Me & My Bookshelf !

It has been a while since I read fantasy novels. When I read the blurb , I knew I had to read it!! At a glance: Title - Age of Azmoq - The Valantian Imperium Author - Rajamayyoor Sharma Genre- Fantasy Pages-397 ISBN - 9789352917778 Price - I got a review copy. Overview of the book Azmoq is the rarest and most coveted metal on the planet. It’s the ultimate source and symbol of real power, and the Valantian Imperium controls it all in Valantia. Or so they thought… For the first time in generations, the Valantian Imperium, masters of the Valantian continent have glimpsed the first tremors of fear. There are rumors abound. Rumors of legends. Legends of both ancient Azmoqian weapons and men of godly powers, long thought to be myths. As these rumors grow, a small group of people, from various walks of life, some commoners, some within the mighty Valantian Imperium itself, by pure coincidence, have set in motion a chain of events. The legends, if true, along with...

In the book selection process I am drawn towards mystery, thrillers and mythology. When this book came up for review I was intrigued by the category that it falls into - Science -Mytho fiction! The Mytho part pulled me into reading this novel. At a Glance Book - Tenth Avatar :A Quest for knowledge. Author - Dr. Kanchan Joshi Pages - 242 Publisher - The Write Place ISBN - 978-8-19342-993-8 Price - INR 350/- The author is a scientist and no wonder that he has used his field of expertise in weaving this story. The story is written in 17 chapter with each chapter having a title and an adage below it. The story starts with Hanuman asking his father, General Kesari, to tell him a story of the famous battle that he fought in.Through this story Hanuman learns about the history and beautiful geography of their homeland. In the next chapter we are introduced to Krishnanujam, one of the rising stars of theoretical physics and mathematics and also the other hero of our s...

This is the first read of the year. I got this a couple of month's back and decided to start the year with an autobiography of a person who has intrigued me! Gordon Ramsay is not a new name to anyone, thanks to his personality on TV shows! Going by his looks on the cover of this book and having seen him on TV made me wonder what he was really like! And that is one reason I picked up this book. As seen on the cover, this is an autobiography of the world's best and world's worst chef! The book is divided into several chapters and each chapter talks about a certain phase of his life but not confined to it. I took almost a week to finish this as I very little time for reading. The book talks about his parents and how his father was very abusive,childhood, his love for football and how that career ended, his struggle to gain a footing in the culinary world, working with the best in the field, his rivals, opening the various chains of restaurants and fin...

The Queen of the Comeback by Nidhika Bahl : Book Review I haven't read that many self help books and I haven't  written reviews of those either.When the publisher team contacted me for review, I thought it might be a good place to start reviewing self help books. The Queen of comeback is a book by Nidhika Bahl with a forward by Gerry Robert. The cover has the tag lines - 7 ways for anyone to bounce back from life's obstacles. Win at everything from Careers and wealth to relationships and spirituality [And all else in between]. I received a signed copy of the book.It took a little time to start this one as I had a couple of books that came in earlier to be reviewed. The book has 7 chapters and 7 survivor tales, lot of quotes and diagrams! Read the review of this book on my other blog.Click here ...

I found yet another interesting Challenge this year - The Official 2018 TBR Pile Challenge. 12 books published before 1/1/2017 to be read in 2018. That is quite easy as it is only 1 book a month! I can definitely do that part. Here are the 12 books and the extra two to switch with, in case  I can't make to the last page of any of the original 12. Emma Three men in a boat Arushi The second Lady The mistress of Spices The girl on the train Lanka's Princess  Boss, job and the Lady  Kane and Abel  The Prodigal Daughter  Mistress of the Throne Mother of the Bride. The guardian Angels  The Kitchen God's Wife I will post the reviews and also link it up over here. Can't wait to start!!!

Foodies Read Reading Challenge 2018- This is one of those challenge that I want to sign up for each year but I end up not doing it or doing it just half way. With the number of cookbooks that I have around, I am keep my fingers crossed to finish off a few. And also this will be a great opportunity to cook a couple of recipes from the book I read so that I am also able to do the Cooking from cookbook challenge for my food blog - Seduce Your Tastebuds . Since there are no levels in this challenge, I am hoping I can read a decent number of books for this event.

This year, I am planning to explore other genres and am looking into a lot of non fiction . So since I am doing this, I thought I will take part in the challenge called - Creativity Reading Challenge 2018 This challenge is about reading books on creativity, art, crafts, writing, film making, photography, cosmetology, DIY, cooking, music and any other topic that helps you live a more creative life.  Books may be nonfiction, memoir, how to, self help, coffee table books, instructional, picture books, and even fictional if they are about people who are creative. Here too there are no levels or maximum number of books to be read etc. Hence it will be a easier to finish this challenge.  Here are some of the books from my bookshelf that fit the bill.. The Queen of comeback Adding salt to make it sweeter Forgotten English Half pants full pants Happiness is all we want Know your worth The Arunachal Motorcycle chronicles Temptation- The uncontrollable...