Out Of Service by Gabby Hutchinson Crouch

I have read and enjoyed the Darkwood Series by the author earlier. It is purely based on my prior experience that this review is going to sound the way it is.The style of writing in this book and the others I have read are not for everyone. There is so much subtext hidden in the…

The Betrayed by Reine Arcache Melvin

I like it when I am in a fix like this when I have some things to say about the book that counters my overall reading experience. Sometimes I do not think a book is great, but my own enjoyment of it ensures its place on my five-star shelf, and sometimes, there are books like…

The Notekeeper by Hannah Treave

The cover and the blurb attracted me to the book. The story itself comes in three almost separate parts. We have Zoe and her personal arc, with some of it overlapping with the rest of the plot points. Then we have the note-taking. Zoe is a hospice nurse who takes down any last messages people…

The Altruistic Urge by Stephanie D. Preston

I expected so much more from this book. I tend to plod through non-fiction books at a much slower rate than fiction, but this took longer than it should have.I am fascinated by the concept of altruism. Although it is an easy out, I think there is an episode in the TV series Friends where…

Coming Home to the Highlands by Lisa Hobman

I wanted to read this book because of my recent visit to Scotland. I am always a fan of homecoming stories, and the setting intrigued me. Although I liked the author's writing, this particular book was not for me.I read a lot of romance stories and family-based narratives in any given year. This basically means…

Accidental Sisters by Katherine Linn Caire

This was not the book I was expecting going in. I have seen a few non-fiction works being praised for their trek into family history and the like, and seeing this, I thought it was one such book, and I wanted to give it a shot.It is a very personal journey of a woman who…

The Piano Tuner by Chiang-Sheng Kuo

Translation by  Howard Goldblatt , Sylvia Li-Chun Lin  I wanted to read this book mostly because I like trying out books based in different countries. This short novel was not really for me, though.The book begins with a rich man looking at the building that his wife used for piano classes. The piano tuner is playing one…

The Naughty Or Nice Clause by Kate Callaghan

The cover of the book gave me completely different vibes from that of the book. There is a darker cover that makes it a little more sense, but it is a mix of everything that works with a 'Christmas romance'.We have a woman who assumed she would be completely in charge of her family's toy…