Review #354: Dumplin' by Julie Murphy with Author interview

My rating: 4 of 5 stars "I think that whatever size or shape body you have, it's important to embrace it and get down! The female body is something that's so beautiful. I wish women would be proud of their bodies and not diss other women for being proud of theirs!" ----Christina Aguilera Julie...

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Review #353: Broken Sky (The Broken Trilogy #1) by L.A. Weatherly

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “We'd stared into the face of Death, and Death blinked first. You'd think that would make us feel brave and invincible. It didn't.” ----Rick Yancey Lee Weatherly, an American best-selling author pens her new YA fantasy book, Broken Sky which marks the first book in...

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Author Q&A Session #56: With Viveca Sten

Good evening  Folks, Hope you're having a good day or probably having a tight sleep with sweet dreams. It's author interview time once again, and today, I present you the Swedish international best-selling author,  Viveca Sten who is the author of a number of Sandhamn mystery books which have been published in Swedish. On October 2015, her book, Still Waters, which is the first book in...

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Review #352: Whistling Women by Kelly Romo

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Sisters, as you know, also have a unique relationship. This is the person who has known you your entire life, who should love you and stand by you no matter what, and yet it's your sister who knows exactly where to drive the knife to hurt you the most.” ----Lisa See Kelly...

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Author Q&A Session #55: With Ann Jacobus

Good Afternoon my dear readers and followers, Hope y'all are having a great day or  some might be wrapping up their great day and going to sleep. All right, it's been quite a while, since I posted  about an author interview. So today it's time for another new interview with another fascinating author talking about his/her equally enchanting books. Ann Jacobus, the debut YA writer is here...

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Review #351: Room by Emma Donoghue

My rating: 1 of 5 stars “Scared is what you're feeling. Brave is what you're doing.” ----Emma Donoghue Emma Donoghue, an Irish best-selling novelist, has penned a terrific tale about a five year old boy whose whole universe is centered inside the Room. The Room is a compelling story, told...

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Review #350: Benefit of the Doubt by Neal Griffin

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “I want to commit the murder I was imprisoned for.” ----J.K. Rowling Neal Griffin, the Detective-Lieutenant-cum-author, pens his debut thriller, Benefit of the Doubt that unfolds the story of a cop who is fired but now works under his father-in-law, who happens to...

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Review #349: Up From The Sea by Leza Lowitz

My rating: 5 of 5 stars "In this dangerous world that we live in, where hatred and violence and natural disasters sometimes collide to almost overwhelm us, we each can help in some way. " ----Marsha Blackburn Leza Lowitz, an American author residing in Tokyo, pens her new YA verse novel,...

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Review #348: Fire in Frost (Crystal Frost #1) by Alicia Rades

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Ghosts have a way of misleading you; they can make your thoughts as heavy as branches after a storm.” ----Rebecca Maizel Alicia Rades, an American author, pens her new YA series, Crystal Frost and the first book in this series is called Fire in Frost that unfolds...

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Review #347: The Forgetting Time by Sharon Guskin

My rating: 4 of 5 stars The love that you withhold is the pain that you carry lifetime after lifetime.” ----Alex Collier Sharon Guskin, an American author, pens her debut book, The Forgetting Time that narrates the story of a four year old boy who constantly asks his single mother to take...

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Review #346: The One-in-a-Million Boy by Monica Wood

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.” ----Joan Powers Monica Wood, an award-winning best-selling author, pens a heart-rending tale of friendship in her new book, The One-in-a-Million Boy that...

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Review #345: You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “Children are knives, my mother once said. They don’t mean to, but they cut. And yet we cling to them, don’t we, we clasp them until the blood flows.” ----Joanne Harris Megan Abbott, the Edgar®-winning author, pens yet another heart-stopping thriller, You Will Know...

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Review #344: Pandora Red by Jay Tinsiano

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power.” ----John Steinbeck Jay Tinsiano, a British writer, pens his latest thriller, Pandora Red that features undercover detective, Frank Bowen, rushing from the city of London to Cuba while...

