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Book Review : Forbidden - Better Wear Your Flak Jacket

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Buy from Amazon.in Buy from Amazon.com Title:  Forbidden : Better Wear Your Flak Jacket Author: Feather Stone Genre: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Publisher: Romance Under Fire Pages: 363 Rating: 4.2/5 A suspense, action packed thriller that managed to keep me hooked right from the beginning,  Forbidden   by Feather Stone is one hell of a book. Feather Stone is a paramedic herself, the experiences of which she has duly referenced in the book. I am super excited to share my review, so here goes! The year is 2047. Eliza Ramsay is a Canadian paramedic, waiting at an airport in The Republic of Islamic Provinces and Territories (RIPT), an amalgamation of Arabic nations. Her team from the Habitat office hadn't arrived yet. When they finally do, a couple of hours later, they all take a bus to go into the city of Samarra. But things take an ugly turn when all her colleagues are shot dead by a mysterious group who vanish from the spot so...

Book Review: Cascade

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Buy from Amazon.in Buy from Amazon.com Title:  Cascade Author: Peter Harper Genre: Fiction, Action, Adventure Pages: 293 Rating: 3.5/5 Cascade   by Peter Harper is an action packed adventure which successfully enthralls the reader. It has guns, fights, political strategies, and one of the most exciting component - chase! So without any further ado, let's get to the review. Shani Balcescu, an Oxford student, receives a message that her adopted father has had a heart attack for the second time. Before dying, he apologizes to her and mentions Seroule ( a west African region), but she doesn't think much of it. As she is recovering from her loss, she finds shocking revelations about her origin and about how her real parents got gunned down in Africa amidst a political coup. Along with a French Journalist, Nicholas Dubois, she meets a Seroulese rebel, who tries to convince her of his help, but Shani has her doubts. Together, they help Shani uncover more infor...

Book Review : The Old Man and The Princess

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Buy from Amazon.in Buy from Amazon.com Title:  The Old Man and The Princess Author: Sean-Paul Thomas Genre: Fiction, Mystery Rating: 4/5 The Old Man and The Princess  by Sean-Paul Thomas is a mysterious and emotional story, all of which that takes place against the backdrop of the Scottish landscape. It is a touching story about the relationship between a girl and an old man. Sersha is an orphan, living with her foster parents, when she is kidnapped by an old man, Derek. Sersha expects the worst but when Derek tells her that he will be reuniting her with her parents, she is surprised. Derek keeps referring to Sersha  as Princess and upon questioning reveals that she actually is a princess from Mars and that she was sent to Earth as a baby for her own safety. But now that she is needed back home, Derek would do his duty and safely take her back. While Sersha isn't convinced of this story, Derek's behavior and his protective attitude t...