Book Jewel

  The book we would be reviewing today is, 'They both die at the end' penned by Adam Silvera.   Adam Silvera is an Ameican author of young adult fiction novels. Some of his works include, 'What if it's us', 'History is all you left me' and 'The infinity cycle'.  Grab your copy here The plot is set in the year 2017, where an organisation called Death-Cast calls people to inform them that they would face an untimely death in the next 24 hours and encourage them to make their remaining time worthy.    The plot is narrated by Mateo and Rufus, two teenage boys who receive their alert from Death-Cast and find each other through last friend app, an app designed to allow people to find someone on their doom day so that they do not feel lonely.  Mateo and Rufus set on a journey, a race against time to discover themselves and to cross out as many things as they can from their bucket list before their time runs out.  “Maybe it is better to have gotten it right...

  The book we would be reviewing today is, 'Fairest of all: Tale of the wicked Queen' written by Serena Valentino . It is a teen&young adult book. Serena Valentino is an American author, storyteller and comic book writer. Her most famous work is a set of novels names,' Villian Tales', published by the Disney press. Villian tales are the stories of the villains in the Disney fairytales.  Grab your copy here Fairest of all is the story of Snow White narrated from the Queen's perspective. It tells us how the Queen turned wicked. It's a heart-wrenching story of love and loss. “I cannot live in fear of losing him, for fear of not living my life at all" is an extract from the book that explains to us that if we constantly live in the fear of losing what we love then we shall never be able to lead a happy life or take joy at the moment.  This book does not tell the story of how Snow White suffered but the story of the Queen from the day she married the king t...

The book that we shall be reviewing today is,' Tell me what you see ' by Zoran Drvenkar . It is a teen gothic horror fiction. Zoran Drvenkar is a Croatian- Greman novelist and is the author of other books namely 'Sorry', 'You', 'Still'.  Grab your copy here The story takes place in Berlin, Germany and is narrated in many points of views but all say the story of the teenage girl Alissa.  On Christmas night, Alissa and her best friend Evelin sneak out of the house to visit her father's grave. They get lost in the cemetery due to heavy snowfall and Alissa finds the coffin of a young boy in a crypt. She notices a purple plant growing out of the boy's chest and is attracted to it.  Exiting the cemetery Alissa senses that she has new powers. Simon is Alissa's ex-boyfriend and stalks her even after their breakup. He starts behaving oddly and this creeps out both Alissa and Evelin. Evelin is Alissa's best friend and is very loyal to her. She is a...

The book we would be reviewing today is, ' The spy ' written by Paulo Coelho . Paulo Coelho is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist well known for his books, 'Veronica decides to die' and 'The Alchemist'. Grab your copy here The spy is the story of Mata Hari that is narrated in her voice and is part fictional. It is a historical book that takes us on a tour of the world during the first world war.  "When we don't know where life is taking us, we are never lost" is a quote from the book which explains to us that when we have no destination then we shall never have to be worried about losing our path. "In a war, the first casualty is human dignity" is an extract from the book that reveals to us that in the times of war we do not think of right and wrong but only that we need to win the war and during the process, we lose our dignity and humanity. "The most beautiful melody in the world will become a monstrosity if the strings are out of...

The book that we would be reviewing today is, 'Everything, Everything' by Nicola Yoon.   Nicola Yoon is a Jamaican-American author also known for the book, 'The Sun is also a star'.  Grab your copy here ' Everything, Everything' is an exceptionally well-written book with a unique structure which includes emails, sticky notes, chat conversations, and a few drawings. It illustrates the story of Maddy, a teen girl who never left her house in seventeen years and her next-door neighbour Olly determined to reach her one way or the other. It is about the risks we take for love. 'Everything is a risk' is a quote from the book that explains us the way of life. It is a risk to do something not knowing the result, but it is also a risk to sit back and do nothing in life.  'Life is a gift, don't forget to live it' is an extract from the book which questions our way of living. It explains to us that we need to live our lives than merely surviving it.   ...