Book Review of  The Severed Thread

Book Name - The Severed Thread

Author - Leslie Vedder

Publisher - Penguin Teen

Thank you coloredpagesblogtours , penguinteen and leslievedder for the opportunity and for the free Arc copy.

Author Information - Leslie Vedder is a YA author who loves girl heroes and adventurers. She grew up on

fantasy books, anime, fanfiction, and the Lord of the Rings movies, and met her true

love in high school choir. She graduated from San Francisco State University with a

BA in creative writing, and currently lives in Colorado with her wife and two spoiled

house cats.

Content - Fi has awakened the sleeping Prince Briar, but the battle of Andar is far from over yet. She has to get rid of the Spindle Witch, the Witch Hunters and her own Butterfly Curse before she can think of a future with Briar.

Shane is always there to save Fi's back but she is in for the fight of her life against Red, the Spindle Witch's right hand. How much she wanted to avoid her, but somehow she is there for Red whenever she needs saving.

Briar Rose is determined to restore his kingdom at any cost but there is darkness inside him ready to plunge out at any time and which would cost him everything he held dear.

All the hopes of restoring Andar rest on solving a mysterious book code, finding the hidden city of the last witches and uncovering a secret lost for centuries - which might hold the key to the Spindle Witch's defeat.

Read the book to know if they are successful in retrieving the secret and defeating the Spindle Witch.

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My Views - The Severed Thread is the second book in the Bone Spindle Trilogy. The story started from the cliffhanger from the first book where Fi and Shane along with Briar and the Paper Witch started their journey to find the hidden city of the last witches to uncover a secret that might help them defeat the Spindle Witch.

Like the first book, in this one also, the dynamics between Fi and Shane are a treat to read. They clearly go on with each other all the time but underneath that they have love and respect for each other and are always ready to protect each other's back. In this book, more background stories are added to all the characters including Red. Her character definitely added more interesting elements to the story. Her journey from being their enemy to friend and her past, her connection to the Spindle Witch, everything added more excitement to the storyline.

This book is as interesting as the previous one with more adventures, magical hidden cities and more secrets to unravel.

This book also ends in a cliffhanger as it is the second book of a trilogy. I am intrigued to see how the author takes the book to the finale.

Overall, this one is a very exciting and fun read.

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My Rating - 4⭐/5⭐

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Favourite quotes - 

“I had to. I couldn’t stand to lose . . .” You. The word stuck in her throat. “Someone I care about.” - Fi 

“You are the key to the Spindle Witch’s defeat. Whatever happens, we cannot risk losing you. For the sake of all of Andar.” - The Paper Witch

"If I could do it all again— even if I’d known everything from the beginning, I’d still try to save you." - Shane

"Our darkest thoughts are most powerful when we are unconscious. In dreams, whatever weakness lies buried in your heart will try to pull you in— and if you succumb to those nightmares, you can become lost in your own mind. Forever. Surely you understand why you of all people must never dream walk alone, Briar Rose." - The Dream Witch 

Book Review of  The Last Avatar

The Last Avatar:Age of Kalki 1
Author - @vishwasmudagal
Publisher - @harpercollinsin
Price - 299(printed price)
Page - 314
Genre - Mythological sci-fi/fantasy
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Content - In the not-so-distant future,a rogue extremist group called "The Invisible Hand" led by Commander Zar has been creating havoc throughout the world.With the help of General Jian,son of the Chinese President Wang,they are devastating the world by setting off bombs in major cities of the world killing millions.They have eliminated Indian Prime Minister and all the cabinet members in a similar bomb blast. Their main aim is to get their hands on the 'Scripture of Gods' that are being protected for centuries by a group called "The Rudras",and bring the world down to their slavery.
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Meanwhile,the man known as Kalki,who is said to be the savior of India and the Head of The Astras Group who supplies futuristic weapons and advanced technologies to Indian Defence Force,is rumored to be kidnapped by the Invisible Hand.Chinese President Wang has sent his biggest asset Nushen,their superhuman spy to meet Kalki and take control of the situation before it went out of hand.But Jian killed his father to take over the throne and ordered to kill Kalki and bring back Nushen to him.
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Who is Kalki?Is he just a lone vigilante or the prophesied last Avatar of Lord Vishnu?How will they flee?How will Kalki succeed in stoping General Jian and Invisible Hand from creating annihilation?Read this superb book.
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My Views - The book start with a mysterious Vanar looking machine(vanaroid) that came out of nowhere to stop the terrorist and was like the God Hanuman himself.From the very start,the book kept its grip firmed till the very end.The Mythological elements merged with science surely gonna keep the readers sitting at the edge of their sits and biting their nails, desperately wanting to know what happens next.The book is full of excitements,adventures.Its like watching a sci-fi movie.The author has beautifully merged the  character's past stories in between to help understand the story better.The characters are very well designed.Every character has a significant role to play.
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The plot,the narration is superb.The language is simple.The cover is awesome and totally apt for the book..
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Overall a very well-written book..Excited to read the sequel.

