Book Review- BFF: Best Friends Forever by Supriya Parulekar

Book Name: BFF: Best Friend Forever
Author Name: Supriya Parulekar
Publisher:Frog Books
Genre-:Friendship/Love-Fiction
Pages:198
Price: ₹145/$6

BLURB:
BFF: Best Friends Forever is a first person narrative by Tanishq Sehgal who talks about his life as a confused, restless teenager and the mischief-monger who diligently writes his destiny. In boarding, lonely Tanishq often converses with the mischief-monger, blaming him for the wrongs in his life. He has to prove himself and he does so by beating Mike, national level skate champion. Thus things change for Tanishq and the gorgeous Mira seeks him out. Tanishq s buddy Varun is madly in love with Mira. Hence, Tanishq tries to maintain a considerable distance with Mira which eventually angers her. Tanishq is ignorant about his best friend Priyanka s feelings for him back home. Priyanka goes away to London as he grapples with his parents crumbling marriage. 10 years later, when he comes across the love of his life, he is in much better position to understand his feelings for Priyanka.

REVIEW: I loved the title of the book, book cover is relatable to the story. Blurb gives us hint about the srory. Story is first person narration by the hero of the  story Tanishq Sehgal. I loved the way author has narrated the story. The emotions of a 14 year boy are amazingly penned by the aurhor. I loved the relation shared by Tanishq and Piyu. It was something rare i hv read recently. Bond and Friendship between the Varun Raghav and Tanishq was beautiful. It was fun reading their mischiefs and the way Tanishq help Mike.

There are many grammatical mistakes in the book. The Grammer of the book made the reading difficult and there are some typing errors too.
So this is the story about friendship and love and you can buy your copy from Amazon or Flipkart or nearby book Store

Review by- Ravi Gurunani

Book Review- Hey Dad! Meet My Mom by Sandeep Sharma and Leepi Agarwal

Book Name: Hey Dad! Meet My Mom
Authors: Sandeep Sharma and Leepi Agarwal
Publishers: Gargi Publications
Genre: Fiction/Paranormal
Pages: 159
Price: ₹ 150

BLURB:
Right since childhood, the world in which we live teaches us to bury our bad past somewhere deep inside us and just move on. So deep, that even we can’t possibly dig it back out. What happens when a 10 year old child, who claims to be your future son, comes to you to help you find his mother, who’s your perfect match? What happens when you eventually start doubting his intentions? What happens when a girl starts turning your dreams into nightmares? What happens when your future son starts haunting you? What happens when your future starts bleeding into your present through your PAST? Hey Dad! Meet My Mom!!! is nothing less than a roller coaster ride of mystery, love, comedy, fear and suspense. So make sure you don’t forget to expect the unexpected!!

REVIEW: "HEY DAD! MEET MY MOM" the title of the book, first thing you see in any book, brings attention of the readers. Book Cover also suits the story and Blurb gives you hint about the book that it contains the time travel, but this book is not a love-romance story. As the blurb says, 'Expect the unexpected" this books is beautifully unexpected story. Book starts with the mystery and questions which forces the readers to turn the page. Every chapter consist of poetic verses which relates with the story. Some of the poetic verses touch your heart.    
The theme of the book is mind blowing for narration. Book is humorous throughout the story and binds the readers.In the end it reveals the secrets one by one and undoubtedly as a reader, you'll cherish this story for long.

RATINGS:
Book Cover- 4.5/5
Language- 5/5
Character Justification-4/5

Final Rating- 4.5/5

Review by-Ravi Gurunani

Book Review: The Happiness Code by Suvasish Mukhopadhyay

Book Name: The Happiness Code
Author: Suvasish Mukhopadhyay
Publisher: Peacock Books
Pages: 208
Genre: Self Help
Price: ₹ 150

BLURB:
The book talks of art of achieving happiness. It is filled with author’s lifetime experiences about human psychology. It is highlighted that happiness is nothing but a state of mind and that state can be attained only by exploring the inner world. Simple lifestyle, benevolent deeds, positive mindset and clarity in thoughts are the prerequisites for being happy. By chasing and trying to be happy no one can attain happiness. It is spontaneous.

