In Love With Simran – Kulpreet Yadav

The last book of Kulpreet Yadav’s that I read was The Last Love Letter.  After that beautiful and engrossing love story, One thing that I expected from a Kulpreet Yadav book is a strong female protagonist with a good background story. This book definitely delivers on that front. I was excited to read this book when I went through the synopsis of “In Love With Simran”.

The book is about Sanjana who loses her best friend Simran who was in love with a rich guy named Nik Sethi. Sanjana becomes certain that Nik was responsible for Simran’s death.  She wants to avenge her best friend’s death. So she develops a relationship with Nik and tries to find proof. But Nik finds out soon about Sanjana’s plan and throws her out of his life. But alas, she too fell in love with the killer. But she desperately wants to nail him and avenge Simran’s death. So she puts herself as bait and tries her best to capture him. Whether she succeeds or not is the rest of the story.

This book turned out to be an interesting read. I have always liked a book with murder in the first chapter. This book slowly builds up and makes you want to root for Sanjana. I especially liked the background story of Sanjana. A girl who’s lost her childhood because of her bad father finds her strength to live for her mother. And later, the compassion she feels for her best friend is so understandable because we often find friends to be like family when we miss out on good family love. The plot is intricate and the writing was simple to understand. It is one of those books which you would want to finish in one go. I would rate it 4/5. Please do read this one if you are looking forward to reading a good romantic thriller. Thanks Writers Club India for the review copy.

Ascending the Summit – Chandan Kumar Pathak

It is a business book that explains the ways in which one can move forward in his/her career. It is a perfect guide not only for freshers but also for experienced professionals and mid-level managers. The simple cover and title of the book say it all. The book is exactly “A practical guide for Career Success.”

The book covers various concepts in career growth. And also starts from the basics. It speaks clearly about how education plays a primary role in shaping one’s career and therefore one’s life as well. It stresses on the importance of our choice of subject in education that will ultimately define our career. The author also explains about leadership and teamwork. It sheds light on how to get the job done from the team and how to manage the work and people. I liked that the author explained all concepts with ample examples so it was easy to follow. The graphs and charts also were useful in understanding the concepts.

I liked that the book had small chapters which made it easier to follow and not drift away. For a non-fiction book, this one was not boring and it keeps you engaged with lots of research and examples. The plus factor is that there are not too many management and business jagrans to put you off. My favorite part was the quotes relating to the situations. The newly developed concept of ‘Theory of Dynamic Career Management’ by the author is quite interesting and is most definitely useful in understanding the ways in which one can move forward in his career.

It is a motivating book with the facts that help us to understand the many hurdles that need to be passed to ascend the summit. I rate it 4/5. I would recommend it to everyone. Thank you Writers Club India for the review copy.