The offering

A heavy read

Summary

Is it possible to hold onto hope when you lose everything else?

Tariq Abbassi, hospitalized and disoriented, has trouble reconciling
the life he imagined with the one that greets him upon waking in a
trauma center. Soon enough, he realizes the reason behind his current
condition: both of his beloved sons died after a horrific act of negligence.
Struggling to face the dark truth, no matter the cost, he must sift through
his confused memories to resolve how he got here.

My Review

I enjoyed reading this book, although it didn't draw my attention
immediately, due to the flashbacks.

However, the Offering had lots of plots, a very interesting main
character and an open ending. 

I liked the writing style and the story, although it was a very heavy

read.

I would recommend the Offering to all who like to read, fiction and
thrillers told in a novel.

I give a 5 star rating, because the end made me very curious.

Booktasters

I want to thank Booktasters and the author, Salah El Moncef as well

for providing me a free copy in return of my honest review, which I 
did. 

Stolid

 Third in the wheel of light series

An excellent Novel!

Summary

Stolid is a man who remembers being young and doesn't tell even his

best friends his real name because he has the ambition to be Stolid -
calm and showing little emotion.

But when he grows older and tragedy strikes the world becomes too
much. One evening he runs away, hitchhikes and is picked up by a
man who claims to know him. 

He's taken to an empty place at night. He can escape but chooses not to.
The stranger's motives are obscure but it turns out Stolid is his own
worst enemy. 

The man convinces Stolid he does know him as they exchange
memories and the evening grows mysterious.

My review

I previously read and reviewed Damon Ich, but this book fellt like a 
new excellent story. I enjoyed the thread and the characters of the book
very much, as well as the cover. I hope there will be new books of
Aaron D. Key soon.  

If you like to read wonderful literary novels, don't hesitate to take this
book about Stolid. 

Without no doubt I want to give Stolid a 5 star rating! 

On Golden Land

 A beautiful story 

Summary

Seven lifelong friends from California meet along their journey to
adulthood and fall into committed relationships. Andrea and Paul meet
after university growing marijuana in the Golden Triangle. 

Together they decide to retire, live communally in New Mexico, and
grow marijuana and ginger. They are joined by an eighth member along
the way to become four couples. They build a homestead, complete with
four houses, a greenhouse, yoga studio, and cutting shed. Relationships
are tried and tested by external pressures, which threaten to destroy their
communal life. Children and grandchildren come and go to create a
dynamic unit. Will their lifestyle turn into a hippy pipedream or a
happy ending?

My Review

I really enjoyed reading On Golden Land due to the well written story

and the characters, which were pointed out very good. The story was
clear and it captivated me from start to finish. I also liked the layout of
the cover. 

I recommend the book to 18+ readers due to some scenes in the book,
but a fantastic read.

Of course I give a 5 star rating to On Golden Land and I hope more 
books will follow! 

The author

Naomi  P  Lane  was  born  in  England but  grew  up  in  the  suburbs 
of Vancouver Canada. She’s married to awonderful man named
Chris and they have two very nice adult children andone very
spoiled rescue cat. She was a French Immersion and Special Education 
teacher  for  thirty  years.  

Now,recently  retired,  she  devotes  most  ofher time to writing.
She enjoys nature walks,  yoga,  playing  guitar,  listen into  world 
music,  and  collaborating  with  several  writers’  groups.  

She also has a weekly blog called The Friday Blog, which you can
follow at:naomiplane.com where all her social media links can be found.

The book

The book contains 213 pages and is published on June 19th. 2021.

Booktasters

I want to thank Booktasters for providing me a free copy and to get this
excellent reading chance!