Review #354: Dumplin' by Julie Murphy with Author interview

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


"I think that whatever size or shape body you have, it's important to embrace it and get down! The female body is something that's so beautiful. I wish women would be proud of their bodies and not diss other women for being proud of theirs!"

----Christina Aguilera

Julie Murphy, an American best-selling author, has penned an inspiring as well as thoroughly entertainingly YA novel, Dumplin' that unfolds the story of a "curvy" high school teenage girl who after losing her self-confidence over her image enters a beauty pageant of her town to make people know that beauty pageants are not only for skinny girls but are also for "curvy" girls.

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Review #353: Broken Sky (The Broken Trilogy #1) by L.A. Weatherly

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


“We'd stared into the face of Death, and Death blinked first. You'd think that would make us feel brave and invincible. It didn't.”

----Rick Yancey

Lee Weatherly, an American best-selling author pens her new YA fantasy book, Broken Sky which marks the first book in The Broken Trilogy under her pseudonym L.A. Weatherly. This story is set far back in time and history when technology has recently touched the base of the civilized society of mankind, and a new world has arisen from the ashes of destruction due to the war. And this unfolds the story of a young pilot who is a peace-fighter but when her homeland is under attack, this pilot needs to save the lives of those who matter the most by trusting no one.

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Author Q&A Session #56: With Viveca Sten

Good evening  Folks,

Hope you're having a good day or probably having a tight sleep with sweet dreams. It's author interview time once again, and today, I present you the Swedish international best-selling author,  Viveca Sten who is the author of a number of Sandhamn mystery books which have been published in Swedish. On October 2015, her book, Still Waters, which is the first book in the series have been translated in English. Viveca is here to talk about Sandhamn, her book and her life as an author. Stay tuned and keep reading.

Read the review of Still Waters

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Review #352: Whistling Women by Kelly Romo

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


“Sisters, as you know, also have a unique relationship. This is the person who has known you your entire life, who should love you and stand by you no matter what, and yet it's your sister who knows exactly where to drive the knife to hurt you the most.”

----Lisa See

Kelly Romo, an American author, pens her debut novel, Whistling Women, that narrates the story of two women, one thirty-something living in the Nudist colony with a past from which she is trying hard to run away from and another a fifteen years old young lady, who is curious about everything in life and is trying to figure out her divorced-alcoholic mother's past. The paths of these two women cross during the California Pacific International Exposition in the year of 1935. And this is their story.

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Author Q&A Session #55: With Ann Jacobus

Good Afternoon my dear readers and followers,

Hope y'all are having a great day or  some might be wrapping up their great day and going to sleep. All right, it's been quite a while, since I posted  about an author interview. So today it's time for another new interview with another fascinating author talking about his/her equally enchanting books. Ann Jacobus, the debut YA writer is here today to talk about her new book, Romancing the Dark in the City of Light, the city, Paris, and about her life as an author. So stay tuned and scroll below to read this inspiring interview.

Read the review of Romancing the Dark in the City of Light

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Review #351: Room by Emma Donoghue

My rating: 1 of 5 stars


“Scared is what you're feeling. Brave is what you're doing.”

----Emma Donoghue

Emma Donoghue, an Irish best-selling novelist, has penned a terrific tale about a five year old boy whose whole universe is centered inside the Room. The Room is a compelling story, told from a five year old boy's perspective, about determination, motherly love, bravery and finally stepping into a new universe where everything moves too fast.

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Review #350: Benefit of the Doubt by Neal Griffin

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


“I want to commit the murder I was imprisoned for.”

----J.K. Rowling

Neal Griffin, the Detective-Lieutenant-cum-author, pens his debut thriller, Benefit of the Doubt that unfolds the story of a cop who is fired but now works under his father-in-law, who happens to be a retired Police chief and of a prisoner who just completed his 17-year sentence and now has an agenda to thrive for revenge against those who put him behind the bars.

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Review #349: Up From The Sea by Leza Lowitz

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


"In this dangerous world that we live in, where hatred and violence and natural disasters sometimes collide to almost overwhelm us, we each can help in some way. "

----Marsha Blackburn

Leza Lowitz, an American author residing in Tokyo, pens her new YA verse novel, Up From the Sea that narrates the story of a young football-aspiring-dreams Japanese teenage boy whose happy life washes away by the roaring tsunami on March 2011, devastating not only his dreams but uprooting his life from his village, thereby losing his whole family. But this is not a story about grief, this is a story which tells the readers how to survive the overwhelming pain, and stand strong against all odds. Moreover, this book also highlights the benefits and value of unity and kindness during a natural disaster.

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