My first book of 2015 - Rosehead by Ksenia Anske.
An unusual choice, because the author was unknown, the genre is not my regular and, to top it, it was an e-book. BUT, but...
It was a FREE book. Because, she is a writer who gives her books books away for free. Not that she is not keen on being a professional and make it her livelihood (writing, I mean), yet she gives it for free. A phenomenon that I had never heard of. It was very interesting. I was curious.
I downloaded her book and after much procrastination, I began the book. Frankly, I didn't have much expectations out of the book, not because she is a bad writer, but simply because she was an unknown entity. One thing my friend Sash recently told me and that has stuck with me is that never waste your time reading bad books, because there are sooo many incredible books out there and even if we keep our standards very high, this lifetime may not be enough to read them all. So, with slight apprehension I had started the book.
I loved it.
The book is about Lilith, a 12 year old girl who is visiting her grandfather's estate in Germany, with her parents and her talking dog, Panther. Weird things happen during their stay, starting with a horrid stench of the rose garden and her strong belief that the garden eats people. She is out to solve this mystery and save people who have gathered for a memorial service of her grandmother.
I wont say its a great book, but it is a good book. It is a curious mixture of mystery, humour and fantasy. I loved Lilith, her dad and her pet Panther. Lilith is witty, sarcastic and vulnerable at the same time. She a cute, albeit isolated little girl. Her interactions with her friend Ed were sweet - the little tween's romance was just right in its taste. The writing is good and keeps you going till the end, although in the end, it is a bit a drag. I would assume that because the author loved the characters so much that she simply didn't feel like ending the story. I can totally understand that. It was fun reading the book. Based on this I will definitely read more of her work.
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I am seventy five percent through with my second book, Duma Key by Stephen King. I can read it only in the mornings, it is too scary to read in the nights. With my imagination, I might not survive the upcoming nights if I tried reading post 8 pm.
I am simultaneously beginning the Confederacy of Dunces.
An unusual choice, because the author was unknown, the genre is not my regular and, to top it, it was an e-book. BUT, but...
It was a FREE book. Because, she is a writer who gives her books books away for free. Not that she is not keen on being a professional and make it her livelihood (writing, I mean), yet she gives it for free. A phenomenon that I had never heard of. It was very interesting. I was curious.
I downloaded her book and after much procrastination, I began the book. Frankly, I didn't have much expectations out of the book, not because she is a bad writer, but simply because she was an unknown entity. One thing my friend Sash recently told me and that has stuck with me is that never waste your time reading bad books, because there are sooo many incredible books out there and even if we keep our standards very high, this lifetime may not be enough to read them all. So, with slight apprehension I had started the book.
I loved it.
The book is about Lilith, a 12 year old girl who is visiting her grandfather's estate in Germany, with her parents and her talking dog, Panther. Weird things happen during their stay, starting with a horrid stench of the rose garden and her strong belief that the garden eats people. She is out to solve this mystery and save people who have gathered for a memorial service of her grandmother.
I wont say its a great book, but it is a good book. It is a curious mixture of mystery, humour and fantasy. I loved Lilith, her dad and her pet Panther. Lilith is witty, sarcastic and vulnerable at the same time. She a cute, albeit isolated little girl. Her interactions with her friend Ed were sweet - the little tween's romance was just right in its taste. The writing is good and keeps you going till the end, although in the end, it is a bit a drag. I would assume that because the author loved the characters so much that she simply didn't feel like ending the story. I can totally understand that. It was fun reading the book. Based on this I will definitely read more of her work.
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I am seventy five percent through with my second book, Duma Key by Stephen King. I can read it only in the mornings, it is too scary to read in the nights. With my imagination, I might not survive the upcoming nights if I tried reading post 8 pm.
I am simultaneously beginning the Confederacy of Dunces.
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