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I was a chubby but healthy kid. You have probably observed people whose faces turn Red when they laugh (like a tomato). 

Because Childhood & teenage is a stage where we are less or not stressed at all about Life; if we are, we ignore it because keep moving ahead is our ultimate step.

But the last few years were full of ups & down. I have quickly lost weight because of city & hostel life, and I quickly gained it in the last one and a half years (lockdown, & then homemade food). Indian moms serve more when they feel we are not looking fit & strong. Probably I used to eat more when I used to feel stressed, or I used to eat more often as a carefree girl.

As we focus more on career life, we ignore our sitting hours, eyes, and physical & mental health! It happened to me too. Being an engineering student, screen time is a part of your life! 

And mainly, when focusing more on Artificial Intelligence, you have to focus more and more on the screen. Also, when you have to type and create content for your lovely readers, it results in fewer breaks for eyes & body and more stress.

So, I hope you can understand how unhealthy habits we develop or we start sacrificing our health for careers.

It was last month, and I decided to stay fit. And you know what? I am working on it. I focused on Changing my diet foods eating habits & trying to stick to my sleeping routine. And I got this book: The New Me. And here I would like to share its review with you guys!



Book Title: The New Me - A guidebook to perfect health
Author: Gagan Dhawan
Pages: 80

Book Review!

This book is so much insightful and packed in 80 pages. The value & knowledge is simple & short, still overflowing. What I would like to say is Fewer words - more sense!

One day, the Author realized that he now had to take medications. And when he realized if he started taking them, there would be no going back, He was concerned, serious & more active about his health.

He took 90 days of challenges, and he found that after 90 days, he is fit & fine according to all medical tests, and he doesn't need medications now.

So, in this book, he has shared how to set up this three months challenge, what we have to do, what not, eating habits, food, diets, minor things like sleeping habits & drinking water, etc. And much more.

So I required this book, so I am not saying how insightful this is as a book lover. I am sharing how much value it is, according to a person who is now on her health-fitness Journey! I hope to share some behind the scenes about my fitness Journey soon!

Recommended To: those who are trying to take their physical health seriously.

Well, if you are someone, who is more & more practical, & does not love the book, let us take a 90 days challenge to fit ourselves!
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Have you ever read books that are based in a future time? Like which predicts what is going to happen in the upcoming years. If yes, you might find this post exciting. But if not, then it is beautiful. And you can try this post for the reading taste. 

Features and details of the book!
Book Title: 2034
Author Name: Bruno Beaches
Format: Kindle, Paperback

Book 2034 by Bruno Beaches


Book Review by Monika

In the narration of the story, there is another narrator. Samantha - the Queen of storytelling, who is in her mid-40s. She was a teacher in her young days. Almost the whole society, the people who have been living there for nearly ten years now, trust each other because of the shared hardship and much more. It is the evening time & she is going to tell a story to the kids, as the parents of these kids believe in the integrity of Samantha. 

This story is set in the future time, and it is about 2034. 2034 means the year 2034, 12 years ahead of 2022. Including the description of mid-years. Like 2023, 2024, and 2034. It also describes what happened in the quarantine, situations of humans & society, unwanted chemical effects, the sudden changes it brought, etc.

This story is full of suspense, mystery, and unbelievable worries, describing how artificial food is now a vital need and why it is essential to maintain social distancing. There are driverless vehicles and destruction. Human life is now dependent on chemicals to save itself from chemicals. They are now in a cage, but they can do whatever they want inside it. What an irony life plays. Is it not?

Secure zones are created so that people can save their lives. No additional help of extra & essential facilities is there. People are trying to build other communities in the woods and wild, and much more is there.

The story of this book revolves around the destruction, how natural life is adversely affected, and how the life of several human beings is in danger. 

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What I like: I appreciate the author's efforts in the narration style, for imagination, and how wonderfully he crafted the story of destruction in 2034.

Triggered Emotions: I would not like to say anything about the story plot because deep involvement can affect someone badly. Like, if you are already depressed or cannot stand up to the stories of vast destruction, I can not recommend you this. But this does not mean that you can not read it. Thanks for understanding! 

Recommended: If you like thrillers or mysteries related to destruction, you can go for it. 

If you love it, feel free to share it with those who love to read mystery & thriller stories. Thank you for stopping by! Let me know something interesting you have found in this blog post in the comments.

Monika


Original Source:  2034 Review

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Book Title: The Curse of Kukkutarma 

Author: Prateep Roy

Genre: Science fiction + Mythology 

Book Review

The Curse of Kukkutarma

The story starts with - punishing the students of class 10th by a harsh nature teacher. The reason behind punishment is - Someone splits the ink on the Shirt of a simple & humble teacher. But such brutal punishment was prohibited in the school.

