Reviews & Musings

Joy is a return gift when you gift it to someone!

Living life on other's terms is like handing over the remote control of TV in somebody's else s hands and expecting them to play your favourite television show.

Love is a great feeling to be in - like being intoxicated; but the reality is much harsher once the hangover is gone!!

When you lose a loved one you don't miss the individual you miss the feeling of being loved the care, the attention, the concern more than anything else!

Love is crazy . It makes you do such things. You believe someone you are not supposed to as in the battle between your heart and mind the heart wins always defying all logic from your senses!

Today some old memories taught me, that loving is not important but unloving someone surely it. P.S: A detailed post on it to be followed soon :)

Introduction As the manager and booking agent for Atlanta’s famous Castle Rock concert venue, Amelia “Ame” Grace is ready for the most exciting week of her career: she’s booked three shows and a live DVD-filming for the comeback tour of none other than the eighties Pop Rock Prince himself, Bobby Glitter! Before the rock star can take a bow on the first night, however, trouble steals the show as Castle Rock’s owner takes a deadly tumble from atop the venue’s rear tower. To make matters worse, the police suspect foul play—and all signs point to two of Castle Rock’s own employees. Ame is in a race against time to clear the names of her friends and uncover the truth before the killer decides it’s curtains for her too!     Behind The book   Source: Google Images

Introduction ISBN : 978-1-4000-6997-2 Genre: Non Fiction Publisher: Random House Price:   $10.95 (This book has been given by the publisher requesting for a review)) Pages: 113 pages Quotes and aphorisms is something I simply love for I believe they have secrets hidden in them. I thoroughly enjoy reading them and always keep one such book handy with me just incase life throws up some surprise and I am unable to decipher it, I might need it. Such books have never failed to surprise me, however many I read I still feel there are many secrets out there waiting to be read and experienced. Behind The book Source: Google Images   The most prophetic voice of all- GQ

In life God had some reason why He sent you alone!!

Sometimes I wonder if people who hurt others know the meaning of hurt even if it is as per the dictionary!

I need to master the art of faking feelings for when people are laughing at me I genuinely feel they are happy!

Knowing someone by name need not mean you know that person by nature however long it could be!

Introduction ·          ISBN: 978-8-184-00156-3 ·          Genre : Non-Fiction ·          Price: Rs. 299/-   (I got this book from the publisher for a review) ·          Pages: 175 ·          Publishers: Random House Publishers I am a girl and I am proud to be one. But in our country this statement is not something each girl can say with pride in her voice. With changing times we are witnessing a storm which is brewing up and slowly will engulf the whole country in this tide of change. Because I am girl – Seven girls, seven lives is a wonderful collection of true stories of such girls who despite all odds changed the way the world saw them. Well for reasons of my chosing this book – there are many – First it being about women, second it being based in India, third it being nonfiction, fourth it having some very prominent women narrating the stories and last but not the least the cover page. This book is definitely a HIGHLY RECOMMENDED read for ea

Living a life devoid of love is more harsher or a life which is full of love which is artificial ?

Introduction   Adventurous in her youth, Cassandra built gateways between Domhan and its parallel realm of Earth. Now she’s too old for that kind of thing. But something is making it easier for demons to pass into Domhan. Not only that, but their behavior becomes inexplicable: whenever Cassandra banishes one, it laughs at her rather than resists, and it promises it will soon devour her essence and that of every resident of her small village. Cassandra is certain such a thing is impossible, for strong wards protect her village. But then Cassandra’s granddaughter Aine falls through an unstable gateway. Cassandra is the only one within a hundred miles capable of creating a gateway and bringing Aine back. Despite her aching joints, Cassandra goes after her, and the gateway lands her in New Orleans. But something goes wrong with her tracking spell, which indicates Aine exists in four different places at once. As Cassandra struggles to find the true location of her granddaughter

Introduction ·          ISBN: 978-93-81206-09-6 ·          Genre : Self help ·          Price: Rs. 200/- [ I received this book from Blog Adda for review] ·          Pages: 160 ·          Publishers: Power Publishers I am sure by now you must have guessed that I love quotes and one liners. Be it my FB profile or my blog here, I am either sharing them or trying my hand on them. This book was a had-to-be-read for me simply because it promised to be a collection of one liners from the author.More often than not if observed closely all of life’s questions are answered in such one liners. And this book, Words to Inspire the Winner by Dr. Roopleen in you is also one such answer.

