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Book Review : The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks

Book Review : The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks Title : The Last Song Author : Nicholas Sparks Publisher : Sphere Place : Great Britain Date of Publication : 2009 Genre : Fiction, Romance, Relationships, Family, Young Adult Rating : 4/5 For everyone who loves reading long novels . . . As the cover says, it's a story about all the relationships we have with our Mom, Dad, siblings, friends, first love and everyone around us.  This is not a book which one can complete in couple of days. It'll take more than a week to settle with book.  It begins with Ronnie being reluctantly taken by her mother to live with her father and spend a summer with him along with her little brother Jonah. She has not spoken to her father for past three years and here she is, having to unwillingly spend few weeks with a person she hates. Also her father lives in a place which is complete opposite to noisy and fast life of

Book Review : The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Book Review : The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Title : The Alchemist Author : Paulo Coelho Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers Place : London Date of Publication : 1988 Genre : Fantasy Fiction, Adventure, Philosophy Rating : 5/5 A MUST READ for everyone. Paulo Coelho so effortlessly not only encourages to follow your passion and dream but also keeps us engaged to each and every word of the book. No matter what your age, this should be IN YOUR SHELVES !!! How our concentration can be diverted by not only obstacles but also by distractions is beautifully described by the author. Set in countryside background, it's about a son of a farmer in Spain who wants to travel the world. Once during such travel, he dreams about a hidden treasure in Egypt twice. He decides to embark on this journey through deserts of North Africa. On this journey he meets an Alchemist and learns many life lessons and also the encou