My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Eric Michael Leventhal, a literary consultant and holistic educator on the island of Maui, Hawaii, has once quoted a remarkable line about the holistic approach of treatment:
“A healer's power stems not from any special ability, but from maintaining the courage and awareness...
31 October 2014
Review #49: Chasing Tomorrow by Tilly Baghshawe
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
"Usually, when people get to the end of a chapter, they close the book and go to sleep. I deliberately write a book so when the reader gets to the end of the chapter, he or she must turn one more page."
------ Sidney Sheldon, the late American author who has over 300...
30 October 2014
Review #48: Little Exiles by Robert Dinsdale
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
“Everyone must come out of his Exile in his own way.”
---Martin Buber, an Austrian-born Jewish philosopher
Robert Dinsdale, one of my favorite English authors, has woven a spectacular tale about illegal immigration of little children to Australia with or without...
29 October 2014
Review #47: The K Street Affair by Mari Passananti
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Lena is the new age heroine/spy, who is firm, brave and determined on her mission. The K Street Affair by Mari Passananti is a thoroughly gripping literally from its first page, since the book opens with a terrorist attack in several Washington DC metros. The book takes...
Review #46: The Mill River Redemption by Darcie Chan
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
Wow, now that definitely hit me like a bad joke! All throughout the book, I got a feeling that this book is going to win over my heart and will be one of my favorite books. But alas the ending turns out to be such a joke! I almost laughed. Surprisingly, the complex ending...
28 October 2014
Review #45: Mother Island by Bethan Roberts
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
A mother's love is the strongest energy known to man.
Bethan Roberts, an English author, has penned an incredibly intriguing tale about the power of a mother's love, in her book, Mother Island. This is a story that evokes the power, capacity and the strength of a mother's...
Review #44: Wreaking by James Scudamore
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
“When you're the only sane person, you look like the only insane person.”
-----Criss Jami, an American author
And that's probably what I was feeling about myself while reading this extraordinarily unique novel of James Scudamore, called Wreaking, which is based on the...
Review #43: Crystal Ships by Richard G. Sharp
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
While reading Crystal Ships by Richard Sharp, it reminded me of a spectacular quote of Oscar Wilde,
“America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.”
And Richard Sharp has strikingly captured that era in American...
27 October 2014
Review #42: The Way Back to Happiness by Elizabeth Bass
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Dr. Steve Maraboli, who is a life-changing Speaker, bestselling Author, and Behavioral Science Academic in the US, has quoted remarkably, about how people should let go of certain grudges in their life, as;
“The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself,...
Review #41: Life is Sweet by Elizabeth Bass
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
“Romance novels are birthday cake and life is often peanut butter and jelly. I think everyone should have lots of delicious romance novels lying around for those times when the peanut butter of life gets stuck to the roof of your mouth.”
-Janet Evanovich, #1 New York...
Review #40: Little Beauty by Alison Jameson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
It is hard to tell about the extent of a mother's love, at what length and at what level she can go to protect her own children.
Joanne Harris, an acclaimed British author, famous for writing the award-winning novel Chocolat has been found quoting these remarkable lines...
Review #39: Thirst by Kerry Hudson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
You rarely come across those authors who have the ability to pull you into his/her story so easily and blend us among one of his/her characters so casually. Kerry Hudson is definitely one such author who knows how to make her readers believe that her naive protagonist...
Review #38: Sweet Nothings by Janis Thomas
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Bauvard, the author, has once said about desserts as;
“Love is the cake under the icing. The immature lick it clean and throw the rest away; adults scrape off the top and eat it dry.”
Janis Thomas, an American author has crafted an incredibly delicious tale about...
Review #37: Mad About You by Sinéad Moriarty
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Emma and James Hamilton are one of those couple who are very much going through their mid-life crisis, but fortunately, no matter how bad the storm gets, they won't let their ship sink to the bottom of the ocean. Their spirit and determination to keep their broken ship...
Review #36: A Changing Marriage by Susan Kietzman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
After reading A Changing Marriage by Susan Kietzman, I can't stop myself from quoting Mignon McLaughlin's famous words about "marriage", who was an American journalist and author.
"A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person."...
24 October 2014
Review #35: The Tapestry of Love by Rosy Thornton
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
We often catch ourselves day-dreaming of that idyllic life up in some quiet countryside, spending our days either by farming in the gardens or reading by the brook- an ideal getaway away from the bustling of the city life! An English author, named, Rosy Thornton,...
Review #34: Alarm Girl by Hannah Vincent
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
‘Being in Africa is like being on a different planet, not just a different country,’
---Indigo, Alarm Girl
Hannah Vincent, an English writer's debut book, Alarm Girl is not only an emotional roller coaster ride but also a poignant tale which instantly grips you with...
22 October 2014
Review #33: Incitement by David Graham
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
The American Nobel Laureate economist, Milton Friedman, has quoted about Drug War as:
“See, if you look at the drug war from a purely economic point of view, the role of the government is to protect the drug cartel. That's literally true.”
According to Wikipedia,...
Review #32: Carnival of Hope by George Hamilton
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Author Walter Mosley has said in his book Devil in a Blue Dress,
"The law is made by the rich people so that the poor people can't get ahead.."
Similarly, a modern day author, George Hamilton has vividly captured this saying in his book Carnival of Hope, with Brazil...
