Book Review of  Kaalkoot:The lost Himalayan secret

Kaalkoot:The lost himalayan secret
Author - @authorsvenkatesh 
Publisher - @treeshadebooks 
Price - 350(printed price)
Page - 333
Genre - Sci-fi
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Content -Kaalkoot,the deadliest poison on earth that is said to be drunk vy Hindu God Shiva during Samudra Manthan.It has the power to destruct mankind.
In the year 1944,a freedom fighter appointed a guy(Yogyaveer) to safeguard the secret of Himalayas from the Imperial Guard.The Kaalkoot and it's Prativisha were safely guarded until recently when 2 scientists,Prof. Bani and Prof. Bavdekar are trying to find the secrets from decades old verses that Yogyaveer left after him.But an unknown dangerous enemy named Maestro/doc is behind this Kaalkoot with which he will destroy the powerful leaders and will emerge as a new leader.Damini,secret super agent of ACG got info about the Korean Terrorist Ji Hoon Kim who is helping Maestro but he escaped and that led her to Prof. Bani and Sameer.Sameer is just a young working man but when his girlfriend went missing in this chaos,he had to get involved.
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Will Kaalkoot destroy the mankind?Will Damini,Prof. Bani,Sameer be able to stop this mayham?Read to find.
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My Views - The book starts a little slow but as the story progress,the excitement level and thrill also increased.It will keep you glued to the sit till the end.Each character is well-written and very necessary for the storu.The story has every element to keep you pumped up till the end.The language is simple and understandable. The climax though could have been a little more exciting.It ends suddenly but the plot is superb.
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Overall a very well-researched and enjoyable book.
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My Rating - 4.5⭐/5⭐

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  Whispering Dwapara

Whispering Dwapara
Author - Rishi(@thewhisperingdwapara
Publisher - @notion.press
Price -55.22(kindle edition)
Page - 310
Genre - Mythological Fiction
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Content - Vedgarh,an ancient kingdom where Dwapara Yuga still persists,is the last resort to hold the Asuras from Pataal loka to reach the modern world.The kingdom invited modern world researchers,scholars,scientists,army persons to join the kingdom's professors,teachers,warriors to help them incorporate modern advanced science with ancient vedic knowledge to make powerful sonic celestial weapons to be better prepared for the Asuras.Partha,a 14 yr old student of Indian Institute of Applied Physics,got the chance to study there,where he met Pawan and Anirudhdha and became best friends.Major Singh,an army person also got invited to join the kingdom's warrior team to share his knowledge.All seemed going well from the outside,but not everyone in the Kingdom is happy with King Devrata's rule Some mysterious things started to happen in the kingdom Illegal weapons are getting inside the kingdom.Some mysterious characters are seen lurking around the highly secured labs.
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Is everything going really well inside the kingdom?What mysteries are lurking in the darkness of the kingdom and Gurukul?Who is behind them?Read this exciting book to know more
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My Views - The story from the very first gonna make you sit tight and finish it as it is as knowledgeable as exciting. Pitamaha Bhisma,Guru Drona,Guru Valmiki,Guru Vasistha,Prahlad,Guru Parashurama,there are various and so many characters from Ramayana, Mahabharata that are introduced here beautifully and was not messed up.Celestial weapons,types of warriors,mantras,chants are beautifully explained with pictures and diagrams and was exciting to read.Each and every character is powerful.Storyline and narration is superb. The war scenes and the fighting scenes were depicted so effortlessly,it felt like watching a movie.
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Really a great read.Waiting eagerly for the sequel.Totally recommended
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My Rating - 4.5⭐/5⭐

Book Review of  Narasimha:The Mahaavatar Trilogy part 1

Narasimha:The Mahaavatar Trilogy part 1

Author - @kevin_9695 

Publisher - @harpercollinsin 

Price - 250(printed price)

Page - 350

Genre - Mythological Fiction

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Content - Indra attacked Kashyapuri,Hirankashyap's kingdom when he was not around and his wife,Kayadhu was killed by Nara,a soldier from the Simha tribe.After the horrific war,Nara has left out of remorse and lied low as a physician in a village.But when a familiar face from his past came to him to seek helpto stop Andhaka, Hirankashyap's nephew who was becoming impossible to kill and can destroy the world,what will Narasimha do?Why did he leave the war in the first place?Wasbit just remorse or something else?

