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The Line Between: A Novel  by Tosca Lee ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Ratings 4.4/5 GO GRAB YOUR COPY VIA AMAZON NOW Synopsis In this frighteningly believable thriller from New York Times bestselling author Tosca Lee, an extinct disease re-emerges from the melting Alaskan permafrost to cause madness in its victims. For recent apocalyptic cult escapee Wynter Roth, it’s the end she’d always been told was coming. When Wynter Roth is turned out of New Earth, a self-contained doomsday cult on the American prairie, she emerges into a world poised on the brink of madness as a mysterious outbreak of rapid early onset dementia spreads across the nation. As Wynter struggles to start over in a world she’s been taught to regard as evil, she finds herself face-to-face with the apocalypse she’s feared all her life—until the night her sister shows up at her doorstep with a set of medical samples. That night, Wynter learns there’s something far more sinister at play and that these samples are key to unders...

Vicious Cycle: Whiskey, Women, and Water  by Kenton Geer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Ratings 4.3/5 GO GRAB YOUR COPY VIA AMAZON NOW Synopsis Most fisherman don’t really fish just to catch fish. While we might appear to only fill our boats with fish, the reality is fishing fills our hearts with purpose. Many of us don’t conform to land well, or even at all. We often find ourselves more lost on dirt and grass than a parakeet in the middle of the ocean. The rogue nature of men who often live in vast waters without roads and traffic signs makes for a bad fit in a society filled with rules and regulations. Our relationship with the opposite sex is perhaps the most difficult aspect of being a fisherman. We often fight a winless battle between our primordial desire to be accepted and loved versus the unrelenting beckoning of the ocean. A fisherman has two lives: the one where he stares at sea from land and the life where he stares at land from sea. For the fisherman, the question is not whether ...

Highwayman  by M. J. Preston ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Ratings 4.4/5 GO GRAB YOUR COPY VIA AMAZON NOW Synopsis The most terrifying monsters are real and walk among us every day. Meet Lance Belanger, he has only one ambition, to be the most infamous killer of all time. After murdering a single mom and her toddler child, Lance indoctrinates himself into the world of serial murder. Before long, the bodies start turning up all over the country. Each victim is incapacitated by a puncture wound to the spine, then, while still alive, they are dismembered, their arms, legs, and head are severed from the torso. FBI investigators call their killer "Highwayman." But beyond the multi-state dumping of staged victims, the killer has left them little else to go on. With no DNA or forensic evidence, veteran FBI agent Lewis Ash is in a race against retirement as he tracks the elusive murderer. Meanwhile, Lance has other plans that will up his game and increase his body count. In a web of murder th...

Soul Seeker  by Kaylin McFarren  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Rating 4.5/5 GRAB YOUR COPY VIA AMAZON NOW Synopsis Crighton Daemonium arrives in the peaceful town of Lochton, Illinois, searching for wicked souls to add to his count. Benjamin Poe, a devoted husband, father and firefighter, finds himself in a battle of wills against this evil, manipulating demon, while protecting his only son. Ultimately, Poe is tricked into committing murder and Crighton is rewarded with the soul he was sent to retrieve. Following Poe’s execution, Crighton continues his dark malevolent duties, until he's kidnapped by members of The Sovereign Sector. This group of scientists, notorious for experimenting on supernatural creatures, forces Crighton into a soulmate relationship with the very angel he was sent to capture for the King of Hell, Lucifer. With secrets revealed, darkness rules and loyalties shift. The demonic soul-seeker soon becomes the target of Lucifer's revenge, and his journey to redemption a...

An Unusual Honeymoon  by Mamta Kashyap ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Rating 4.4/5 GRAB YOUR COPY VIA AMAZON NOW Synopsis Transport yourself into the world of Bollywood romcoms! "By the end of it, you will feel better about some extra flab around your waist, being clumsy sometimes, and for falling in love with the wrong guys - All. The. Time. because it always works out eventually." What happens when an ambitious girl-next-door finds herself on her honeymoon all alone, without a husband? What happens when she meets a handsome stranger who proposes a deal too lucrative to walk off from? This is the story of Mahasweta who just wanted to redeem her self-esteem by at least succeeding at her career. Only, life doesn't happen that way. A lonely honeymoon turns into an unusual one as she agrees to an unrealistic deal. This is a short, sweet, silly, feel good love story, with some laughter, some absurdities, some fun, some feelings and a beautiful and kind Fairy Godmother, too! My Thoughts...

