30 June 2016

Author Q&A Session #81: With Scott Stambach

Hello My Fellow Bookworms, Hope you're having a lovely day, although I'm having a hectic day, packed with project deadlines and rehearsal for our upcoming Company's Annual Day. Anyhow, I've managed to gather and find some time to do this author Q&A session. So without wasting a moment, let's welcome our author of the day on our blog. Ladies and Gentlemen, put your hands and hearts filled...

Review #473: Maya's Notebook by Isabel Allende Llona

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” ----Aristotle Isabel Allende Llona, a Chilean-American novelist, has penned an intriguing yet edgy novel, Maya's Notebook that unfolds the story of a teenage girl who after the death of her grandfather, the only supporting...

29 June 2016

Review #472: Spill Simmer Falter Wither by Sara Baume

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring--it was peace.” ----Milan Kundera Sara Baume, an English author, has penned...

28 June 2016

Review #471: The Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko by Scott Stambach

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.” ----Dr. Seuss Scott Stambach, an American author, pens his debut young adult novel, The Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko that is centered around a teenage born physically...

27 June 2016

Review #470: The Scatter Here Is Too Great by Bilal Tanweer

My rating: 3 of 5 stars “Just above our terror, the stars painted this story in perfect silver calligraphy. And our souls, too oftenabused by ignorance, covered our eyes with mercy.” ----Aberjhani Bilal Tanweer, a Pakistani author, has penned a poignant tale of five different characters whose...

Review #469: Insidious (FBI Thriller #20) by Catherine Coulter

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “There’s a fine line between support and stalking and let’s all stay on the right side of that.” ----Joss Whedon Catherine Coulter, #1 New York Times bestselling author, pens a gripping pot-boiler in her twentieth FBI Thriller series, called Insidious that unfolds...

26 June 2016

Review #468: The Trap by Melanie Raabe

My rating: 4 of 5 stars A sister is both your mirror - and your opposite. ----Elizabeth Fishel Melanie Raabe, a German author, has penned a heart-stopping and extremely mind-boggling psychological thriller in her debut book, The Trap in which the author weaves the story of an elder sister...

24 June 2016

Review #467: Closed Casket by Sophie Hannah

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Everyone is a potential murderer-in everyone there arises from time to time the wish to kill-though not the will to kill.” ----Agatha Christie Hercule Poirot is back again with another new adventure and mystery in Sophie Hannah, an internationally bestselling writer's...

23 June 2016

Review #466: Curfewed Night: A Frontline Memoir of Life, Love and War in Kashmir by Basharat Peer

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “Home is people. Not a place. If you go back there after the people are gone, then all you can see is what is not there any more.” ----Robin Hobb Basharat Peer, an Indian author, has penned his poignant memoir, Curfewed Night where he flawlessly captures the conflicted...

22 June 2016

Review #465: False Hearts (False Hearts, #1) by Laura Lam

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “Sister. She is your mirror, shining back at you with a world of possibilities. She is your witness, who sees you at your worst and best, and loves you anyway. She is your partner in crime, your midnight companion, someone who knows when you are smiling, even in the dark....

21 June 2016

Review #464: Beware That Girl by Teresa Toten

My rating: 2 of 5 stars “Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.” ----Benjamin Franklin Teresa Toten, a Canadian author, pens an intriguing young adult thriller about two teenage high school girls in her new book, Beware That Girl that narrates the story of a manipulative high...

Review #463: The Half Mother: A Novel by Shahnaz Bashir

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “God know that a mother need fortitude and courage and tolerance and flexibility and patience and firmness and nearly every other brave aspect of the human soul.” ----Phyllis McGinley Shahnaz Bashir, an India author, has penned a tragic story about a mother's love in...

20 June 2016

Review #462: The Book of Gold Leaves by Mirza Waheed

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “We accept the love we think we deserve.” ----Stephen Chbosky Mirza Waheed, an India author, has penned an enthralling tale of forbidden love in a state which is disrupted by war, blood and politics in his book, The Book of Gold Leaves where the author weaves a...

Review #461: Cruel Heart Broken by Emma Haughton

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “Lies require commitment.” ----Veronica Roth Emma Haughton, an English author, pens a gripping and heart breaking story about a teenager in her new book, Cruel Heart Broken that centers around the life of a high school teenage girl whose life turns upside down when...

19 June 2016

Review #460: Dark Shimmer by Donna Jo Napoli

My rating: 4 of 5 stars "Better a serpent than a stepmother!" ----Euripides Donna Jo Napoli, an American author, has penned a retelling of Snow White in her entertaining and charming book called, Dark Shimmer which narrates the life story of the evil queen, where she is born as a giant and...

