tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659708432062361442026-10-31T13:06:13.226+05:30Reviews and Rants for freeFree publicity for good authors, writers, moviemakers, books, media and all things under the sun.Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01009315082886200108noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465970843206236144.post-85742363614728212092026-10-31T12:50:30.709+05:302026-10-31T13:04:46.479+05:30Book review - The State League <!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01009315082886200108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465970843206236144.post-74399793708156362682026-07-25T12:38:37.277+05:302026-07-25T12:38:37.277+05:30Book Review : On the Way to Shirdi On the way to Shirdi byArchana Jayaseelan164 pages, Fiction What is a pilgrimage to Shirdi like? More importantly, what does a pilgrim's journey entail? These and more questions are asked and answered in Archana Jayaseelan's book, "On the way to Shirdi."Sarah from Minsk visits India due to work. However, she misses her return flight. While she books the very next flight and Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01009315082886200108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465970843206236144.post-84652055783135310642026-03-17T20:14:12.656+05:302026-03-17T20:14:12.656+05:30Book review : Choppiness on High Seas by Arvind Wadhera Choppiness on High SeasbyArvind WadheraTroubador Publishing, 2025Genre: Fiction"For predators of innocence and helplessness, money should not play a role in avoiding disgrace" - Choppiness on High SeasWith ongoing release of Epstein Files, the US-Israel war on Iran, worldwide oil shock, it is almost surreal when you read this book as it has covers all this and more.Can wealth protect Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01009315082886200108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465970843206236144.post-48458733391146588052025-11-18T01:39:00.001+05:302025-11-18T01:39:52.083+05:30Book review : The Thirty-Fifth Page The Thirty-Fifth Pageby Lya BadgleyAtmosphere Press, 2025Genre : Historical fiction“Religion was…there,” he said, waving a hand vaguely. “But it didn’t define you. Not like now.” - The Thirty Fifth Page Why does art matter, especially books ? Are war correspondents scavengers or documenting truth? If yes, whose truth and at what cost? Are they just showing suffering in neat Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01009315082886200108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465970843206236144.post-7057048800519856712025-10-18T00:56:00.003+05:302025-10-18T00:56:51.813+05:30Book Review: The Grand Oxford Mystery The Grand Oxford Mystery by Manjiri Prabhu312 pages, Comm Dot Media PublishingGenre : Destination ThrillerHow did Oxford get its name? What is a letter locker? What is the Oxford Mystery and why does it have to be solved in Oxford right away if no one is to die? These questions and more are asked and answered by author Dr. Manjiri Prabhu in her destination thriller, "The Grand Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01009315082886200108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465970843206236144.post-25477186595482069972025-10-10T01:28:00.001+05:302025-10-11T12:47:48.249+05:30Book Review of Shattered Peace : A Century of Silence Shattered Peace : A Century of Silence by Julie McDonald ZanderGenre: Historical Fiction292 pages, St. Helens Press"Let’s pray the tragedy that unfolded on the streets of Centralia in November 1919 are never forgotten ... and more importantly, never repeated." - Julie McDonald ZanderColleen Holmes's grandma gifts her the family home in Centralia, Washington state. Colleen is a war Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01009315082886200108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465970843206236144.post-89994215195601543092025-09-16T11:48:00.000+05:302025-09-16T11:48:56.560+05:30Book Review : Crime SongsCrime SongsEdited by Sean O'LearyClose to the Bone Publishing, 2025Genre: FictionThis is a novel attempt as this is an anthology of crime stories inspired from rock or pop songs. The editor Sean O'Leary has done a stellar job of compiling the short stories on crime ranging from theft to murder.All the 16 authors have named their short stories after title of their favourite song.Many readers may Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01009315082886200108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465970843206236144.post-27749317688539042132025-09-10T17:11:00.000+05:302025-09-10T17:11:19.845+05:30Book Review : The Case of the Missing Turtles The Case of the Missing TurtlesMallika RavikumarSpeaking Tiger Books, 2024Genre : Children's FictionThis is the second book in the M4 series. If the first was a crime thriller, this one is an environmental thriller as the title suggests.Mirchi is approached by Shimplya whose father has been arrested for smuggling turtles by the police. Strangely enough, someone has planted a bag full of Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01009315082886200108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465970843206236144.post-39730837361252469402025-09-03T18:19:00.000+05:302025-09-03T18:19:29.628+05:30Book review: A Kind of Hush by JoDee Neathery “Death leaves a heartache no one can heal but love leaves a memory no one can steal.” - A Kind of HushWow was all I could say when I finished this unique book. Griff, the elder son of the Mackie family dies. Three years later, the mother dies in a freak accident that almost kills the father and the daughter. The only one left is Gabe - the seven-year-old baby brother. How do you cope with Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01009315082886200108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465970843206236144.post-56637747270606152652025-09-03T10:42:00.001+05:302025-09-03T10:42:55.725+05:30Book review : The Case of the Vanishing Gods The Case of the Vanishing Gods by Mallika RavikumarSpeaking Tiger Books, 2023Genre: Children Fiction.When a robbery takes place in an apartment complex in Maulsari