THE ORGIA KHRONICLES  BY SIR JOHN KARNEIOS AULETTA ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Rating 4.4/5 GRAB YOUR COPY VIA AMAZON NOW Synopsis For thousands of years, Prayer, Quotes, Adages and Poetry (Technitai Dionusou) have inspired some of the wisest people of our world. Within this Dionysian Pagan Quote journal, John Auletta has expressed his world views, worldly spirituality and wisdom in the essence of Quotes, Adages, Metaphoric wisdom, and Poetry in hopes to inspire the Dionysian Pagan community in a way that his words embody the beauty and knowledge of the ancient ways (Technitai Dionusou). His unique word play evokes a mental picture, you might say that his Quotes, Jewels, Adages and Poetry embody the phrase 'a Mask is worth a thousand Faces.' Many old familiar Quotes and Adage soon become clichéd and overused. So John has made it his job to adopt some old-style Quotes, repolishing them with his own unique Dionysian twist, giving the old Quote immortality through his new ecstatic wordin...

Review : Smörgåsbord of Musings  by Rathnakumar Raghunath ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Rating 4.5/5 GRAB YOUR COPY VIA AMAZON NOW Synopsis Smörgåsbord of Musings is a collection of poems, anecdotes and random thoughts expressed from the points of view of different people - men, women, non-binary persons, kids, teenagers, adults - all going through different things in life. People living happy lives, some not-so-happy lives, people in love, people dealing with heartbreak, the ones who believe life is better with a bit of whimsy, this book, hopefully, has a little something that resonates with everybody, lets the reader find the silver lining when needed and discover the joie de vivre even when times are hard. My Thoughts This is one of the books which I'm reading third time in past two weeks. Rathnakumar Raghunath brings out all the preeminent emotions that we all living beings go through in our lives at some point or the other. The strong suit of his writing is that he expresses these othe...

Cute Mutants Vol 1 : Mutant Pride  by S J Whitby ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Rating 4.3/5 GRAB YOUR COPY VIA AMAZON NOW Synopsis My name is Dylan Taylor, human incarnation of the burning dumpster gif, and this is my life. I always wanted to be an X-Man. Except people and me never got along, and apparently you need social skills to run a successful team. Cue Emma Hall’s party. One hot make out session with the host herself, and I can talk to objects like my pillow (who’s far too invested in my love life) and my baseball bat (who was a pacifist before I got hold of him). Now there’s a whole group of us with strange abilities, including super hot ice queen Dani Kim who doesn’t approve of how reckless I can be. The bigger problem is a mysterious mutant causing unnatural disasters, and we’re the ones who have to stop him. Except trying to make a difference makes things blow up in my face and the team’s on the verge of falling apart. Can I bring them back together in time to stop the villain fr...

Sucker Kiss: A Funny Short Story By Ralph Bismargi ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Rating 4.5/5 GRAB YOUR COPY VIA AMAZON NOW Synopsis A funny short fiction about a young female director.  If you love comedies, sitcoms or SNL sketches, then this story will make you laugh out loud! Jill is a talented film director. She is filming her first TV sitcom and, for the first time in her career, there is a live audience. Her entire life is riding on this particular project. However, she struggles when a quirky audience member doesn't know how to laugh normally. Will she succeed at keeping everything together? My Thoughts Sucker Kiss : A funny short story by Ralph Bismargi  is a an amazing story that totally caught me when I read it for the first time, of course, I bought it immediately after reading positive reviews. Jill's story seemed very interesting and engaging to me and was certainly nothing like anything I’d ever read before. It’s been few days since I read a book that has made me chuckle ...

The Super Twins By Andy Slinger ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Rating 4.5/5 GRAB YOUR COPY VIA AMAZON NOW Synopsis As their world is turned upside down, two superheroes must battle their greatest enemy yet... Ryan and Jake suffer heart-breaking tragedy and are barely existing in life. One disaster leads to another until a freak incident changes them beyond their wildest imagination and gives them incredible Superpowers. But this isn't the only change in the sleepy town of Trincaster, an evil force is on the rise and no one can stop it. Can the Super Twins discover who is behind the crime wave and defeat them in the ultimate battle? The Super Twins  is the debut novel in the soon to be expanded Super Twins series. If you like, action-packed fight scenes, witty banter, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, then you'll love Andy Slinger's humorous, powerful first instalment. My Thoughts While many children’s librarians will tell you that they have strived to make their book collections div...

