Review #497: Lying in Wait by Liz Nugent

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “Things come apart so easily when they have been held together with lies.” ----Dorothy Allison Liz Nugent, an Irish author, has once again captivated the readers' hearts and minds with her new dark psychological thriller, Lying in Wait that revolves around a upper-class...

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Review #496: Autofocus by Lauren Gibaldi

My rating: 3 of 5 stars “You don't make a photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved.” ----Ansel Adams Lauren Gibaldi, an American author, pens a sweet yet...

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Review #495: The Square Root of Summer by Harriet Reuter Hapgood

My rating: 2 of 5 stars “Yes, and imagine a world where there were no hypothetical situations.” ----Jasper Fforde Harriet Reuter Hapgood, an English author, pens a heart-touching yet an analytical debut young adult book, The Square Root of Summer that revolves around a teenage girl who has...

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Review #494: Wilde Lake by Laura Lippman

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery.” ----Anaïs Nin Laura Lippman, an American bestselling author, pens an intriguing thriller in her new book, Wilde Lake that unfolds the story of the first female...

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Review #493: Stasi Child (Karin Müller, #1) by David Young

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Cheating was a concept both foreign and integral to the fighting of wars.” ----Tom Clancy David Young, an American author, has penned a riveting German thriller in his debut book, Stasi Child which is the first book in the Karin Müller series. This series welcomes...

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Review #492: The Good Muslim (Bangla Desh #2) by Tahmima Anam

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “Suffering is a gift. In it is hidden mercy.” ----Rumi Tahmima Anam, an award-wining Bangladeshi author, has penned a soul touching and a highly poignant historical fiction surrounding a family torn between the after-effects of war, politics and family love in her...

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Review #491: Faking It (The Intern, #2) by Gabrielle Tozer

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.” ----Abraham Lincoln Gabrielle Tozer, an Australian author, has penned an entertaining and heart-touching sequel to her...

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Review #490: The Death House by Sarah Pinborough

My rating: 3 of 5 stars “Hate looks like everybody else until it smiles” ----Tahereh Mafi Sarah Pinborough, an English-born horror writer, has penned a gripping and dark young adult thriller, The Death House that revolves around a thirteen year old boy who has been whisked away from his...

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Review #489: Black Water Lilies by Michel Bussi

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love.” ----Claude Monet Michel Bussi, a French award-winning author, has penned a gut-wrenching and extremely intriguing crime thriller, Nympheas...

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Review #488: Sarong Party Girls: A Novel by Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Maybe our girlfriends are our soulmates and guys are just people to have fun with.” ----Candace Bushnell Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, a Singaporean author, pens a hilarious and entertaining chick-lit novel, Sarong Party Girls: A Novel that narrates the story of four SPGs...

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Review #487: The Memory Box by Eva Lesko Natiello

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “The advantage of a bad memory is that one enjoys several times the same good things for the first time.” ----Friedrich Nietzsche Eva Lesko Natiello, an award winning American author, has penned a gripping yet poignant psychological thriller in her debut book, The Memory...

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Author Q&A Session #82: With Tabish Khair

Hello and Welcome dear readers, Its been such a good day for me. Hope your days are going great. It's been a while since I've used this space to talk about daily nonsense about my life, well, there's not much to divulge about life, but I'm here today with an amazingly and extremely inspiring author, whose book is making noise in the literary world. Let's welcome Tabish Khair with open hearts into...

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Review #486: What's a Girl Gotta Do? (Normal #3) by Holly Bourne

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “When a man gives his opinion, he's a man. When a woman gives her opinion, she's a bitch.” ----Bette Davis Holly Bourne, an English bestselling author, pens an incredibly funny, enlightening yet powerful young adult novel, What's a Girl Gotta Do? which is the third...

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Review #485: The House That Jack Built (Lars Winkler #1) by Jakob Melander

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.” ----Sophocles Jakob Melander, a Danish author, has penned a gripping and nail-biting pot-boiler in his new Scandinavian thriller, The House...

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Review #484: The House at the Edge of Night by Catherine Banner

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “The island is ours. Here, in some way, we are young forever.” ----E. Lockhart Catherine Banner, an English author, pens a breathtaking yet poignant tale about an Italian family saga spun over a century and through three generations in an unknown island in her debut...

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Review #483: Jihadi Jane by Tabish Khair

My rating: 5 of 5 stars "Terrorism has no nationality or religion." ----Vladimir Putin Tabish Khair, an India author, pens an extraordinary and brutally honest story about terrorism and Islam religion in his new book, Jihadi Jane that unfolds the story of a British Muslim woman who follows...

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Review #482: Under the Harrow by Flynn Berry

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.” ----C.S. Lewis Flynn Berry, an American author, pens a gripping debut psychological thriller, Under the Harrow that unfolds the tale of a sister who finds her elder sister brutally murdered in her house, who then...

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Review #481: The Gods of Tango by Carolina De Robertis

My rating: 4 of 5 stars "The Argentine tango is very special to me because it's full of sensuality. The chemistry between the man and woman is absolutely stunning. " ----Gilles Marini Carolina De Robertis, an Uruguayan author, pens a heart-touching and extremely poignant historical fiction in...

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Review #480: Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge by Paul Krueger

My rating: 4 of 5 stars "Never trust any complicated cocktail that remains perfectly clear until the last ingredient goes in, and then immediately clouds." ----Terry Pratchett Paul Krueger, an American author, pens an incredibly exciting and gripping young adult fantasy tale in his new book,...

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Review #479: Unbecoming by Jenny Downham

My rating: 3 of 5 stars “To care for those who once cared for us is one of the highest honors.” ----Tia Walker Jenny Downham, a British novelist, pens an incredibly honest family drama surrounding three generations of women in her new young adult book, Unbecoming that narrates the story of...

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Review #478: Ambushed by Nayanika Mahtani

My rating: 5 of 5 stars "When a man wants to murder a tiger he calls it sport; when a tiger wants to murder him he calls it ferocity." ----George Bernard Shaw Nayanika Mahtani, an India author, has penned an incredibly thrilling and heart-touching adventure story that includes tigers in...

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Review #477: Bonjour Tristesse by Françoise Sagan, Irene Ash (Translator)

My rating: 3 of 5 stars "L’amour fait les plus grandes douceurs et les plus sensibles infortunes de la vie." English translation: "Love makes the greatest pleasures and most sensitive misfortunes of life." ----Madeleine de Scudery Françoise Sagan, an award-winning French novelist, has created...

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Review #476: The Singles Game by Lauren Weisberger

My rating: 4 of 5 stars To be a tennis champion, you have to be inflexible. You have to be stubborn. You have to be arrogant. You have to be selfish and self-absorbed. Kind of tunnel vision almost. ----Chris Evert Lauren Weisberger, the New York Times bestselling author, is back with a glamours...

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Review #475: The House of Wives by Simon Choa-Johnston

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “The thing about opium is that it makes pain or difficulty unimaginable.” ----Sebastian Faulks Simon Choa-Johnston, a Canadian author, pens a heart-touching yet intense historical fiction, The House of Wives that narrates the story of three human souls, all connected...

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Review #474: The Searcher (Ben Webster #3) by Christopher Morgan Jones

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “You could be the perfect spy. All you need is a cause.” ----John le Carré Christopher Morgan Jones, an English author, has penned an incredibly thrilling crime fiction in his latest book, The Searcher which is the third book in the Ben Webster series. In this book,...

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