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Dear FictionAddicts, We had great expectations at the beginning of this year, lots of aspirations, goals and targets. Many of us had set the ball in motion towards the attainment of unhindered success.   But nothing could have ever prepared us for this. The novel Covid-19 has brought to the world to a stand still. Cities all over the world are on lockdown. The world is silent. Stadiums are empty ( with the exception of those been used as makeshift hospitals), places of worship are empty, offices have become a shadow of themselves. The news of the death toll is grim and depressing as there is a daily increase in leaps and bounds in the number of deaths globally. These indeed are difficult times. The medical professionals are at this time under so much pressure to bring the pandemic under control. We have been advised to stay in doors, wash our hands regularly, and observe social distance by maintaining a distance of 3 meters from the next person in order to contai...

Dear FictionAddicts, I know it’s been a minute. As usual I went into hibernation mode without notice. I’m sorry guys but I’m back now. Who missed me?  What a way to kick of the weekend, which I know is the biggest scam of all time because before close and open your eyes, it's all gone. I’m sure you all are itching to know which books are up next so I’ll just get to it without any annoying preamble.  This month we’ll read  Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris and It’s Always The Husband by Michele Campbell . Behind Closed Doors, B.A.Paris: Everyone knows a couple like Jack and Grace. He has looks and wealth, she has charm and elegance. You might not want to like them but you do. You’d like to know Grace better. But it’s difficult, because you realise Jack and Grace are never apart. Some might call this true love. Others might ask why Grace never answers the phone. Or why she can never meet for coffee, even when she doesn’t work. How can she cook such...

Dear FictionAddicts, It’s raining, it's pouring…Raining cats and dogs and shall I say it’s the best time of the year for me. I just want to take a break from all the hassles of work and adult life, snuggle in bed with a large mug of coffee and several books till the rains go away. Boy do I love me some rain! This month we’ll read, The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine and How to Walk Away by Katherine Center . The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine, 2017 Amber Patterson is fed up. She is tired of being a nobody: a plain invisible woman who bends into the background. She deserves more - a life of money and power like the blond-haired, blue-eyed goddess Daphne Parrish takes for granted. To everyone in the exclusive town of Bishops Harbor, Connecticut, Daphne- a socialite and philanthropist – and her business mogul husband, Jackson, are a couple straight out of a fairy tale. Amber’s envy could eat her alive… if she didn’t have a plan. Amber uses Daphne...

As far back as I remember I started reading at the age of Six. By reading I am not referring to books that were on the list of books for my school class such as the Macmillan readers and Queen's Primer of those days. No. I am referring to books that were out of my school curriculum.  The first book I ever read of course was a Children’s book. I saw it with a friend in school on the playground during one of our recesses. I liked the book immediately. As a child I was fascinated with the pictures in the book. I think I begged my friend to let me take it home and I showed it to my dad and said, “I want you to buy this book for me, please.”  The next time I saw my dad he had bought the book and another very similar to the one I had requested for.  You can’t begin to imagine how happy I was. Although it was late in the night when he gave me the books, I was not deterred from reading at least one of them that night. That’s how my life romance with books started. ...