Men and Dreams In the Dhauladhar

Book review of Men and Dreams: In the Dhauladhar

About the book

A hydel power project in the remote Himalayas. Three people brought together by fate. Nanda, an engineer from Kerala at the dam construction site hiding from his past, from the law, torn between the love of his dear ones and the traditional kalari code of revenge. Khusru, a boy displaced from his native village in Kashmir, a gambit in the terror plot threatening to blow up the dam, working as a labourer at the site. Rekha, a Kathak dancer in heart, a doctor by profession, arrives at the camp site as the consort of Khusru. A village that accepts the dictates of modernity with a heavy heart, its population steeped in superstitions and religious beliefs.

All throng the campsite like moths to a flame, some escape untouched, successful; some, miss a step, and perish. Each has a story to tell and a dream to realize. Men and Dreams in the Dhauladhar is about the aspirations of these people with their cares and worries woven into the site life. The fury of nature and the hardships of project life have no mercy for the weak and no time for the dead. Like an eternal spectator the Dhauladhar watches as men risk life and limb in a quest to fulfill their dreams.

My Review:

Life can be very uncertain and the only way to life it to the fullest is when you don't know what future holds for you. The three people in the story are brought together by fate, but each has a story of its own.

The author has taken great pain in describing the background of the characters in the story and how they influence the lives of people around then and how they decisions changed the course of history and made future a bit better, only to find that they were wrong. The past will haunt them, keep turning the pages and you will find soon.

The story plot is vast and what makes it a ultimate page turner is the immersive details about the characters in picture. Not only the author has described the characters, but also about the people who are involved in the lives of these people. The best part of the story is, the author holds your attention in each and every page making it an ultimate page turner.

I did find it very difficult to keep the novel down even for a second and when I did I was asleep reading. The author needed a base and the dam and the camp site, did work perfectly in favour of the author and everyone's life seemed to be linked to it as if a lifeline.

I love the pace of the story and found it very interesting to read. What makes it stand out of other books is the plot of it. Unique and different in its own way.

Looking forward to read more books by the author.

I received the book from WritersMelon.com in exchange of an honest review.

The Immortality Trigger by Douglas Misquita

~ The Immortality Trigger by Douglas Misquita ~

a Luc Fortesque adventure thriller

1945 

Allied paratroopers raid a secret Nazi research facility. The operation is reported as a success. But, the lone survivor, Benjamin Ezra, knows otherwise. 

2014 

A drug lord, El Fantasma threatens to plunge Colombia into an era of bloody drug wars. DEA Country Attaché, Zachary Mason is in charge of a covert operation to remove El Fantasma, with the help of a vigilante, El Angel, and a retired undercover agent, Raymond Garrett. 

In Naples, INTERPOL agent, Sabina Wytchoff, is investigating the death of her parents, when the Wytchoff family’s association with an ancient cabal comes under investigation. 

After the events of The Apocalypse Trigger, Luc Fortesque, is scouring the world for the man who tested experimental drugs on him. 

Wei Ling works for a shadow Transhumanist faction within China’s State Council, developing drugs that will enhance human longevity. 

Their paths will converge… violently… and conclude the mission that began in 1945.

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Reviews for The Immortality Trigger:

"...with a

storyteller of Misquita’s caliber, you just may need Dramamine before the first

chapter is done." - Bestthrillers.com

"For fans of the

fast-paced and modern tale with global reach that dabbles in history, this is a

perfect storm." - Lydia Peever

"The Immortality Trigger cemented in my mind why

Douglas Misquita is my favourite Indian thriller author." - Newton Lewis

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Douglas Misquita is an action-adventure thriller writer from Mumbai, India. He hammered out his first novel on the keyboard of a laptop with half-a-working-screen, and has been churning out literary entertainment to the tune of a book-a-year. His books have been praised for their pace, locales, intertwined plots, research and visuals - it’s almost like watching a movie… only, this one unfolds across the pages of a book! 

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The Vengeance of Indra

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The Vengeance of Indra 

(Vikramaditya Veergatha #3)

by Shatrujeet Nath

VENGEANCE IS A CAGE

FORGIVENESS IS FREEDOM

In their greed to possess the deadly Halahala, the devas and the asuras have employed every dirty trick against Vikramaditya and his Council of Nine. But the humans are still standing, bloodied but unbowed.

