All the Crooked Saints
By Maggie Stiefvater
Pages: 320 Pages
The author of the bestseller Shiver trilogy has made a comeback after a year with All the Crooked Saints. Stiefvater who explores the world of darkness and magic in her writing has based her latest novel on miracles.The novel is about three close cousins and their families who perform miracles for people from all walks of life. One of the cousins Beatriz Soria seeks solitude and enjoys her own company, the second cousin Daniel Soria, is a saint and performs miracles for those who come looking for it and strives to perform a particular miracle which he is forbidden from performing. The third cousin Joaquin Soria is a radio jockey who wants his voice to be aired on the radio instead of his persona. The novel conveys the message of not being afraid to get what you want. An anew plot unlike her other works.
Forest of Thousand Lanterns
By Julie C. Dao
Pages: 363 pages
The debut author rewrites the classic fairy tale Snow White with her own twist. A dark fantasy with bold characters and vivid imagination.The book promises a different experience for the young adults who are in search of fantasies and fairytales.Eighteen-year-old Xifeng is beautiful. The stars say she is destined for greatness, that she is meant to be Empress of Feng Lu. But only if she embraces the darkness within her.Growing up as a peasant in a forgotten village on the edge of the map, Xifeng longs to fulfil the destiny promised to her by her cruel aunt, the witch Guma, who has read the cards and seen glimmers of Xifeng’s majestic future. But is the price of the throne too high? Find out through her narration.
That Inevitable Victorian Thing
By E.K Johnston
Pages: 320 pages
What will happen when the queen of old world charm; the Victorian era ventures into the futuristic world? Imagine a world where Victorian romance meets robotics. In this novel, the author imagines of how the world would have been if the British Empire remained in power and controlled the world even today.The story is about teenage princess Victoria Margaret, offspring of Victoria I, the queen who changed the history. The crown princess is all set to enjoy her freedom in faraway land before her politically advantageous marriage.During her disguise in Canada, she meets Helena and August and the three them of discovering that they share a bond and seek a chance to get what they want and change the world in the process. It’s a novel on friendship, romance and science.
Uncommon type: Some stories
By Tom Hanks
Pages : 405 Pages
The two-time oscar winning actor Tom Hanks complies 17 short stories in his book . The stories are peppered with interesting characters who’ll have a long-lasting impact on the readers. A gentle Eastern European immigrant arrives in New York City after his family and his life have been torn apart by his country’s civil war. A man who loves to bowl rolls a perfect game—and then another and then another and then many more in a row until he winds up ESPN’s newest celebrity, and he must decide if the combination of perfection and celebrity has ruined the thing he loves. An eccentric billionaire and his faithful executive assistant venture into America looking for acquisitions and discover a down and out motel, romance, and a bit of real life. These are just some of the tales Tom Hanks tells in this first collection of his short stories.