and the police are left clueless, Malhar and his elder sister Meera, think this would be a better way to spend their summer holidays solving the mystery. Mirchi and Munna join them and the M4 is born. However, they are Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01009315082886200108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465970843206236144.post-39937154437593673282025-08-24T12:39:00.000+05:302025-08-24T12:39:06.661+05:30Book Review : The Bangkok Girl The Bangkok Girl by Sean O'LearyLevel Best Books, 2025Genre: FictionLee Jenson is a schizophrenic Australian private investigator living in Bangkok, Thailand. He is hired by an Australian family to find their missing daughter Zoe who disappeared in Bangkok. When Jenson accepts the case, the reader is in for a surprise. As Jenson acts like a pit-bull with a never give up Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01009315082886200108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465970843206236144.post-78129282981511487502025-08-08T11:11:00.001+05:302025-08-08T11:11:17.835+05:30Book review : NeverEnd by Blake Rudman NeverEnd by Blake RudmanHellBound Books, 2025Genre: Fiction I have read many novels but the prologue of this one was so shocking that it pulls the reader in and keeps them reading the book. Nothing is predictable as all of it comes as a surprise. Dr. Jon Edom leaves a medical conference on the relation between violence in society and addictive online gaming only toDeepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01009315082886200108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465970843206236144.post-62236409462226378862025-08-03T14:24:00.002+05:302025-08-03T14:24:18.042+05:30Book Review : Elegance and Evil - a fab weekend read Elegance and Evilby DK CoutantThe Wild Rose PressGenre: FictionCleo Cooper is on a sabbatical in Santa Fe. She misses her home in Hawaii but is shocked to learn that one of the volcanoes have erupted and many of her friends are affected there.. Then one of her acquaintances in Santa Fe, Ginger, is found dead in the desert. The death is by heat stroke according to the police but is it?The Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01009315082886200108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465970843206236144.post-132697803054472982025-01-23T22:33:00.002+05:302025-01-23T22:33:58.772+05:30Book Review : Oliver's Travels by Clifford Garstang Oliver's Travelsby Clifford Garstang302 pages, Regal House Publishing.Genre : Fiction "To find what you’re looking for, you have to know what you’re looking for" - Oliver Travels.What is memory? If we forget someone or something, where does the memory of the person or incident go? What is the watchmaker argument? Why is belief not knowledge and where is truth in all of this? Is charity a Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01009315082886200108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465970843206236144.post-40032416216808230732025-01-12T22:58:00.000+05:302025-01-12T22:58:30.792+05:30Book review of The Hangman's Master The Hangman's Masterby Elyse HoffmanGenre : Historical Fantasy216 Pages, Project 613 Publishing "All revolutions devour their own children" - Ernst Rohm, during the purge of the Brownshirts.Why didn't God use his power to change Hitler into a nice guy instead of a blood thirsty fascist who led Germans to commit the holocaust ? Is Satan really a fallen angel ? What is the meaning of Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01009315082886200108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465970843206236144.post-89520172480840913542024-12-01T22:05:00.000+05:302024-12-01T22:05:23.325+05:30Book Review : Bald is Beautiful: A letter for a fabulous girl Bald is Beautiful: A letter for a fabulous girlby Dr. Carola SchmidtWhen a loved one - be it a family or friend especially a child gets cancer and undergoes chemotherapy, many lose hair. Most people get clammy and awkward around the person especially if the loved one is a female. Despite support from friends and family and personally being strong and knowing the hair will grow back, Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01009315082886200108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465970843206236144.post-85531610789632966182024-11-26T22:19:00.005+05:302024-11-27T11:22:57.596+05:30Book Review : Perks, Politics and Pandemonium : Tales of Modern Society - 18 ‘storeys’ high
Perks, Politics and Pandemonium : Tales of Modern Society - 18 ‘Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01009315082886200108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465970843206236144.post-59936016103748327502024-09-27T21:56:00.001+05:302024-09-27T21:56:48.748+05:30Book review : When Banana Stains Fade When Banana Stains Fade by Frances-Marie CokeGenre : Historical Fiction Black Rose Writing"Slavery finish but we fight and cuss one another same way over who have better hair and color.”I chose this book for the title. All of us know banana stains cannot be removed but can only fade with time. With this sort of title, I was tempted to wonder what were the banana stains in the Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01009315082886200108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465970843206236144.post-74992233395826746242024-08-16T13:22:00.002+05:302024-08-16T13:22:56.966+05:30Book Review - The Last Bird of Paradise The Last Bird of Paradise by Clifford Garstang 340 Pages, Black Rose Writing Genre: Historical FictionAislinn Givvens and Elizabeth Pennington are separated by a century but Singapore is what they have in common. One is a artist and the other is art lover who loves the other woman's paintings. Both have almost similar lives and views after they experience personal losses. Givvens lives in Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01009315082886200108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465970843206236144.post-23553143870564410952024-08-02T21:06:00.002+05:302024-08-02T21:14:32.065+05:30Book Review : Me Power <!--[if gte mso 9]>
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