8 January 2016

Review #314: The Midnight Rose by Lucinda Riley



My rating: 5 of 5 stars



“The more you leave out, the more you highlight what you leave in.”

----Henry Green



Lucinda Riley, the New York Times bestselling author, has penned an enchanting tale of love, loss and royal family secrets, in her book, The Midnight Rose. This is the story of a girl named, Anahita, spanning across many generations, and with the help of another protagonist, Rebecca, the readers get to revisit the life of Anahita and her royalty and her family secrets.




7 January 2016

Review #313: Dreamfire (Dreamfire #1) by Kit Alloway



My rating: 4 of 5 stars


“Your nightmares follow you like a shadow, forever. ”

-----Aleksandar Hemon


Kit Alloway, an American debut author, pens her very first YA fantasy novel, Dreamfire that happens to be the very first book in the Dreamfire series. The series unfolds the life of a teenage dream-walker who walks tens and thousands of nightmares of common people to save them from the fear of the nightmare grasping them forever. This is a no-ordinary story of a very ordinary teenager walking the dreams and nightmares and how heroically gives up her life to protect the Dream world to maintain the balance in the universe, while dealing with her own mistakes and problems.



6 January 2016

Review #312: The Italian Girl by Lucinda Riley




My rating: 4 of 5 stars


“We accept the love we think we deserve.”


----Stephen Chbosky



Lucinda Riley, the New York Times best-selling author, has penned an enchanting tale of love and betrayal in her book, The Italian Girl , that unfolds the story of a young girl falling in love in the backdrop of Naples surrounded by beautiful music and opera that runs through a decade to show the readers how the lovers are torn up as well as brought together by destiny and lies.





Review #311: From Where I Watch You by Shannon Grogan



My rating: 4 of 5 stars


"There is a fine line between serendipity and stalking."


----David Coleman, an English sports commentator and TV presenter



Shannon Grogan, an American author, pens her debut YA thriller, From Where I Watch You, that unfolds a delicious story of about a young teenager with a passion for baking being stalked like crazy, that not only leaves her on a dangerous trail to find the identity of her stalker but also intrigues her to find out more about her dead elder sister's tragic death.




6 December 2015

Review #310: The Girl Who Collected Butterflies (Haunted Minds #3) by John Hennessy



My rating: 5 of 5 stars


“I will hurt you for this. I don't know how yet, but give me time. A day will come when you think yourself safe and happy, and suddenly your joy will turn to ashes in your mouth, and you'll know the debt is paid.”

----George R.R. Martin



John Hennessy, the British paranormal YA author, pens his third book in the Haunted Minds series, The Girl Who Collected Butterflies, and this time the ghost/witch of the house on 110 Normandy Road is back with vengeance, and she will not rest until she succeeds in punishing the evil souls.



29 November 2015

Review #309: Red River, Blue Hills by Ankush Saikia



My rating: 4 of 5 stars


“To love without need or without expectation of restitution, that is how we ought to love.”

----Criss Jami



Ankush Saikia, an Indian crime writer, yet once again captivates the hearts of the readers with his new book, Red River, Blue Hills which is set across the north-eastern states of India stretching from Assam to Arunachal Pradesh by arresting not only the picturesque backdrop but also the danger lurking behind the dark, dense forests covering the rivers of the east.




18 September 2015

Blog Tour with Giveaway: The Girl in the Spider's Web (Millennium, #4) by David Lagercrantz




My rating: 5 of 5 stars


“What she had realized was that love was that moment when your heart was about to burst.”

---- Stieg Larsson



The journalist and the female hacker are back with a bang!


David Lagercrantz, a Swedish author, takes up the authority to continue with the legendary Millennium series of the international bestselling Swedish crime writer, Stieg Larsson. And Lagercrantz has proved that Lisbeth Salander cannot be dead, by projecting her with an immense power and energy in the latest installment of Millennium series, The Girl in the Spider's Web.

7 September 2015

Review #308: Looking for Alaska by John Green



My rating: 4 of 5 stars


“At some point we all look up and realize we are lost in a maze.” 


----John Green



John Green, an award-winning bestselling author, has penned his debut YA novel, Looking for Alaska that accounts the story of a teenage boy and how his life drastically changes when he goes to a boarding school.