Book Review by WeLoveQualityBooks for the novel, The Shroud by George Bachman

Book Review: The Shroud

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Title: The Shroud

Author: George Bachman

Publisher: Sublime Ltd

Date of Publishing: October 15, 2022 

Length398 pages, Kindle Edition

ISBN: 9780990899044

The Shroud by author George Bahman is a historical spy novel set in 16th Century Europe. 

The novel starts mysteriously, and within a few pages, the plot thickens. The story centres around retrieving the lost the Shroud of Turin from Rome. 

All those who love Dan Brown’s books and have appreciated the Da Vinci series (books or films) are going to fall in love with The Shroud by author George Bahman. 

Although the first few chapters start with the mystery and the chase, like the Dan Brown series. And, the similarity ends just there. We see a story of a different era unfold. The narration, dialogue delivery, setup of the plot, and vocabulary transport us @welovequalitybooks to the 16th century. 

The Shroud by author George Bahman is a well-researched novel. 

The story runs a little slow in the first few chapters because it introduces the characters, and gives a peep into the plot, including all its complexities. Then the story gathers pace and keeps us hooked throughout. 

The novel ends on a high and the fate of The Shroud by author George Bahman is happily sealed for some of the characters in the novel. Without revealing the end of the story, we @welovequalitybooks can say the conclusion is positive and much deserved. The readers are likely to enjoy the outcome.

The Shroud by author George Bahman is for anyone that loves Elizabethan history, intrigue, mystery and the slice of the past. 

For the well-researched, well-thought and perfectly executed version of The Shroud by author George Bahman, we @welovequalitybooks give the novel 4 stars. 

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Book Review: Take My Breath Away

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Title: Take My Breath Away

Author: Mia Ford

Publisher: Kindle Edition

Date of Publishing: 15 July 2020

Page Length: 270 pages

ASIN: B07FZPNL55

Take My Breath Away is a contemporary fiction/romance by author Mia Ford.

It is a secret romance that brews between Rosalind and Sterling. They kiss, but they don’t tell. They struggle to keep their feelings to themselves. They go through many highs and lows. When they think all is lost, their mutual love gives them the strength to make their love public!

Take My Breath Away is a breezy read and a feel-good novel. In a world where there is sadness everywhere, the novel comes as a breath of fresh air.

Author Mia Ford‘s love for writing comes across with the conversations between the central characters and through their angst and their jubilation. Nevertheless, the plot is too simple. The storyline is predictable. Yet on a sad or lonely day, reading Take My Breath Away by author Mia Ford can turn out to be a mood booster.

We at WeLoveQualityBooks give Take My Breath Away
by Mia Ford ⭐⭐⭐ -3 stars.

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Book Review: I’ll Never Stop Loving You

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Title: I’ll Never Stop Loving You

Author: Melissa Ford

Publisher: Partridge & Pear Press

Date of Publishing: 1 October 2015

Page Length: 78 pages

ASIN: B0139IAOFA

 

I’ll Never Stop Loving you is an inspirational romance and an unforgettable novel written by author Melissa Ford.

I’ll Never Stop Loving You is the story of a soldier, James Morgan and his struggles in the Korean War. When his chances of survival are slim, through all the torture at the labour camp, a photograph inspires him to keep striving through the ordeal.

After 2 years of torture and many near-death instances, when James finally finds freedom, he returns home and goes on the quest of finding the owner of the photograph that had kept him going when the days were tough.

James eventually finds love with Gloria, and their meeting seems to have a mystical quality. To know who is Gloria and how James meets her, reading the book is a must. Of some of the best love stories that we @Welovequalitybooks have read, I’ll Never Stop Loving You by author Melissa Storm makes the top 10.

 

After reading the story several times over the last few years, I’ll Never Stop Loving You still deserves at least one more re-read. For this short, sweet, super romantic and highly recommended novel by author Melissa Storm, I’ll Never Stop Loving You
deserves a 5 star- ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐.

I'll Never Stop Loving You (Cupid's Bow - First Generation, #3)I’ll Never Stop Loving You by Melissa Storm
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Book Review: Cheat Sheets For Life

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Title: Cheat Sheets For Life

Author: Ayesha S. Ratnayake

Date of Publishing: 1 February 2021

Page Length: 145

ISBN 13: 9798587515901

ASIN: B08TYQ4HH8

 

Cheat Sheets for Life: Over 750 hacks for health, happiness and success, is a self-help Kindle edition by author Ayesha S. Ratnayake.

