Review #330: The Infinite Sea (The 5th Wave #2) by Rick Yancey

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Human civilization was annihilated in three hours, before even one alien bothered to set foot on the ground.” ----Chris J. Randolph Rick Yancey, an American author, has penned a terrific and thoroughly heart-wrenching tale of apocalypse, in his book, The Infinite...

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Review #329: The 5th Wave (The 5th Wave #1) by Rick Yancey

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “This is the way the world endsNot with a bang but a whimper.” ----T.S. Eliot Rick Yancey, an American author, has penned a terrific and thoroughly heart-wrenching tale of apocalypse, in his book, The 5th Wave, which is the first book in The 5th Wave series,...

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Review #328: Two Across by Jeff Bartsch

My rating: 3 of 5 stars “I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.” ----Oscar Wilde Jeff Bartsch, an American author, has penned a heart-warming tale of two intelligent minds who not only ruled the National Spell Bee together, but also ruled a con...

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Author Q&A Session #53: With Shannon Grogan

Good Day my fellow readers, Hope you all are having a lovely winter day. I'm back with the author interview session and today we have a very special author-cum-teacher, Shannon Grogan, who penned her very first YA novel, From Where I Watch You. So let's welcome Shannon to my blog with a big warm hug **HUGS** So folks stay tuned while I delve deeper into Shannon's life as an author. Read the review...

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Review #327: Half in Love with Death by Emily Ross

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.” ----J.K. Rowling Emily Ross, an award-winning American author, pens her debut YA novel, Half in Love with Death that weaves the story of a young fifteen year old girl set in the summer of 1960s when...

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Review #326: Sinful Cinderella by Anita Valle

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “We all want to feel like the most beautiful woman in the room, to be chosen and loved forever. The Cinderella story gives us hope of our impossible dreams becoming true.”  ----Beth M Jones Anita Valle, an American author, has penned a gripping tale out of one...

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Review #325: Diverging Cadence (Cadence, #2) by Katie Hamstead

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Regrets begin the moment we're comfortable with settling.” ----Andrena Sawyer Katie Hamstead, an Australian author, has penned a heart wrenching tale of love and second chances in her book, Diverging Cadence which is the second book in the Cadence series. This book...

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Review #324: Deceptive Cadence (Cadence, #1) by Katie Hamstead

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Some things just couldn't be protected from storms. Some things simply needed to be broken off...Once old thing were broken off, amazingly beautiful thing could grow in their place.” ----Denise Hildreth Jones Katie Hamstead, an Australian author, has penned a heart...

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Review #323: Sidney Sheldon's Reckless by Tilly Bagshawe

My rating: 3 of 5 stars "Everyone knows that fracking poisons the air and water. We wanted to show how it tears apart local communities and subverts democracies and corrupts political leaders and eviscerates all the things that Americans value." ----Matt Damon   Tilly Bagshawe, an...

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Review #322: Soundless by Richelle Mead

My rating: 3 of 5 stars “What chance combination of shadow and sound and his own thoughts had created it?” ----Patricia Highsmith, an American novelist Richelle Mead, a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, has penned a Chinese-themed young adult fantasy tale, Soundless, that...

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Review #321: Newt's Emerald by Garth Nix

My rating: 3 of 5 stars “Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” ----Anonymous Garth Nix, an Australian bestselling author, has penned a terrific tale of magic and adventure in his book called, Newt's Emerald, that unfolds the story of a young teenage girl and her quest...

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Review #320: Crimson City (Muzaffar Jang #4) by Madhulika Liddle

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.” ----Arthur Conan Doyle   Madhulika Liddle, an Indian author, pens her fourth book in the Muzaffar Jang series called, Crimson City, that narrates the investigation, done by Muzaffar,...

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Review #319: Taking on Water by David Rawding

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Some of your childhood traumas may be remembered with incredible clarity, while others are so frightening or incomprehensible that your conscious mind buries the memory in your unconscious.” ----Renee Fredrickson David Rawding, an American author, pens his new psychological...

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Review #318: Everything She Forgot by Lisa Ballantyne

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people.” ----Spencer Johnson Lisa Ballantyne, an international best selling author, pens her new thriller, Everything She Forgot that unfolds the story of three characters in three...

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Review #317: The Truth Spell (Werewolf High #1) by Anita Oh

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” -----Mark Twain Anita Oh, a debut author, pens her new YA fantasy book, The Truth Spell which is the first book in the Werewolf High series. The book unfolds the story of a teenage...

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Review #316: Bllod and Salt (Blood and Salt #1) by Kim Liggett

My rating: 3 of 5 stars “Horror waits in the shadows, even when you are closing your eyes.” ----Melissa D. Ellis Kim Liggett, an American author, has penned her debut YA horror romance, Blood and Salt which is the first book in the Blood and Salt series, that unwraps the story of a teenager...

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Review #315: The Confectioner's Tale by Laura Madeline

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.” ----Kahlil Gibran   Laura Madeleine, an English author, pens her debut novel, The Confectioner's Tale that portrays the story of a young man falling for a famous pastry shop's...

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Review #314: The Midnight Rose by Lucinda Riley

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “The more you leave out, the more you highlight what you leave in.” ----Henry Green Lucinda Riley, the New York Times bestselling author, has penned an enchanting tale of love, loss and royal family secrets, in her book, The Midnight Rose. This is the story of a...

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Review #313: Dreamfire (Dreamfire #1) by Kit Alloway

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Your nightmares follow you like a shadow, forever. ” -----Aleksandar Hemon Kit Alloway, an American debut author, pens her very first YA fantasy novel, Dreamfire that happens to be the very first book in the Dreamfire series. The series unfolds the life of a teenage...

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Review #312: The Italian Girl by Lucinda Riley

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “We accept the love we think we deserve.” ----Stephen Chbosky Lucinda Riley, the New York Times best-selling author, has penned an enchanting tale of love and betrayal in her book, The Italian Girl , that unfolds the story of a young girl falling in love in the...

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Review #311: From Where I Watch You by Shannon Grogan

My rating: 4 of 5 stars "There is a fine line between serendipity and stalking." ----David Coleman, an English sports commentator and TV presenter Shannon Grogan, an American author, pens her debut YA thriller, From Where I Watch You, that unfolds a delicious story of about a young teenager...

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