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Stone Cold – A review of the novel ‘Revenge is Sweet’ “Revenge proves its own executioner” - John Ford As much as everyone would like to distance themselves from this apparent ‘primitive’ notion, everyone enjoys a good revenge tale. Something about it is hard wired into our brains, a...

The Terror Within – A review of the novel ‘The Opree Legacy: The Promise’ “Hate looks like everybody else until it smiles” - Tahereh Mafi The rise to power of one political or religious group of people who begin a systematic oppression of the society at large has always been and continues to...

Faith, Hope & Love – A review of the novel ‘Pride of Love’ “Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into” - Mahatma Gandhi Growing up isn’t easy, beyond the quiet memories and stable lives most people aspire to have; life itself can be complex without having a tragedy to...

A Kind Stranger – A review of the book ‘In the Frightened Heart of Me: Tennessee Williams's Last Year’ “Only an artist can interpret the meaning of life” – Novalis An artist’s role is to take the thoughts and ideas born out of his creative mind and breathe life and expression into them. This...

Ghost Stories – A review of the novel ‘Buckaloo Ridge’ “War does not determine who is right, only who is left” - Bertrand Russell F. A. Shepherd’s latest novel ‘Buckaloo Ridge’ can in many ways be described as a genre defying book. It’s hard to pigeonhole the plotline into a particular...

Thy hilarious kingdom cometh – A review of the novel ‘Noddy In Wonderland’ “Fantasy mirrors desire. Imagination reshapes it” - Mason Cooley Rules were made to be broken, especially when these rules were created by a few to control the majority. Human beings can’t survive on impulses alone in...

Love Revelations – A review of the book ‘Hunt 'N Bunny in Wonderland’ “Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see” - Mark Twain Women say they have to kiss a lot of frogs before they find their prince. Men may have it slightly better in that they have to kiss a lot...

Secret Memories – A review of the novel ‘The Finnish Girl’ “All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveller is unaware” - Martin Buber Melancholy is often a misinterpreted word in fiction. It isn’t always a glorification of unhappiness or sadness, sometimes melancholy may be our...

First Contact – A review of the book ‘Look Up’ “All things must change to something new, to something strange” - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow When you look up in the night sky and stare at them stars, do you not wonder and ask yourselves the question man has been asking since time immemorial...

Divine Afterglow – A review of the book ‘Sufi Light: The Secret of Meditation’ “Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays” - Soren Kierkegaard In this very busy world of ours the only thing we seem to be doing with any sort of consistency is constantly run around, our minds...

Stranger than Fiction – A review of the novel ‘The Friday Edition’ “To live alone is the fate of all great souls” - Arthur Schopenhauer In author Betta Ferrendelli’s novel ‘The Friday Edition’the lead character of Samantha Church is introduced as a reporter working in a weekly community...

Distant Echoes – A review of the novel ‘Honor and Polygamy’ “Fate leads him who follows it, and drags him who resist” - Plutarch Author Omar Farhad’s novel, ‘Honor and Polygamy’ narrates the story of Nicholas Blake, a diplomatic officer working with the United Nations in New York City. Having...

Comfort Read – A review of the novel ‘The House Guest: Pathway to Persuasion’ “Nostalgia is a seductive liar” – George Ball Perhaps out of all art forms, only storytelling manages a direct connection to our psyche, lighting up our imaginations and bonding with the collective consciousness of...

All’s well that ends well – A review of the novel ‘Ruby Silver’ “Heroes need monsters to establish their heroic credentials. You need something scary to overcome” - Margaret Atwood In author Randall Reneau’s book ‘Ruby Silver’ which is the third book in the Trace Brandon series, we are...

Everyone Needs Some Love – A review of the book ‘Griffin the Dragon and How to Tame a Bully’ “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself” – George Bernard Shaw Meet Griffin, a warm and delightful little dragon who goes to school with his best friends Cattails, an 8...

Secret Wars – A review of the novel ‘The Rabbit's Man’ “There is no redemption from hell” - Pope Paul III Author Damien Dsoul’s novel, ‘The Rabbit’s Man’, is a fictional tale of espionage and one man’s tale for redemption set in Nigeria. A literal explosive start dives the reader straight...

True Reflections – A review of the book ‘The Space Within’ “There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy” - Friedrich Nietzsche The only truth is now; the only moment to be is in the present, for that’s when life happens. But more often than not we let the present and in...

An Eye Opener – A review of the book ‘The Kidney Sellers: A Journey of Discovery in Iran’ “If any civilization is to survive, it is the morality of altruism that men have to reject” – Ayn Rand People who dream to see a better future, not just for themselves, but for everyone in their...

An uneasy choice – A review of the novel ‘Making Wishes’ “Perhaps home is not a place but simply an irrevocable condition” ― James Baldwin There is a unique destiny and a particular path to fulfilment that we all have to discover on our own in this world. Fulfilment has in part an element...

Tour de Life – A review of the novel ‘Turner's Point’ “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated”- Confucius In author Gordon Osmond’s latest book, ‘Turner’s Point’ starts off from where his last novel ‘Slipping on Stardust’ ended. It starts off with Eileen Brockway...