It is an easy read that will engage you with different ways of dealing with situations. These cheat sheets, as the author Ayesha S. Ratnayake puts it, can help you meander through many of those tricky situations in life, when we need sound advice and don’t find one. Each one to its own, the list of ideas presented in Cheat Sheets For Life, will surely help the reader find the right path or make the right choice.

Some self-help books profess one idea over the other is more powerful. That’s not the case with Cheat Sheets For Life. The ideas presented are well defined and well researched. There is no reason a person can’t try one of the 750 tricks to find a way out. Sometimes, the reader will also realize how some of the ideas suggested, may work for one situation but not another. Therefore, Cheat Sheets For Life gives us the option to try and test ideas, mix-and-match to eventually find good health, happiness and success in anything we do.

We at WeLoveQualityBooks believe it is worth giving the Cheat Sheets For Life a try and thank author Ayesha S. Ratnayake for striving to come up with a gem that can actually improve one’s life. To Cheat Sheets For Life by author Ayesha S. Ratnayake, we at WeLoveQualityBooks give⭐⭐⭐⭐ -4 stars.

 

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Book Review: The Audacity to be Divine

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Title: The Audacity to be Divine

Author: Judith Halbreich

Publisher: Austin Macauley

Date of Publishing: 30 June 2020

Length: 212 pages

ISBN-10: 1645363619

ISBN-13: 978-1645363613

Author Judith Halbreich writes a biography (The Audacity to be Divine) of her mother Mary Mrozowski, who was a spiritual teacher and founding member of the Contemplative Outreach, Ltd. She worked with some of the greatest spiritual minds of her times to advocate the advantages of Centring Prayer. 

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To have a strong mother is the biggest gift a daughter can have. However, it is a bigger gift when a daughter witnesses her mother’s growth and success- the process of her becoming strong. From a woman in love; to a woman divorced, Mary saw it all. Disregarding the toughest times, she found the strength to pray. Then there was the darkest time of her life, when she was technically, not praying. However, her quest for the greater power never ceased. She questioned, observed, argued, imbibed, learnt and taught. Her generosity as a mother, a friend, a co-worker and a guide will never cease to amaze. 

Incidentally, Mary also showed the typical human traits of vanity, remorse, anger, dominance, yet, through it all, she realized her weaknesses, accepting to learn to live with them. This in time became her biggest asset- her resilience. The Audacity to be Divine teaches us acceptance of one’s shortcomings. Even one’s misfortunes add to the sense of a strong self.

Author Judith Halbreich narrates her mother’s story in the first person. We hear Mary talk, feel, cry, smile and experience the greatest joys of becoming a grandmother and sharing her trust in God. The Audacity to be Divine talks about the courage it takes to follow a spiritual path in our world. It is about affirming the fact that not all people are spiritually inclined nor will everyone understand one’s sheer love for the divine. Yet again, faith is not blind. Only a person who can question can explore spirituality in the truest sense (the anecdote about a professor hits the bull’s eye). The biography has no prejudices- but is a picture of how Mary saw life, through the eyes of her daughter. The book begins with the eulogy of Fr Thomas Keating, and what a great introduction to the main character of the novel- Mary Mrozowski. 

The author mentions how she toiled for years to make her mother’s biography a reality. And rightly so. Good things take time! From a daughter to her mother- here’s the biggest gift of all. WeLoveQualityBooks recommend The Audacity to be Divine to everyone who wants to understand the real meaning of life. You may take any path or choose any faith- but it all leads to one centring prayer- to be one with the Almighty.

Our verdict: There is only one rating that such a lovely book deserves ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ -5 stars!

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

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Book Review- A to Z of Meshed Organization: Rebuild Organization Ab Initio 

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Title: A to Z of Meshed Organization: Rebuild Organization Ab Initio 

Author: Jolly J Sen

Date of Publishing: 23 August 2020

Number of pages: 128 pages

ASIN: B08GKY7YK5

A to Z of Meshed Organization: Rebuild Organization Ab Initio is a treasure of the author Jolly J Sen’s years of experience in the corporate sector. 

