Pawan Kotharkar

Daughter of smoke and bones is a fantastic story about a journey of a young girl who worked for a magical being, which were her only known family, she worked for the being and had always questioned about her life and herself. After one incident, she became curious to find about herself and her life and set out to find the same. She fell for an impossible love and eventually found about her life which ended in a surprising twist. The book has it's funny moments as well as dramatic moments. The books talks about the struggles from the past and present of the main character 'karou'. This is a really good book to dive into a deep story, with enticing storyline, it's sure to grab attention of the reader and has a lot of important moments to keep the reader engaged. So happy with this book! Can't wait to read the sequel!!

The Alchemist is a story about a young shepherd, Santiago. The shepherd had always dreamt of travelling the world and chose to become a shepherd so that he could travel. His purpose in life was to travel and see the world. This story depicts how an ordinary shepherd listens to his heart and decides to follow his destiny. This book has wonderful moments of fantasy and sprinkle realism which makes every moment reading it feel special to the reader. The young man meets the love of his life but decides to follow his destiny as they both believed in their love which teaches the reader power of trust in one another. The end of book has a really wonderful twist which makes the ending fit in the story but also stand out as a special moment for the main character.