Much love to Harshita (A Bookworm in Bookland) for nominating me for the Mystery Blogger Award!  What Is Mystery Blogger Award? The “Mystery Blogger Award” is an award for amazing bloggers who have committed to the art and have a passion for sharing their knowledge about a subject with their audience. These bloggers are never short of inspiration and are always working hard to spread their love and expertise. Credits to Okoto Enigma (The creater of this award) RULES 1. Put the award logo/image on your blog 2. List the rules. 3. Thank whoever nominated you and provide a link to … Continue reading Mystery Blogger Award!

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Genre: Thriller Age Recommended: 13 and up Another amazing thriller by one of my favorite authors! I loved Jude Watson’s 39 clue books. Also one of my favorite book covers- the simple yet bright design made my day! This book was an ARC, courtesy of NetGalley. One of my favorite quotes from the book: “Living sure is easy when you have twenty million in the bank.” ———————————————————— Alfie McQuinn, a notorious burglar, falls to his death from a roof. March, his son, arrives just in time to hear his dad’s last words: “Find jewels.” Only, his … Continue reading Throwback Tuesday: Loot by Jude Watson

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Genre: Romance Age Recommended: 13 and up Guys, it’s been four years since I first read this book and the ending legitimately never gets easier to handle. Reading the book or even watching the movie leave me curled up in a ball of sadness wishing for a longer infinity for one of my favorite literary couples. I actually just watched the movie a few months ago and it’s honestly phenomenally done and I would recommend both the book and the movie to literally everyone. ———————————- Hazel Grace has cancer. She walks around with a … Continue reading Throwback Tuesday: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Age Recommended: Anyone and everyone (especially dog owners) Genre: Fiction An amazing book about the four lives of a dog and the true meaning of a dog’s purpose from a dog’s point of view. … Continue reading Throwback Tuesday: A Dog’s Purpose by Bruce Cameron

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction Age Recommended: 14 and up This was a book courtesy of BookRature. Hello everyone! Here’s the second book I decided to post for Throwback Tuesdays! The Dead List, by Martin Crosbie is … Continue reading Throwback Tuesday: The Dead List by Martin Crosbie

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Age Recommended: 13 and up Genre: Science Fiction This book was very well-written in that all of the events that occurred led up to one specific point or climax, but I feel that the … Continue reading Book Review: Waking in Time by Angie Stanton

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Genre: Autobiography My dad came across a tweet by Mr. Bill Gates a few weeks back, praising this book. He was so moved by the tweet and the review of the book by Mr. Gates, that he decided to immediately buy the book for me. Although, this might be one of those rare occasions where he actually read the book before I did! This book is about a highly accomplished and ambitious man who had trained in neurosurgery for many years, and just as he was about to finish his residency, found out that he had … Continue reading Book Review: When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

Alexei Maximovich Peshkov, primarily known as Maxim Gorky, was a Russian author who wrote during the realist era. His writings mainly focused on political topics and strongly opposed the Tsar, which was uncommon for writers of that era. Some other peculiar features of Gorky’s works included the fact that, beyond being politically unique, they were simply considered “strange” for his time period. Gorky, by many authors is currently considered a Marxist Feminist, because a lot of his works hinged on the idea that for women to truly be equal to men, they would have to first revolt against the government … Continue reading An analysis of short stories by Maxim Gorky