Review #545: The Guest Cat by Takashi Hiraide

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “Cats are connoisseurs of comfort.” ----James Herriot Takashi Hiraide, a Japanese writer, has penned a soul touching and thoroughly captivating tale about a cat and a couple's relationship in his book, The Guest Cat that is centered around a mid aged couple who are...

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Review #544: The English Teacher by Yiftach Reicher Atir

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “He was a secret agent, and still alive thanks to his exact attention to the detail of his profession.” ----Ian Fleming Yiftach Reicher Atir, the former head of the Israel army’s special ops directorate, pens a mind boggling spy thriller, The English Teacher inspired...

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Review #543: The Bone Sparrow by Zana Fraillon

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “But if the world measures a refugee according to the worst story, we will always excuse human suffering, saying it is not yet as bad as someone else's.” ----Victoria Armour-Hileman Zana Fraillon, an Australian author, has penned a heart breaking and thoroughly compelling...

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Review #542: November 9 by Colleen Hoover

My rating: 1 of 5 stars “You’ll never be able to find yourself if you’re lost in someone else.” ----Colleen Hoover Colleen Hoover, the #1 New York Times bestselling author, has penned a cheesy and corny new adult love story, November 9 which has a very similar story line just like David...

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Review #541: Still Life with Tornado by A.S. King

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “There are far too many silent sufferers. Not because they don't yearn to reach out, but because they've tried and found no one who cares.” ----Richelle E. Goodrich A.S. King, an award winning and bestselling American author, pens a heart wrenching tale of abuse,...

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Review #540: One Part Woman by Perumal Murugan

My rating: 4 of 5 stars "There is no female without the male, and no male without the female. The world goes on only when they come together." ----Perumal Murugan One Part Woman, the book which erupted fires of scandal through the right wings forces and other caste groups and that which finally...

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Review #539: All the Sad Young Men by Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald

My rating: 3 of 5 stars “He wanted to care, and he could not care. For he had gone away and he could never go back anymore. The gates were closed, the sun was down, and there was no beauty left but the gray beauty of steel that withstands all time. Even the grief he could have borne was left behind...

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Review #538: The Boy Is Back (Boy, #4) by Meg Cabot

My rating: 3 of 5 stars “The course of true love never did run smooth.” ----William Shakespeare Meg Cabot, #1 New York Times bestselling author, is back with her popular Boy series and yet once again the author has successfully enlightened the spark between two old flames in Cabot's signature...

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Review #537: Dead is Dead (Jack Bertolino #3) by John Lansing

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 John Lansing, an American author, pens a gripping and page turning thriller, Dead is Dead which is the third book in the series, Jack Bertolino...

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Review #536: ...And a Happy New Year? (The Spinster Club, #3.5) by Holly Bourne

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.” ----Elbert Hubbard Holly Bourne, an English bestselling author, pens yet another exciting, soul-touching and enlightening contemporary tale, ...And a Happy New Year? which is the final book from Bourne's...

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Review #535: Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” ----Leo Tolstoy Gillian Flynn, an American bestselling author, has penned a terrific and extremely disturbing psycho debut thriller, Sharp Objects that is centered around a virulent family...

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Author Q&A Session #85: With Jane Corry

Welcome my fellow bibliophiles, It's time for yet another round of author interview and on this session, we have yet another fantastic crime fiction author, Jane Corry, whose new book, My Husband's Wife has created lots of positive noise in the literary world and among the fans of thrillers and mystery. So without wasting a single second, let's, first, welcome this incredible author, and then chat...

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Author Q&A Session #84: With Renée Carlino

Hola my fellow readers, Having a charming day I suppose. Well today is the day, when I de-clutter my list of pending author interviews. Let's welcome yet another wonderful, extremely talented bestselling author of contemporary romance books, Renee Carlino. So ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for **virtually claps** Renee Carlino. Renee is here to discuss and chat about her latest...

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Author Q&A Session #83: With Nayanika Mahtani

Good Afternoon my lovely and loyal readers, I know I've skipped and cheated myself from this space for quite a while now. Well who can blame it on this ongoing festive season?! As I just wrapped up celebrating Durga Puja, the biggest and the most grand festival of Bengali's, I'm prepping myself up to get ready for the upcoming Laxmi Puja, the goddess of god fortune and wealth, then next in line is...

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Review #534: Nectar in a Sieve by Kamala Markandaya

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth.” ----Leo Tolstoy Kamala Purnaiya Taylor, a.k.a, Kamala Markandaya, the late Indian internationally bestselling author, had penned a terrific yet extremely honest tale of a woman's struggling...

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Review #533: Outrun the Moon by Stacey Lee

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “Once you have been in an earthquake you know, even if you survive without a scratch, that like a stroke in the heart, it remains in the earth's breast, horribly potential, always promising to return, to hit you again, with an even more devastating force. ” ----Salman...

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