29 December 2014

Review #113: Minty by Christina Banach

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “Sisters function as safety nets in a chaotic world simply by being there for each other.” ----Carol Saline, a journalist, broadcaster, author and public speaker Christina Banach, an Scottish author, who simply enthralled our minds and soul with her gripping and enduring...

28 December 2014

Review #112: The List by Joanna Bolouri

My rating: 5 of 5 stars We don’t get to pick who we fall in love with, and it doesn’t happen like it should. ----No Strings Attached Actually that was the underlying story of 32-year old Phoebe Henderson’s solitary life. Phoebe Henderson is the protagonist of Joanna Bolouri’s debut novel, The...

27 December 2014

Let's Take a Look Back- Best Books of 2014 with Some Best Moments!

So it's again that time of year when the time forces us to look back over our shoulder and makes us think about it. But I'm not here to reminiscence about my past or about how I spent this year, instead, I'd like to summarize- summarize things I liked, things I achieved and things I lost and based on...

25 December 2014

Review #111: Until Death by Ali Knight

My rating: 4 of 5 stars ”Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out.” ----Michel Eyquem de Montaigne, one of the most influential philosophers of the French Renaissance Ali Knight, an English author, arrested our minds...

24 December 2014

Review #110: The Trader of Saigon by Lucy Cruickshanks

My rating: 5 of 5 stars Saigon was an addicted city, and we were the drug: the corruption of children, the mutilation of young men, the prostitution of women, the humiliation of the old, the division of the family, the division of the country--it had all been done in our name. . . . The French...

23 December 2014

Author Q&A Session #15: With Juliet M Sampson

Hello and welcome to another new session of Author Q&A and today I present you the author who captured her reader's hearts with her stories. Juliet M Sampson, is here to talk about book, career, life and passion. Read below to know more about this author. Read the review of Bon Voyag...

22 December 2014

Review #109: The Ashes of Heaven's Pillar by Kim Rendfeld

My rating: 5 of 5 stars "The love of a family is life's greatest blessing." ---- Anonymous Kim Rendfeld, an American author, spun a spectacular historical tale called, The Ashes of Heaven’s Pillar , which takes us back to the period when Saxon Wars destructed faith among Saxon pagans and peasants...

21 December 2014

Review #108: Raven Black by Ann Cleeves

My rating: 5 of 5 stars No one knew he had this beautiful creature to visit him. She was his treasure, the raven in his cage. ----Ann Cleeves, Raven Black Ann Cleeves, the award-winning British crime author, penned her first book in the Shetland series called, Raven Black , which later went...

20 December 2014

Review #107: To Tuscany With Love by Gail Mencini

My rating: 5 of 5 stars While reading this book, I couldn't stop myself from thinking about Bob Marley’s spectacular words about “friends”: “The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.” Gail Mencini, an American author, penned down her debut...

Review #106: Niedermayer & Hart by M.J.Johnson

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.” ----Marie Curie Similarly, for Jim Latimer, it was no time to fear for the mysteries waiting for him to unravel them in his life. Yes, Jim Latimer,...

18 December 2014

Author Q&A Session #14: With Andrew Critchley

Hello and welcome to another new session of Author Q&A and today I present you the debut author who captured his reader's passion and desire with his book, Dublin in the Rain. Andrew Critchley, is here to talk about book, career, life and passion. Read below to know more about this author. Read the review of Dublin in the Rain&nbs...

Review #105: Prosecco Pink by Traci Andrighetti

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “Supposing is good, but finding out is better.” ----Mark Twain Traci Andrighetti, the national bestselling author, is back again with an all-new adventure-cum-mystery in her Franki Amato Mystery series, called, Prosecco Pink . Synopsis: For Franki Amato, life in New...

17 December 2014

Author Q&A Session #13: With Duncan Jepson

Hello, In another new session of Author Q&A, I present you the author who entranced our minds and souls with his skillfully-crafted novels. Duncan Jepson, the best-selling author, has opened up about his life, books, career and choices. Read below to know more about this amazing author. Read the review of All the Flowers in Shangh...

Review #104: Flesh Wounds by Chris Brookmyre

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “Beware the fury of a patient man.” ----John Dryden, an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who became Poet Laureate in 1668. Christopher Brookmyre, a Scottish best-selling novelist, spun an astounding tale portraying the deepest, darkest corners...

16 December 2014

Review #103: The Boy Who Drew Monsters by Keith Donohue

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “There are moments when even to the sober eye of reason, the world of our sad humanity may assume the semblance of Hell. ” ----Edgar Allan Poe Keith Donohue, an American best-selling novelist, spun a remarkable story called, The Boy Who Drew Monsters that our sane minds...