Cupcakes At Carrington’s–Book Review

Author : NS      Blog : Bond with Books      Date : 6/17/2013 4:18:18 AM

'By Alexandra Brown At last, a chick-lit that did not get on my nerves or put me to sleep. It caught my attention when I saw a 3.82 rating on Goodreads. This book is centred around Georgie – A salesgirl at Carrington’s department store’s designer bag section. Georgie’s life isn’t easy. She is broke. And […]'

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The Best of Us

Author : Maddie      Blog : Bond with Books      Date : 5/10/2013 9:46:18 AM

'Title: The Best Of Us Author: Sarah Pekkanen ISBN: 9781451673517 Publisher: Washington Square Press Source: Advance copy from publisher via NetGalley Release Date: April 9, 2013 Rating: 4 out of 5 Synopsis: Following a once-in-a-lifetime invitation, a group of old college friends leap at the chance to bring their husbands for a week’s vacation at a private villa […]'

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Daughter of Jesusalem: a novel

Author : Maddie      Blog : Bond with Books      Date : 4/16/2013 8:54:51 AM

'Title: Daughter of Jesusalem: a novel Author: Joan Wolf ISBN: 9781936034673 Publisher: Worthy Publisher Source: Advance copy from publisher via NetGalley Release Date: April 16, 2013 Rating: 4 out of 5 Synopsis: Daughter of Jerusalem is a fictional story of Mary Magdalene  In this novel, Mary Magdalene is portrayed as an ordinary woman who goes through some very unfortunate events [...]'

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Run To Me

Author : Maddie      Blog : Bond with Books      Date : 4/1/2013 1:52:43 PM

'Title: Run to Me Author: Diane Hester ISBN: 9781742756424 Source: Advance copy from publisher via NetGalley Release Date: March 1, 2013 Rating: 4 out of 5 Synopsis: It’’s been two years since Shyler O’Neil’’s beloved son Jesse was killed –but his final moments are as vivid to her now as they were that dreadful day. Suffering from [...]'

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1st To Die–Book Review

Author : NS      Blog : Bond with Books      Date : 3/30/2013 7:10:55 AM

'Women’s Murder Club – 1 By James Patterson After trying different genres I don’t usually read or enjoy, I caught hold of my favourite genre – detective. Rather, 2 of my favourite genres combined – detective and chick lit. Now, whether the combination worked well or not, I will talk about that a bit later. [...]'

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Gifted

Author : Psych Babbler      Blog : Bond with Books      Date : 3/6/2013 3:20:18 AM

'…by Nikita Lalwani. 14 year old Rumi Vasi is a maths prodigy. Living in Cardiff in the 1980s with her parents Mahesh and Shreene and her younger brother Nibu, she faces the challenges that most children of migrant parents do: caught between two worlds. Rumi though has the added pressure of being gifted in maths [...]'

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Sisters of Mercy

Author : Psych Babbler      Blog : Bond with Books      Date : 1/13/2013 5:33:46 AM

'…by Caroline Overington. Snow Delaney is in prison. And from prison, she communicates with journalist Jack Fawcett who followed her case as she thinks he was biased. Snow was born miles away and years apart from her sister Agnes. A sister whose existence she didn’t know about until her father’s death where Snow finds out [...]'

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The Thirteenth Tale – Book Review

Author : NS      Blog : Bond with Books      Date : 1/3/2013 11:46:52 PM

'Author: Diane Setterfield The Angelfield family is weird. First there were siblings Charlie and Isabelle and then Isabelle’s strange twins Emmeline and Adeline. The twins love violence. Pain is like candy for them. And they speak in a language no one else can understand. Their ignored, run down house is told to be haunted and [...]'

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Mockingjay

Author : Psych Babbler      Blog : Bond with Books      Date : 12/25/2012 4:20:36 AM

'…by Suzanne Collins. This is the third and final book of the Hunger Games trilogy. . Following the destruction of District 12 and the loss of many lives, Katniss wakes up to find herself in District 13. Along with Gale, her mother, her sister Prim and a few other [...]'

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Catching Fire

Author : Psych Babbler      Blog : Bond with Books      Date : 12/24/2012 4:00:28 AM

'…by Suzanne Collins. This is the second book in the Hunger Games trilogy. Please read my review of the first book if you wish prior to this one. In ‘Catching Fire’, Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark have emerged as victors but Katniss has done something no one ever did before. And for this, she faces [...]'

