30 May 2016

Review #447: The Last Star (The 5th Wave, #3) by Rick Yancey



My rating: 4 of 5 stars


“We need to be fit and ready for anything that might come our way.”


----Aaron B. Powell




Rick Yancey, an American author, pens the final book in The 5th Wave series called, The Last Star that unfolds the final battle of a high school teenager along with her companions to take down the criminal and manipulator who led the seven billion people on this planet to believe that the planet has been taken over by some aliens, but now the truth is out, these teenagers must fight to stop it where it all began.


Review #446: Bullet Catcher by Joaquin Lowe



My rating: 4 of 5 stars


“Trust your heart if the seas catch fire, live by love though the stars walk backward.”


----E.E. Cummings



Joaquin Lowe, an American author, pens a thrilling and heroic western-themed tale in his debut YA book, Bullet Catcher that unfolds the journey of a young teenage girl who escapes her small town into the deadly desert on the footsteps of an unidentified bullet catcher, in memory of her childhood dreams as well as her dead elder brother's wish to become a bullet catcher. But this journey turns out to be challenging so will she make it?



29 May 2016

Review #445: Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld




My rating: 4 of 5 stars


“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”


----Jane Austen



Curtis Sittenfeld, an American bestselling author, pens an enticing and modern version of Jane Austen's novel, Pride and Prejudice in her retelling book, Eligible that weaves the portrait of the upper-class and an affluent family in the society, among whom the mother of the family with the onset of her eldest daughter's fast approaching fortieth birthday decides to play the match maker for the her five unmarried daughters with the most eligible and rich man in Cincinnati.


26 May 2016

Review #444: All These Perfect Strangers by Aoife Clifford



My rating: 5 of 5 stars


“I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me.”

----S.E. Hinton



Aoife Clifford, an Australian author, pens her debut psychological thriller, All These Perfect Strangers that traces the story of a teenager who wraps herself up in the world of deadly and strange murders in her uni life. In this book, this young teenager uncovers herself from being a suspect to a key witness to a victim, while enjoying and experimenting the high and wild road of a uni lifestyle.






25 May 2016

Review #443: The Darkest Corners by Kara Thomas



My rating: 4 of 5 stars


A truth that's told with bad intent, beats all the lies you can invent.”

----William Blake



Kara Thomas, an American author, pens a dark psychological thriller in her new book, The Darkest Corners that unfolds the story of two teenagers who drift apart after the night when one of the teenager's cousin was found murdered one summer night. Now years later, both of their past comes knocking at their doors, and willing or unwillingly they must face the past and the lies before they begin their college life.




24 May 2016

Review #442: Most Wanted by Lisa Scottoline



My rating: 1 of 5 stars


“Assassins take no pride in fighting fairly. We take pride in winning.”

-----Robin Hobb



Lisa Scottoline, the award-winning New York Times bestselling author, pens an enticing and thrilling story of lies, suspense and truth in her new crime-fiction book, Most Wanted that traces the journey of a woman who after long struggle became pregnant, only to find out that the sperm donor is actually a serial killer and now she must travel to the end of the earth to find out the truth on whether the donor is a serial killer or not, with or without her vague-natured sterile husband.



Review #441: Walk the Edge (Thunder Road, #2) by Katie McGarry



My rating: 5 of 5 stars


“Knowing what's right doesn't mean much unless you do what's right.”

----Theodore Roosevelt



Katie McGarry, an American author, pens her second novel, Walk the Edge from her series, Thunder Road. This book traces the journey of two teenagers when both of them is caught in the fire of cyber-bullying, thereupon bringing them closer but their way to salvation is not an easy one, it has challenges and emotional difficulties, which they need to overcome. Once again Katie has presented a story of young love with deep feels and obviously with a motorcycle club!



23 May 2016

Review #440: Half Boyfriend by Judy Balan and Kishore Manohar



My rating: 4 of 5 stars


“We like the wrong sorts of girls, they wrote. They are usually the ones worth writing about.”

----Catherynne M. Valente



Judy Balan and Kishore Manohar, two Indian writers, pen a sarcastic tale in contrast to the popular India writer, Chetan Bhagat's book, Half Girlfriend in their new book, Half Boyfriend. This book, in short, is a parody to Bhagat's book and the authors have diligently portrayed the sarcasm and the criticism of Bhagat's story thereby inventing a hilarious tale of a boy-girl love story.