The school principal was passing nearby, and he observed the teacher punishing the Kid. He asked him to stop it. 

Later, Principal Mr. Brown asked the little boy about his introduction. He introduced himself as Opamanyu Sen. His mother called him Opu with Love. He is from 6th standard, but he was in the 10th class, as he was aware of what teachers were teaching in 6th standard. 

When he visited his home, her mother Observed his hand was severely hurt, and she asked him about the reasons. His father, Mr. Dwarkanath, was a trustee of that school. And he said to stop funding the school.

Suddenly, Mr. Father Brown visited their home and informed his Dad that they had suspended that teacher for such Karma. Along with it, he told his parents that their son was Prodigy. He has extraordinary skills. His mind is sharp and ahead of the children of his age. 

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The discussion continued, and he asked them to reflect on his studies and take suggestions from Jagdish Chandra Bose (1st Indian Scientist who got a Patent). 

Later, he was sent to London for his education. His father now has high expectations like miracles from his son, as everyone in the surrounding was saying he is brilliant & extraordinary. 

During that year, World War 1 broke out, affecting many things. 

Though, Opu met Isla and his brother and tried to execute his ideas and plans with them. This is how they were able to start the preparation of Atityan (a project for a spacecraft model). And all three were lost in the project deeply. 

This book has a blend of history, mythology, and science fiction, hand in hand. The story plot is based in the 1900s and revolves around the prodigy kid Opu and his brilliance about interest in Time traveling. 

His dream of inventing the time machine, which can help him to travel back in the past and meet the Bhisma of Mahabharata, and why he died, even when he was blessed by boon. 

This led him to take his ideas and interest seriously. 


My take on Narration:

The Narration could have been more smooth if a lot of details (explanation of ancient history details) could have been provided at the end, instead of starting and in mid of the chapters. 

Along with it, as the book is fiction, there is not a more significant role of research done by the Author. However, it's doing great on the research-based part.

What I Like: I like the theme line & blend of history and mythology, along with the prodigy of Opu.

Recommended: If you like books based on science fiction + Mythology, you may also like this one.

Get the book: Book Link

Original Source: The Curse of Kukkutarma by Prateep - Book Review

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How complicated yet powerful Love can be in relationships; we can observe it in our daily life and the things near us.

Book: Love Science — Psychology of attraction!
Author: Surajit Roy
Publisher: Notion Press
Pages: 100+


Book Review:

There are different stages of love, classified based on our life Journey.
Childhood, Teenage, Young age, and Old age.

In childhood, we are emotionally attached to our Parents, Siblings, or someone who cares about us a lot.

In our teenage, we experience — friends' love, feel infatuated or create stories about crushes in our head, which are most of the time one-sided or in our imaginations.

It is not the fault of teenagers. Books & movies make us like this.

As we move towards young age, there are two important factors:
1. Lust and 2. Companionship.

Though 2 people are never alike & for more than 90% of people look seriously matter. They are influenced by Physical attraction, lust, sex, beauty, and much more. That is why we can observe that a lot of Indian arrange marriages are painful. And in love marriages, love disappears after 3-4 months or 1-2 years.

If you are driven by companionship (rare people), then in such cases, Emotions, intimacy, Strong bond, Communication, Commitment, etc., matters a lot.

My take on Book Narration
It is doing great on the Philosophical part & research-based interest. Along with it, it is also creating confusion and controversies too; as we all know, love is different and varies from individual to individual.

Also, the song's lyrics bring two contexts. One is entertainment when we are in the mood for enjoyment & another is feeling, understanding, and pain when we are feeling low.

The cover of the book expresses it clearly. Love is not like our imaginations or attractive & smooth like fantasies in romance novels or movies. It is complicated, messy, and hard to connect and keep all the dots in 1 thread. It seriously needs care and proper balance. 

Suggestions for Author:
The narration needs to be more smooth after half book & before the last quarter. This book needs one more revision for proper flow.


How did I feel while reading this?
It is really hard to digest a lot of opinions and facts without questioning. So, if we do not try to relate things to our real life and surrounding, the stuff of romance fiction/ Bollywood movies will keep empowering our beliefs.

But the reality is: Love is one thing, and relationship is another. Love is free & form of freedom.  Relationships come with partnership & love.

How can this book be helpful for you?
Benefits: It can help you to understand how to pick up the right life partner without many compromises and to force your beliefs.

Recommended To: Those people looking forward to understanding what actual Relationships and Love are in real life. I can not recommend this book to — beginners and hopeless romantic people empowered by escaping reality.

I will share tips, factors, & more things in upcoming posts! 

Share with someone who is new in Relationships or is dating someone or wants to date. 

Get the Book: Book Link


© Monika


Original Source: Love Science — Psychology of attraction! Book Review
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The hunger to do more & to be more should always drive you, no matter how big you become.