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Author Q&A Session #54: With Emily Ross

Good Afternoon Folks, Today in a brand new author interview session, we have with us Emily Ross, the debut author of a YA Thriller, Half in Love with Death. Emily is here to talk about her new book and about her life as an author and many more things. So stay tuned and keep reading. Read the review of Half in Love with Death...

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Review #343: Mystic (Mystic #1) by Jason Denzel

My rating: 4 of 5 stars I enter the world called real as one enters a mist. ----Julien Green Jason Denzel, an American author, pens his debut YA fantasy series, Mystic which is the first book in this young adult series, that narrates the story of a young commoner living in a world dominated...

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Review #342: Still Waters (Sandhamn Murders #1) by Viveca Sten, Marlaine Delargy (Translation)

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Anger, resentment and jealousy doesn't change the heart of others-- it only changes yours.” ----Shannon L. Alder Viveca Sten, an international best-selling Swedish author, has penned a fast-paced gripping thriller featuring Thomas Andreasson, in her book, Still Waters...

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Review #341: The Sirens by Kiera Cass

My rating: 2 of 5 stars “There’s always room for love. Even if it’s as small as a crack in the door.” ----Kiera Cass Kiera Cass, the New York Times bestselling author, has penned a heart-breaking tale of love in the huge vast blue ocean, in her book, The Sirens that narrates the story of...

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Review #340: The Travelers by Chris Pavone

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Informants can be helpful, but they are never infallible. All tools can break, or be turned into weapons.” ----Raymond E. Feist Chris Pavone, the New York Times best-selling author, pens yet another heart-gripping thriller, The Travelers, that unfolds the story...

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Review #339: Twain's End by Lynn Cullen

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 Lynn Cullen, an American best-selling author, pens an interesting historical fiction about Mark Twain and his life around his secretary, Isabel V. Lyon, in...

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Review #338: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “Human can surprise you sometimes. An unpredictable species, Homo sapiens” ----Katherine Applegate Katherine Applegate, a multiple award-winning American author, has penned a deeply moving tale about an adult gorilla living inside a glass cage in a mall in America,...

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Review #337: The Drowning Girls by Paula Treick DeBoard

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “If you ever looked at me once with what I know is in you, I would be your slave.” ----Emily Bronte Paula Treick DeBoard, an American best-selling author, pens a mystifying tale set in a modern, posh American neighborhood which haunts a new family by the buried lies...

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Review #336: Our Demons, Best Friends (Half of Me, #1) by Diana T. Scott

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “My demons love your demons like crazy” ----Diana T. Scott Diana T. Scott, an American author, pens a heart-wrenching contemporary love story about two medical interns in her new book, Our Demons, Best Friends which is the first book in the Half of Me series, that...

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Review #335: Romancing the Dark in the City of Light by Ann Jacobus

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “But in the end one needs more courage to live than to kill himself.” ----Albert Camus Ann Jacobus, an American author, pens her debut YA psychological thriller, Romancing the Dark in the City of Light that unfolds a heart-wrenching and thoroughly riveting tale about...

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Review #334: Flight of Dreams: A Novel by Ariel Lawhon

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “It’s fire and it crashing! . . . This is the worst of the worst catastrophes in the world! Oh, it’s crashing . . . oh, four or five hundred feet into the sky, and it’s a terrific crash, ladies and gentlemen. There’s smoke, and there’s flames, now, and the frame is crashing...

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Review #333: The Black Lotus (Night Flower #1) by Claire Warner

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.” ----Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Claire Warner, an English writer, has penned an enchanting tale of magic, immortality and love, in her book, The Black Lotus which is the first book...

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Review #332: Four Blondes by Candace Bushnell

My rating: 3 of 5 stars "Pour yourself a drink, put on some lipstick, and pull yourself together. " ----Liz Taylor Candace Bushnell, an international best-selling author, has penned a sassy tale of four blond women from Manhattan, in her book, Four Blondes that narrates the tale of four...

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Review #331: Point of Control by L.J. Sellers

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “Never compete with someone who has nothing to lose.” ----Baltasar Gracián L.J. Sellers, an American best-selling author, pens a fast-paced gripping thriller called, Point of Control, that unfolds the story about a middle-aged no-nonsense FBI detective trying to find...

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