Books Tech & More

In the month of May, I purchased a lot of books. I was on a low budget but still managed to get more books. I went to BooksByWeight in Worli, Mumbai and some I got from Flipkart sale. Below is the list of books which I got from Flipkart sale: 1. Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead This book has won many awards and it has very good ratings. This is set up during the slavery period in America. This is a story about a slave girl named Cora and her journey towards freedom. Cora is a slave since her birth in one of the plantations in Georgia. She and her friend Caesar escapes from the plantation to reach Underground Railroad which will take them far from South. Cora faces a lot of hardships during the journey and also she is being hunted by slave catcher named Ridgeway. I already read this book and I enjoyed it. Please check my review at  https://bookstechnologyandmore.blogspot.com/2018/05/book-review-underground-railroad.html 2. Half Boyfriend by Judy Balan and Kis...

Blurb 'I learned to love like a man- to love without feelings. And I shall never forget this lesson.' Matsyagandha, Kali, Yojanagandha, Daseyi - the queen of Hastinapur, Satyavati. Abandoned as a baby, preyed on by a Rishi, she hardens herself, determined that the next time she is with the man, she will be the one to win. And win she does: the throne of Hastinapur for herself and the promise that her sons will be heirs to the kingdom. But at what cost? In a palace where she is disdained and scorned, Satyavati must set aside her own loss and pain if she is to play the game of politics. She learns to be ruthless, unscrupulous- traits that estrange her from everyone around. Everyone, except the man she cheated of his birthright.  A piercing, insightful look at the grand matriarch of the Kuru family, the woman who set off the sequence of events that ended in the bloody battle of Kurukshetra. "The Fisher Queen's Dynasty" will re-align your reading of ...

Blurb Not only does Morrigan Crow's curse means she's blamed for all bad luck, she's also destined to die on her eleventh birthday. She bravely accepts her doom, but in a very surprising twist of fate, before the clock strikes twelve on Eventide and the howling shadow wolves arrive, she is whisked away by a remarkable man called Jupiter North and taken to the city of Nevermoor. Morrigan cannot believe her luck when she is given a once in a lifetime chance to join the Wundrous Society -- a place of mystery, magic, and protection. Only first she must pass four impossible trials using an exceptional talent (which she doesn't have). Racing against time can Morrigan claim her place in the wild, Wundrous city before the shadows catch up with her? Review Amazing !!!! Morrigan Crow is one of the amazing characters in this book. She is smart, witty, kind and brave. She is lonely and she never had friends. The only thing she wanted was people to love...