Well this is the second Author Q&A Session. And this time, I present you the author who creates fear naturally like magic from his meager pen. He who has the power to turn all his plots into an enthralling one for his readers. John Hennessy is here to talk about his books, coffee, witches and paranormal presence in his life. So read on! And find out what's hidden behind the man who created one of the most scariest series ever- The Dark Winter series. And please do check out the book reviews of:
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17 November 2014
3 November 2014
Review #51: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
“We weren’t ourselves when we fell in love, and when we became ourselves – surprise! – We were poison. We complete each other in the nastiest, ugliest possible way.”
----Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
I finally had the chance to read the "IT" book, Gone Girl. Gillian Flynn, who is an American author and television critic for Entertainment Weekly, has spun a horrific tale about marriage and its flaws and have brilliantly, re-staged marriage as a violent crime for both the husband and the wife.
Synopsis:
Flynn has centered her plot on a failed marriage of the beautiful, psychological quiz writer from New York, Amy Elliot, who happens to be the inspiration behind a children's series, Amazing Amy, authored by her parents, and Nick Dunne, a handsome with boyish features aspiring novelist from Missouri. They met at a party and fell for each other almost instantly, courtesy, Amy being the Cool girl and Nick being the hilarious guy when he comments, "Just one olive"! Soon they become the husband and wife and the first challenge in their conjugal happiness occurs when both Amy and Nick lost their jobs, sold their New York home and moved to Missouri, where Nick can tend to his dying mother. Once again they are hit by Nick's foul-mouth, Alzheimer-stricken father, who regularly slipped out from his institution and ran around the town screaming "bitch" to random women, even Amy wasn't spared. After Nick's mother's death, Nick used last of Amy's trust fund to open a bar, which he used to ran along with his twin sister, Go. But on the morning of their fifth anniversary, Amy gets disappeared, what looks like she was abducted from their home, and thus a man-hunt began to find America's dearest girl, "Amazing Amy".
21 October 2014
Review #30: Rose Blossom by Renee Travis
Rose Blossom by Renee Travis
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
While reading Rose Blossom by Renee Travis, please shut all your thoughts and opinions about Twilight series aside, because the author, has profoundly mentioned that she has penned down this story, even before Stephanie Meyer's Twilight has got published. So out of respect, Please Do Not Compare This Book to Twilight Series. It was a mere coincidence that both the stories are quite similar. Let's talk about Rose blossom; it's very beautiful, romantic and quite scary too!
A 17year old girl, Rhodanthe Watson, was diagnosed with a rare heart disease and a quite deadly one too at a very tender age. The doctors have already chalked out her life-plans for her and her over-protective mother makes sure, that Rhodanthe follows through all very strict rules and regulations, thereby making Rhodanthe's life boring and miserable. But in her senior year, she develops a crush for a very mysterious guy named, Julian. And instantaneously, all of a sudden, her dream comes true, when Julian asks her out, followed by the Homecoming Dance. Slowly, Rho got a feeling that Julian is mysterious as well as different and soon her doubt becomes a reality. Along with her boyfriend, she decides to change herself. But her plan gets messy and scary, when she got abducted by a jealous lover! Read it to find out more.
20 October 2014
Review #27: Dark Winter: The Wicca Circle by John Hennessy
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Arthur William "Art" Bell, an American broadcaster and author, who was one of the founders and the original host of the paranormal-themed radio program, Coast to Coast AM, has once said,
"I do believe in the paranormal, and that there are things our brains just can't understand."
Till date I've read quite a few paranormal genre books, but I never got scared this much. And surprisingly, even though it was fiction, just like Art Bell, I believed the story, that my dear friend and a very talented author, John Hennessy, has crafted out in his new book called, Dark Winter: The Wicca Circle (Dark Winter #1). And remarkably, John has invented a whole new paranormal world, which sounded quite genuine and real to me. I loved every bit of it.
Thank you John for giving me an opportunity to read your book.
The story is not that so unusual or unique, a simple normal teenager, who wakes up one day to find out that she's not normal and that she has a very special power within herself and as well as the mirror that she inherited from her Nan, and as usual we know that with great power comes great responsibility, so she, along with her few close friends, buckle up to save their world from the evil forces, simultaneously, fighting with her inner demons.
Review #26: Stormling by John Hennessy
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Stormling is the first book in the Mordana Chronicles, authored by John Hennessy, who is not only a talented and skilled author but also a dear friend. I got accustomed with his work after reading the remarkable and sinister series called the Dark Winter series. After reading Stormling, I swear that I will have to read whatever this author pens down, who has not only an wide imaginative mind but also has quite exquisite taste of drawing his characters which are equally unique, dark and glorious.
Many thanks to the author, John Hennessy, for giving me this opportunity to read and review his book.
My words fall short for appreciating his ingenuous style of narration and unfolding of the tale in Stormling. No I'm not going to compare with any other author, instead his books made me believe in so many tiny little details of the world, and how to bring out appreciation. His characters open a world which makes the impossible sound possible and make us believe the aura of John's make-believe world. This book is not only long but also demands a lot of attention. And with the burst of myriad of unusual characters, John has not only added the glitter with spunk to his tale but also made it incredibly engaging.
Review #21: Still Photo by Kim Harnes
Still Photo by Kim Harnes
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Kim Harnes, an American author's debut psychological novel named, Still Photo is all about darkness and photographs, which not only awes your mind but will also send chill up your spine, and as suggested by the author, Kim Harnes, that you must specifically read this book with your lights on! My favorite quote from the book,
“Within us all lurks something dark.
The opposite of what we portray ourselves to be."
I'd like to take a moment to thank the author, for giving me this opportunity to read and review her debut book.
This is a story about a young teenager named Jess Waterford. Her life changes forever when her abusive mother left her seven years ago, without uttering a single word and that made her wonder what happened to her mom. And eventually Jess concealed her pain by taking up photography and cocooned in the world of her baseball champion boyfriend, Brody Campbell. But when her photographs turns out to be bizarre and strange, things around her went uphill, like her boyfriend started having nose bleeds and his health started deteriorating, making Jess realize that it has something got to do with Jess's photographs. But Jess was determined to put all those bizarre pictures together and to get an idea about it, thus letting her see the picture of her murdered mom with the murderer and hence a journey begins in Jess's life to search this murderer.
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