31 March 2016

Review #384: Nerve by Jeanne Ryan

My rating: 3 of 5 stars “Make your ego porous. Will is of little importance, complaining is nothing, fame is nothing. Openness, patience, receptivity, solitude is everything.” ----Rainer Maria Rilke Jeanne Ryan, an American author, has penned a thrilling debut YA book, Nerve which spins...

30 March 2016

Review #383: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “Let me tell you this: if you meet a loner, no matter what they tell you, it's not because they enjoy solitude. It's because they have tried to blend into the world before, and people continue to disappoint them.” ----Jodi Picoult Paula Hawkins, the British international...

29 March 2016

Review #382: Flawed (Flawed #1) by Cecelia Ahern

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “A truth that's told with bad intentBeats all the lies you can invent.” ----William Blake Cecelia Ahern, the international best-selling author, pens her new YA book, Flawed which marks as the first book in the new YA dystopian series by the same name. Now the regular...

28 March 2016

Review #381: The Secret Life of Anna Blanc by Jennifer Kincheloe

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.” ----Arthur Conan Doyle Jennifer Kincheloe, an award-wining American author, has penned a terrific and heart-wrenching tale, The Secret Life of Anna Blanc that unfolds the story of Anna...

27 March 2016

Review #380: The Years of Loving You by Ella Harper

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “The future for me is already a thing of the past - You were my first love and you will be my last” ----Bob Dylan Ella Harper, an award winning author, has penned a tear-jerking romance, The Years of Loving You that narrates the story of a woman, who when diagnosed...

Review #379: Ways to Disappear by Idra Novey

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Reality doesn't impress me. I only believe in intoxication, in ecstasy, and when ordinary life shackles me, I escape, one way or another. No more walls.” ----Anaïs Nin Idra Novey, an American author, pens her debut entertaining literary fiction, Ways to Disappear...

24 March 2016

Review #378: The Living by Anjali Joseph

My rating: 3 of 5 stars “Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.” ----Dr. Seuss Anjali Joseph, an award-winning Indian author, pens her new novel, The Living, that unfolds the story of two characters' daily lives, their past mistakes, their shortcomings and their daily...

22 March 2016

Review #377: The Letter Writer by Dan Fesperman

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Nothing awakens the conscience like a lot of money.” ----P. Sainath Dan Fesperman, an award-wining American author, pens his new historical crime fiction, The Letter Writer that narrates the story of a newly appointed detective in NYPD who gets tangled up in a murder...

21 March 2016

Review #376: Green Island: A novel by Shawna Yang Ryan

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “The people have realized that Martial Law is not law. A regime not established by law is devoid of the attribute to dispense law. A regime which puts in a bunker the highest law in the land does not have the moral authority to say that nobody is above the law.” ----Zulfikar...

20 March 2016

Review #375: If I Stay (If I Stay, #1) by Gayle Forman

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “And that's just it, isn't it? That's how we manage to survive the loss. Because love, it never dies, it never goes away, it never fades, so long as you hang on to it.” ----Gayle Forman Gayle Forman, an award-winning best-selling author, has penned an incredible tale...

Review #374: The Grownup by Gillian Flynn

My rating: 5 of 5 stars What if an author does not give an ending to her mind-twisting and really excellent story? Does the book become bad and meaningless? C'mon y'all, we are smart and clever enough to think the possible ending as the author is trying to leave it her readers' best-possible imagination,...

Review #373: Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “Well, finally, once you become an orphan, you're an orphan till the day you die. I keep having the same dream. I'm seven years old and an orphan again. All alone, with no adults around to take care of me. It's evening, and the light is fading, and night is pressing in....

19 March 2016

Review #372: The Crooked Heart of Mercy by Billie Livingston

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Grief does not change you, Hazel. It reveals you.” ----John Green Billie Livingston, a Canadian author, pens an emotional and stirring family drama in her new book, The Crooked Heart of Mercy that unfolds the story of a couple coping with a sad tragedy and how it...

18 March 2016

Review #371: This is Not a Love Story by Keren David

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.” ----Anaïs Nin Keren David, a British writer, has penned an uplifting tale about three teenagers set in Amsterdam in her book,...

17 March 2016

Review #370: #PleaseRetweet by Emily Benet

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “Tweeting is talking into the abyss, filling a void in your life by avoiding real human contact.” ----Jarod Kintz Emily Benet, an English writer, has penned a heart-warming tale about twitter and it's minions in her book,#PleaseRetweet, that narrates the story of...

16 March 2016

Author Q&A Session #57: With Leza Lowitz

Good Afternoon my fellow bookworms, Today in an all new author interview session, we have award-winning author, Leza Lowitz,  whose new YA novel-in-verse, Up From the Sea has released in the month of January and has already bagged a literary award. Leza is here to talk about her books, the Japan Tsunami, and her life beyond books and all. So stay tuned and keep reading! Read the review of...