Review #31: The Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah and Agatha Christie
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
“It is the brain, the little gray cells on which one must rely. One must seek the truth within--not without." ~ Poirot
Hercule Poirot returns to life, 38years after being killed off by his creator, Agatha Christie in Curtain, in Sophie Hannah's new book, The Monogram...
21 October 2014
Review #30: Rose Blossom by Renee Travis
Rose Blossom by Renee Travis
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
While reading Rose Blossom by Renee Travis, please shut all your thoughts and opinions about Twilight series aside, because the author, has profoundly mentioned that she has penned down this story, even before Stephanie Meyer's Twilight...
Review #29: New Sight by Jo Schneider
New Sight by Jo Schneider
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Magic when remains uncontrolled, can lead to grave destructions, even sometimes loss of mind! 16year old Lysandra Blake in the novel, New Sight by Jo Schneider, thought that she has gone crazy, when she started acting strange!
Thanks to the...
Review #28: Counting to D by Kate Scott
Counting to D by Kate Scott
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
“Dyslexia is the affliction of a frozen genius.”
----Stephen Richards, author, film director, self-help expert
From Albert Einstein to Leonardo da Vinci to Muhammad Ali to Agatha Christie to Henry Ford, each one of them was a remarkable...
20 October 2014
Review #27: Dark Winter: The Wicca Circle by John Hennessy
Dark Winter: The Wicca Circle by John Hennessy
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Arthur William "Art" Bell, an American broadcaster and author, who was one of the founders and the original host of the paranormal-themed radio program, Coast to Coast AM, has once said,
"I do believe in the paranormal,...
Review #26: Stormling by John Hennessy
Stormling by John Hennessy
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Stormling is the first book in the Mordana Chronicles, authored by John Hennessy, who is not only a talented and skilled author but also a dear friend. I got accustomed with his work after reading the remarkable and sinister series called the...
Review #25: Who Killed 'Tom Jones'? by Gale Martin
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Gale Martin is an American, award winning author, and this is my first time to read any Gale Martin authored book. Before reading the book, WHO KILLED 'TOM JONES'? , I had no idea that Gale Martin is such a brilliant author, from her style of penning down a love-story...
Review #24: The Good Life by Susan Kietzman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
An Albanian born, American author, Besa Kosova has quoted about money as:
“Money can't buy happiness, but it certainly is a stress reliever.”
Certainly for 40-something, Ann Barons, "money" was a stress-reliever, but was not an object for gaining happiness in her...
Review #23: The Affair by Gill Paul
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Quoting F. Scott Fitzgerald's remarkable words:
“A love affair is like a short story--it has a beginning, a middle, and an end. The beginning was easy, the middle might drag, invaded by commonplace, but the end, instead of being decisive and well knit with that element...
Review #21: Still Photo by Kim Harnes
Still Photo by Kim Harnes
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Kim Harnes, an American author's debut psychological novel named, Still Photo is all about darkness and photographs, which not only awes your mind but will also send chill up your spine, and as suggested by the author, Kim Harnes, that you...
Review #20: Expecting by Ann Lewis Hamilton
Expecting by Ann Lewis Hamilton
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Rita Rudner, an American comedian, writer and actress, has been quoted as saying:
"Life is tough enough without having someone kick you from the inside. "
Ann Lewis Hamilton, an American author, has penned down a life-changing story...
18 October 2014
Never Judge a Book By it's Movie!
Haven't we heard this thing over and over again? And in reply, we say: "Who says we are judging the book by it's movie, all we are saying that the book looks good in the big screen!" :-P On a very lazy Sunday morning, who doesn't like to curl up with a paperback novel and in the afternoon to lay down...
17 October 2014
Review #19: The Violet Hour by Katherine Hill
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
Katherine Owen, an international best-selling author has quoted about infidelity as:
“There are all kinds of ways for a relationship to be tested, even broken, some, irrevocably; it’s the endings we’re unprepared for.”
Katherine Hill, an American author, who's debut...
Review #18: The Measures Between Us by Ethan Hauser
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Well while reading, The Measures Between Us by an American author, Ethan Hauser, who works as an editor in the NY Times, I had to keep my mind open. Looking at the reviews on Good reads, my mind easily drew the conclusion that the book is going to be pathetic. But while...
Review #17: Bon Voyage by Juliet M. Sampson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Travelling around the world does make you a great storyteller, the world has ever seen. I think Juliet M. Sampson, is definitely one of them. Bon Voyage is a personal travelogue of a girl named, Amanda goes for a tour with the Go Hikey tour all over the Europe, starting...
Review #16: Where Love Lies by Julie Cohen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Jeffrey Stepakoff, an American television writer, producer, and author, has captured the definition of any particular “scent" in his remarkable words, as;
“A good fragrance is really a powerful cocktail of memories and emotion.”
Julie Cohen, the English author has crafted...
Review #15: Dear Thing by Julie Cohen
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Cheryl Rae Tiegs, an American model, actress, designer, author, and entrepreneur, has once said,
"But when I would see the surrogate, my first instinct, my first reaction would be jealousy, because she was doing what I wanted to do."
Dear Thing by Julie Cohen, is...
Review #14: All the Flowers in Shanghai by Duncan Jepson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
As quoted by the Chinese Communist revolutionary leader and the founding father of the People's Republic of China, Mao Tse Tung, commonly called Chairman Mao,
"In class society, everyone lives as a member of a particular class, and every kind of thinking, without exception,...
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