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Prahlad,son of King Hirankashyap  determined to prove his worthiness to his father but also wanted to believe in Lord Vishnu unlike other asuras.When he became the interim king,he came to know about the wrong deeds that were happening in the kingdom with his father's permission and a groupbof Vishnuvakht were trying to bring justice to the land.  What will Prahlad do now?Whom will he choose?

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Hirankashyap,The Asura King,after his wife's death was raged with anger and determined to avenge his wife.But to be successful against Indra,he needed to go through the Trials to have the ultimate weapon:The Brahmashastra.Will he be able to succeed?

Read this amazing book to know the story of these three individuals.

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My Views - We all are familiar with the famous story of Narasimha,Prahlad amd Hirankashyap but this is a reimagination of the whole story(already stated by author) written from each character's perspective.Here , Hiranyakashyap is not only an Asura king but also a loyal husband and a loving father. Narasimha is not an Avaatar of Vishnu but is a great leader and friend. Every character has a different story to tell.Every character has flaws and conflict in them which makes them more relatable.We get to know about some other amazing strong characters like Anuhrad,Holika,Chitra, Chechen,Narada,Bhairav and each of them are too powerful.Andhaka,the main villain also has a very different past of him.The author has done a marvelous job creating such strong characters.

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The narration is superb and the language is also simple.The ending was unexpected.Please do read till the end.

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Hats off to the author for such a brilliant book.Really excited for the sequel.

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My Rating - 4.7⭐/5⭐

Book Review of  Kavach of Surya

Kavach of Surya

Author - Surendra Nath

Publisher - Zenith Star

Price - 149(kindle edition)

Page - 324

Genre - Mythological fiction

Thanks @writersclubbhopal for the review copy

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Content - Karna could never have lost the final battle to Arjuna had he not given away his kavach(armor) and kundal(earrings) that were gifted to him by his father,Surya.

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Now we are in 21st century.Vasu,an ex-army officer looks upto Karna as his Mahapurush,his idol.He resolutes to find the kavach,kundal for him.Karna,himself turns up from the past to guide him through the journey as he thinks Vasu is the deserving man to go for this venture.This quest takes Vasu from the Himalayas to Rameshwaram and from Dwarka to Konark.At each point ,Vasu came across some life-threatning hurdles that will test his endurance, strength,will power and characteristics to prove his worthiness.But will he finally be able to find what he is looking for?Read to find.

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My Views - 'Kavach of Surya' is the sequel part of the book 'Karna's alter ego'.Though I didn't read the first book,I didn't have any problem understanding this one.This part can totally be read as a stand alone.The narration is smooth and engaging.The treasure hunting part and the action part both are very engaging and you can not keep the book down.The characters are well built.The language is also simple.

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However the cover could be a little bit more interesting.It doesn't quite match with the content.

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Overall a very good interesting read.Totally recommended..

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My Rating - 4⭐️/5⭐️

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  The legend of a Startup Guy

The Legends of a Startup Guy

Author - Prachi Garg

Publisher - Srishti Publishers

Price - 175(printed price)

Page - 166

Genre - Mythological fiction/self- help

Thanks @prachi1905 @srishtipub and @thatreading.freak for the review copy..

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Content - This book is about 'Ganesha',the youngest son of Shiv and Parvathi,who is always compared to his brother.Ganesha is intelligent,jovial, always ready to help and a big time foodie.But he always craves for self-identity.He is born with silver spoon but decides to write his own destiny and to come out of the shadow of his family and makes his own mark in the world.

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How will he do that?Will he be able to achieve what he craves for?Read to find out.

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My Views - This book talks about entrepreneurship and what are the challenges one has to face if they want to have their own start-up.The author has beautifully interwoven the story with Hindu Mythology.Each chapter has a moral in the end to give the zest of the chapter and to give valuable lessons.This book is a self-help guide The narration is good and the characterization is strong.Though there are a lot of business and management terms used but they are not very difficult to understand.

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Overall a nice, different kind of read.Would recommend this to the self-help book lovers and to all who want to have a start-up of their own.

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My Rating- 3⭐️/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⭐️