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The Hunger Games

Author : Psych Babbler      Blog : Bond with Books      Date : 12/23/2012 8:22:46 AM

'…by Suzanne Collins. 16 year old Katniss Everdeen lives in District 12 with her mother and younger sister Prim, aged 12. Katniss’ father died in a mining accident and since his death, she has been the provider for her little family. Along with her best friend Gale, she hunts for food. Katniss and others who [...]'

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Book Review: The Hog Murders

Author : Maddie      Blog : Bond with Books      Date : 12/21/2012 10:12:02 AM

'Title: The Hog Murders Author: William L. DeAndrea ASIN: B00AEGIGEC Source: Advance copy from publisher via NetGalley Release Date: December 18, 2012 Rating: 3 out of 5 Synopsis: World-renowned criminologist Professor Nicolo Benedetti is called to the small, unassuming town of Sparta, New York, to solve a series of brutal murders. The only lead is a succession of notes [...]'

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The Florentine Emerald

Author : Maddie      Blog : Bond with Books      Date : 12/18/2012 2:28:58 PM

'Title: The Florentine Emerald Author: Agustín Bernaldo Palatchi ISBN: 9781453264126 Source: Advance copy from publisher via NetGalley Release Date: December 18, 2012 Rating: 3 out of 5 Synopsis: Cardona Castle, 1478. A condemned man reveals the secret of his concealed Jewish ancestry to his son, and tells him of a priceless ring that has been in the family’s possession for [...]'

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The Happiest Refugee

Author : Psych Babbler      Blog : Bond with Books      Date : 12/16/2012 5:00:39 AM

'…by Anh Do. Australian comedian Anh Do nearly didn’t make it to Australia. Born in Vietnam, Anh left with his family as a toddler on a boat. To some place. Met by pirates on the way and a treacherous journey altogether, they eventually got accepted as refugees to Australia. Anh talks about the initial good [...]'

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We don’t live here anymore

Author : Psych Babbler      Blog : Bond with Books      Date : 12/15/2012 9:27:48 PM

'…by Matt Nable.   Charlie Hudson is on holidays with his parents Leon and Glenda, and his younger brother Aaron at the beach. A socially awkward teenager, his life sets on an unusual path as he is smitten by Tess Bailey who rescues him from being beaten up by another teenager, Derek. The book follows [...]'

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Hold Still Book Review

Author : NS      Blog : Bond with Books      Date : 11/14/2012 3:33:01 PM

'Author: Nina LaCour I almost forced myself to pick up this YA book (after SPOLAFS disaster). Initially, I even had difficulty in hanging on to it. 227 pages should take not more than 3 days to complete but I took more than a week. Actually, when I got hooked on to it, I finished it [...]'

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The Casual Vacancy

Author : Psych Babbler      Blog : Bond with Books      Date : 10/31/2012 11:50:02 PM

'…by J. K. Rowling. Welcome to the town of Pagford. An idyllic and beautiful place where everyone knows everyone. But while on the surface Pagford is an epitome of goodness, upon closer examination, this is certainly not the case. Barry Fairbrother, a local councillor, dies of a stroke in his 40s. As a result, his [...]'

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All that I am

Author : Psych Babbler      Blog : Bond with Books      Date : 10/9/2012 2:55:29 AM

'…by Anna Funder. Ruth Becker is living out her last days in the Eastern suburbs of Sydney. In another lifetime away in 1939, Ernst Toller recounts his life sitting in a New York hotel room. When Toller’s story arrives at Ruth’s doorstep, she is caught up in the memories of their shared past. Of when [...]'

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Book Review: In Her Shoes

Author : NS      Blog : Bond with Books      Date : 10/2/2012 3:53:44 PM

'by Jennifer Weiner The problem with chick lit novels is that they suck you into the lives of the characters. You think about them even when you are fighting it out in the rat race of your real life. There is enough drama, chaos and tragedy happening with them to make you forget your own. [...]'

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Written in the ashes

Author : Psych Babbler      Blog : Bond with Books      Date : 9/27/2012 9:25:16 PM

'…by Kaia Hollan Van Zandt. Set in 410 C.E (Common Era), Written in the Ashes follows the journey of Hannah, a young Jewish girl who is kidnapped and sold as a slave in Alexandria. She is bought by Tarek who is mesmerised by her beauty. Once there, she is adopted as a slave by Tarek’s [...]'

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