Exploring the Bookish World

'Adventures In Farland' by Moshank Relia is a gorgeous fairy-tale. The book with its beautiful illustrations is a perfect for young readers. The story is precisely written and is quite interesting. The story revolves around  Mira Rawat (the protagonist of the story),a pretty little girl, who, with her friends Bira and Vira sets for an adventurous visit to Farland .   Mira  has heard tales of Farland all her life from her mother, who has described the magical place of gnomes, fairies, mermaids and animals, and especially its wondrous festival, the New Moon Party. Bushy, who lives in the bush and is from Farland informs her that has been invited for the New Moon Party by Princess Harmonica. When she reaches there, she finds trouble brewing. The Queen of Witches intends to release the Dragon of Underhill, and destroy Farland. What follows is Mira's journey in Farland, full of adventures and how she deals with the tense situation. The story is full of charac...

Nicola Yoon, a Jamaican-American author, pens a beautiful and deeply moving love story, 'The Sun Is Also A Star'. This is her second book after 'Everything Everything'. The novel is fast paced, has a unique narrative and is a perfect blend of science, philosophy, and emotions. The main theme on focus is the adversities faced by the illegal immigrants in the United States of America. The whole story takes place during a single day in the New York City. 'The Sun Is Also A Star'  is a contemporary novel spun around the lives of the protagonists, Natasha Kingsley and Daniel Jae Ho Bae. Natasha is a 17 year old Jamaican-American girl, who, as we see in the story, has to leave the US. Because of her father's DUI, they only have 12 hours left in the States before being deported to Jamaica. Daniel, on the other hand, is a Korean-American guy who wants to be a poet, but due to parental pressure has to get admission in the Yale and pursue medicine as a car...

'Immortal India' is the first non-fiction written by the author of bestseller fictions, Amish . His previous books include five bestselling fictions of The Shiva Trilogy and Ramchandra Series. All his works reflect his knowledge of Indian history and mythology as well. As the title of the book suggests, 'Immortal India'  explains the captivating amalgamation of the past and the present of the world's largest democracy. The book is essentially a collection of articles by Amish published on various newspapers, speeches that he made, debates and interviews that he participated in. The book presents before the reader a beautiful picture of the ancient Indian culture from a modern point of view. The book throws light on a wide range of subjects which affect the modern Indian society. The book is split into four sections, namely, 一 Religion & Mythology, Social Issues, History, and Musings. The chapters under 'Religion & Mythology' depicts the de...

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni , an American-Indian author, has brilliantly rendered the timeless tale - the Mahabharata, in her bestselling novel, 'The Palace of Illusions' . The novel is narrated from the viewpoint of the strongest and the most controversial female character of the epic, Panchali. This feature makes the novel all the more unique. In the novel, Panchali, the dusky-beauty, has been portrayed as a powerful, independent, and headstrong woman. 'The Palace of Illusions' is a chronicled narration of Panchali's life 一 from 'fiery' birth, to her strange, lonely childhood, her complicated marriage, followed by the disturbing experiences and upheavals which she goes through, to the fate she meets at the end. This mythical tale is full of mystery, magic, intrigue, and politics. The vivid and meticulous description of all the events of her life makes the novel utterly compelling and moving. The author has given her novel a beautiful humanisti...

John Green is a prominent name in the world of young adult fictions. His debut novel, 'Looking For Alaska' narrates a brilliant story which is undoubtedly serious and heart-wrenching but also has a humorous flavour in it.  The protagonist, Miles Halter, who is also the narrator, is a teenage guy who was friendless and not much popular at his school in his home town, Florida. Tired of his boring and uneventful life, he decides to set for 'Culver Creek', a boarding school in Alabama 'to seek a Great Perhaps'. Miles has a strange fascination - remembering people's last words. At Culver Creek he comes across Chip Martin, aka, the Colonel, who is his roommate and later becomes his best friend. He also meets Alaska Young, a smart,wild and moody girl, a perfect example of beauty with brains. Miles cannot stop falling for her and is attracted by her. What follows is a poignant narration of the adventurous and fun-filled journey of Miles and h...

Hi! I am Chetana and this is my first step towards blogging😄. I am an introvert and have always felt way more comfortable in expressing my views through writing. Writing a blog has always been on my to-do-list, and here I am today, starting my blog! Reading books (not school books, though) is something which I immensely enjoy. I read voraciously. So, here in my blog I would mainly like to share my thoughts on the books that I read. However, I would like to blog about some of my views on topics other than books as well (that will be only a few as I am better at discussing about books than other topics, the majority of the posts will be on books). I read all types of books, but I mainly like reading Fiction. The sublime world of fictions never fail to attract me. So, welcome to my musings on books and stuff. Happy Reading.😊