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Book: Past Present Alternative: Midnight

Author: Leilani Graceffa

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Language: English

Rating: 5/5

Past Present Alternative: Midnight is the second book that I have read by the author Leilani Graceffa. I loved the first book very much and therefore I picked this one. I loved the siblings bond between Ian and his younger sister Raelynn. Raelynn was missing and her broken phone was there as a proof. Raelynn never leaves her phone alone and she never let it fall. So, that means Raelynn is kidnapped by someone. A sticky note is found with a list of random addresses. Will they lead to Raelynn? Grab a copy of this book and read it yourself to find out.

It was a short and quick read that one could read in a single sitting. I enjoyed the writing style of Leilani. Language of the book is lucid. Narration is clear and I really appreciate amazing storytelling skills of the author. Cover photo of the book is very attractive. Looking forward to read more books by her.

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Book: Indian Stories: Images & Thoughts

Author: Ravi Valluri

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Language: English

Rating: 4.5/5

‘Indian Stories: Images & Thoughts’ by author ‘Ravi Valluri’ is a must read for every Indian. Author have done commendable job in writing it down so beautifully and thorough research one can clearly see he has done.

The book is divided into 4 parts:
– First part “Wanderlust” which I can relate to completely as I always love travelling and discover new unique places in India. You will love the incredible cities and the beautiful view which going to win your heart.
– Second part which is my favourite one is “Wondrous” which revolves around on exploring the less known places which is quite beautiful and peaceful. I am going to do the same definitely.
– Third Part “Well Known Personality” which take us to the well known personalities who we all know by their name or face but it also captures underrated personalities who have amazing talents but not so recognized in different fields.
– Fourth Part “Waving Mind, Wandering Thoughts” – make sure you grab a copy and check out what it all talks about? You going to have a real good time reading this book! Thumbs-up to author for writing such a masterpiece. Looking forward for much more.

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Book: The Jewels of Fate

Author: Tyler Snure

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Language: English

Rating: 5/5

The Jewels of Fate is an interesting fantasy book for the teenagers written by the author Tyler Snure and illustrated by Olivia K Losier. Story revolves around mainly two characters: Chuck Kingsley and Caylene Casselle. Chuck is the son of a rich dad who owns a billion dollars company Richman Heights.

Since his childhood, his father nags him to get good grades. His parents hired a live-in-maid Gail to take care of Chuck. Some kids started disappearing from New York. Soon, Chuck got to know about the magical world of Acanesia. He met a 15 years old teenager Caylene Casselle. Soon, she will reach her crowning age and will become the Queen.

Read this book that is full of adventures as Chuck and Casselle try to dig deeper to know the secrets. Their journey is full of rollercoaster ride. Language of the book is simple and easy to understand. Cover of the book is eye catchy. Narration is smooth and the story is intriguing. I couldn’t put this book down until I finished reading it. I like to recommend it to teenagers. They gonna love this story full of magic.

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Book: Book Endings

Author: Syntell Smith

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Language: English

Rating: 4.5/5

Book Endings is the second book in the Call Numbers series by the author Syntell Smith. The protagonist of the story is Robin Walker. He is a full time college student and a part time library clerk. Story starts with Robin’s grandfather lying on the floor. He called 911 for an ambulance. When Robin’s grandfather was in ICU at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, he got to know that his grandfather has only four-six weeks time.

As the story progresses, Robin started dating a beautiful lady Shinju Hasegawa. They started meeting each other in Coffee Shop, Robin even organized the flower arrangements for her. Read the story yourself to know how their chemistry will be. Also, you might be wondering what happened to his grandfather. Get to know yourself.

There is much development in the character of Robin Walker. Title of the book is apt. Cover is nice. Narration is smooth and the story is intriguing. Robin’s character has been perfectly penned down by the author. I enjoyed every bit of this story. Library Terminology Glossary was really helpful. Looking forward to read more books by Syntell.

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Book: Willie

Author: Ja Quintin Means

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Language: English

Rating: 4.5/5

Willie by the author Ja Quintin Means is a historical fiction that is set in Arkansas. This book is a result of author’s years of research on slavery and racism. It is inspired by The Willie Lynch Letter: The Making of a Slave.

Master James Moore is the owner of cotton plantation with 117 slaves under him. At night, he went to the slave quarters with Thomas so he can punish two runaways Sarah and Issac who tried to escape from the slavery of James along with their 2 years old boy Jacob.

Since they had committed this crime, so the Master is here to punish them. When Issac was full of rage and tried to attack his master, he was beaten and his wife by raped in front of others. Grab a copy of this book and follow the story to know what will happen next.

Language of the book is easy to understand. Cover is nice. I read this book in a single sitting as I wanted to know what gonna happen next. I appreciate author’s research to write this book. Even though steps has been taken to reduce racism but it still exists.

I like to recommend this book to those who love reading historical fiction.

