Book Review: The Crossbow Code by MC Raj

Book Name- The Crossbow Code
Author- Mr. MC Raj
Genre- Mystery Thriller
Publisher-Panther House Publications
Pages-  352
Price- ₹245

BLURB-

The media is agog as the pope passes out mysteriously on seeing Kris, thought to be terrorist. But he is one? Kris escapes from the police and returns to meet the pope again, after which pope is found poisoned to death!

On the run, Kris reaches Mumbai, where he gets to know that a prominent freedom fighter, Mohandas was instrumental in his escape. But the man is not as he seems and Kris is dismayed by the experiment taking palace at his ashram. However a chance encounter leads him to Germany. But someone wants him dead and attempts an assassination that could spell doom for Kris. Who is behind the pope murder? How are these countries connected? Who wants Kris Dead? And, lastly who is the mysterious Kris.

REVIEW- THE CROSSBOW  CODE is the enthralling novel by author Mr. MC Raj. The story revolves around the protagonist, Kris and his journey where he meets some ordinary and some exceptional extraordinary personalities. The author has succeeded to penned down the mysteries which makes us turn pages after pages.

Book Cover and Title are surely attractive. Blurb is interesting and invites the reader to read the mysteries. Language is lucid and simple. The one liners at the end of each paragraph makes the reading an interesting experience. Poems in the book were beautifully written.

Storyline and plot is engaging. Book shows the vast knowledge and research behind the intriguing mysteries. Every Chapter contains a new mystery and it hooked me till the end.

Narration is flawless. The twists and turns into the book engages the reader. Characters are strongly justified. I loved the ideology in the books. It surely touches your heart and questions your inner self. I loved the conversation between Pope and Kris. However the punctuation errors in the book spoils the reading.

RATING
Book Cover and Title- 3.5/5
Language Justification-4/5
Storyline and Plot- 4.5/5

Final Rating- 4/5

Overall The Crossbow Code is Interesting and Engaging novel. You'll not regret it after reading it.
You can grab your copy from Amazon Flipkart or nearby bookstore.

Book Review- Honour for a Ransom by Rajnish Gambhir

Book Name- Honour for a Ransom
Author- Rajnish Gambhir
Publisher- Leadstart Publications
Genre-  Fiction/Romance
Pages- 352
Price- ₹357

Blurb-
April 13th, 1978...

Kartar Singh, an upper caste agriculturist, guns down his newly married daughter Simran and her lower caste husband, for the sake of 'Upholding Family Honour'. His ex-love, Sarah Jefferson (a British Psychologist) visits him in jail to discover that Kartar has been a victim of ruthless manipulation at the hands of his politician father, Dilawar Singh, who is known to unconditionally despise the lower caste.

Vowing justice for Kartar, Sarah embarks on an intriguing mission, venturing to turn the tables against the unsculpturous Dilawar, who by now is a powerful minister in Punjab cabinet.

Curiously delving into his boyhood days, she is astonished to learn that young Dilawar was in fact an 'affable-boy-next-door' who too had a love life, having lost his heart to a beautiful girl in Lahore...
What then caused this drastic transformation in his attitude and personality?

With the time fast running out, can Sarah succeed in nailing Dilawar as the chief culprit for the honour killings? Will she be able to reunite with Kartar- the only man she ever loved?

A heartrending love story- Honour for a Ransom unfolds through the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, horrifying hazards of partition, romantic strolls by the Thames, and unbending complexities of the rigid caste system.

Review-
Book Title and Cover- Book title is interesting, builds curiosity. Book Cover could have been better but it is suitable for the storyline. Both, Book Title and Cover catches the attention of the reader.

Language- Language of the book is impressive, with proper use of literature. Language makes the story reading an interesting experience.

Narration- Narration of the book is what made me turn pages. I read the book in one go. However the narration is too descriptive and thick, it could have been cut short by editing.

Storyline and Plot- Storyline and plot of the book is interesting. Blurb itself attracts the readers. Characters were properly justified with proper attention to every character as per demand of the story and hence it is a smooth read with a proper pace of the book.

There are some editing problems which should be fixed. Also the descriptive narration makes the book solid 350+ pages book. These minor problems should be considered in the 2nd edition of the book.

