28 April 2015

Review #200: The Winter Sea by Di Morrissey

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars


"Secrets, silent, stony sit in the dark palaces of both our hearts: secrets weary of their tyranny: tyrants willing to be dethroned."


----James Joyce



Di Morrissey, one of Australia's most popular female novelists and a best-selling author, pens her new novel, The Winter Sea that follows an Italian family's journey surrounding their fishing business through three generations in Australia and admist of all the family drama and secrets, there lies a beautiful love story.



27 April 2015

Review #199: Dream a Little Dream (The Silver Trilogy #1) by Kerstin Gier

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars



“All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.”

---- Edgar Allan Poe




Kerstin Gier, a German bestselling author's Silver trilogy is being translated into English by the popular English translator, Anthea Bell. So the translated version of the first book in this series, Dream a Little Dream has been released this month, that centers around the life of an unconventional teenager who is admitted to a new English school in London and so as her dreams take a new turn, exciting adventures are waiting for her that will change her life.


25 April 2015

Review #198: Every Last Promise by Kristin Halbrook

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My rating: 3 of 5 stars




“If I maintain my silence about my secret it is my prisoner...if I let it slip from my tongue, I am ITS prisoner.”

----Arthur Schopenhauer, a German philosopher




Kristin Halbrook, an American author, pens her new novel, Every Last Promise that centers around the dangers and consequences of harvesting a secret within oneself and how it completely changes one's life.



24 April 2015

Review #197: Song of Blood & Stone by Leslye Penelope

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars




"We don't create a fantasy world to escape reality. We create it to be able to stay."

----Lynda Jean Barry, an American cartoonist and author




Leslye Penelope, an American author, pens her debut YA fantasy book, Song of Blood & Stone that happens to be the first book in the Earthsinger Chronicles series. This book is set in an enchanting parallel universe where a young black woman tries to save her kingdom with her magical powers despite of all those discrimination about her skin color. It is basically an interracial love story which is torn between war and responsibilities towards one's kingdom.

Feature & Follow #10: My Blog Name Story

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Hey Good morning guys,



It's time to have a new feature and follow blog post, which is a weekly meme hosted by Alison Can Read and Parajunkee's View.


What is Feature and Follow Friday?
 
In simple words- to gain more followers either via GFC or Bloglovin'. So the very idea of having this feature and follow meme is to collect more new bloggers on the block and to make new blogger friends as well as followers. It is a great idea which was started out by Alison and  Rachel. Three Cheers for those two masterminds!


23 April 2015

9 Must-Read Books before they hit the Silver Screen

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Hello Good morning everyone,
It's been long since I wrote any blog post apart from review or interview or Friday memes, so keeping in mind with my new-year resolution, I will manage time to write bookish or may-be sometimes non-bookish blog posts! So today I'm featuring 9 books that you need to read before watching it on a big screen. And here's my list:


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