The Wordaholics

Hi everyone! I'm really sorry for being MIA for a long time, but I'm back! Life Update: I have recently read a lot of books and now I'm here to provide some reviews so that you all will be able to decide your next read carefully. Also, I bought a new Kindle Oasis which I'm in love with.  Life has surely been very tough for the past few months, for not only me but for the majority of us, and all credits go to the infamous CORONA VIRUS. Also, I hope each and every one of you have been keeping safe during these hard times.  I have been living alone for the past few months and trying to get by. My social life seems to have hit a new low since I started working from home. But it has also given me extra time to read and do all the things I love. Its technically making lemonade out of the lemons life has given us. Now getting back to the main topic- without further ado, here is a brief review of  "Beach Read" by Emily Henry. Blurb: A roma...

Click here to purchase a copy from Amazon Book : KAASH KASHMIR: A Play on Love and Loss in the Valley of Fear Author: Rajesh Talwar Edition : Kindle Pages: 130 pages Rating: 3.5/5 stars Recommend: Yes Snapshot : Kaash Kashmir is written in a form of a play. The story put its emphasis on the neglected issue about the Kashmiri Pandits leaving their land in 1990. The play is about two best friends; Kashmiri Pandit boy named 'Rohan' and a Muslim girl named 'Ayesha'. They both lived in the beautiful valley of Kashmir with their family and they both were neighbours for many years. The story drastically shifted and moved towards a scene where a bunch of Pakistanis and some Kashmiri Muslims were planning to remove all the Kashmiri Pandits from the valley. In the year 1990, there was an uproar and all the pandits were threatened to leave the Kashmir or else they would be killed. Seeing that, the Rohan's family (The Pandits) left the valley and ...

Click here to purchase a copy from Amazon Book: The Killings in November: A Play Author: Rajesh Talwar Edition: Kindle Pages: 131 pages Rating: 3.75/5 stars Recommend: Yes Snapshot:  This is a short novel and it is narrated in the form of play. The story starts with a scene at Delhi Police Headquarter where Police Commissioner is holding a high-level meeting with the two famous detectives- Col. Ranjeet and Herlock Homes (sounds familiar, Right?). The meeting discussed the fact that how Delhi witnesses an enormous amount of murders in the month of November. The killer behind all the murders has a unique style and is no ordinary killer. The killer also has a different sense of dressing style. He is tall, puts on a red lipstick and always wearing a grey suit with a red tie. He has grey Mercedes and before killing a person he puts out his guitar and started singing a song. His targets are generally women, children and elderly people. Fac...

Click here to purchase a copy from Amazon Book: Irina's Eye Author: H.W. Freedman Published by: H.W. Freedman Pages: 190 Genre:  Historical Fiction Rating:  3.75/5 Stars Recommend:   Yes  " We consist of two parts: essence and personality. Your essence is what you received through heredity before the formation of personality, your character, your nature, it doesn't change, it is what is your own but it can develop with the help of your mind. Your personality is an accumulation of what of what you have learned from others. " Snapshot:  The story sets in the time 1948, the Bohemian border with Bavaria, West Germany. "It was Germany after all and all he remembered when the Nazis had come to his town. He was 9-years old." Vaclav and Irina decided to flee together to start a peaceful life somewhere far. They were both 15 when they decided to execute their plan. When they flee from behind the Iron Curtain, Irina was shot in th...

Click here to purchase a copy from Amazon Book: Copy Cat Author: Alex Lake Publisher: HarperCollins  Pages: 404 Genre: Mystery and Thriller  Rating: 3.25/5 Stars Recommend: Yes  “He who searches for evil must first look at his own reflection.” Snapshot:    Sarah Havenant- a successful doctor, a wife and an incredible mother of three children. She is living her peaceful life until she met her old friend (Rachel Little) on Facebook and Rachel points out that there are two profiles in her name. Of course, one was hers, and another one was the fake one, but everything in it was so accurate. Photos of her, her and her husband, pictures of her children, pictures were taken inside her house, photos of her friends, and all the recent updates.  She is perplexed, worried and angry. She started questioning: why would anyone do this? Who can get into her house? And most importantly why? And this is just the beginning because...

Click here to purchase a copy from Amazon . Book: Not If I See You First Author: Eric Lindstrom  Publisher: Harper Collins Pages: 405 Genre: Young Adult and Contemporary  Rating: ⭐⭐⭐/ 5 Recommend: Yes   "Don’t treat me like I’m stupid or a child. Blind doesn’t mean brain damaged." Snapshot:  Parker Grant is an average high school student, and she doesn't need her vision to see what the other person is up to. This story is not about blindness. It is about a girl who is blind. To survive in this world, Parker has some rules like  Rule #1: Don't deceive her, especially using her blindness, especially in public Rule #2: Don't touch her without asking or warning her, she can't see it coming, and she will always be surprised and will probably hurt you.  . . Rule #INFINITY: There is no second chance. Betrayal is unforgivable. When Scott Kilpatrick (the guy who broke her trust) returns to her life, she tried her ...