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Book: Golden Man

Author: Scott Hayes

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Language: English

Rating: 4.5/5

Golden Man is the first book of the author  Scott Hayes. The main character of the story is James Stanson. He is on his last expedition and he wanted to have one more dive that he is dedicating to his grandfather by wearing his diving suit. James is a scientist who wants to extract ice samples for some scientific research.

He jumped into the freezing water for his last dive but unfortunately his submarine crashed into an iceberg and sank. He was diving outside of the ship with his air hose connected to it. He ship was going down and taking him with it. When James was struggling to save his life, he noticed a red light and realized that there is another ship.

It was like a miracle that James made it to the ship. This is an intense story and I was reading it with full concentration. The descriptions are so strong that I felt like I am watching a movie. Writing style of Scott is pretty impressive. Cover of the book is related to the story. What an amazing story this is! I appreciate vivid imagination of Scott in creating this powerful story that will hook the readers till the last page.

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Book: Make Believe

Author: Cory Wolfe

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Language: English

Rating: 5/5

Make Believe by Cory Wolfe is a psychological thriller where we see the protagonist Tyler Tuckerman is a gay. He is sixteen years old and a student of Lincoln High. Being a gay, he was being bullied at school by a junior Jason Brophy. Filming is Tyler’s passion so he films all the football games and football coach gives him P.E. credit in exchange. When a new joinee came to school, she became friends with Tyler. Nicole is also a sixteen years old student. She has lost her mother to breast cancer and her father Clark is a Sheriff. They had recently moved to Lincoln from Texas.

After a series of students suicide, Ms Jennifer joined the school as a mental health counselor. Will she be able to figure out the reason behind the students suicide? I love stories where the plot is set in the high school. I like Tyler’s character. The ending was definitely unexpected. Writing style of the author is superb. With a medium pace, author has perfectly managed to grip reader’s attention. Overall a nice story that will stay in your head for long time. This is the first book of Cory and I am definitely interested to read more books of him in the future.

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Book: Redlined: A Novel of Boston

Author: Richard W Wise

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Language: English

Rating: 4.5/5

Redlined: A Novel of Boston is a mystery thriller by the author Richard W Wise. The story is set in the year 1974 in Jamaica Plain. From this book I got to know about the redlining concept. Redlining happens when bank or insurance companies draw a big circle on the areas that are risky to do business with.

Jamaica Plain of 1974 was redlined by the banks. This resulted in crashing of the housing market. Community organizer and Marine combat veteran, Jedidiah Flynt took the effort to stop redlining along with Sandy Morgan. But things turned bad when Jed lost his researcher Sandy Morgan whose body was found among the ashes.

Will Jed be able to take revenge for Sandy’s death?  Story is very intriguing. It left me turning pages after pages until I finished. It is based on a different concept and therefore, I found this book worth my time. Language is medium as cover page of the book is very creative. Looking forward to read more books by Richard. Go ahead with this one. It’s a promising read. Don’t miss at all.

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Book: What You Need To Know About Narcissists

Author: Serena Prince

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Language: English

Rating: 5/5

What You Need To Know About Narcissists is the first book that I have read by the author Serena Prince. Before reading this book I wasn’t aware about the term Narcissists. This book will make you aware about Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Narcissistic Abuse. This is the story of Serena who discovered that her husband is Narcissists. She is also the mother of an autistic son Colton.

Whatever her husband did had a bad impact on Colton as he watched his mother suffering from abuse by his own father. If you are in a relationship with a Narcissists, he will drag you through different stages of it. This book has various questions based on the Narcissistic Personality Disorder and the book is actually a compilation of the questions answered by Serena on Quora.

Reading this book opened a different world in front of me that I didn’t even know that it exists. I am glad that I came across this book. All the questions are well answered by Serena with detailed explanation. This book is rich in knowledge and author’s experience. It was worth reading. I like to recommend it to everyone. Looking forward to read more books by Serena.

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Book: It’s All A Coin Toss

Author: P.A. Chino

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Language: English

Rating: 4.5/5

It’s All A Coin Toss by P.A. Chino is the story of a gambler Derrick Williams. Derrick was a student of Overbrook in West Philly. All his school life, he has only focused on gambling. At first he thought he is lucky to win so many games but then he discovered that he has a gift. He can predict the winners. He started playing small bets and then he took the risk to play parlay. In few years, gambling and his gift to predict the winner made him a millionaire.

Derrick always love to shop for clothes and sneakers. So, with his gambling money he always do some shopping for himself. One day, when he was in a mall, he got attracted by a woman Vivian Reese. Grab this interesting novella and enjoy the story yourself.

Language is simple and easy to understand. Cover of the book is simple. Plot is unique. It was a short and quick read and I enjoyed it a lot. Story is intriguing and narration is in smooth flow so I enjoyed every bit of it. One thing that I liked is that if author has mentioned any gambling terminology in the story, he has also explained it’s meaning so readers can pick the story well. It’s a promising read that I definitely like to recommend to my followers. Go ahead with it. Looking forward to read more books by P.A. Chino.

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