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Reviews of non-fiction books and fictional series.

Kartik Narayanan

  • Dec 17, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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Review of 'One Day All This Will Be Yours' by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 2:28


tl;dr: 'One Day All This Will Be Yours' is a wickedly funny and inventive look at time travel. The novella's protagonist is the sole survivor of The War to End All Wars. That epithet seems unlikely given how many wars the world has seen, with each conflict being named so. But in this case, it might actually be true, since the weapons used are time travel devices. Watch the Review Youtube Read it here Digital Amrit If you liked this review, please support me on Patreon

Review of 'Ready Player Two' by Ernest Cline

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020 4:08


tl;dr: Ready Player Two is unable to recreate the same magic as its predecessor. Ready Player Two starts with Wade Watts discovering a new Easter egg, hidden by the dead James Halliday, the creator of the online world 'OASIS'. This puzzle unlocks a new technology which has the potential to save the world or accelerate its ruin. Along with this new tech comes a new quest and a new villain. What will Wade Watts do with the revolutionary technology? Will his team save the world? Watch the Review Youtube Read it here Digital Amrit If you liked this review, please support me on Patreon and/or buy the book through the affiliate links below. Amazon India Amazon UK Amazon US

Review of 'Charmcaster' by Sebastien de Castell

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 2:56


'Charmcaster' is book #3 in the Spellslinger series. You can check out the review of books 1 & 2 on earlier episodes in this podcast. Watch the Review Youtube Read it here Digital Amrit If you liked this review, please support me on Patreon and/or buy the book through the affiliate links below. Amazon India Amazon UK Amazon US

Review of 'Gideon the Ninth' by Tamsyn Muir

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2020 2:19


tl;dr: 'Gideon the Ninth' is innovative, but poor pacing, rough prose, and inconsistent mood, ruin the experience. 'Gideon', the titular character, is a bonded servant of the Ninth House of Necromancy, in a galaxy far away, in some leprous future. She wants to be rid of the House and strike out on her own. The Emperor invites Harrowhark, the heiress of the House, to take part in a series of trials. Harrowhark's current cavalier can't cut it, and so, Gideon gets pressed into service. Watch the Review Youtube Read it here Digital Amrit If you liked this review, please support me on Patreon and/or buy the book through the affiliate links below. Amazon India Amazon UK Amazon US

Review of 'To Dream and Die as a Taniwha Girl' by Benedict Patrick

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 3:51


tl;dr: Benedict Patrick delivers yet again, with a wonderfully weird and touching story, in the Yarnsworld universe. Watch the Review Youtube Read it here Digital Amrit If you liked this review, please support me on Patreon and/or buy the book through the affiliate links below. Amazon India Amazon UK Amazon US

Review of 'The Flames of Vengeance' by Evan Winter

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2020 1:13


'The Fires of Vengeance' is the sequel to 'The Rage of Dragons'. The book is well written with a break-neck pace, but it suffers from 'sequel-i-tis'. Watch the Review Youtube Read it Digital Amrit If you liked this review, please support me on Patreon and/or buy the book through the affiliate links below. Amazon India Amazon UK Amazon US

Review of 'The Queen's Gambit' by Walter Tevis

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 3:01


'The Queen's Gambit' is a fast-paced and captivating tale of a girl who conquers Chess. The story's setting is the United States in the 1950s. Beth Harmon, an 8-year-old girl, who has lost her family in an accident, has joined the Methuen Home orphanage. Beth is socially inept and finds it difficult to make friends. The orphanage gives tranquillizers twice a day to its children and Beth gets addicted. At a low point in her life, she discovers Chess when she finds the janitor playing it in the basement. Soon, she is adept at it, and people around her realize that she is a child prodigy. The rest of the story is about her quest to become the World Champion while fighting the twin demons of alcohol & drug addiction. Watch the Review Youtube Read it Digital Amrit If you liked this review, please support me on Patreon and/or buy the book through the affiliate links below. Amazon India Amazon UK Amazon US

Review of 'Code Name Verity' by Elizabeth Wein

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 4:00


Review of 'Code Name Verity' by Elizabeth Wein - an excellent story that showcases the friendship between two young women during World War 2. Watch the Review Youtube or Read it on my blog Digital Amrit. If you liked this review, please support me on Patreon and/or buy the book through the affiliate links. Amazon India Amazon UK Amazon US Reviewed by Kartik

Review of 'Daylight' By David Baldacci

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2020 2:01


'Daylight' is the third book in the 'Atlee Pine' series by Daylight. It is a passable thriller. Watch the Review Youtube or Read it on my blog Digital Amrit. If you liked this review, please support me on Patreon and/or buy the book through the affiliate links. Amazon India Amazon UK Amazon US Reviewed by Kartik

Review of the 'Legion' series by Brandon Sanderson

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 3:36


tl;dr: The 'Legion' series is an interesting take on a genius with multiple personalities. Reviewed & Edited by Kartik; Narrated by Viji Read the text review Watch the Youtube review If you liked this review, please support me on Patreon and/or buy the book through the affiliate links Amazon India Amazon UK Amazon US

A Refresher on Improving our Note-taking Process

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2020 16:48


Created & Edited by Kartik Narrated by Viji

Review of 'Wintersteel' by Will Wight

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2020 3:32


Review of 'Wintersteel' by Will Wight - an outstanding second half to the Uncrowned story arc and is a notable entry in the Cradle series. If you liked this review, please support me on Patreon and/or buy the book through the affiliate links Amazon India Amazon UK Amazon US Reviewed and edited by Kartik. Narrated by Viji.

