The Soul Of Books

 An Abundance of Katherines By   John Green My Rating: 2 Genre: YA, Contemporary Finished on: 27th Aug, 2014 OKAY. I started AAOK as soon as I finished PT. And repeating the same line as PT's review. This is a one time read. Oh, wait. Maybe a two time read. And you know why? The only thing I enjoyed in this book, or rather found hilarious is the Theorem part. Almost the whole book, I gave a poker-face expression and asking myself why even am I reading this book?! Why? Why is he creating an unnecessary theorem which makes no sense? The graphs? No sense either. And how on earth did he get the idea to add differentials in the formula! He meets old people in the book, interviews them, and resumes his effort to make this invented formula work out. As any other John Green book - apart from TFIOS - I just enjoyed the last ten pages. The rest are just not worth reading. Or maybe I was too excited to finally get this book done, lol. So basically when the explanation of the title w...

 And the Mountains Echoed By   Khaled Hosseini My Rating: 5 Genre: Historical Fiction Finished On: 25th Aug, 2014 And The Mountains Echoed. By the ever-heart-breaking-in-fact-heart-twisting-genius-author, Khaled Hosseini. Yes,  Khaled Hosseini. I was dying to read this book ever since it was released. I remember in the mall I randomly entered the bookstore and there it was, a pile of mountain containing the books 'And The Mountains Echoed'. Nobody can ever tell how impatient I was to steal that book, clutching tightly in my hands hiding in some corner and start reading it. But, unfortunately, I was out of money that time. However, this review is gonna take long so now after a year, I somehow started this book, finished it minutes ago, and here goes my review. From the start Khaled began the book with a short story about  div, jinns, etc  . I was fascinated from the start. Thought, "Oh, this seems interesting. Maybe Khaled realized that it doesn't do good to...

 Paper Towns By  John Green My Rating: 2 Genre: YA, Contemporary Finished on: Aug 24th, 2014 The thing about John Green's books are, apart from his Awesome 'quotes' in between the pages of his book, I find nothing worth reading at all. Look at Paper Towns. Basically half the book was about 'Searching Margo'. First I was like, okay. Margo's gone. Q wants to search her as he thinks Margo wants him to search her. I never gave a thought the WHOLE book would be about searching her. Its not 'Looking For Alaska', its 'Looking for Margo', really. Apart from that? Q, I don't care about your IM'ing your friends. I don't care how much you like 'The Resurrection' game. I don't care who has whom for their dates for Prom. Give me a story Q, a story. Okay, my apologies. I read the book. There comes a quote, "Paper people living in Paper Houses, burning the future to stay warm." and another in the beginning, "She loved mys...

 Sound Bender (Sound Bender #1) By   Lin Oliver ,   Theo Baker My Rating: 3 Genre: Fantasy, YA, Sci Fi Finished On: 20th Jul, 2014 This was good. Another one of those book where you just pass by your cousin's bookshelves pick it up and read it! :P Two things, from this book, were new for me to experience. Firstly  : Sound. Yeah, Sound. I've never bothered to think that deep about the sound. Its everywhere. Its even here when I'm typing these words. This guy, Leo, I thought was too boring at first who just loved nothing else in the world apart from sounds, and not the music ones, sounds which general things in life makes where people - like me - don't bother to take interest in. But, by the end of the book I realized it actually might be peaceful to live your life in those sounds. As if it is reaching a part of you. Reaching the part where your own body speaks out to you. So, anyway.. Secondly  : Dolphins. Yeah, dolphins. I remember in fifth grade my science...

 Among the Barons (Shadow Children #4) By  Margaret Peterson Haddix My Rating: 3 Genre: YA, Sci Fi, Fantasy Finished On: 18th Jul, 2014 This book was one of those which I randomly picked from the bookshelves while visiting relative's house. Well, I don't regret though! But, yeah I regret one thing. This series, Shadow children, has seven books and I caught the fourth one. Unfortunately my cousin didn't have the first three and the last three! I kinda know about the story well, I think. But I need to catch up with the first three to exactly understand luke's feelings and how much he suffered in hiding and stuff, and about that Jason guy, and Jen too! This basic story actually touched me. Having more than two kids as illegal fine.. but killing them? That made me sick. The lame law made me sick too. Anyway I was attracted by the cover a lot. The kid looked so innocent and scared I actually thought it is some real fantasy and horror thing in it. Nevertheless, I will do try ...

 City of Heavenly Fire (The Mortal Instruments #6) By   Cassandra Clare My Rating: 3  Genre: YA, Fantasy  Finished on: 23rd Jun, 2014 Well, Well. I don't know whether its just me or many other people, who.. by any chance know they're gonna read a book/series which they're not THAT interested in, yet they want to read. Mainly because you're a fiction reader nerd. Secondly you wanna know actually WHAT happens, or.. because of the author. Because you know even if the book is not much of your interest, the author's way of penning it down will surely hook you up. And also for the fact that, even if the book is about 1000 pages, there might be at least ONE page which will have THAT ONE line in which THAT ONE PHRASE, will make you fall in love with book. Am telling all this, because this series/book was one of those kind. I remember writing in the last line of Clockwork Princess's review of mine on this site, that I won't touch TMI and TID series ever again if Cass...

 Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices #3) By  Cassandra Clare My Rating: 5 Genre: YA, Fantasy Finished On: 31st May, 2013 This book. I have no feelings to write about any kind of review for it. So this was the last book Of TID series. I knew am gonna anyway break down as it will be the last book of the series. But, the fact what Cassandra did to it, I can never forgive her. She, as an excellent author filled all the holes which needed to be filled in this book. I had many doubts about what may happen to each character and what may happen to so and so incident. Some were scenes such I had no clue what may happen next. It was just unpredictable. First for the fact, What may happen to poor James Carstairs? He was dying, already weak from his so-called disease. And Will, Will, Will. If somebody has to learn patience and tolerance from anybody, that anybody has to be him. I see why Magnus held such pity and sympathy for him. Even after hundred and thirty years, he remembered hi...