What do you get when you mix up a healthy dose of mystery from the past with the unlimited possibilities and thrills of the future? A suspenseful novel. Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen have done something similar with The Wife Between Us. This book is the first collaboration between Hendricks…

Having a beautiful mind stems from thinking creatively, according to author Edward de Bono. And creative thinking is best expressed in conversation! According to de Bono, you don’t need to have a great personality or wonderful physical looks to have a beautiful mind. …

What would you do if you felt like the loneliest person in the world? Would you have the courage to trust yourself? Or would you think of yourself as the adversary? About the book The author of this book, Shaheen Bhatt, is Alia Bhatt’s older sister. For those of you…

Books that begin with an impactful first sentence, are often immortalised in the minds of readers. If nothing else, just hearing or reading the first line will take you back to the book, and most likely, remind you of your experience whilst reading it. Take Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice…

We don’t deserve dogs — Instagram is full of quotes, posts, stories, reels and memes which feature this thought-provoking line. And it’s true, we don’t deserve dogs. Our furry friends have proved themselves to be miles ahead of human beings, in terms of their capacity and willingness to love, support…

The world around us is constantly changing — sometimes for the better and sometimes for worse. Each one of us has a story and certain amounts of baggage we carry with us as we trek along the journey of our lives. …

YA readers — rejoice! This week I picked up a few YA (young adult) novels to read, to take a break from my preferred genres and explore what YA writers have to say. I finished reading the prequel to the Gossip Girl novels, called It Had To Be You, followed…

What gives you a warm, soothing feeling in your belly one minute, and proceeds to turn you into a crying mess the next? A Chicken Soup book! Don’t get me wrong, I’ve been an avid Chicken Soup reader since I was a child and stole my Dad’s copy of Chicken…

One of the first books I’ve read which combines romance with suspense, by Jamie Denton was written way back in 2007. Denton is a seasoned romance writer, although by profession, she was a legal assistant. Her first attempt at contemporary romance fiction was bought by Harlequin Books four days before…