Book Tour : Tribal Affairs by Matt Dallmann.

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Book Details:

Book Title: Tribal Affairs by Matt Dallmann
Category: YA Fiction, 277 pages
Genre: Fantasy
Publisher: Matt Dallmann
Release date: July 2017
Tour dates: August 6 to 24, 2018
Content Rating: G (No bad language or sex)

Book Description:

Dahlia, a centuries-old genie, lies hopelessly trapped in a damaged golden locket charm attached to an ankle bracelet. Its owner, sixteen-year-old Liana, wears it for the first time during her father Jamison’s opening night illusion spectacular. Not only does its presence cause Jamison to folly his performance, but it also starts a chain of bizarre events that lead to a showdown with Dahlia’s mortal enemy, Stefan, and an unsuspecting romance between Liana and his son.

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Matt Dallmann has a background in acting and holds a BFA from Marymount Manhattan College in New York City. His films and screenplays have been featured at film festivals across the United States including Cinequest, Big Apple Film Festival, Seattle’s True Independent Film Festival, DragonCon and Zero Independent Film Festival. His piano compositions have been published for commercial use and he is a member of ASCAP. Matt is also the Co-Founder and Vice President of the boutique medical billing firm VGA Billing Services, Inc. in New York City. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and two daughters.

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Book Review : Hope and Sunshine by Debasmita Ghosh.

Publisher : Power Publication

Publication Date : 1st Jan 2018.

Book Length : 178

Review format : Paperback.

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A very colorful and bright catchy cover that goes well with the title. The titular Hope and Sunshine has much more significance and meaning in the plot which is only revealed later in the course of narration and probably the best in the book.

Its a woman centric novel where the story revolves around Naina Grover, a highly successful marketing professional and an independent woman staying alone and working in kolkatta. Her Maasi and cousin arjun are her only guardians in kolkatta while her parents remain in delhi.

The book focusses mainly on relationships and family.

The author takes us through the life of Naina right from the time she sleeps, eats, gets up and goes to work…to the time she returns home, the many accolades or appreciation she gets in workplace, the way she’s pampered by her family who are super protective towards her and everything seems good except her relationship with Ved. They love each other but issues crops up now and then. This leads to confusion, hurt, mood swings. but along all this she develops a new friendship with Aditya her HR head and her cousin Arjun’s bestie. The three of them get so close that they hang out together almost every day. Naina’s past with her family is another issue that bothers her. The story at the end is the way her relationship shapes up be it her love life, work life or family life.

Quite a lot of things were relatable like…..

I loved the friendship quotient of Naina, Arjun and Aditya, their fun get together’s made me yearn for such friendship, the sibling fights of Naina and Arjun was cute and Arjun’s protectiveness towards his sister ….to name a few.

The Character Naina can make any girl envy for all the love she gets from her family. I loved the fact that despite being from a rich family she chooses to make her own career staying alone and away from her parents.

The only drawback i found was the prose and the overtly mention of kolkatta everywhere, i skimmed read those parts as it sort of disturbed the flow and overshadowed the plot. Though the book did unravel many new facts about the city of joy.

Naina and Ved’s relationship part went on and on, it was stretching a way bit more than i expected. I didn’t quite understand the chit stuff and the events that follows it.

Its a normal story dealing with issues in a girl’s life. The narration could have been better in the first half but there were few lines in the second half that was touching.

Overall the book did stir emotions in me at times and that’s what matters.

Seeing that its a work of a debut author is great.

Love – O – Meter : 3.8🌟

Spotlight : Let you be my puppet once by Preetika Mehra.

Book Spotlight- Let You Be My Puppet Once 

by Preetika Mehra

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Losing their faith in the System, a group of MNC-employed youngsters decide to take revenge on some politicians and businessmen after having suffered at their hands. Their master plan also exposes the connections of the powerful with the rich, of the mafia with politicians and of those who exploited the poor. All this leads to a war. A war that had never happened.

The Chief of Intelligence had never dealt with such brilliant people who were entangling him in multiple versions of events. After a while, he is unable to differentiate between the real and planted evidence. The clock is ticking. The media is on adrenaline.

The Chief is faced with several questions. How did it all happen? Will he be able to solve the case? Can he get the accused politicians acquitted? Should he find an escape for himself amidst the turmoil?

It’s time he found the answers!

 

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Preetika is a 1990-born, Economics Graduate from the University of Delhi. She completed her MBA from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) Delhi in 2016 and is currently working with an MNC in Chennai, India.

 

Since her childhood, she has been passionate about social structures, economic policies and philosophy, analyzing and finding connections in all of them. In her free time, she loves reading and learning about Zodiac signs, practicing yoga, and cooking.