Book Title: Shuttler's Flick - Making every match count
Pullela Gopichand with Priya Kumar
Author: Priya Kumar

This book is about Gopi Sir's philosophy of life and about winning. It can inspire you to lift yourself in challenging times when you don't need anyone to console & lift you.

Shuttler's Flick: Pullela Gopichand with Priya Kumar

Book Review

This story is inspired by actual life incidents and more than that, and it is based on the life Journey of Gopi (Badminton player and coach).

He decided to keep playing when he felt the twist in his leg at an awkward angle. And the second fall detached his knee and ankle. People thought it was the end of his career. 

The sad part of life is - When you fall, No one waits for you to come back or supports you. People move ahead without you or even thinking about you. 

This story describes the theme on which the book is based. Later, why you should give your attention to this story. 
(Of course, there is a big reason. Big injury, falling of career, passion, fire, grit, mental toughness, and much more to bring the life of a champion to even normal one). And then his establishments, achievements, coaching, the success of students, and much more. The rest is history.

The narration style is fantastic. The words create and ignite the fire in the heart and mind. No, it's not about motivation. But they kindle the fire of passion—a fire to give a proper direction to your mindset, passion, purpose, dreams, and goals.


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There is a small picture album about some of the emotional and significant achievements of Gopi & his life. Marriage, accomplishments, academy, his students' achievements, etc.) It creates a more personal touch & the book story connects like we feel connected to video movies.

Each chapter ends with highlights of Your Serve and Your Solitude, your truth. Giving it a more simple touch and credibility.

I will keep talking about the insights in the upcoming days. They are so amazing you would like to highlight almost every second or third passage.

I have read four books by Priya Kumar. And whenever I read a new book she wrote, I feel amazed & a Stronger connection with her voice. And yet surprised by how she manages to write and give the proper flow in narration.

What I like: Narration style, importance, the story, the spark of passion, and much more. I don't know if we can observe a movie or series about the same.

Recommended: I would like to recommend this book to every individual who feels that their career is ended or their dreams & goals are shattered despite of being so many skills, higher education, capability, and much more.

Thanks to Priya Kumar for this beautiful book & Amazing Story!

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I want to ask you to propose this book for your Passion and give it a space in your bookshelf, mind, and life! 


© Monika

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Love can make someone vulnerable, & stronger beyond limits. It can help to heal. Loving the wrong people can even break & destroy people!


Book Name: Against time & destiny! Love Betrayal Revenge! 
Author Name: Alka Dimri Saklani
Pages: 280+

Against Time & Destiny


Book Review

This story breaks with the conversation between Pihu & Rhimjhim (her cow) in the hills & forests. Pihu and Samarth are the main characters of the story.

Pihu is a 22-year-old girl who lost touch with her Baba (father). Eight years ago, he said unfinished goodbye to them. He used to talk on phone calls on weekends with his family. It was limited to once a month & then disappeared in the last six years. Since then, Pihu has wandered in the green lands with her Rhimjhim. She takes her to several places to explore the world, Adventure & dangers.

Pihu and her family were shocked to hear that She was announced as the nominee for a 50 lakh INR property of her father. And Samarth visited here for project purposes.

In the journey of verifying documents, they are facing & observing the bad side of each other for the wrong reasons.

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Pihu is hard-working, but she is from a poor background. It reminds Samarth of his childhood days, which connects them. He likes the nurturing quality in her. 

Samarth is a Rich boy, and he does not know how to have empathy or nurture. Instead, he loves to break. 

He convinced Pihu that he would help her to search for her disappeared father. She ended up observing at least something good in him.

The story is about trying to tie a knot between 2 people who are opposite.

She has fallen in love and shared her world with him. Unfortunately, something happened! Probably every girl is afraid of it. 

She is amazed to see another side of Samarth. He was in despair, broken because of his past life & wounds. 

She was helping him to heal slowly. He was breaking her in return. He was shattering her faith, love, & eventually, their relationship.

One day, they were separated by destiny. She was feeling betrayed! The man she was trying to love broke her. Her heart is now full of hate. 

What happened that night?
What is the climax of the story?
Are they seeking revenge, or can they mend their relationship again?

You can read the book to learn more about the story and what happened next!


What I like:
The narration is smooth. It is based on some ground facts related to the culture of Indian families and the difference between rich & poor backgrounds. Along with it, the story's theme is connected well, and the flow gives a feel of the movie running in mind.

Recommended: Though I am a girl who has never fallen in love. I believe more in reality & real life. And I do not want to niche it down to limited people just because of the point that I have never experienced such incidences. However, I can not recommend it to hopeless romantic people who are too crazy or possessive about love.

© Monika

Original Source: Against time & destiny! Love Betrayal Revenge


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