Book blurb Daniel Harper surfaces from a coma that has robbed him of two years of his life, only to find himself thrust into a world threatened by an outbreak that could wipe out all mankind. Forming an uneasy alliance, Daniel is assisted by James Edmunds, the top genetic research scientist at the privately run … Continue reading The Lazarus Gene by G M Sherwin
Month: October 2017
Depth of lies by E. C. Diskin
My review This story is about six friends and neighbours where one commits suicide and the others are left shell-shocked. How can the friend who was the most bubbly and most joyful, who had a perfect zest for life, commit such an ultimate act?? What caused her so much pain that she thought death was … Continue reading Depth of lies by E. C. Diskin
The Memory of Butterflies by Grace Greene
My review One lie told to oneself and proven to the world again by lies, can be like a rolling stone which keeps on getting bigger and bigger till it destroys everyone in its path... That's the basic story line... This is a story about a mother Hannah and her daughter Ellen and their life … Continue reading The Memory of Butterflies by Grace Greene
Forgotten by Nicole Trope
My review A harried mother with 3 kids under the age of 10 with a hardly there father, makes one split second wrong decision, diverts her attention away from the baby sleeping in the car and all is lost.. The baby goes missing and there are no working cameras to capture this horrifying moment. And … Continue reading Forgotten by Nicole Trope
She’s Not There by Joy Fielding
My review As the blurb said, a lost child, a phone call fifteen years later claiming to be the lost child, and then flashbacks along with the present and future repercussions. All this sounded great which made me request for the book. This is my first Joy Fielding book, I have heard of her but … Continue reading She’s Not There by Joy Fielding
Thank You
I was asked by a friend directly - when are you writing for my blog? Followed by a - would you like to write for my blog? — Look at the audacity but first and foremost, look at the trust and friendship bestowed upon me. I have been asked previously to write for a few bloggers, … Continue reading Thank You
Liebster-award
Here I go again... I ran.. I hid... I tried to escape... I tried camouflage too. I told him I am too boring. But alas... Lo and behold... Unexpectedly he nominated me.. You ask: so many have nominated me, why haven't I done those awards... Hmmm... Hmmm yet more hmmm... I have no answer... Maybe … Continue reading Liebster-award
Colour
Colour is spelled differently in different parts of the world: add a U, remove a U. Does colour change its spelling depending on what the colour of the skin is? Does the skin colour make so much of a difference in viewing people? I have discovered — apparently so. Colour of the skin matters to … Continue reading Colour
Dreams of the mind
I saw a dream with open eyes I believed it to be true... It was colorful, it was bright It was everything a dream ought to be The days and nights melted together The sunshine was perfect, the moon luminous There was happiness and blessed peace The pain in the heart suddenly stopped The tears … Continue reading Dreams of the mind
The Woman who Knew Everything by Debbie Viggiano
My review The universal question that any woman who is in a relationship has in mind - will he or won't he? And when will he? These three best friends/workmates Amber, Dee, and Chrissie have the same question in mind. When Christmas and New Year does not present them with a proposal or a ring, … Continue reading The Woman who Knew Everything by Debbie Viggiano
Questions from the soul
Am I a kind person??? Am I kind to the people who love me??? This question has been running through my mind for the last couple of weeks. And the answer is - No, not always Why are we unkind to the people we profess to love??? When a person is unkind to me or calls … Continue reading Questions from the soul
Her last secret by Barbara Copperthwaite
My review This is a novel about secrets, secrets which ruin the family of its happiness, and the aftermath of its effects are felt forever. A family which had everything: successful father, a beautiful mother, and two daughters; a family which seemed perfect from outside had secrets rumbling and simmering in its very core. And … Continue reading Her last secret by Barbara Copperthwaite
The Secret Mother by Shalini Boland
My review A good author is one who writes a book with well etched characters, where the story and plot lines flow and generally the reader is left feeling happy. A great author is the one who captures the reader's attention from first page, pulls the reader into the story, where each emotion of the … Continue reading The Secret Mother by Shalini Boland
Since You’ve Been Gone by Christa Allan
My review I picked up this book reading the blurb, thinking this is about a strong woman, Olivia who, after being jilted at the alter when her fiancé dies in an accident on a road 50 miles away from the church with a baby gift in the back seat, and going through various hardships, discovers … Continue reading Since You’ve Been Gone by Christa Allan
White Silence by Jodi Taylor
My review I got fed up of dealing with the horror in my life so I decided to try fictional horror. White Silence is classified as a twisty supernatural thriller and the blurb sounded great enough for me to pick it up. The book started well with the main character Elizabeth seeing aura and colors … Continue reading White Silence by Jodi Taylor
Observations
What is a lie?? Is it a lie when we don't tell the entire truth, is half a truth a lie?? Or a lie is only when we do not tell the truth at all. In life, I have told half truths as I don't want to worry the family or when the truth does … Continue reading Observations
Watching Glass Shatter by James J. Cudney
My review Today I find myself both honoured and nervous to post a review of a book written by my dear friend and fellow blogger, James J. Cudney a.k.a Jay as I like to call him. Do I plan to go easy on him in this review? No.. never... and he wouldn't want that also. … Continue reading Watching Glass Shatter by James J. Cudney
Ramblings of the mind
Once upon a time, a learned man from the lands far, far away told me a simple thing True love is the easiest path to follow I replied If you find true love, don't ever let go Living in this world, I soon saw that most people say a lot of things but don't follow … Continue reading Ramblings of the mind
Musings
I roam this earth, in search I find after long and difficult wait I lose it in moments still I stop breathing in that pain My mind searches in all the lands My heart just beats to pump blood I stop looking out and stay within I dream of dreams but never wish I stay … Continue reading Musings
The surrogate by Louise Jensen
My review When the title of the book is the surrogate, there is a natural curiosity to pick up this book. When the book is by Louise Jensen, the curiosity becomes a need to read the book. The story is simple Kat and Nick cannot have a child of their own, rather Kat cannot conceive. … Continue reading The surrogate by Louise Jensen