 

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Book Review :Watching you by Shannon Greenland.

Watching You
Shannon Greenland
Published by: Entangled Publishing
Publication date: July 2nd 2018
Genres: Thriller, Young Adult

Viola’s always been that girl from thatfamily, so a scholarship to a prestigious private school in Florida was supposed to be her ticket out of poverty and into a brand-new life. But Viola’s secrets have followed her. Her relationship with the intelligent and gorgeous Riel should have been the salvation she needed—he understands her troubled past better than anyone. But then weird things start to happen.

Frightening messages.

Missing personal items.

The unsettling feeling that she’s being watched.

Viola’s never been one to give her trust easily, but she’ll need to trust in Riel if she’s going to survive her stalker. Because she’s not fighting for a new life anymore—she’s fighting to stay alive.

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Watching you is a teenage adult thriller. The two main protagonist are Reil and Viola.

Reil is a brainy handsome boy who every girl has a crush on and Viola is an attractive blue eyed beauty with brains.

The narration starts with the anonymous stalker. The opening keeps you glued right from the beginning.

Viola is an eighteen year old coming from THAT family who gets admission into Ponce de Leon Academy in full scholarship, a highly prestigious private academy located in the Florida Keys. An academy which is highly reputed and capable of getting students directly into MIT, MIT is Viola’s ticket to freedom from poverty and she works really hard for it. She just want to get her family out of the mess to a bright future.
but she gets the scholarship through deceit and lies and she lives in constant fear that she may lose her scholarship and lose the only opportunity to turn her life around.

Reil, the male lead, A senior in the academy is also the contender for the prestigious once a year scholarship. While earning and studying he is also raising his kid sister single handedly. But he loses his scholarship to viola and struggles to pay the enormous fees.

The plot mainly revolves around Viola, Reil and his Sis mar. Their love and support for each other throughout the plot is very touching.

But there is something really weird going on around viola, someone is stalking her or is she feeling it?.. she is getting anonymous call and having queer dreams. Her past relationships haunt her. One of the girl she knows has just been raped and murdered and this scares the hell out of her.
The Story is a suspense thriller surrounding two wonderful mature characters.

i loved Reil for all that he is!.. The plot was intriguing and thrilling and will keep you hooked. Reil and Viola are very inspiring teenagers. Their struggles and achievements is motivating. Quotes in the book are worthy to be noted down.

I judge a book by how much it is hard to put down and i did finish this book in a few days because i was completely hooked.

Love-O-Meter : 4.8🌟

‘A dream only becomes reality with determination and compromise.’

Author Bio:

Shannon Greenland is the award winning author of several novels including the teen spy series, THE SPECIALISTS, and the YA romances, THE SUMMER MY LIFE BEGAN and SHADOW OF A GIRL. She also writes thrillers under S. E. Green and lives off the coast of Florida with her very grouchy dog.

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BOOK SPOTLIGHT: The Boy Who Dreamt of Fire Trucks by Alvita Mack

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Book Title: The Boy Who Dreamt of Fire Trucks by Alvita Mack

Category: Children’s Fiction (Ages 3-7), 26 pages

Genre: Children’s Books, Cars, Trains & Things That Go, Cars & Trucks

Publisher: Mindstir Media

Release date: September 26, 2016

Tour dates: May 28 to June 22, 2018

Content Rating: G

Book Description:

This story is about a little boy who is fascinated by fire trucks. Throughout his early life, he has dreams about the adventures at the station and the exciting life of a firefighter. The little boy holds his dreams close until one day they become a reality.

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Author Interview

How did you do research for your book?

I didn’t have to do much research on my book aside from using my own experiences with my son.

Which was the hardest character to write? The easiest?

It was easy writing about the little boy in my book because it was based on the reality of my five year old.

In your book you make a reference to….how did you come up with this idea?

In my book I make reference to dreaming big and working hard because it essential that we plant seeds early on and instill in children that all things are possible with hard work and perseverance. I know this to be true firsthand.

What made you write a book about…?

This story was something I wrote to go along with a picture my son drew and it blossomed into this book. I wanted my son to read a book that he could identify with and I wanted the message to be inspiring for him and all children around the world.

Where do you get inspiration for your stories?

I get inspiration from my son, my students, and all children I interact with. I also have a vivid imagination that I like to play around with in my writing.

 

Meet the Author:

Alvita is a lover of writing, a teacher, and most importantly, a mom. Writing has always provided a creative outlet for which she finds sensible solutions. Having a son with developmental delays was very challenging for her. However, she used books and original stories to help him overcome the obstacles he faced at an early age. Alvita believes that the imagination is truly a key that unlocks the doors to an endless journey.Connect with the author: Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook ~ Pinterest ~ Instagram

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