board game like Monopoly. They get extremely emotional when they lose and will let you know when they have beaten you. On the work front, these people can be very demanding and expect you to work hard for them. They have a purposeful drive, and nothing will be in their way. Reds are not very