Synopsis & Review of 'The Dumb Things Smart People do with Their Money – 13 Ways to Right Your Financial Wrongs” by Jill Schlesinger.

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 20:34


Synopsis & Review of 'The Dumb Things Smart People do with Their Money – 13 Ways to Right Your Financial Wrongs” by Jill Schlesinger' - which looks at the blindspots that even smart people have when it comes to money. If you liked this review, you can support me on Patreon and/or by buying this book through the following affiliate links. Amazon India Amazon UK Amazon US You can read the review here Digital Amrit. Reviewed, Edited & Narrated by Viji

Review of 'Tower Climber' by Jakob Tanner

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 3:43


Review of 'Tower Climber' by Jakob Tanner; an entertaining Young Adult LitRPG with satisfying world-building. (ARC provided by the author for an honest review) You can watch the review on Youtube or read the text at Digital Amrit. If you liked the review, you can Please support me on Patreon and/or by buying this book through the affiliate links below Amazon India Amazon UK Amazon US

Review of the 'Enola Holmes' series by Nancy Springer

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2020 3:35


Review of the 'Enola Holmes' series by Nancy Springer - an atypical young adult series that is written from a girl's point of view (Sherlock Holmes) who is trying to find her missing mother. You can read the text review at my blog - https://www.digitalamrit.com/post/review-of-the-devil-and-the-dark-sea-by-stuart-turton or watch it on Youtube - https://youtu.be/aGniRNhULIU

Review of 'Shadowblack' by Sebastien de Castell

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 2:53


'Shadowblack' is the second book in the Young Adult Fantasy 'Spellslinger' series by Sebastien Castell. Reviewed, Edited and Narrated by Viji

Review of 'The Devil and the Dark Water'

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 3:33


Review of 'The Devil and the Dark Water', a mystery by Stuart Turton, that is reminiscent of Sherlock Holmes. Reviewed & Edited by Kartik Narrated by Viji

Review of 'The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle'

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 3:54


Review of 'The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle', the debut novel from Stuart Turton. Reviewed & Edited by Kartik Narrated by Viji

Review of 'Spellslinger' by Sebastien de Castell

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2020 3:40


Review of the book 'Spellslinger' by Sebastien de Castell. This is the first book in the Young Adult Fantasy series that is also called 'SpellSlinger'.

Review of 'Lives of the Stoics' by Ryan Holliday

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2020 3:19


Review of 'Lives of the Stoics' by Ryan Holliday You can read the text at https://www.digitalamrit.com

Review of The Last Feast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2020 2:44


'The Last Feast' is a science fiction novella by Zeb Haradon. The book has been reviewed & edited by Kartik and narrated by Viji.

Review of 'Bend Your Knees and Do Your Best' by Kalyani

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2019 5:48


Review of 'Bend Your Knees and Do Your Best' by Kalyani

Spoiler Review of the Dragon Blood series (books 1-8) by Lindsay Buroker

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2019 17:29


Spoiler Review of the Dragon Blood series (books 1-8) by Lindsay Buroker.

Spoiler filled Review of the Mistborn books 1-3 by Brandon Sanderson

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2019 13:45


This spoiler filled review covers The Final Empire, The Well of Ascension and The Hero of Ages

Review of Get It Done by Michael Mackintosh

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2018 12:43


If you had only 21 days to left to live, what would you want to accomplish before you go? Get the book here https://amzn.to/2Q42Vtx Publisher's link https://www.tckpublishing.com/

Review of Phil Tucker's Euphoria Online

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2018 7:58


Review of Phil Tucker's LitRPG trilogy - Euphoria Online

The Myth of the Nice Girl

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2018 13:24


Review of the book - The Myth of the Nice Girl - by Fran Hauser. A candid guide for ambitious women who want to succeed without losing themselves in the process

Book Review of The Sanyare Chronicles

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2018 16:40


Review of the first three books in The Sanyare Chronicles - The Last Descendant, The Heir Apparent and The Rebel Apprentice and also the short prequel Pixie Tamer.

Book Review of Maze Runner by James Dashner

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2018 9:42


Book Review of Maze Runner by James Dashner

Book Review of The Hunger Games trilogy (Spoilers)

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2018 13:13


Review of The Hunger Games trilogy (spoilers)

Book Review of Declutter Your Mind

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2018 14:47


Book Review of Declutter Your Mind: How to Stop Worrying, Relieve Anxiety, and Eliminate Negative Thinking by S J Scott and Barrie Davenport.

Radical Focus - Book Review

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2018 10:00


Book review of Radical Focus by Christina Wodtke which introduces the concept of OKRs - Objectives and Key Results

Review of Product Roadmaps Relaunched

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2018 2:22


The very first episode of Book Reviews by Digital Amrit!

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