Review: Past Imperfect

Author: Carrie Pack.

Genre: Adventure, Romance, LGBT.

Rating: 🍫🍫🍫🍫

Blurb: 

Now on the run from the corporation that turned him into a lab experiment, Miles finds himself in a fight for his life as he unravels the complicated relationships he shares with ex-boyfriend Adam, whom he still loves, and wife Ana, whose allegiance he cannot trust.

Meanwhile, nineteen-year-old Bethany Carter is on the run from her past and present. Having escaped the same institution that trapped Miles, she must find a way to safely manage the schizophrenia that triggers her time travel while navigating unpredictable bouts of paranoia.

As Miles and Bethany’s lives become more intertwined, Dr. Branagan, the man who made their lives a living hell at Longleaf Retreat, will stop at nothing to continue his research, even if it means destroying his subjects in the process.

Cover Review:

The cover is just as beautiful as the one of the previous book. If anything, the blue-purple theme looks even more beautiful! 

Book Review:

Adam and Miles continue to be an awesome pair of characters, but Bethany stole my heart once again. Her no bullshit attitude gets me every time!

I'd been so eager to read this one after I read it's prequel. The wait for NetGalley's approval had been a difficult one. I don't know what I'd have done if they had declined my request!

Past Imperfect had more adventure, more content and more everything! It swept me away right from the beginning and I didn't rest until I reached the end—except for those times when my mom wouldn't let me go!

The one character that developed massively was Ana. From hating her in the last book, I came to kinda liking her. She developed a lot in the span of one book, and I definitely prefer this version of her. 

Past Imperfect was the perfect ending to the duology. Everything was wrapped up nicely, and everyone who deserves a happy ending got one. 

Past Imperfect did not let me down in the slightest, and I'm so glad I got a chance to read it! 

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Review: In The Present Tense

Author: Carrie Pack.

Genre: LGBT, Adventure, Romance. 

Rating: 🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫

Blurb:

Miles Lawson goes to sleep dreaming of a future with his boyfriend Adam, but wakes to find he is married to Ana, an acquaintance from high school. When he learns he has been time traveling, Miles is consumed with finding a cure for his rare condition—and finding his first love.

Traveling more frequently, Miles assembles the puzzle pieces of his life and, in doing so, alienates his wife. As he loses control, Miles must realize that sometimes fixing your past mistakes means changing your future. But will he be able to convince Adam he is telling the truth before it’s too late?

Cover Review:

The cover is colorful and eye-catching. Definitely my type of cover. I loved it. 

Book Review:

The first thing I did after finishing this book was look for it's sequel. I found out that it releases in August, so I rushed to NetGalley and requested it. I seriously don't know how I'll live if my request is declined. 

This book is perfection. There's time travel, there's messy romance, there's YA and there's a whole lot of suspense. I mean, what's not to like? 

Despite their many flaws, Miles and Adam are such beautiful crafted characters. They're real. So is Bethany. 

I felt so many emotions while reading this book. I laughed, I cried, I felt afraid for them and I got angry. Damn did I get angry!

The character I hated the most though, was Ana. She wasn't supposed to be the villain in the story, but she's the one who I ended up hating the most. You'll know why when you read it. 

All in all, In The Present Tense was a beautiful, mesmerising page-turner that left me wanting for more. 

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Review: Chakravyuh

Author: Jitendra Attra.

Genre: Adventure. 

Rating: 🍫🍫🍫

Blurb:

Arjun Sud, A 42 year old, CA lives a stressful corporate life working for an MNC with his family in Mumbai. Their adventure holiday turns into a brutal battle when the innocent family gets surrounded by the tribals. In the middle of the jungle, Arjun is faced with the tremendous horror of fighting the mighty Paharias at the same time solving the complicated puzzle (CHAKRAVYUH) to free his beloved family. 

Racing against time the family has a daunting task of cracking a meticulously designed ancient maze against unknown scavengers in uncharted territory. The story unfolds as the family finds the secrets of the mysterious caves, the ancient rituals of the Paharian tribals, the threats it poses to their lives and the reason for setting up the mysterious caves and the CHAKRAVYUH.

Cover Review:

The cover is dark and mysterious, reflecting the story pretty well. 

Book Review:

Chakravyuh is the story of a cave puzzle that the main character and his family need to solve in order to escape. 

The storyline is pretty good, well thought out and adventurous. The characters are many, but they lack individual personalities. 

The one thing that needs improvement is the grammar. Mainly, there were two things that bothered me. First was that though the story is in first person point of view, parts of it were written in third person point of view. And it would have worked if the writing hadn't implied that the same character was narrating those parts too. And then there was the changing tenses. The text kept switching between past and present tense, which was really irritating. 

So though Chakravyuh was an adventurous, exciting read, it could definitely get better with much needed improvements. 

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Review: The Last Little Blue Envelope

Author: Maureen Johnson.

Genre: Young Adult, Adventure. 

Rating: 🍫🍫🍫🍫. 

Blurb:

Ginny Blackstone thought that the biggest adventure of her life was behind her. She spent last summer traveling around Europe, following the tasks her aunt Peg laid out in a series of letters before she died. When someone stole Ginny's backpack—and the last little blue envelope inside—she resigned herself to never knowing how it was supposed to end.

Months later, a mysterious boy contacts Ginny from London, saying he's found her bag. Finally, Ginny can finish what she started. But instead of ending her journey, the last letter starts a new adventure—one filled with old friends, new loves, and once-in-a-lifetime experiences. Ginny finds she must hold on to her wits . . . and her heart. This time, there are no instructions.

Cover Review:

The cover is simple, cute and screams YA. 

Book Review:

The Last Little Blue Envelope in some ways was even better than the first book. 

I loved the fact that there was a consistency of characters unlike in the first book, where Ginny travelled too much to have a consistent friend by her side. 

I had so much fun reading this book and I'm so sad that it ended so soon. I wish it hadn't. 

The only thing I did not like about this book was the ending. I wish there had been a better closure. It didn't feel like an ending, to be honest. It was as if the author just left it unfinished. 

Though the journey up until then was absolutely enjoyable, entertaining and so much fun!

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Review: 13 Little Blue Envelopes

Author: Maureen Johnson.

Genre: YA.

Rating: 🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫

Blurb:

Inside little blue envelope 1 are $1,000 and instructions to buy a plane ticket.

In envelope 2 are directions to a specific London flat.

The note in envelope 3 tells Ginny: Find a starving artist.

Because of envelope 4, Ginny and a playwright/thief/ bloke–about–town called Keith go to Scotland together, with somewhat disastrous–though utterly romantic–results. But will she ever see him again?

Everything about Ginny will change this summer, and it's all because of the 13 little blue envelopes.

Cover Review:

The cover is simple, screams YA and kinda cute too. 

Book Review:

This is the second book I read as an audiobook. I've tried a few, but I usually ended up getting the e-book or paperback copy in order to read it because I'm way too impatient to go at the narrator's pace, and I can't increase the speed as I'm not a native English speaker and I end up getting confused because of the various accents! 😜

But now, I can proudly say that I finished reading this book solely through the Audiobook. 

And I loved it. I loved the crazy aunt Peg, and I loved Virginia (Ginny) and Keith too. I loved the narration as well because it was easy to understand and I was actually able to fast forward it. 

The places Virginia visits are described so beautifully that I felt I was there. It was a beautiful experience. 

I also loved the letters and the pictures on them and Aunt Peg's other paintings. They were all so beautiful, I could clearly see each one of them, the description was so well done!

The writing style was super, the characters though many, were all awesome and I absolutely loved it! Now I'll head on to the book two!

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