17 June 2016

Rview #459: Wink Poppy Midnight by April Genevieve Tucholke

My rating: 1 of 5 stars “You can figure out what the villain fears by his choice of weapons.” ----Connie Brockway April Genevieve Tucholke, an American author, pens a chilling and mystical young adult thriller in her new book, Wink Poppy Midnight that unfolds the friendship and the enmity...

16 June 2016

Review #458: Tears of Jhelum by Anita Krishan

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Onnai je kore ar onnai je sohe, tobo ghrina jeno tare trino somo dohe." Translated version: "Those who commit injustice and those who forbear it, Let them blaze like hay in the fire of your indignation." ----Rabindranath Tagore Anita Krishan, an Indian author, has...

Review #457: All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “But in the end one needs more courage to live than to kill himself.” ----Albert Camus Jennifer Niven, an American author, has penned a heart-breaking love story about two teenagers in her book, All the Bright Places that weaves a beautiful yet devastating tale of...

7 June 2016

Review #456: The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “People think dreams aren't real just because they aren't made of matter, of particles. Dreams are real. But they are made of viewpoints, of images, of memories and puns and lost hopes.” ----Neil Gaiman Jeff Zentner, an American author, pens an engrossing young adult...

6 June 2016

Review #455: The Secret Language of Stones: A Novel (The Daughters of La Lune, #2) by M.J. Rose

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “I love you as certain dark things are to be loved, in secret, between the shadow and the soul.” ----Pablo Neruda M.J. Rose, a New York Times bestselling novelist, weaves an enchanting and romantic tale called, The Secret Language of Stones: A Novel that is the second...

Review #454: Daisy in Chains by Sharon Bolton

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “When you begin a journey of revenge, start by digging two graves: one for your enemy, and one for yourself.” ----Jodi Picoult Sharon J Bolton, an American bestselling author, pens an incredibly brain-twisting and captivating psycho thriller in her new book, Daisy...

5 June 2016

Review #453: Don't You Cry by Mary Kubica

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “You will never find the real truth among people that are insecure or have egos to protect. Truth over time becomes either guarded or twisted as their perspective changes; it changes with the seasons of their shame, love, hope or pride.”  ----Shannon L. Alder Mary...

3 June 2016

Review #452: The Good Neighbour by Beth Miller

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Good neighbors always spy on you to make sure you are doing well.” ----Pawan Mishra Beth Miller, an English author, has penned a heart-touching yet intriguing part-thriller-part-contemporary fiction in her latest book, The Good Neighbour that unfolds the story...

Book Subscription Box (May) Review: Litbundle

 Good Morning folks, Hope you're having a lovely and fulfilling day and managing to read as much as possible in between your hectic schedules. My day is going pretty much boring as there are not much pending work or any newly assigned work, hence I've ample of time to blog about an amazing...

Review #451: The Turning Point by Freya North

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “I know we loved each other, but distance can do strange things to people and before I was willing to tell you about it, I wanted to be certain that it would last” ----Nicholas Sparks Freya North, an English bestselling author, has penned a heartbreaking tale about...

2 June 2016

Author Q&A Session #80: With Emily Benet

Hello dear readers, Yes I know I'm so lucky to chat with so many talented authors in a single. Don't you worry, I'm also sharing each and every exclusive part of these discussions with you. So all you need to do is keep scrolling and keep reading about these author interviews. C'mon readers, let's welcome another skilled and brilliant author, Emily Benet, on my blog with a big warm hug. So without...

Author Q&A Session #79: With Louise Douglas

Welcome once again my fellow bibliophiles, I'm hoping that you all are having a great day. Without wasting any more second, let's welcome another new amazing author, Louise Douglas, who is here to discuss about her book, The Secret by the Lake, about her life and many such exclusive stuffs. Keep reading! Read the review of The Secret by the Lak...

Author Q&A Session #78: With Kit de Waal

Hello and welcome my fellow bookworms and followers, Hope you're all having an amazing day and reading great books. Well, folks, it's time for presenting y'all with another new author, yes, that's correct, it's time for Author Q&A Session, please put your hands together with a big round of applause for the award-winning debut author, Kit de Waal, whose book, My Name is Leon has already arrested...

Review #450: Just Haven't Met You Yet by Cate Woods

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Having perfected our disguise, we spend our lives searching for someone we don’t fool.” ----Robert Brault Cate Woods, an English author, pens a hilarious and compelling story in her debut book, Just Haven't Met You Yet that weaves the journey of a woman finding the...

1 June 2016

Review #449: Thanks for the Trouble by Tommy Wallach

My rating: 5 of 5 stars At hotels, you are an actress. Absolutely. You can do what you want. Go where you want. I love my home too. But I love to arrive in a hotel. They have books, chocolate, food. I put things in the little refrigerator. ----Sonia Rykiel Tommy Wallach, a Brooklyn-based...