Review #369: The Girl in the Mirror by Constance McKee

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Heaven did not seem to be my home; and I broke my heart with weeping to come back to earth; and the angels were so angry that they flung me out into the middle of the heath on the top of Wuthering Heights; where I woke sobbing for joy.” ----Emily Bronte Constance...

15 March 2016

14 March 2016

Review #368: The Storm Sister (The Seven Sisters #2) by Lucinda Riley

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “We do not have to be ashamed of what we are. As sentient beings we have wonderful backgrounds. These backgrounds may not be particularly enlightened or peaceful or intelligent. Nevertheless, we have soil good enough to cultivate; we can plant anything in it.” ----Chögyam...

13 March 2016

Review #367: Your Voice is All I Hear by Leah Scheier

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Mental illness turns people inwards. That's what I reckon. It keeps up forever trapped by the pain of our own minds, in the same way that the pain of a broken leg or a cut thumb will grab your attention, holding it so tightly that your good leg or your good thumb seem...

11 March 2016

Review #366: I'll Meet You There by Heather Demetrios

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” ----Eleanor Roosevelt Heather Demetrios, an American author, has penned a heart-wrenching tale about love, broken dreams in her YA novel, I'll Meet You There, that narrates the story of two teenagers-...

10 March 2016

Review #365: Bone by Bone by Sanjida Kay

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered.” ----Michael J. Fox Sanjida Kay, a British author, pens her debut psychological thriller, Bone by Bone that unfolds the story of a recently divorced...

9 March 2016

Review #364: Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1) by Leigh Bardugo

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “...some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.” ----Michael Caine Leigh Bardugo, the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, pens her new...

Review #363: Reading the Sweet Oak by Jan Stites

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. And that's what you've given me. That's what I'd hoped to give you forever” ----Nicholas Sparks Jan Stites, an American author,...

8 March 2016

Review #362: Old Money by Bobby Cole

My rating: 3 of 5 stars “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed.” ----Mahatma Gandhi Bobby Cole, an American crime-fiction writer, pens his new thriller, Old Money, which is the third book in the Jake Crosby mystery series. This book features Jake Crosby,...

7 March 2016

Review #361: The Lifeboat Clique by Kathy Parks

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Be so good they can't ignore you.” ----Steve Martin Kathy Parks, an American author, pens her debut novel, The Lifeboat Clique that narrates the story of a high school girl who is an outcast among her friends circle, thus listing her among the unpopular kids in...

6 March 2016

Review #360: The Darkening Dream by Andy Gavin

My rating: 4 of 5 stars "Don't underestimate the allure of darkness, even the purest hearts are drawn to it." ----Klaus, The Vampire Diaries TV series Andy Gavin, an American best-selling author, has penned an intimidating tale about vampires in his book, The Darkening Dream that unfolds...

4 March 2016

Review #359: Dandy Gilver and the Unpleasantness in the Ballroom (Dandy Gilver, #10) by Catriona McPherson

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “It is the brain, the little gray cells on which one must rely. One must seek the truth within--not without." ----Agatha Christie Catriona McPherson, an English crime writer, has penned a spell binding and extremely thrilling crime fiction novel, Dandy Gilver and...

3 March 2016

Review #358: Spoils of Victory (Mason Collins, #2) by John A. Connell

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “It is from the Bible that man has learned cruelty, rapine, and murder; for the belief of a cruel God makes a cruel man.” ----Thomas Paine John A. Connell, an American author, pens his new crime fiction, Spoils of Victory which is the second book in the Mason Collins...

2 March 2016

Review #357: Sweet Liar (Candy #2) by Debra Doxer

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.” ----Joe Klaas Debra Doxer, an American author, has penned a compelling YA tale, Sweet Liar which happens to be the second book in the Candy series. This book unveils all the secrets around Candy. She...

Review #356: Like Candy (Candy #1) by Debra Doxer

My rating: 3 of 5 stars “Revenge, the sweetest morsel to the mouth that ever was cooked in hell.” ----Walter Scott Debra Doxer, an American author, has penned a compelling YA tale, Like Candy which is about a high school teenage badass girl who stood up for everything and never tolerated...

1 March 2016

Review #355: The Crimson Amulet (The Templar Trilogy Book # 2) by Adriana Girolami

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “We should forgive our enemies, but not before they are hanged” ----Heinrich Heine Adriana Girolami, an American author, pens her next book in The Templar Trilogy called, The Crimson Amulet that continues the tale of Polyxena, Duchess of Lorengard-Lorraine, who is...