Ratings-
Book Title and Cover- 3.5/5
Language Justification- 4/5
Storyline and Plot- 4/5

Final Rating- 4/5

You can grab your copy from Amazon, Flipkart or any nearby bookstore.

Book Review- Confusingly Interesting Or Interestingly Confused By Pravin R. Rathod

Book Name- Confusingly Interesting Or Interestingly Confused.
Author- Pravin R. Rathod
Publisher- Frog Books
Genre- Fiction
Pages- 234
Price- ₹175 or $7

Blurb- "Sometimes, life comes with more questions and less answers and sometimes with many answers for a single question… and either way you remain CONFUSED!

Four friends, a tour to Goa and everyone’s secret love life is revealed. Tik, Kash, NP, and VJ takes you on such a confusing ride where each one of them remains confused about one or the other things in life.

Interest? - Confusion
Education? - Confusion
Friendship? - Confusion
Love? - Confusion
Career? - Confusion
Life? - Confusion…

Throughout their lives, many things change but the only thing that doesn’t... is CONFUSION. Welcome to their world of confusion…"

Review-

Book Title and Cover- Book title is suitable to the story. Book Cover is lovely. Good job by Cover Designer. Both catches the attention of the reader.

Language and Narration- Language is Simple and inviting. However there's lack of literature. Dialogue writing were poor and must be polished.
Narration is simple and okay.
There are lot of grammatical mistakes in the book which should be fixed. Several typing errors were spoling the reading experience.

Storyline and Plot- Storyline and Plot are interesting. Author has done great job by writing about the teen jokes to the love stories with the confused emotions of teenager. Some chapters were brilliantly written. You could relate the emotions at several points throughout the story. However some chapters were boring.Also the story pace was too slow till they reach Goa.

Ending of the book was perfect and heart touching.

Overall, this book is perfect blend of Love,Friendship,Humour and ofcourse Confusion.

Rating-
Book Title and Cover- 4/5
Language Justification- 3/5
Storyline and Plot- 3/5

Overall Rating- 3.5/5

You can grab your copy at Amazon Flipkart or any nearby bookshop.

Book Review- Love Forever @ Rajpath by Kalpana Mishra

Book Name- Love Forever @ Rajpath
Authoress- Kalpana Mishra
Genre- Romantic Fiction
Publisher- Srishti Publications

Review-

Book Cover and Title- Book Cover and title is attractive and catches the attention of readers. Thumbs up for the cover design.

Language- Language of the book is simple but attractive and without traffic of difficult words. Dialogues were sharp and simple.

Storyline and Plot- Prologue of the book was very interesting. It kept me hooked to reveal the truth behind the prologue.
Story pace is good. There are certain twists and turns which make reading interesting.
Story tells us about Zabaria Shaadi which was new to me. Hence it holds interesting things to read.

Narration- Narration is simple and unique and i did not felt that authoress was debuting with this book. Its simple and impressive.

However, in the middle, story was too slow with lot of characters. Some pages could have reduced in the middle of the story. End was quiet predictable.

Ratings
Book Title and Cover- 3.5/5
Storyline and Plot-3/5
Language Justification- 4/5

Overall Rating 3.5/5

Book Review- Hues Of Modern Love by Paras

Book Name- Hues Of Modern Love
Author- Paras
Genre- Romance/Fiction
Publisher- Author's Ink Publication
Pages- 158
Price- ₹150

Review- Hues Of Modern Love is second novel by the author,Paras. As this is second novel of the author, readers expect something different and more than just a love story but author has failed to create magic with his words.

Book Title and Cover- First Impression of book catches the attention of readers. Both Title and Cover of the book are okay and matches the story.

Storyline and Plot- Storyline of the book is okay. I liked the plot however later it turns into regular love story. There were few ups and downs in the book which keeps the attention of readers.

Narration and Language- Narration of the book is okay. Pace of the story is good not very fast, not too slow. Language of the book is simple and without difficult words.

There are hell lot of printing mistakes. Unnecessary alphabets are in between the two words throughout the book. This small mistakes spoils the reading.
Grammatical mistakes are also in the book.

Ratings
Book Title and Cover- 3.5/5
Storyline and Plot- 3/5
Narration and Language- 3/5

Overall Rating 3/5

So this is the light pastime read. You can grab your copeis from Amazon or Flipkart or nearby book stores.

