Review #516: The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “A woman is not a touch but a response to it” ----Pratibha Ray Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, an Indian best selling novelist, has penned an extremely emotional and gripping mythological-cum-historical-fiction novel, The Palace of Illusions that narrates the great epic...

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Review #515: The Loose Ends List by Carrie Firestone

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Letting go means to come to the realization that some people are a part of your history, but not a part of your destiny.” ----Steve Maraboli Carrie Firestone, an American author, pens her debut YA contemporary fiction novel, The Loose Ends List that narrates the story...

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Review #514: The Reader (Sea of Ink and Gold, #1) by Traci Chee

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “When a reader falls in love with a book, it leaves its essence inside him, like radioactive fallout in an arable field, and after that there are certain crops that will no longer grow in him, while other, stranger, more fantastic growths may occasionally be produced."...

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Review #513: How It Feels to Fly by Kathryn Holmes

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.” ----Amit Ray Kathryn Holmes, an American author, pens a heart touching and extremely enlightening YA contemporary fiction novel, How It Feels to Fly that tells the story of a young,...

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Review #512: Poisoned Blade (Court of Fives, #2) by Kate Elliott

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.” ----Mark Twain Kate Elliott, an award-winning American YA author, pens the next book in her series of Court of Fives called, Poisoned Blade and this time the story gets deathly, complex and extremely...

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Review #511: Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “From the beginning men used God to justify the unjustifiable.” ----Salman Rushdie Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, an award winning Nigerian author, has penned an immensely absorbing family drama in her literary fiction novel, Purple Hibiscus where the author weaves the...

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Review #510: Swear on This Life by Renée Carlino

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “You can love someone so much...But you can never love people as much as you can miss them.” ----John Green Renée Carlino, USA TODAY bestselling author, pens her latest tear-jerking new adult book, Swear on This Life which is a love story between two people who met...

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Review #509: Maestra by L. S. Hilton

My rating: 2 of 5 stars “Drink from the fountain of love where every drop is eternal passion.” ----Mahogany SilverRain L.S. Hilton, an English best selling author, has penned a sexy and extremely scandalous thriller, Maestra that narrates the story of a highly educated assistant auctioneer...

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Review #508: Red Queen (The Chronicles of Alice, #2) by Christina Henry

My rating: 3 of 5 stars “We're all mad here.” ----Lewis Carroll Christina Henry, a national bestselling author, pens her latest book, Red Queen, sequel to her duology of The Chronicles of Alice which is a creepy retake on the Lewis Carroll's popular book, Alice in Wonderland . Alice's...

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Review #507: The Last One by Alexandra Oliva

My rating: 3 of 5 stars “All living things contain a measure of madness that moves them in strange, sometimes inexplicable ways. This madness can be saving; it is part and parcel of the ability to adapt. Without it, no species would survive.” ----Yann Martel Alexandra Oliva, an American...

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Review #506: The Paris Secret by Karen Swan

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.” ----Pablo Picasso Karen Swan, an English author, pens a heart-touching and intense contemporary romance novel, The Paris Secret which unfolds the story of a family as well as a powerful female art dealer who...

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Book Subscription Box (July) Review: The Biblio Box

Good evening my fellow bibliophiles,Hope you're having a lovely Monday, minus the Monday blues. Well for me and for the rest of the 1 billion fellow citizens of my country, India, we are actually having a pretty great Monday, as it is our Independence Day, but that does not mean that every body in...

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Review #505: My Husband's Wife by Jane Corry

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “A great marriage is not when the 'perfect couple' comes together. It is when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences.” ----Dave Meurer Jane Corry, an English author, pens her debut psychological thriller, My Husband's Wife that narrates the story of...

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Review #504: Here Be Dragons by Mohit Uppal

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light.” ----Helen Keller Mohit Uppal, an Indian author, pens his debut part-contemporary-part-mystery book, Here Be Dragons that unfolds the journey of three imperfect, once-upon-a-time, best friends...

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Review #503: Summer Secrets by Jane Green

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “A man who drinks too much on occasion is still the same man as he was sober. An alcoholic, a real alcoholic, is not the same man at all. You can't predict anything about him for sure except that he will be someone you never met before.” ----Raymond Chandler Jane...

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Review #502: Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue

My rating: 5 of 5 stars "The American dream means that you have the chance to work hard, get an education and do great things for yourself, for your kids. The great thing in American is it doesn't matter what your last name is, doesn't matter if you're wealthy." ----Bobby Jindal Imbolo Mbue,...

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Review #501: In Too Deep by Samantha Hayes

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.” ----George Washington Samantha Hayes, an English author, has penned a gripping psychological thriller in her new book, In Too Deep that narrates the story of a woman and her daughter, whose husband and father goes...

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Review #500: Heart of Stone (Ellie Stone Mysteries #4) by James W. Ziskin

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.” ----Albert Einstein James W. Ziskin, an American author, has penned a riveting thriller in his new book, Heart of Stone which marks as the fourth book in the Ellie Stone Mysteries...

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Review #499: An Unsafe Haven by Nada Awar Jarrar

My rating: 4 of 5 stars "Every heart to love will come, but like a refugee. " ----Leonard Cohen Nada Awar Jarrar, an award winning Lebanese author, pens an incredibly moving tale, An Unsafe Haven set against the modern day back drop of Beirut, where the civil war as well as the religious...

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Review #498: Malice (Kyoichiro Kaga series, #4) by Keigo Higashino

My rating: 3 of 5 stars “Because teachers, no matter how kind, no matter how friendly, are sadistic and evil to the core.” ----Heather Brewer Keigo Higashino, the most popular and biggest selling Japanese fiction author, has penned an intriguing thriller, Malice that is the fourth book in...

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