18 May 2015

Review #216: Making Pretty by Corey Ann Haydu



My rating: 4 of 5 stars



“The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.”


----Bob Marley



Corey Ann Haydu, an American author, pens her new novel, Making Pretty which is based on the fragile as well as promising lines of friendships, family values, sisterly bond and relationship, in short, it's more about finding the respect and love despite of the challenges in one's life.




14 May 2015

Review #215: Material Girls by Elaine Dimopoulos



My rating: 4 of 5 stars



“Yes, because that’s really what this whole multibillion-dollar industry is all about, isn’t it? Inner beauty.” 

----The Devil Wears Prada



Elaine Dimopoulos, an American author, pens her debut YA dystopian novel, Material Girls where two teenagers try to cope with the pressures of the world where staying in the latest trends is the top priority, whereas there are people who are trying to put an end to this kind of industry.



13 May 2015

Review #214: Dead Money Run (Lou Malloy Crime series #1) by J. Frank James with a giveaway



My rating: 5 of 5 stars



“Revenge may be wicked, but it’s natural.”


----William Makepeace Thackeray



J. Frank James, an American author, has penned his debut novel, Dead Money Run which centers around a brother trying to find his sister's killers after a hell lot of jail time due to stealing millions of money. Moreover, this is the first book in the Lou Malloy Crime series.



Review #213: Dark Seed by Lawrence Verigin



My rating:
4 of 5 stars


"The genetic modification of food is intrinsically dangerous. It involves making irreversible changes in a random manner to a complex level of life about which little is known. It is inevitable that this hit-and-miss approach will lead to disasters. It must disrupt the natural intelligence of the plant or animal to which it is applied, and lead to health-damaging side-effects."


----Dr Geoffrey Clements, leader of the Natural Law Party, UK.



Lawrence Verigin, a Canadian author, has penned his debut novel, Dark Seed which is an ecological thriller based on the most socially as well as politically influenced topic- the effects of genetically engineered crops in our ecosystem, centering around two human beings trying to put a stop to this dangerous invention, even if they have to put their lives at risk.


12 May 2015

Review #212: Last Year's Mistake by Gina Ciocca



My rating: 4 of 5 stars


“A lifetime isn't forever, so take the first chance, don't wait for the second one! Because sometimes, there aren't second chances! And if it turns out to be a mistake? So what! This is life! A whole bunch of mistakes! But if you never get a second chance at something you didn't take a first chance at? That's true failure.”

----C. JoyBell C, an American author



Gina Ciocca, an American author, penned her debut YA novel, Last Year's Mistake that centers around two high school teenagers and their relationship drama with a chance to start all over again. In short, this is a simple-no-fuss-high-school-relationship-drama, but the author have managed to blow it out of proportion.


9 May 2015

Review #211: Climax (The Publicist #3) by Christina George



My rating: 5 of 5 stars



"Never let an old flame burn you twice."

----Unknown




Christina George, an American author, pens the next journey in Kate Mitchell, a successful publicist's life where she runs into her old flame, and she never ever have imagined that her old flame still holds so much power over her feelings, until things get messy in her already perfect life, in the new book, Climax which is the third book, in The Publicist series.





7 May 2015

Review #210: Extraordinary Means by Robyn Schneider



My rating: 5 of 5 stars



“Miracles were just second chances if you really thought about it--second chances when all hope was lost.”

----Kaya McLaren, an American author


Robyn Schneider, an American author, pens her new novel, Extraordinary Means that traces the story of two terminally ill teenagers, living in a part-hospital-part-boarding-school type of facility and how they fall in love despite of the incurable disease.


PS: Apart from two teenagers suffering from terminal illness and falling in love with each other, there is nothing similar to TFIOS in this book. So don't judge the book according to TFIOS.