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Falling For A Star In The City - Krysten Lindsay Hager

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  Falling For a Star in the City - Book Review Falling For a Star in the City is intrinsically a riveting novella, full of an exotic mixture of passion and romance. Written by the Best-selling Author Krysten Lindsay Hager, it is emotionally driven as it explores several key themes of struggling with the challenges of navigating through life to find purpose and true love. The leading character, Paige Kramar is a young actress in New York City who is flourishing in all aspects; a successful college freshman year, a job as an actress on a widely known soap opera, and a rock star boyfriend.  However, when her star role suddenly has a brief hiatus and her family continues to relent her for the instability that it causes in her career, Paige is left feeling as if she is thrown into a roller-coaster of emotions as she is forced to let her acting dreams to drift behind and a sudden break-up leads her into a turmoil of emotions. Stepping through the whirlwind of events, Paige is stunned by a ne
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The 10pm Question by Kate De Goldi

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 The 10pm Question strikes me to be an immensely innovative, realistic and witty novel as it thoroughly explores the ideas behind the conventional experience of one understanding or adapting to life’s complex and intricate ways. Frankie is a sensible, thoughtful and intelligent young character whose every waking second is invaded by worries about whether the batteries in the smoke alarm are working, if “The Fat Controller” has enough cat food or if the world with explode due to the rising cases of bird flu. Most of the people that Frankie’s world seems to revolve around seem to keep untroubled, whether that is his irritating sister, his adventurous brother or his fat whiskey-swilling aunts, it is only his beloved Ma that handles his never-ending persistent questions. However out of all of his 10pm questions, there is one that he is hesitant to bring himself to ask.  The protagonist of the book, Frankie Parsons is driven by control, organisation and structure as he starts the day by rec
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Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

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Where Sleeping Girls Lie is a haunting yet compelling novel that reaches out to every thriller reader. Written by the Bestselling Author of the Ace of Spades, the book entails a plot filled with rivalry, revenge and mystery.  A compelling and addicting thriller written expertly by the author of the Bestselling Novel, Ace of Spades. The book is a spectacular follow-up full of fascinating spirals of plot twists and events that held me mesmerized for days. The mystical concept of suspense was extremely captivating for a reader. The hidden meaning behind the story was complex and was written for young girls reaching out with the message that healing from deep wounds and struggles is not impossible! Sade Hussein as a protagonist enrols in the all-known prestigious Alfred Nobel Academy home to many aspiring young students. Hussein is carrying with her the whole package of troubles, grief and misery as she steps into the fancy brick walls, polished peaks, and exclusive architecture. But all s
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Where The River Runs Gold - Sita Brahmachari

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  Where The River Runs Gold is a tremendous book through impossibly bold adventures. Shifa and Themba are two twins coming from The Night of Hurricane Chronos, mist storms and challenges. A breath-taking new dystopia set after the bees have long disappeared. Children are being sent to Freedom Fields to pollinate crops by hand for the good of the nation because of realistic climate disasters. Shifa and Themba risk their lives to escape their fate through the entirety of this wonderfully imaginative novel.  I thoroughly enjoyed reading this novel which carried an extremely interesting concept of the lives of the future generations when trees, flowers, rivers and natural landscapes have been wiped off the face of the Earth. The storyline was extremely engaging and full of action throughout the novel. The front cover of the book was full of colour and description which caught my attention. I believe that this dystopia is a lovely addition! If you enjoy reading adventurous dystopian novels,
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The Girl From Everywhere by Heidi Heilig

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  The Girl from Everywhere is a breath-taking book that reaches the hidden corners of your imagination. Travelling from the busiest bazaar in Calcutta, India 1774 to New York City, twentieth-century, Nixie Song is the most experienced time-traveller as she helps her father to gloriously navigate through maps on a journey through time, love and generations. Heidi Heilig is an impressive author who thoroughly explores the concept of myth, jeopardy and desire. When difficult decisions are made and even harder journeys are travelled, the crewmates and friends of Nixie Song work together to help achieve their missions. This fantastic novel is based on belief and the creative idea that if you believe about a place, century, real or imagined, you will be led to it.  Personally, I was mesmerised by the illustrative and eye-catching front cover of this book because it portrayed the depth of emotions in the novel. Reading this book was anticipating because the story line was extremely captivati
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Dance of Shadows by Yelena Black

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The Dance of Shadows is a passionate book about the Love of Dance and Ballet. The Main Character, Vanessa has skills she never wanted, history she can’t forget and terrifying truths that she needs to figure out. When these events happen in the centre of an Elite Academy’s Stage, she is propelled to find out more about the darkest secrets of dance. This duology is a world wind of mysterious and dangerous adventures. Vanessa is taking the lead at the elite ballet school, excelling midst the attention but she can’t stop herself from investigating the answers to her sister Margaret’s sudden disappearance.  The Author has written this book so dynamically that it leaves the reader feeling absorbed in the rivalries of highly competitive dances and being thrown into the thriller aspect of all extraordinary novels. I found this book quite exhilarating finding out about how the corruption in dance was slowly hidden by lies. I would love to recommend this book to all teenagers who love reading ab
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Langdimania by Lach

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 Langdimania is an impressive book that reaches to the corners of your mind. Lach is an imaginative author that truly explores every aspect of magic and the potential of dreaming. I like how this novel includes a wide variety of genres. For example, Fantasy, Teenage Mental Health, Reality vs Personal Beliefs/Experiences and many more. Langdimania is an extraordinary place where twelve-year-old, Army travels to every day. Whether that is during his after-school adventures, during Mr Dumont's TFI French Classes or Detention with Mrs Czernowski. During some extremely frustrating and different experiences, Army finds himself baffled with new abilities that seem to change everything and make it a whole lot more interesting. Langdimania is the special place that Army seems to go to in his Imagination. Or is it the reality? At the centre of all this bizarre situation, is a boy and a girl.  I particularly enjoyed reading this book because I found the different style of writing fascinating
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