When the wily Shukracharya discovers the secret to breaking the Council’s strength and unity, he forges an unlikely alliance with his arch-enemy, Indra, to set a deceitful plan in motion.

As cracks emerge between the councilors and their king, ghosts from the past threaten to ruin Vikramaditya and Kalidasa’s friendship, signaling the beginning of an eclipse that will cast a long shadow over all that Vikramaditya holds dear. And into this shadow steps Indra, bearing an old grudge — and a devastating new weapon.

How much longer before the Guardians of the Halahala finally fall apart?

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Shatrujeet Nath is the creator of the runaway national bestseller series Vikramaditya Veergatha, a four-book mytho-fantasy arc which includes The Guardians of the Halahala, The Conspiracy at Meru and The Vengeance of Indra. Described as “a new face to Indian mythology” by DNA, Shatrujeet writes for movies and web shows as well. He is also the author of The Karachi Deception, an Indo-Pak spy thriller.

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Hell No Saints in Paradise.

The world is an amazing place to live in and to finding a purpose in life will give you just the right momentum to propel you in your quest of finding the unknown and living your dreams. Life will never be the same again once and ever new turn you take will be different.

Ismael is in the year 2050 and having been in New York since the age of 18 had lost his connection with Pakistan, his birth place. He advocates that Hell and Paradise are a place of imagination and can never be real. Now while discussing with facts and opinions about it she recommends him to visit ayahuasca.

Visiting the weird place, he is spellbound and meets Chacha Khidr who says hims to return to Pakistan and when he returns home he finds a one way ticket for Lahore and a stack of notes from Pir, who urges him on the path of self discovery.

Now Pakistan has changed for good and the world that used to be 12 years ago when he left for America is no more the same. Even cricket has changed under the name of Khalifa. Cricket is a religion India and Pakistan. Changing it changes everything.

Ismael finds out that his father is a supporter of Khalifa and he has been chosen by good willed people who want him to go against his father for the greater good.

Will he go against his father and how will he convince himself to move forward in that direction?

I did feel at times that the story was being dragged and the violence in the name of religion really did dishearten me and there was one time when I felt that enough is enough.

The story should really pick up pace and make things move faster. It did after a few pages and it was really exciting towards the climax.

In an ultimate page turner A.K. Asif will compel you to choose between the good and bad.

Yes, being of a different religion, changes everything you know about life and how the other religion responds to it. I didn't find any difference in the end. But initially I was torn apart from all the violence and killings happening in the name of gaining Paradise and Allah.

“All well that ends well.”

 I received a copy from Writersmelon in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.

The Colours of Passion

When you are the Tollywood sensation and a heartthrob of every fan of yours, what can possibly go wrong for you?

Hiya Sen lived an luxurious life and being an actress in the Tollywood industry meant, she had her fans in every nook and corner of the city. She was recently married to Manav Chauhan, who is one of the most famous business man of the city and they lived a very happy life until one night.

When she was brutally raped and murdered. As a being high profile murder case ACP Agni Mitra takes up the case and is baffled by the fact that whomsoever he met could be a suspect in the murder of Hiya. Though he managed to nab the culprits, he wasn't able to find out the mastermind behind the murder.

Until this moment I loved the story and had a great opinion that this is going to be interesting story. But I felt as if the story is being dragged and felt as if the author was forcing us to read what happened next rather than me turning the pages.

It was a dead end and I kept on thinking as to why a brake was applied to the smooth pace of the story. My initial thoughts was that there is no point in reading what happened next. It will eventually lead to a cold end. Nevertheless I went ahead with the story.

Now when the ACP, starts investigating the case, he comes across the suspects, but one after the other suspect is being murdered and the case gets complicated than what it was in the first place.

This is where the story again starts picking up the pace and I have to say is an ultimate page turner. It kept me engrossed in the plot and with the suspense building and with so many things happening all that the same time, you will find it hard to keep the book down.

What happened next? Who was the mastermind behind Hiya's murder?

The story is inevitably one of the best in the crime and thriller genre. Initial impressions of the book wasn't great but once you get past the so called pre-assumptions of what will happen next, you will be unhappy with the fact that you were completely wrong about your assumptions.

Get your hands on the book the moment you find it in the book store and I can assure you that you will be thrilled by the end of the story.

I received a copy from Writersmelon in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.