Sometimes in life it gets difficult to recognise love and need which is camouflaged behind it.

The thumping sound you hear every time you face fear is not the sound of impending doom but it is the music your heart is playing to welcome the change about to enter your life.

Being able to prove yourself is an achievement only if the other person realizes your true worth.

Hurt is an inseparable part of love. Any relationship built on love cannot be devoid of hurt.

What are dreams made up of? Some aspirations, some perspiration, some fluffy stuff to make it feel surreal and loads of desires hidden within :)

I hope the day you come to me with love I still have some left in me to reciprocate so that I don't give you what you gave me - HURT.

Love to heart is like Music to ears!

Introduction ·          ISBN: 978-81-8400-126-6 ·          Genre : Non-Fiction ·           Price: Rs.  399/- [ This book was given by the publisher for a review] ·          Pages : 354 ·          Publishers: Random House India Since childhood suspense and mystery has been my genre in reading. I have devoured greedily on Nancy Drew, Famous Five, Hardy boys as much as I have on Sherlock Holmes, Sidney Sheldon and Agatha Christie. And add to it history my favourite subject and make it a biography, it’s like a never before offer for me to difficult to resist. No wonder when read the blurb of this book I knew I had to read it for obvious reasons. Behind the Book: Source: Google Images The scandal that rocked the Raj

In life some lessons are better learnt the hard way so that if we forget the lesson, the hurt still reminds us of it!

Life- however old, seems new each day as it wears a new mask and knocks our doors with a surprise!

Despite all the riches in life sometimes all that we are left with is hope and love.

Just being yourself is the challenge we face everyday.

Every desire / dream needs to be converted into a need / necessity to come true.

Introduction ·          ISBN: 9789350880388 ·          Genre : Fiction ·          Price: Rs. 139/- ·          Pages: 206 ·          Publishers: Mahaveer Publishers  By now all of you who read my blog/s would be aware I am sucker for love stories. Hence when this one came out I had to grab it undoubtedly the added attraction being my fellow bloggers being there in the author’s list. Love stories somehow make me feel all mushy mushy however sad ending they have. I love reading them purely to witness the beauty and magic of love in its full grandeur and believe me this book did not disappoint me. It has stories one beautiful than the other making it one mega epic to read. Behind The book Source: Google Images  

People are right when they say women are born to rule, but they don't know what. Women are not born to rule lives, houses or people. They are born to rule hearts with their love, warmth ,care and concern.

Introduction ·          ISBN: 978-8-184-00205-8 ·          Genre : Business ·          Price: Rs. 499/- ( This book has been received from the publisher for a review) ·          Pages: 317 ·          Publishers: Random House India Jugaad is something I could claim mastery on till the time I read this book. This book is a collection of all those wonderful Jugaad innovations that are beyond imagination yet have been created by people like us showcasing their sheer brilliance. The Jugaad technology as referred to by the authors in the book has the much needed WOW factor as you turn page after page.

Sometimes it is more important to have two ears who listen to what is being told rather than have a dozen who listen what they want to hear.

In trying to make us what they could not be, they never allowed us to be what we could have actually been.

Introduction ·          ISBN: 978-8-184-00348-2 ·          Genre : Fiction ·          Price: Rs. 150/- ( This book has been received from the publisher for the review) ·          Pages: 298 ·          Publishers: Random House Publishers As you might be aware by now I am an investment banker by profession and I get to meet a lot of entrepreneurs in my profession. I always wondered what goes on in their minds something on the lines of before and after. This book attracted me for the sole reason as it seemed to have all the answers to my questions.   Because shit happened by Harsh Snehanshu is a befitting reply to the before and after and perhaps even in-between as to what do these entrepreneurs think while they are dreaming larger than life dreams. Behind The book Source: Google Images  What NOT to do in a start-up!