He talks about several business solutions that can make firms ace their performance and productivity post-coronavirus lockdown. The 128-page-book has many practical ideas for businesses to implement. The tone of the work as well as the content is purely organizational. The many years of experience that author Jolly J Sen has in Operations plus Sales and Marketing is evident by his observations, which are practical as well as balanced. 

His ideas and technique to re-skill the workforce to adapt to the changing business environment are hopeful. Some of the suggestions seem a little far-fetched, currently. However, India is a fast-developing economy and our technical know-how is our pride. Once some of these technical aspects are enhanced with research and customer feedback, we will have a good idea as to how modern business can incorporate these suggestions. 

Author Jolly J Sen’s expertise is beyond doubt. His thoughtfulness to advance business organizations structurally and in turn, functionally is unquestionable. However, the effectiveness of all the ideas presented in A to Z of Meshed Organization: Rebuild Organization Ab Initio can be measured only over timeI would recommend the businesses, who wish to try out the suggestions, to probably begin with a small department with minimum collateral damage, check the effectiveness, tweak it to fit their organizational needs, re-evaluate the suggestion (customize them to the organization) and then proceed to implement it through-out.

Writing is a tough job. To pen down thoughtful course of action, takes conviction, hard work and good intentions- a perfect reason to give new ideas a try. 

For the insights, suggestions and the altruistic intentions of A to Z of Meshed Organization: Rebuild Organization Ab Initio, we @WeLoveQualityBooks give author Jolly J Sen’s thoughtful endeavour -3.5 stars.

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Book Review- Taming the Shopping Bug: My Year of Minimalist Shopping 

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Title: Taming the Shopping Bug: My Year of Minimalist Shopping 

Author: Marti McGinnis

Date of Publishing: 11 February 2020

Publisher: Dogtrot Press

Number of pages: 281 pages

ISBN-10: 1713335611

ISBN-13: 9781713335610

Taming the Shopping Bug: My Year of Minimalist Shopping is a book of self-control, self-discovery and self-help by author Marti McGinnis.

You look at the front cover of the book and you are intrigued. You turn the book to look at what the back cover says and you just can’t stop yourself from begin reading it “right now!”.

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Back Cover- Taming the Shopping Bug

Author Marti McGinnis uses her experiences, personal insights, psychology and beautiful illustrations to gift the readers a creative wonder. As she says in the foreword, she made a New Year resolution in 2019 to control her shopping impulses, although she was not a shopaholic, just a recreational shopper.

Her 365-day journey to honour her new year resolution gave birth to the book, Taming the Shopping Bug: My Year of Minimalist Shopping.

Over the year, the author not only kept a tab on her shopping whims but roped in some people for a case study. That’s what makes the insights on Taming the Shopping Bug: My Year of Minimalist Shopping authentic.

The author didn’t make a resolution to live in penury. She just decided to shop for essentials with an occasional splurge. Her idea was to count her blessings, make most of what she had and buy things only when there was a real need for it. As a recreational shopper myself, who shopped for years on amazon.com when the shopping portal, Amazon didn’t even have its Indian version- amazon.in, it is really easy to understand where the author, Marti McGinnis is coming from.

In the COVID-19 era, it is difficult to go out and shop. For that matter, it is now impossible to binge on shopping because, every penny, every paisa, every peso and every dime count. The present time makes the book, Taming the Shopping Bug: My Year of Minimalist Shopping extremely valuable. The beautiful cartoons and illustrations add another plus. The book doesn’t become a heavy read, yet its message is effective. Why not learn while getting entertained? This creative form of learning is not only for children. Every adult has the same right- to learn, reflect and imbibe changes yet have fun doing that!

For the interesting, multi-cultural beauty of self-mastery over the most squandering bug called ‘shopping’, we @WeLoveQualityBooks give Taming the Shopping Bug: My Year of Minimalist Shopping by author Marti McGinnis ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – five stars.

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Book Review: I, Unicorn: Use Quarantine to Get Enlightened

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 Title: I, Unicorn: Use Quarantine to Get Enlightened

Author: Natasha Ewendt

Date of Publishing: 25 May 2020

Publisher: M R Gudzenovs Print Edition

Number of pages: 44 pages

ISBN-10: 0648726193

ISBN-13: 978-06487261

 

 I, Unicorn: Use Quarantine to Get Enlightened is a book on mindfulness and spirituality by Natasha Ewendt.