There is a disbelief that money is the yardstick of happiness but in most of the cases excess money is the root cause of unhappiness. Ego is the greatest barrier in the way to happiness. The key to happiness is to make others happy. Several real life incidents are portrayed in a lucid manner in various chapters of this book. This book has the potential to transform a human being and show him or her the right way of living and enable the readers to get the true meaning of life. The mission of the author is to awaken the dormant happy persons, who are in deep slumber within the folk.

REVIEW: The Happiness Code is not just another Self Help book, rather it has 107 chapters having 107 different ways to achieve happiness. Author has given  examples which relate to real life situation and that makes it interesting.
Language is simple and easily understandable. Narration is impressive having short stories and some good self help quotes.
There are some typographical errors and some editing flaws,otherwise its a smooth read. So if you're looking for a self help book you can give a chance to The Happiness Code.

RATINGS:
Book Cover: 3/5
Language: 4/5
Narration: 4/5

Final Rating: 4/5

Review by: Ravi Gurunani

BOOK REVIEW- Khel The Writings by Vishal Goswami

Book Name- Khel The Writing
Author-Vishal Goswami
Genre- Horror Fiction
Publisher-Frog Books
Price- ₹145/$6

Plot- The abandoned Haveli in Brahmdev, a hill station near Mumbai, is known amongst the local population to be haunted. People keep away from it. A group of youngsters decide to explore it and what follows is a horrifying reality they do not live to relate.

Sanya Sharma is an investigative journalist, with a shattered life and a grieving past. Having lost her husband and little daughter within a span of six months, her once perfect life is a distant dream. Depressed, unable to concentrate on work and barely paying attention to her ten-year-old son, she takes help in alcohol and regular visits to her psychiatrist.

Her boss gives her a final chance to save her job to investigate a mysterious death of 4 people at the haveli . What follows is a series of mysterious, eerie and horrifying events that Sanya cannot understand and finally with the help of a local police inspector turned friend, it draws upon her that the Haunted Haveli is not just small town RUMOURS but a reality that had turned on her. The evil that she encounters slowly affects everything around her and she knows that it will finally consume her.

But why? What were the deep, dark secrets of the Haveli’s past? What was the Nawab family’s past? Who is the old woman haunting her? What are the cards and what is the card game? How is such a horrifying situation merely a game and how is she to play it? Why do the writings on the cards come true and people die? She has to find a way to save herself and her son from the evil and the game of cards that makes everything come true. People around her are dying one by one making her wonder why she is spared. Will she play the final KHEL – The Writings – or will it be the evil that will end the game?

My Take on Book- The Author has done a superb job in describing the Haweli and all the weird things that happen with the characters, one can easily understand and imagine and that binds readers till the end.
Starting 2-4 chapters have fun fear energy horror deaths which makes perfect sence as this is a horror fiction.
Author has succeeded to chill our spines through his words.Author should have added more information about the Nawab Family.
Language is simple, easily understandable but have grammatical mistakes, character names are also misspelled at some pages which confuse readers.
Book Cover is relatable and gives the slight hint about story.
Overall its a 140+ pages easy one time read book, if you want to read a bollywood type horror story, you must give a chance to Khel.
You can grab your copy at Amazon or Flipkart or nearby book store.

Ratings-
Book Cover:- 3.5/5
Language:- 4/5
Character Justification:- 3.5/5
Final Rating:- 4/5

Book Review: A Leap Within by Ameya Agarwal

Title: A Leap Within
Author: Ameya Agarwal
Genre: Self-Help
Publisher: Kalpaz Publications
Pages: 176
Price: ₹ 250

My take on this book: Self-Help books are often thought to be boring, i hv never completed any self-help book except this one! This book keeps holds you till the last word of the book. Language is simple even new readers will find this book easy to read.
Author has added some very beautiful quotes which makes this book A Must Read. Collection of small stories, one liners, quotes by various people, connects the book with readers. One can learn so much from this book.

