Category: Book Review
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Assassins Are Us by Kimberly Van Sickle – Book Review
Teenage life is a mess, and we all agree with it. Being stuck in a maze of friends, crushes, homework, college applications, and family drama is hard. Amidst the chaos that teenage life feels like, will you ever think about how an assassin’s life would be? Would you worry if the passenger sitting next to…
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The First Robot President by Robert Carlyle Taylor – Book Review
Year 2482. Derek is lying on his sofa watching the news through his digital screen. A robot assistant named Malda hands him his coffee and vanishes. While another robotic dishwasher is cleaning the mess that was left after yesterday’s party. Suddenly news flashes that the country is going to have a robot president. Anxious Derek…
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Sadie and Charley Finding Their Way – Book Review
Who doesn’t want to be a child again? Who doesn’t want the days of carelessness and nights of contentment? But were they really carefree? What about all the confusion and conflict from observing the adult world? What about the helplessness of not understanding this world? In the book “Sadie And Charley (Finding Their Way),” Bonnie…
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Book Review: Damaged People: Narcissism and the Foundation of a Dysfunctional American Society
That didn’t happen.And if it did, it wasn’t that bad.And if it was, that’s not a big deal.And if it is, that’s not my fault.And if it was, I didn’t mean it.And if I did, you deserved it. The Narcissist’s Prayer (by Dayna Craig) We are all surrounded by people who are likely to be…
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Book Review: Topanga Canyon: Fire Season book by Barbara Bryan
Great stories take you on an unforgettable journey and the impassioned ones make you believe in the power of love, faith and courage. Topanga Canyon: Fire Season is one such transformational tale which startles your emotions while being gentle in its approach. It begins with a teenager who has been forced away from his home…
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Book Review: Seasons of Life by Susan McLeod
The most beautiful feeling in the world is to reminisce about pleasant moments of life. Memories are the greatest way to reconcile with the past, to relive past experiences by reflecting upon them. In the poetry collection Seasons of Life, poet Susan McLeod presents the memories of a lifetime through rhythm and rhyme. This prose…
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Book Review: The Undiscovered Country by Diane Meyer Lowman
The Undiscovered Country: Seeing Myself Through Shakespeare’s Eyes by Diane Meyer Lowman What if you woke up one day to realise that most of your life has passed you by while you were trying to please others? What if you gambled all your potential away seeking other people’s validation but ended up with neither? A…