The book became an instant bestseller and there are reasons for that.

I, Unicorn: Use Quarantine to Get Enlightened is the coolest and smallest book you can find that talks about taking a spiritual journey and understanding yourself better, especially during the COVID-19 quarantine time.

We all have free time right now and we have an empty space in our heads, a lot of boredom, confusion, insecurity and so much more! That’s when taking up this little- 44-page wonder and overhauling our inner being makes so much sense.

Even as a Vipassana practitioner, I had some unanswered questions. I got my answers in Natasha Ewendt’s lovely book- I, Unicorn: Use Quarantine to Get Enlightened. The tips shared on mediation are comprehensive and effective. The readers will learn the beauty of meditation and how amazing our inner power makes us.

The foreword by Daniel Mitel is another silver lining in the book. There are so many things going for this book, there is no reason to not choose it for a read.

Good things come in small packages and this book is just that. For this enlightening, uncomplicated, wholistic and perfect book on soul-searching and meditation, we @WeLoveQualityBooks give
I, Unicorn: Use Quarantine to Get Enlightened by author Natasha Ewendt ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – five stars.

 

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

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Book Review for A dress the color of the sky

Book Review- A Dress the Color of the Sky

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Title: A Dress the Color of the Sky

Author: Jennifer Irwin

Date of Publishing: 17 October 2017

Publisher: Donkey Skin Productions

Number of pages: 322 pages

ISBN-10: 0999009656

ISBN-13: 978-0999009659

A Dress the Color of the Sky is a romance by author Jennifer Irwin.

Clothes play a huge role in women’s lives. As and when their mindset changes, so do the way they dress. Sometimes, the change is subtle while at other, more drastic. Therefore, women’s wardrobe is a peek into their immediate worlds. The name of the novel, A Dress the Color of the Sky symbolises the protagonist’s life preferences. 

Taking the theory forward, author Jennifer Irwin shares the story of an addict named Prudence, who checks into rehab and the cathartic experience alters the way she visualizes her world. As she understands self-worth, her confidence grows. She outgrows the need for external validation- be it in the form of her appearance or people’s reaction to her. 

She transforms so much from the self-conscious person that she was that she is even ready to take the challenge of wearing ‘Donkeyskin’, in a stride.

The novel through Prudence and other characters bring out how time is responsible for modifying the complexity of relationship, perspectives and priorities.

Author Jennifer Irwin‘s writing style is smooth and modern. She switches from the past to the present, smoothly. The novel A Dress the Color of the Sky is an interesting read- time well spent. 

A romantic novel is not just a story of a protagonist’s relationship with other characters but also with herself/himself. A Dress the Color of the Sky is the story of Prudence and how she falls in love with herself. 

For this touching, realistic, life-changing romance, we @WeLoveQualityBooks gives A Dress the Color of the Sky by author Jennifer Irwin ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – five stars.

 

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Book Review for The Avaha Order

Book Review- The Ahava Order

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Title: The Ahava Order

Author: Robert Przbylski

Date of Publishing: 16 June 2019

Publisher: Royal Hawaiian Press

Number of pages: 196 pages

ASIN: B07T442CVV

The Ahava Order by author Robert Przbylski is a fantasy adventure in a pseudo-medieval world.

The novel has all the mystical creatures you can think of and more. It is a dream work that will keep you engaged. What stood out was the fate of the vampires (we don’t want to reveal the plot, but it is beautiful).

Robert Przbylski has also introduced a variety of elixir in The Ahava Order. This is a very important concept for the idea of elixir can indeed be subjective. While some may need an elixir to become immortal, some need elixir for good health, for love and so on. The Ahava Order also brings out how good and bad influence changes our course of fate.

The novel connects rightly with our world and our times. Many instances are easily relatable. Unfortunately, the proper nouns used in the novel are tough to connect with and remember. It somehow alienates the readers to some extent. The second round of proofreading would make the plot of The Ahava Order tighter.

If you wish to read a novel with a different and fascinating take on a pseudo-medieval action fantasy, we @ WeLoveQualityBooks will recommend you to give The Ahava Order by author Robert Przbylski a read.

For an interesting read that is brimming with creativity, we @WeLoveQualityBooks gives The Ahava Order ⭐⭐⭐ – three stars.

The Ahava OrderThe Ahava Order by Robert Przybylski
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

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