Twins Traitors and the Trident By Tanvi Nishar ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Rating 4.7/5 GRAB YOUR COPY VIA AMAZON NOW Synopsis ‘I am sniffing danger,’ the man said, sauntering around Migarasu dangerously. He came close to Migarasu and whispered, ‘A mortal was born a few hours ago.’ Elisha and Eshan, eleven-year-old twins, lived perfectly boring lives, until peculiar things started happening around Elisha. It all began with a birthmark at the nape of Elisha's neck and a series of recurring dreams. Their life turned topsy-turvy when they were abducted and taken to a subterranean kingdom called Ursalazen. Be ready for talking tree stumps, the moon of Ursalazen that doesn’t wax and wane, sorcerers, fierce troll warriors called payamezens, the shape-shifters, people-eating creepers, a silver lion and three friendly ghosts who race through all this with Elisha and Eshan. Secret of the Silver Lion starts in the most unassuming way but takes you swirling through war and magic at a pace that will ...

Sexy at 70 By Eva Chapman ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Rating 4.4/5 GRAB YOUR COPY VIA AMAZON NOW Synopsis Sexy at 70, A Spiritual Journey, is an account of how Eva Maria Chapman emerged from the doldrums of menopause, rediscovered her sexuality and became a rampant flirt and party raver in her 60s.The late flowering and concomitant inner struggle with vanity and aging has led her to greater spiritual acceptance of who she actually is.For most of her life she regarded her sexual self as sinful; to be spiritual meant to be saint-like and sexless. This book describes the struggle to reconcile these opposites.Along the way she tackled the demons of three major illnesses, including a rare blood cancer, and recounts how this deepened her self-awareness.Eva has dared come out as a sexy woman in her 70s. My Thoughts Sexy at 70 by Eva Chapman is an interesting journey of the author herself  A journey of self discovery. I really enjoyed reading this book, it contained so many things I love to see i...

The Sky is Mine By Amy Beashel ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Rating 4.7/5 GRAB YOUR COPY VIA AMAZON NOW Synopsis Izzy feels invisible. Trapped under the weight of expectation and censored by shame.  Her mum Steph and best friend Grace have always been there to save her. But with one under the control of her stepfather and the other caught in the throes of new love, Izzy is falling between the cracks.  As threats to her safety grow, Izzy wants to scream. But first she must find her voice.  And if the sky is the limit, then the sky is hers.  [This book contains material which some readers may find distressing, including discussions of rape, coercive behaviour, domestic violence and abuse.] My Thoughts The sky is mine , by author Amy Beashel , published in 2020 to wonderful reviews and a whole lot of praise and Shortlisted for the Bristol teen award 2020. Amy Beashel's first novel helped show us what young literature could be.  The sky is mine  never trivializes or tal...

Voices Beneath our Waves By Dhaval Radia ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Rating 5/5 GRAB YOUR COPY VIA AMAZON NOW Synopsis Anna is an enterprising coconut seller and a loving father to Gutthi, a daughter he stumbled upon by chance. His desire to unite Gutthi with her biological parents leads him through a dangerous trail filled with deceit, betrayal and a murder mystery.  Voices beneath our waves is a spell-binding thriller of conflicts and emotional overturns found in the lives of people in Bombay. The ideologies and dogmas that surround the people are intricately woven in each character. The beach-side conversations are particularly reminiscent of the life and times in Bombay, before it became Mumbai.  Will Anna be able to find the missing link that will lead him to the biological parents of Gutthi or will he find himself in a trap of deceit and betrayal that will eventually consume him too?  Read this page-turner to unravel the mystery My Thoughts Aloha everyone! Today I’ve got a...

The Swansong Conspiracy By Nick Vossen ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Rating 4.7/5 GRAB YOUR COPY VIA AMAZON NOW Synopsis Weirdness is in their blood. After a near cataclysmic worldwide event shook the foundations of society and unleashed numerous supernatural hazards onto the Earth, twins Quincy and Lilly just want to lead their lives as normally as possible. However, this proves to be quite difficult. The twins are the heirs of legendary horror writer and occultist W.A. Swansong, who has been declared a prophet now that many of his gruesome creations appear to really exist. When a mysterious inheritance falls into the twins’ hands, a strange and violent secret organization becomes hell-bent on finding them. Quincy and Lilly are forced to flee their hometown of New Orleans, leading them on a wild, supernatural chase throughout the southern United States. With only a handful of allies and a trapped Fire Vampire named Tim, the twins uncover a great mystery tied to their inheritance, the source of...

