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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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Book: Before You Begin

Author: Jacob Coldwell

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Language: English

Rating: 4.5/5

Before You Begin by the author Jacob Coldwell is a guide that will teach us how to focus on what matters and live the life we want. This book is for those who want to change their life but are feeling stuck due to some reason. This is the kinda book that I needed very much right now. In “Me and my Stuckness” section, I could very well relate when Jacob mentioned that by rechecking his employees work, he was spending too much time. I have also faced this situation and it frustrates me as a result. For my peace of mind, I like to work on my own and do quality work.

Personal Declination questions are very thought provoking. We can’t control life but we can definitely change our approach to life to achieve what we want. This book has rich knowledge that will help you in changing yourself for the better. It was a short read and I have even mentioned important points in my journal. Language of the book is simple and easy to understand. Cover photo is beautiful and title is apt. Overall, it was a worth reading book

I strongly recommend this guide to everyone. Add it in your TBR right away.

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Book: The Kingdom Has Arrived Volume 1: Foundations

Author: Amy Jean

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Language: English

Rating: 4.5/5

The Kingdom Has Arrived Volume 1: Foundations is the debut memoir of the author Amy Jean. This book is a collection of a poem, a prophecy and a prayer.

The essays about Amy’s important life events were amazing. When she got the car after turning to sixteen and learned to drive her dad’s car, I could totally relate to that. Some events were heart breaking to read about like when Amy lost her mother and her dad remarried. To overcome her grief, Amy finally took the decision to start a new life in Philadelphia. After settling in Philadelphia, she met a guy Charles. Grab a copy of this book and read yourself to know about ups and downs in life of Amy Jeans. I am glad to read about her experiences.

“My Insight Journal” optionally accompanied with this book is really thought provoking. It has so many questions with which one can relate and think about. Overall presentation of this book is mind blowing. Language is simple and easy to understand. Narration is in a smooth flow and I enjoyed reading this book. I really liked the illustrations in the book as it made the memoir more interactive. Amy’s new family photo and her son’s photo is lovely. Cover of the book is simple yet decent. Looking forward to read the Volume 2.

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Book: The Century’s Scribe

Author: Brendan Walsh

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Language: English

Rating: 4.5/5

The Century’s Scribe by the author Brendan Walsh is a fantasy novel. The story features Dreden Sharpstand. He has two friends: Gerrika an avehos and Chanin Adderfoth, a human with different features ie. a humanoid bird.

Story basically has two worlds: one that only belongs to human and the other in which along with humans, humanoid birds also live. One has to go through the Sunitian Sea to reach the other world of humans. The Sunitian Sea is a light green sea of gas. What gonna happen when the friends group will be transported to another world via The Sunitian Sea? Grab a copy of this book and read the story yourself to unveil the suspense.

Language of the book is lucid. Narration is smooth. Storytelling skills of author is amazing. Cover photo is eye catchy and the title is apt. World building is interesting and it will grip reader’s attention in the story. Overall it is a promising read that I recommend to my fellow readers. Don’t think twice, go ahead with this.

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Book: Hard Times: Once Was Blind

Author: Joshua Matthews

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Language: English

Rating: 4.5/5

Hard Times: Once Was Blind is an intriguing story by the author Joshua Matthews. The protagonist of the story is Avi Colts. She has lost her father and after this tragic incident, her mother is on the life support. Avi loves her father as he has allowed her to take every decision in life on her own. Her father has raised Avi to be stronger.

One unfortunate night, an intruder shooted both of her parents. Now Avi wants to find the murderer. She took a cab to Grandvale Police department to know about his father’s murderer from her uncle Carl. But Carl is not ready to give the murderer name to Avi. After little struggle, Avi got his first name from Carl. She is going to Greyacre to hunt the murderer. Read the story to know what gonna happen ultimately.

Language of the book is easy and comfortable. Narration style of the author is remarkable and seems mature. Plot is intriguing. Pace of the story was fine. Overall it’s an amazing read. Looking forward to read more books by the author.

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Book: Pigeon- Blood Red

Author: Ed Duncan

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Language: English

Rating: 4.5/5

Pigeon- Blood Red is an intriguing story by the author Ed Duncan. It is the first book in the Pigeon Blood Red Trilogy. Robert McDuffie, a businessman and a heavy gambler owe much money to Frank Litvak and he has to pay him back in two short weeks. He stole Litvak’s necklace with sixteen color-matched rubies, each a prized pigeon-blood red. By selling this necklace, he can get the money what he has to give to Litvak. Litvak asked Rico to bring back the necklace from Robert. But Robert flew to Honolulu. Grab a copy of this book and read the story yourself to unveil the suspense. Will Rico be able to catch Roberts and get the necklace from him?

Cover photo of the book is awesome. Title is apt and related to the contents of the story. Story is intriguing. I binge read it and I enjoyed it a lot. Even though there are many characters in the story, but author has done amazing job in the character development. I am quite impressed with it. Paul’s character is also nice.

I like to recommend it to my fellow readers. You will enjoy this story a lot.

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Book: Breakin Cycles

Author: Tony V. Bunion JR.

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Language: English

Rating: 4.5/5

Breakin Cycles is the autobiography of Tony Bunion. This is a very inspiring book written for a targeted readers especially the ones that has made mistakes in life and are struggling to find their purpose in life. The environment that we grow in and the values that our parents give play an important role in shaping the person we are today. This book motivates readers to be the cycle breakers in their family so they can work with determination to have a good life.

It motivates the readers to keep on going in life without giving up. But to achieve our goals self-discipline is very important. I really liked this quote by Selena that is mentioned in this book:

“Be strong minded, and always believe that the impossible is possible”.

This is a very well written book to motivate the readers. It was a short read. I love the quotes mentioned by famous personalities in the book. Language of the book is simple and easy to understand. Cover page of the book and title is nice. It is a promising read. So, I recommend it to my fellow readers.

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