Some quotes from the book:
1.It's success which makes you beautiful.
2. Mind your language count your words, mean what you say because otherwise people no longer stay.

Rating: 5/5

You can grab this book on Amazon and Flipkart.

-Ravi Gurunani ❤

Book review: King of Hearts by Prassant Kevin

Title: King of Hearts
Author: Prassant Kevin
Publisher: Bookmozo
Price: ₹ 150

Plot: Sometimes you have to fight the greatest battles to discover who you really are.

At the age of 21, Ayan left his home and ran to Delhi in search of his dream and identity. In everybody's eyes, he was nothing but a loser except for his best friend, Misha, with whom he fallen in love. And after two years of hardship, when he finally got his long awaited chance, he stunned the whole nation and became one of greatest artist and heartthrob of this generation. But destiny had some other plans for him and one day, something happened which turned his whole life upside down. He was on the verge of losing everything he ever had and to save them all, he had to fight the greatest battle of his life.

To know more, read this astonishing tale of a young man's extraordinary journey to find his lost dreams, love and friendship.

My take on this story: This book is a must read book.This book contains Ayan's unconditional love and dedication for his dream, romance and a Journey of a small town boy to the King of millions Hearts.
Language of book is simple but accentuating. Quotes from the books make the story more interesting and reliable.
Though Language and Story is attractive but there are some pages where some words are missing and this makes difficult to understand those few pages otherwise its a smooth read.
Story is quiet fast and incident after incident are following so quick that it was difficult to digest.
Otherwise its a full package with love,dedication and twist and turns.
This all makes this book a must read.

Ratings:
Book Cover: 3.5/5
Language: 4/5
Character Justification: 3.5
Final rating: 4/5

Book Review: Anything to Look Hot by Jas Kohli

Title: Anything to Look Hot
Author: Dr. Jas Kohli
Publisher: Srishti Publishers and Distributors
Price : ₹195

Plot: When the superstar diva of the past decade doesn’t want to play the hero’s mother on screen, she insists that she be reshaped into the most beautiful woman in the world…by any means.

This is just one of the many odd situations which plastic surgeon Dr. Dhruv faces in Mumbai. He has dealt with tyrannical bosses and finicky patients while undergoing his training, during which he has also won over a stunning doctor as his life partner. But satisfying the movie stars is a different ball game, because every girl wishes to have bee-stung lips, and every guy wants to flaunt a six-pack abdomen without working too hard. And all this while, he has to resist losing his balance over his ravishing female clients. Dr. Dhruv’s journey surpasses even a masala movie for humour, drama and action. In debunking many a myth about cosmetic surgeries, the book will enthrall those who can do Anything to Look Hot.

My take on this Story: As this story is about Plastic Surgery it gives readers a new experience and it is a treat to readers who like Medical Fiction. Book Cover of the story is attractive and make it an instant pickup.
Language of the story is simple but attractive. It avoids the confusing sentences and ties the attention of the readers.
Story also tells us about the wild desires of the actors and actresses about their looks. Author has also highlighted the social issues faced by North-East Indians.
Dr. Palmer's humorous talks, Dr.Dhruv's wooing Nandini, the way Murari helps Dhruv, these are some of the fav. scenes of the story.
              Story contains a bit of romance and humour but is a straightforward story and lacks twists and turns. Some processes are in detail which most of the readers cannot understand.
Dhruv's Father takes up acting was very filmy and unreliable.

Ratings:
Book Cover: 4/5
Language: 4/5
Character Justification: 3.5/5
Final Rating: 4/5

So this story is something new to read and you can grab your copies at Amazon.