Crime Beat Girl By Geri Dreiling ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Rating 4.5/5 GRAB YOUR COPY VIA AMAZON NOW Synopsis A girl is dead. A boy is locked up. Can Debbie Bradley discover the truth before more lives are lost...maybe even her own? A series of deadly shootings. An outbreak of stolen cars. When journalist Debbie Bradley returns home to St. Louis, the summer crime wave has started. And she's in the center: A witness, a reporter, a target. Debbie's reasons for leaving behind her promising career in Washington D.C. were complicated. Her mother, a prominent lawyer, was diagnosed with cancer. Her engagement was cooling. When she got offered a job in St. Louis that she hadn't been looking for, Debbie recognized an opportunity. Or an escape. But she didn't expect to come home and see a girl die. Debbie never planned to investigate a boy behind bars. And she didn't anticipate colliding with hostile cops and wary politicians. As her work gains attention, Debbie gathers enemies. ...

Silver Moon By Jenny Knipfer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Rating 4.5/5 GRAB YOUR COPY VIA AMAZON NOW Synopsis Silver Moon, the third book in the series: By the Light of the Moon, paints a stunning and poignant picture of life on the home front in Webaashi Bay, Ontario, and of three men who are a part of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during WWI. Shamed into joining the war, the tide turns for Luis Wilson when he is steered into the depths of espionage. Injured and presumed missing, will he lose his heart to the very woman who presented him with a white feather? Oshki and Jimmy offer a grim perspective on life in the trenches. They despair of ever returning home to the women who hold their hearts. Meanwhile, Lily fights for the cause in her own way and rallies the female troops at home as prejudices run high and the local cafe owner is accused of being a spy. Will the women of Webaashi Bay receive their men back unscathed? Can the power of love win out over insurmountable odds? All this drama...

The Hidden Hindu By Akshat Gupta ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Rating 4.7/5 GRAB YOUR COPY VIA AMAZON NOW Synopsis Prithvi, a cryptic 21-year-old who remembers incidents from before his birth, is in pursuit of a mysterious middle-aged Aghori (Shiva devotee) who was tracked for more than 200 years before being captured and transported to a high-tech facility on an isolated island of India. When drugged and hypnotized for the interrogation by a team of 6 specialists, the Aghori had claimed to have witnessed all four Yugas (the epochs in Hinduism) and to even have participated in both Ramayana and Mahabharata. Prithvi recalls the name of this otherworldly man. Om Shastri. Throughout the interrogation, Om’s revelations of his incredible past, puzzling the very nature of mortality, had left the entire team baffled. The team had also discovered that Om had been in search of the other immortals declared in every Yuga, along with all other bizarre secrets that could alter the myths of ancient, beliefs ...

Litany of Woes By Deepti Sharma ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Rating 4.6/5 GRAB YOUR COPY VIA AMAZON NOW Synopsis Every teenager thinks they will lead a better life than their parents. Nida is no different.Coming from a broken marriage, she dreams to spend her life in the arms of her lover. Reality, however, has other plans for her. As she goes through different phases in her life, she encounters various heart-wrenching experiences along the way; all in her journey to be a rebellious author. Turning to comfort in everyone she meets, trying to cope up with the betrayals of her most trusted friends, Nida understands what it means to be independent when it’s her against the world. From the late-night escapades with her boyfriend in the chills of Simla, to attending her mother’s marriage, to write about all the outrageous books, to adopting an orphan child; join Nida in Litany of Woes as she searches for love in all forms and to the realization that it is indeed just a word after all. My Thoughts I...

The Billionaire and the monk By Vibhor Kumar Singh ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Rating 4.5/5 GRAB YOUR COPY VIA AMAZON NOW Synopsis The greatest wisdom is often found in the simplest knowledge.  What if you learn that everything you have been taught about happiness is false? What if you realize that happiness is not a goal and therefore it cannot be achieved? What if you discover that it is the ordinary path that leads to extraordinary treasure? This is a story about how two men from different walks of life learn that neither robes of honor nor the total renunciation of worldly life is required to enjoy the most fundamental human desire – happiness.  It is a story about understanding that happiness is not a philosophical enigma but an attainable state of the mind and how one can cherish the greatest joys through the simplest and smallest acts of daily life.  Let us uncomplicate happiness and find the extraordinary answer to the ordinary question:  Are you happy ? My Thoughts...