Click here to get a copy from Amazon .  Book: Unlawful Justice Author: Vish Dhamija  Publisher: Harper Collins Pages: 294 Genre: Fiction and legal thriller My Rating: 3.5/5 stars   Recommend: Yes The story starts with a 16-year-old girl (baby), who was brutally raped by a spoilt son (Maheep) of a powerful man (Maninder Singh), who worked for corrupt politician and criminals. Baby was a daughter of a maidservant who worked at the house of Diwan's family.  Vansh Diwan, a top-shot criminal lawyer, is now in a dilemma to either save Baby and bring her justice or help his biggest client Maninder Singh to effortlessly get away with it.  His wife, Priti Diwan is a woman with principles and could do anything to bring the accused behind bars. Priti is disappointed and devasted by her husband's act. So, she decided to involve their college friend into the picture- Akash Hingorani. Akash Hingorani is an eminent criminal lawyer, the only h...

Click Here to purchase a copy from Amazon. Book : Ella Enchanted  Author: Gail Carson Levine Publisher: Harper Collins  Pages: 239 Genre: Fantasy and Fiction  My Rating: 3.75/5 stars  Recommend: Definitely yes! When Ella was born, she was bestowed with a gift of obedience and the unwary fairy Lucinda didn't realize that she lay a curse on her. Now Ella will always be obedient to others and listens to every order directed to her; finish the cake, hop on one foot, kill the prince, betray her kingdom. She is waiting to be free from the curse so, she can be herself and has the power to say no.  "My gift is obedience. Ella will always be obedient. Now stop crying, child." I stopped. Review: As a child, I loved reading fairy tales, but with time it occurred to me that fairy tales usually dispirit women and expect them to behave like a typical princess and someday a prince will save her from misery. Ella Enchanted is a re-telling...

Click here to purchase a copy from Amazon. Book: Hack Into Your Creativity Story Prompts for Every Type of Writers. Author: Michael Burns Publisher: Penguin Books Pages: 241 Genre: Non-fiction  My Rating: ★★★★/5 "Everyone at least has one good story. What's yours?" My Review If you are a writing prompt or planning to write a book then this book is definitely a pick for you. I really liked the concept where it provides some situation based on the categories and just let your imagination to do the job. There are eight categories in this book to enhance your writing skills:  1. What happens next? 2. Character-building 3. Incredible India 4. Genres  5. Everyday Magic 6. Two-Parters  7. Integration 8. Every hair on its head Writing requires a lot of work- Hard Work. To me, writing is a unique passion and requires dedication and thought that is inside of each of us. This book helps you to discover your strengths and wea...

“You want to hear a riddle, you say? I know a very good one. It begins, why is a raven like a writing desk?’ Recommend:  Yes, but read Alice in Wonderland before reading this, and then you'll definitely gonna enjoy it. Rating:  ★★★/5 stars Blurb:  This book is like a prequel of Alice in Wonderland and talks about the story of Queen of Hearts (Cath) and How she became the most iconic evil queen. But before this, she was just a sweet girl, who only dreams of opening a bakery with her friend Mary Ann. The story further moves with how she fell in love with a guy named Jest and surviving in a land full of mystery, magic, and monsters. If we talk about Jest, he is indeed an interesting character carrying piles of secrets with him. Review: I  personally find the book okayish, for me, the story needs to have something sparkling which should keep me hooked till the very end. But it did not happen here. Also, I have a 100-page rule in which I don't ju...

February Wrap Up February was a good month for reading, and we read six books in total, among which two were e-arcs. I honestly don't enjoy reading e-books, it also takes me ages reading these but I am getting better at it. So, without a further due let's set things moving!! The first book I read this month was  1. The Man Who Won the World by O.E Boroni Rating: 3.5/5 stars. I received an e-arc of this book from the author and I really liked this book. I have already put my review on our blog, Here's the link:  http://thewordaholics.blogspot.in/2017/02/the-man-who-won-world-by-oe-boroni.html   If you want to read a historical fiction then you should grab this book and enter into the world created by O.E. Boronoi.  2. The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan  Rating:  4/5 stars. I really enjoyed reading this book!! I read the first book last year and fell in love with Percy Jackson. However, if I compare the first...

Illuminae Review Blurb:   This morning, Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the hardest thing she’d have to do. This afternoon, her planet was invaded. The year is 2575, and two rival megacorporations are at war over a planet that’s little more than an ice-covered speck at the edge of the universe. Too bad nobody thought to warn the people living on it. With enemy fire raining down on them, Kady and Ezra—who are barely even talking to each other—are forced to fight their way onto an evacuating fleet, with an enemy warship in hot pursuit. But their problems are just getting started. A deadly plague has broken out and is mutating, with terrifying results; the fleet's AI, which should be protecting them, may actually be their enemy; and nobody in charge will say what’s really going on. As Kady hacks into a tangled web of data to find the truth, it's clear only one person can help her bring it all to light: the ex-boyfriend she  swore  she'd never speak to again. ...

Trilogies I want to read in 2017 We all set reading goals at the beginning of the year, and like everyone, I set to read 35 books in 2017. I know this goal is easy as pie, but I don't want to burden myself and read as many books as I possibly can. So my friend and I decided to make a list of the Trilogies we want to read in 2017. Also, these are the that trilogies we haven't started reading (not even the first book) and want to dive into them as soon as we can. This blog will be in two parts: I (Anushka) would write the first part, and Yashvi will write the second part.  Okay, I have five trilogies that I eagerly want to read, and most of them are fantasy. Without any further ado, here's the list: 1. Anna and the French Kiss by  Stephanie Perkins  In this, we have first book Anna and the French Kiss; the second book is Lola and the Boy Next Door and lastly Isla and the Happily Ever After.  These are the contemporary young adult genre, and I...