Book Review of  Ashok and the nine unknown

Ashok and the nine unknown

Author - @anshuldupare 

Publisher - @rupa_publications 

Price - 295(printed price)

Page - 224

Genre - Historical fiction/thriller

Thanks @solitudeandbooks,@anshuldupare and @rupa_publications for the review copy.

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Content - The story started with Kalinga war.After the horrific bloodshed and massacre,Ashok,standing inthe middle of the corpses,felt guilty for the deaths and destruction caused by him.So,he took an oath to never start a war again and started helping others at the battlefield.Thats when he met a seriously wounded kalingan who refused to take his help and cursed him and fell into the river.

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Ashok is a transformed king now.He is more kind-hearted and doing his best to make the life of every pwople better.The wounded Kalingan,Amartya has also lived and recovered but he is brimming with hatred and vengeance against Ashok and reaches the land of wizcrafty,Mayong where another turn of events is waiting for him.Ashok,on the other hand ,creates a secret society called 'the nine unknown' to preserve the knowledge of the past that in the wrong hands,could be used to destroy humanity.

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What did Amartya face in Mayong?Why it is called 'The land of wizcrafty'?Will Amartya be able to take his revenge on Ashok?What is the purpose of the secret society that Ashok created?What knowledge does he want to protect?

So many questions...One answer.Read the book.

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My View - The book is a perfect blend of historical fact with mystery,mythology and fantasy.It has twist and turns in every chapter.The transitions between Pataliputra and Mayong is smoot.The narration is superb.Each and every character in this book has a distinctive role to play without which the story would be incomplete.The place Mayong intrigued me more and I want to know more about this place.You are gonna enjoy the book thoroughly.The climax is superb and I am curiously waiting for the 2nd book.The cover of the book is very attractive and eye-catching.

Overall a very enjoyable book.You can't keep the book down untill finished.

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My Rating - 4.5⭐️/5⭐️

Book Review of  Tarikshir:The Awakening

Tarikshir:The Awakening

Author - Khayaal Patel

Publisher - Westland Books

Price - 399(printed price)

Page - 358

Genre - Mythological fiction/fantasy

I received this book as a part of THE BOOKGENIE REVIEW PROGRAM(@thebookgeniepr )

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Content - Devangarh,a small state of Rajasthan is the only state left that has still not made allegiance with the British.It's king,Raja Ravinder,is ready for a war against the British Resident,Walken.But Prince Rudra is not keen about war but had to give in infront of his father's wish.But the sudden death of Raja brought a huge responsibility on Rudra's shoulder. Moreover the appearance and disappearance of a masked stranger,and a series of ritualistic murdersin which the bodies are drained of blood,spread panic across the state.

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As Rudra struggles to manage his new responsibility and investigate his father's death,he stumbles upon dark, dangerous secrets that will destroy everything he holds together.

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What are the secrets?Who is the murderer of his father?Is there any connection between the strange murders and the secrets Rudra just came to know?Read the book.

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My Views - After a long time ,I came across a book which has surprise elements in every chapter.It is a mythological fiction with history,horror,fantasy,thriller all blend together in perfect balance what makes a book a reader's favourite.The characterisation and the narration is flawless.From prologue you will start getting goosebumps and as you continue to read further,it will surely gonna mesmerize you.You can't put down the book once you start.

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The language is quite simple and the end will make your jaw drop.It is action packed and full of twists and turns.There was never a dull moment.I am looking forward for the author's second book.

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I recommend this book to each and everyone..A must must read.

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My Rating - 5⭐️/5⭐️

Book Review of  The Code of Manavas

The Code of Manavas

Author - Arpit Bakshi

Publisher - Rupa Publication

Price - 295(printed price)

Page - 285

Genre -Mythological Science Fiction
Thanks @thatreading.freak,@author_arpit for the review copy...

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Content - The book is set in future(2 million past the year 2050).Kali-yuga has ended and Swarnim-yuga is prevailing on Bhoomi(the erstwhile Earth).A greater human race called Manavas are now living on the only two existing place on Bhoomi,Madhavpur amd Ayudhpur.They are immortals and have more skills than their ancestors.But they are not naturally blessed with these powers.Krishna,the protagonist here is an brilliant scientist and he have invented Bhoomidium,a rare element that has made this phenomenon possible and has stopped human from going extinct.

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But now Bhoomidium is finishing and Bhoomi is about to see an apocalypse.But Krishna has found a new planet with similar components as Bhoomi and is working hard to make the planet livable.But there is an intruder in Madhavpur who doesn't want Krishna to succeed and creating problems for him and he has more nefarious plans in his pocket.

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Who is the intruder?What are his plans?Will Krishna be successful in his process before Bhoomi crumbles?Read the book to find.

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My Review - This is a mythological science fiction which has suspense and adventurous element in it.The history of earth and solar system are very well briefed.There are dinosaurs,transportasion,time-space concept and everything is very well merged.You can actually visualize everything as you read.The first half of the book was quite slow and too many scientific terms were used(though there is a glossary at the end) and the language is also a little difficult at some places.But the last part was very interesting and the end will keep you waiting for the second part.

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I really liked the book and will definitely recommend if you love science fiction.It will make a great motion picture if turned into one.

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My Rating -3.75⭐️/5⭐️