Book Review- Chela: The Adventures of Jack and Ty

Book Name- Chela: The Adventures of Jack and Ty
Author- Saurabh Kumar
Genre- Fantasy Fiction
Publisher- Petals Publishers
Pages- 160
Price- ₹160

Blurb-

- Chela: The Adventures of Jack and Ty is in part a tribute to one of the greatest writers and humorists of the twentieth century, Sir P.G. Wodehouse, and a spoof on the fantasy genre where anything and everything can happen at any given moment and time.
Jack is a hungry jackal, booted out of his clan for being lazy and incapable of providing for himself. One night while wandering a patch of forest he accidentally steps on the tail of a tiger that is understandably furious at the jackal. The tiger Ty, confronts the jackal with the latter begging forgiveness. The commotion dies down and they soon go their separate ways. Fate, however, brings them together again and they soon realize they are both facing a similar predicament – an acute shortage of food. The two strangers soon become comrades and along with Herbert, a cross between a wolf and a pariah dog, set out on a journey through the vast woodland of Baganpore and beyond in search of food. On the way they face perils aplenty in the form of diabolical relatives, cunning scavengers, a mysterious banyan tree and a lake that isn’t what it appears to be.

Review-
Chela: The Adventures of Jack and Ty is the debut novel by author Saurabh Kumar which tells us the story about Jack a hungry Jackal, Ty a good for nothing Tiger and Herbert, a cross between a wolf and a pariah dog, how they met and how circumstances bought them together in search of food.

Book Title and Cover- Book Title suits to the storyline and plot, Book Cover too attracts the attention of the readers, however readers can assume from the book cover that its a novel for children but its a novel for readers of all the ages.

Narration- Author has good narrative skills, author bind readers with the book with his narrative style. As the story progressed i found myself enjoying the slightly different narration of this book.

Storyline and Plot- Both Storyline and Plot of the book are amazing. I enjoyed every page of the book, the story was running smoothly till the very end. The humour in the book was fun to read. I liked the poetic verses on the beginning of every chapter, it was making the reading an interesting experience.

Characters- The Author has given each character fair amount of attention. The characters were perfectly justified.

The book was a smooth read untill the end, i found the end was too fast,author could have added few more pages.
There were lines where two words were merging. But the strong plot and narration covered the slight mistakes.

Rating-
Book Title and Cover- 4/5
Language Justification- 3.5/5
Character Justification- 4/5

Final Rating- 4/5

I recommend this book to all the fantasy lovers irrespective of age of readers. You can grab your copy at Amazon, Flipkart or nearby bookstore.

Book Review- Arjun: Without A Doubt

Book Name- Arjun: Without A Doubt
Author- Dr. Sweety Shinde
Genre- Mythological Fiction
Publisher- Leadstart Publishing
Pages- 306
Price- ₹310 / $11

Review- Arjun: Without A Doubt is the debut novel by Dr. Sweety Shinde which tells the story of Epic Mahabharata from the Arjun and Draupadi's perceptive. The narration by the Arjun and Draupadi, two of the most beloved characters of Mahabharata is the most exiting thing about the novel.Even we all know the story, it still holds surprises.The language of the book is inviting and the authoress has her own style of narration which is intriguing. There are some quotes and one liners in the book which makes  the reading interesting. Characterization of the book was very amazing. It was fun to read about the Arjun and Draupadi's relation. Authoress has succeeded to penned down emotions of Arjun and Draupadi, which makes the reading a new and fascinating experience.
Here are some of the line liners from the book:

" Religion is nothing but a series of conveniently placed loopholes"
" Passion is a feeling born to bear pain. Bear it, or let go"
" Power does not justify sin. Power is not virtue. Virtue is that which lasts inspite of power"
" Absence of questions is not proof of answers"

Though the language is intriguing and story tells us the Epic, the pace of the story was fast which makes the reading experience quiet difficult.

Overall the book is a treat for all those who adores Arjun and Draupadi. I recommend this book to all the Mahabharata and Mythology fans. You can grab your copy at Flipkart, Amazon or any book store near you.

Ratings-
Book Title and Cover- 4/5
Language Justification- 4/5
Charater Justification- 5/5
Final Rating- 4/5