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Author : Vartika Upadhyay Genre : Poetry Ratings : ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 I have been reading a lot of poetry books these days and this is one if the finest books I have read so far in terms of poetry. Autumn is when days are shorter and nights (or precisely darkness) are longer. And it's when the leaves changes it's color from green to orange and brown before falling. Just like that even our emotions too changes a lot.  This book is a collection of 36 beautiful poems which speaks a lot about human emotions and the inner conflicts that we face every now and then. It contains poems about falling in love, betrayal, friendship, heartbreak, inner conflicts, self-doubt and so on from her own experiences.  The poems are divided into 3 parts with unique names 1. Kouyou ( leaves changing colors)  2. Rudeneja ( the way nature begins to feel like autumn)  3. Psithurism ( the sound of wind through the trees)  It has both short and lengthy poems each of which is accompanied by a beautiful imag

Author : Praneeth Chandra Genre : Fiction Ratings : ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 The Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown had a great impact on everyone's lives. It also gave us a chance to spend quality time with our loved ones. But for those who stayed away from their loved ones because of the lockdown it was very heartbreaking and the most difficult time ever.  This is one such sweet love story of two people who are 9000 miles away yet their love bring them together.  Praneeth is an aspiring writer pursuing MBBS. Because of his break up with his girlfriend he became an introvert and keeps himself away from girls.  During lockdown he gets an unexpected message from a girl named Priya, whom he started liking after his breakup. Priya was from his neighbourhood and is pursuing MS in New York. With a initial hesitation they started chatting online and share each other's past which left deep effect on their lives and then it unfolds two puerile stories which makes the readers emotional for su

Author : Dr. Sathya Prakash Genre : Self-help Ratings : ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Mental health should be given equal or more importance than maintaining physical health. Its very crucial for you to attain success and happiness. But in today's world most of the people suffer from various mental disorders like anxiety, depression, sleeping disorders to name a few.  Dr. Satya Prakash, himself being a cognitive behavior therapist explains in his book the methods and benefits of Cognitive behavior therapy and gives us 8 simple tasks that we need to practice in order to manage our mental health.  Cognitive behavior therapy helps a person by changing his or her way of thinking or behaving. It deals with problems by breaking it into simple, manageable steps.  Dr. Satya Prakash gives us 8 such tasks where each task need to be accomplished in not less than a week, that will help people to address issues like anxiety, anger management, problem solving, decision making etc.  This book is written in

Author : Himanshu Goel Genre : Fiction  Ratings : ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Another brilliant flash read by Himanshu Goel.This kindle ebook is just 26 pages which you can finish reading within 15 mins.  Rajiv Arora is a famous painter whose last painting was sold at 2 crore rupees in an auction.  But something is troubling him these days and he is unable to focus on  painting. Shockingly it's been 2 years since his last painting was sold and he has not painted a single thing after that.  Frustrated by his inability to paint he has confined himself to four walls of a farm house near Delhi.  Nobody from his family or friends knows where he is. He tried with great effort to prepare his next masterpiece but all his efforts are in vain.  One day his teacher,  Stanzin who taught him the core basics of painting came to visit him knowing he might need her help.  She took him along with her to Majuli, a river island in Assam to help him come out of his depressed mood and so he could create a mast

Author : Prathibha R. D. H Genre : paranormal crime thriller Ratings : ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 It is a paranormal crime fiction. Tia goes into depression after losing her mother and sister Rianna. Even at the presence of her big family and her friends who love her and always support her she feels very lonely.  She meets with an accident and after recovering she starts getting dreams of her mother and sister who always guide her into leading a happy life. Tia suspects her sister's death was not an accident and someone must have killed her. She starts investigating the case which was closed years ago It is very interesting to see how she sloves this mystery and whether or not she is able to solve it.  The author has done quite a lot of research for the book. The twists during the climax was just mind blowing. Last few pages were definitely the interesting part of the book. The pace of the story is really good throughout the book. The characters are very well developed and the narration an

Author : Ankit Singh Genre : Poetry  Ratings : ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 A beautiful piece of work by a 20 year old. This book is a collection of poems and letters and its the author's debut book. The poems are an emotional roller coaster and every reader can relate to these poems as it feels so real.  In a world where a person is being humiliated or bullied at every point of his life, he/she feels very lonely and have no one to share their feelings and sometimes it leads to depression or something even worse.  If you are heartbroken or bullied by someone or if you ever felt ignored by your loved ones the author through his poems in this book focus on each of the emotions and try to heal your pain and give you na emotional support. This book has poem for every emotion, love, pain, heartbreak, ignorance, failure, mother-daughter relation, acceptance, rejection and much more.The book also has personal letters by the author which the readers could actually relate to.  The main theme of this