Love.exe by Manju Nambiar - Book Review

Book Name: Love.exe

Author: Manju Nambiar

Blurb:

This book is for the romantic dreamy souls out there, looking to escape to their own magic land, away from the humdrum.

Written in a humorous manner, this enchanting sweet story is sure to leave a lasting smile on your face. But do keep a pack of tissue to wipe away your tears in one of those emotional lovely moments. The story reinforces love and trust in you and celebrates the love between parents and child, lovers, and family.

The novel revolves around Nitya, a young bright girl from Kerala, India. She is a go-getter and is all set to do her masters in one of the best universities in the world in the USA. Her life revolves around her parents, relatives, friends, who try to make her world safe much to her reluctance.

All her plans go haywire, when he enters into her life with a bang. He is a charmer, a perfect gentleman with a helping hand. She finds herself smitten and is unable to hold on to her agenda. For once, she just let it be and falls in love, only to realize that there is no undo button. 

A beautiful love story follows taking the readers for a roller coaster ride through a series of twists and turns, emotions, suspense and laugh. 

This coming of age, beautiful tale of love, relationships and dreams is sure to prick your soul, bring a smile on to you, and tear up your eyes.

Review:

Love.exe...the title of the book seems technical and it surely is! The people from IT industry will be able to relate to this title very easily. As the title suggests, this story is a love story between two tech lovers. 

Nitya is a young girl who is in the final year of her engineering course. She gets a fully-funded scholarship from Stanford University. Her parents are a bit skeptical about sending her abroad. They decide to get her married and she could then stay with her husband and complete her course. Nitya who is excited to make a great career learns about this. She initially opposes her parents decision but after meeting Ganapaty, the man her parents have chosen for her, she agrees to marry him. Nitya is happy at the way her life is shaping out only to realize that life has other plans for her. What plans had God written for Nitya? Does she marry Ganapaty, her first love? 

To start with, I loved the way the author presented the story. I had written a story on similar lines a few years ago. The flow of events in this story have been really great. It's a simple story devoid of any over-dramatic incidents. I believe that is what makes this story special.

The character, Nitya has been portrayed really well. And so, are other characters. I found them a bit shallow at first (initial chapters) but as the story gained pace, the characters seemed real and relateable. 

The story has been narrated in third person narrative. I loved the simple language. There was a personal touch to the narration. It seemed as if I was listening to someone telling me this story. 

The only thing that I didn't like about this book is the emotional aspect of the story. It seemed like some parts of the book were flooded with emotions while some others lacked them completely. 

Love.exe is a good one-time read.

I rate:

Cover: 2/5

Characters: 3/5

Story: 3.5/5

My overall rating for Love.exe is 3.5/5 stars.

You can purchase your copies of Love.exe on Amazon.

Levels to My Insanity: UnMastered by Adrianne Mouton

Book Name: Levels to My Insanity~ UnMastered

Author: Adrianne Mouton

Blurb:

Sometimes pain is inherited from generation to generation. Secrets locked away where the eyes can't see and the ears won't hear. Pain trapped where no one can feel it. The mind has its own means of survival. The heart has its own means of escape. When the lines blur so does reality. When you lose your grasp on reality it can leave you looking down on the edge of sanity.

The Unmastered edition of LEVƎLS To My Insanity is a limited, short-run edition no further release will be made once publication ends. This book is the raw, unfiltered look into who Violet is and into the darkness of a traumatized heart.

Review:

Mind is the most powerful thing in this world. It makes you do unbelievable things. I always believed that we are what our mind is. 

And this book seemed to strengthen my belief.

I started reading this book over the last weekend and finished it in straight two days. The book is engaging and a page turner. The story has been told in perspective of various characters. And that is what makes this book unique one. You understand all the characters with such proximity. The characters seem real and you instantly develop a bond with them.

The story has been narrated in third person narrative and has been done really well. The simple language makes reading a pleasurable experience.

Speaking about the story, I just loved the story. The author has portrayed the feelings of all the characters really well. The emotional aspect of this story left me overwhelmed. You feel for the characters and at one point, you feel if you could help them with their agony.

As I have mentioned about the story being narrated from the perspective of all the characters, not even for once I found similarity in them. The author has built them up really well. Generally, I have noticed that the characters kinda share same behavioral pattern. It is not done on purpose but it happens unknowingly. But in this book, it seems amazing.

I would not go into the details of the story as you need to be a part of the ladies journey. I just have to say this book is worth all the time.

I rate:

Cover: 3.5/5

Characters: 4/5

Story: 4.5/5

My overall rating for ‘Levels to my insanity~ UnMastered’ is 4/5 stars.

You can purchase your copies on Amazon.

The Slut Chronicles: Betrayed by Kritika Sharma – Book Review

Book Name – The Slut Chronicles: Betrayed

Author – Kritika Sharma

Publisher – Kalamos Literary Services

Blurb –

“What is love, if not a passionate heartbreak?”

Nothing makes Ishana lose her facade except for the word ‘slut’. When someone slut shames her, she smashes his head and becomes headlines again.

She is at the apex of her career but people are not ready to accept her boldness. Her strengths force them to dwell on their own weaknesses. However what no one knows is that her road to success is full of treachery and emotional hell.

Join Ishana as she narrates her story to an oblivious journalist. It is a roller coaster ride full of love, passion, emotions, betrayal and ‘slut shame’.

Are you ready to endure the truth of her life?

Review – 

The Slut Chronicles, the title and the cover is so alluring that I couldn’t keep myself away from devouring this book. Like a hungry bird, I dived in to this book. All that I wanted to do then was finish reading the book.

This story is about Ishana, a girl who has been through many hardships only to become a strong person. I love stories with strong protagonists, especially the ones where the characters mold themselves into stronger people. The moment I felt that Ishana is of that kind, I started liking her. The author has portrayed Ishana well.

Ishana is narrating her story to a journalist. She talks about her childhood. There is a constant shift between the past and the present. I felt that it could have been said in a better way. It seemed a little confusing at first. The narration is simple. The lucid language makes this book an easy read. Speaking about the characters and the emotions they portray, I felt that the emotions had gone a bit haywire in some parts.

Another thing that I didn’t appreciate about this book is that it is just the first part. I’ve to wait for the next two books to know Ishana’s story.

Overall, The Slut Chronicles: Betrayed is an engaging read. It will keep you hooked onto its pages until the very end and then, leave you craving for more.

My rating:

Cover: 4.5/5

Characters: 4/5

Story: 4/5

My overall rating for The Slut Chronicles: Betrayed is 4/5 stars.

You can book your copies on Amazon.

Trade and Grow Rich - Book Review

Book Name: Trade and grow rich

Author: Kirankumar Nayak and Indrazith Shantharaj  

Publisher: Notion Press

Review:

'Trade and grow rich' is an awesome book for all traders and wannabe traders out there. This book gives out lessons in a most simplest ways.

It starts from basic lessons to the most hardest ones. We start from step 1 and then move forward to further steps. That is what this book teaches us. It tells us to get our basics right.

The narration is perfect. Everything is being told in a simple and lucid language. The authors narrate it in the form of some situations and puts forward their points in front of us. They also use some graphs to explain certain perspectives.

There are also a few interviews which provide a quick insight into some real experience in share trading. There are also some quotes listed towards the end of the book.

I rate this book with 4/5 stars.