2 July 2015

Review #260: Alive (The Generations Trilogy, #1) by Scott Sigler



My rating: 4 of 5 stars


“It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change.” 


----Leon C. Megginson, an American author



Scott Sigler, the New York Times best-selling author, pens his new book, Alive which happens to be the first book in The Generationstrilogy, that traces the story of a young girl trapped inside a casket with no trace of her past or future, embarks upon a thrilling journey to find a way out from a mysterious corridor along with the few survivors. How did she got there in the first place? And how to find to way to save herself as well as the survivors who are looking upon her for her guidance?

These questions lead to this book and guys, I suggest you pick up a copy of this book right away to uncover the mind-boggling mystery behind the storyline, which the author himself asks his readers to keep it under wraps while writing a review!!

30 June 2015

Book Blast with Giveaway: The Perfect Bargain(How to Marry a Highlander #1) by Julia London



Good morning and good evening Y'All,



Today we are hosting the book blast of The Perfect Bargain(How to Marry a Highlander #1) by Julia London writing as Jessa McAdams, followed by the purchase links and a giveaway, so stay tuned and good luck!

29 June 2015

Review #259: Only We Know by Simon Packham



My rating: 4 of 5 stars


“The best way of keeping a secret is to pretend there isn't one.” 


----Margaret Atwood, a Canadian author



Simon Packham, an English YA author, pens his latest YA book, Only We Know, that traces the story of a young teenage girl named Lauren, who moves to a new town with her parents and her younger sister, the only slight problem is that the whole family is trying to run as well as hide away from Lauren's little secret, so they all have to maintain a very low profile to not to attract any undue attention towards themselves. What is that secret?


27 June 2015

Review #258: The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith



My rating: 4 of 5 stars


“The more you love,the more love you have to give.It's the only feeling we have which is infinite...” 


----Christina Westover, an American novelist



Patricia Highsmith, an American classic novelist, has penned an incredible tale of love and despair between two same-sex human beings, originally known as The Price of Salt. Later it was re-published with the title, Carol. And in the wake of Supreme Court's decision to legalize same-sex marriage across all the states of USA, I chose to write the review of this beautiful same-sex love story which I read quite a few years ago.


Review #257: Powerless (The Hero Agenda #1) by Tera Lynn Childs, Tracy Deebs



My rating: 4 of 5 stars


“It's not about who's got powers, morons. It's about who's not afraid. And who's going to do what has to be done.”


----Michael Grant, an American author


Tera Lynn Childs, an award-winning best-seller author and Tracy Deebs, pseudonym of Tracy Wolff, pens their new YA book, Powerless which is the first book in The Hero Agenda series, that is all about superheroes and their superpowers and it is mostly about those who don't belong in this lucky category or rather say someone who doesn't have any powers. This is Kenna who belongs in a world of heroes and villains and despite her ordinary condition, she fights hard for herself to make herself a part of this world, where everything is not so laid out like it is supposed to be.


26 June 2015

Review #256: The Dry by R.L. Nolen



My rating: 5 of 5 stars


“Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.” 


----Jim Morrison



R.L. Nolen, an American author, has penned an enticing as well as thrilling middle grade book, The Dry , which traces the journey of a 12-year old boy who embarks on a path to search for his newspaper journalist father who went missing after he went to look for the missing children, possibly involved in child slavery, in some dilapidated part of a strange and mysterious mine town.


25 June 2015

Review #255: Orhan's Inheritance by Aline Ohanesian




My rating:
5 of 5 stars


"It was not war. It was most certainly massacre and genocide, something the world must remember... We will always reject any attempt to erase its record, even for some political advantage." 


----Yossi Beilin, Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister


According to Wiki,

The Armenian Genocide, carried out during and after World War I, was the Turkish Ottoman government's systematic extermination of its minority Armenian population which approximates to almost 1.5 million.



Aline Ohanesian, an Armenian authors, pens a thoroughly spellbinding as well as completely heart-breaking novel, Orhan's Inheritance which centers around the timeline and horrific period of Armenian Genocide in the year of 1915 through an enriching and soulful story of Orhan, who is a young Turkish man, searches for the pieces of his family past after his grandfather leaves their family home to a mysterious woman.