PARNIKA REVIEWS

Men and Dreams in the Dhauladhar  by Kochery C. Shibu Genre : Fiction Pages : 284 Publisher : Niyogi Books Language : English "...Life is a daring adventure or nothing...  " The Plot Men and Dreams in the Dhauladhar narrates the story of 3 people who differ in almost all aspects of life. Nanda, an engineer from Kerela is hiding from his past and is working at a dam construction site. Khusru is a young man who is displaced from his native village in Kashmir and walks through various situations throughout his journey. Rekha is a doctor by profession but finds solace in Kathak dance. Their stories start off completely different and unrelated but their paths cross. Each of them has a story to recite and a dream to fulfill. "Men and Dreams in the Dhauladhar" is about them finding their ways in life by one means or another. The book talks about the fury of nature and it spares none. Dhauladhar watches the men risking their liv...

A Turbulent Tale of Love  by Shalu Thakur Dhillon Genre : Romantic Fiction Pages : 236 Publisher : Invincible Publishers Language : English "..The nightmare was over, leaving Nihal shaken and terrified once again." The Plot A Turbulent Tale of Love is a tale of turbulent love between Nihal and Rabani. Nihal is a pilot by profession who is not a stranger to turbulence, and on the other hand, Rabani is an independent girl, who believes in simplicity. Nihal is dealing with turbulence in his personal life and has experienced something that changes the lives of him and his family forever. Rabani comes into Nihal's life as a twist of fate and Brings positivity and peace to his life again. Neil is Nihal's best-friend who looks out for him at Every stage in life and is always worried about him. Neil's fiance, Mannat is also a pilot and doesn't like Nihal very much!  The story revolves around the love story of Nihal and Rabani, and ...

Zidd!  by Hetansh Desai Genre : Fiction Pages : 198 Publisher : Half Baked Beans Language : English "3 Simple Steps! Trap the Queen, Disturb the King and Unleash your Queen." Hetansh Desai's Zidd! is a story of two people- Vihaan and Parth. Both come from different background and different upbringing yet something is common between them. The book takes you on a ride with Vihaan and Parth on their ride to find and reach their ultimate goal. Parth the son of a tea vendor wants to start a business from as long as he could remember and the Gujarati businessman father of Vihaan wants him to continue business studies, but he opts for Liberal Studies at SLS institute. Vihaan falls in love with a girl named Raina who doesn't reciprocate his feelings, and he is adamant to make her fall in love with him. He wants to be on the hoarding in front of Raina's building to make her regret for not feeling for him. This Zidd!  of his takes both Parth an...

Handwritten Letters in the Bookstore  by Rimple Genre : Self-help Pages : 312 Publisher : Notion Press Language : English "Hey, Stranger Friend!" Handwritten Letters in the Bookstore is a book that heavily talks about the 90s era through conversations between two main protagonists of the novel. The book starts with Rajvir, a successful entrepreneur leading a monotonous life. One day he stops at a bookstore and finds a handwritten note in a book. This letter leads to a series of events that change his life forever. Rajvir and the letter-writer involve in various chat and letter conversations where they talk about books, music, and random things from the 90s and relive their childhood. Rajvir learns to live his life in a new way and with a new perspective because of the letter-writer. Rajvir plans to start a new business, and then Taashvi comes into the picture and becomes his new business partner. Taashvi becomes his new friend. He grows fond o...

Corridors of Life by Ajay Kumar Genre : Self Help Pages : 160 Publisher : Invincible Publishers Language : English Before starting this review, I would like to thank the author Ajay Kumar for this review copy in exchange for an honest and unbiased review. “Each one of us is present somewhere in the corridor of life the only difference is some are ahead, and some are behind…” Corridors of Life is a self-help book. It guides you to make your way through the hurdles of life. In the book, the author talks about Life, Negative feelings, Relationships and a lot of other things over the course of 33 short chapters. Each chapter is accompanied by a quote written by the author himself. What I liked So, what I liked about the book is the fact that is a self-help book that targets the teenagers. During the teenage a person goes through a lot of changes concerning feelings, mental health, peer groups, etc. and a guide to help them through it is es...