Kevein Books and Reviews

I have been reading Manoj Kumar Sharma's books regularly for a long time. Once again, he rocked with selection of the subject matter. This time…it is God. An young girl from a middle-class family begins posting reels on an App where she asks questions on a gamut of issues from God. The foremost aspect is that she asks Hi, God, How are You. Those who are aware of trollers, and how they work, on the other hand side the book explores mixed bag of responses on internet for anything that goes viral. The girl “Fairy” has had high faith on God...but she asks questions that we, most of us, prefer to ignore or turn our heads away. The book explores contemporary issues that the world and our country is facing like gender discrimination, fate of poor children, war, democracy, and much more. The story progresses as the girl grows over time but posts impactful reel once a year. The book is short to read, and written in digital interface narrative, as how we read comments on social media platf...

On the Grass Trail by N.V. Nair is a travelogue that documents the author's expeditions through the remote and culturally rich regions of North East India and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. While out on exploration and research government duty, the book centers around the author's search for specific plant species for research purposes related to sugarcane, which leads him through challenging terrains of North Eastern states and islands of Andaman and Nicobar. The author immaculately details his journeys across the mountains, valleys, and river plains of Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Assam, West Bengal as well as the islands of the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago. While focusing on journey, the author pinpoints challenges that the team face in logistics on daily basis. However, the other side of the book opens up a window of cultural and historical Insights to readers. He vividly captures the diverse cultural tapestry of the local population, and it will be funny to n...

Assam has been remained a mystery in the North East India for a long time. It got statehood around the independence of India, yet its geographical and cultural and social boundaries clash with one another. Unlike any other Indian state, it is not where a particular community’s portrait can be sketched. Reasons are aplenty. Senior author Subir Deb endeavors to picture Assam through his personal experiences and the immaculate research and data that he gathered from primordial to mythological to modern history…highlighting each of the epoch with an utmost honest narrative. The book classified into fifteen chapters, stretched over 600 pages – it is all set to recount the other side of the story of Assam. Not only the book boasts of its brilliant content but also accurate with its data layout, with quotes and references and examples from a gamut of resources. A slow leisured pace will catch up with absolute fine reading if one needs to grasp the hidden aspects that went into the making of c...

If the one side of the Indian society brims with unparalleled diversity and shows the virtues of unity, the other side is equally full of societal challenges in its own shades. Educationist and visionary Kanagiri’s new book takes a sharp and contemporary stance on some of the recently borne up issues grappling India as a large, but also in particular to his home state: Telangana. Like his other books, it also sings about  reforms that are needed in our society, however a close look reveals that it is focusing on a gamut of issues that seem  quite personal to every reader. While pinpointing the issues, he is also suggesting solutions that could turn into reforms. In nutshell, the book provides –as its tagline says – inputs for an actionable framework. Divided into eight sections, the book neither criss-crosses nor overlaps with any of the issues given in it. In the first section, the author takes a dig at schools operating with small budget, ultimately suffering with quality ...

Sought by Destiny by Monica Ageno is Book2 in the Chronicles of the Fates. It is a successful sequel of the book Sought by Fate. As I am someone who has been closely following this series and the arrival and departure of the characters, I have a different-level bonding and grasping of this book, unlike many first time readers. As in the last part, the novel was left off with Feylin being acquainted with Olron, the Dark Mage, once the king of Gravindale but was  exiled from there. Well, Storm and Feylin formed much part of the story in the book one. As this sequel commences, I wasn’t surprised to find many important characters, including Feylin in the captivity of Death Palace of Olron. Romance is one of the strongest themes of the book. Thus, if you are familiar with mate bond in YA fantasy thrillers, you will have upper hand while reading this novel. Feylin is enigmatic, her character is strong but she is sinister in her own ways, especially choosing mate bond, sometime it looke...

Tom Durwood’s new book of YA stories is as exciting as the previous series with Rupa as a star lead, and other young heroines, in their attempts to solve substantial puzzles for the sake of humanity, destiny, and family. Tom’s stories are omnipresent, back dropped against almost all continents. Multicultural premises and adventure add thrill to the overall layout of the storylines! Yet with some focus on India as Ruby Pi is the title character. In this sensational collection, “The Adventures of Ruby Pi and the Aviation Girls” you will meet 9 young heroines associated with flights, landmark aircrafts, etc. They take on the world to prove something greater than the average could perceive. Tom’s books demand time and patience, if that is met, you can enjoy the literary feast he keeps under the table. This aviation book is fascinating with all its stories; unarguably you may find again some of the girls back in the action. Yet it can be read as an independent collection. A young her...