Chadi Nassar's Blog

Hello All!

I have decided to do something different and that is to offer my book in 3 parts as "Episodes". I have discussed with a few trusted confidants we all agreed it would be fun to see how readers would react with the story if they read it in the order they wanted to and not the order I presented it. A very interesting concept to say the least, so I decided why not.

Here are the 3 episodes:

Episode 1: David
Episode 2: The Blue-Eyed-Boy
Episode 3: Who's Next? & Epilogue

Hope you enjoy them this way too!

I am currently enrolled in the Kindle Unlimited Subscription and decided to read this book when it popped up in my feed. I am reading the Post-Human Series Books 1-4 OMNIBUS version.

This is an independent review of Book 1 in the Series, titled Sub-Human

I really enjoyed the way the book was written. Although I didn't get why the main character was so stupid in his choices sometimes and he really annoyed me. I wanted to just slap him and say "WAKE UP!! WHAT YOU'RE DOING IT DUMB!!!" but this is what characters are for. As an author, this is the exact reaction I would want from a reader: a connection to the book and the character, even if it means that the reader is annoyed! ;)

The writing style suited me in that David makes sure his scenes are short and end with just the right amount of keeping you wondering. The book easily played like a movie or series in my head and I hope it gets adopted into a Netflix series since some of the raw scenes would fit that medium very well!

Definite 4.75 stars. Craig (the main character) annoyed me too much to give it 5 but other than that I liked the book and now reading book 2 Post-Human in the omnibus!

This is an independent review for The Woman on the Orient Express by Lindsay Jayne Ashford.

When I first started reading the book I found it quite tedious and boring so I decided to try the audible version to get me going. The audible narration wasn't my cup of tea either but after several chapters of listening to the book I got attached to the story and wanted to know more.

The story is fascinating and I liked it quite a bit. There wasn't as much action as an Agatha Christie book, and I could pretty much figure out a lot of what was going to happen but there were enough surprises to keep me reading. The story as a whole is incredibly well crafted and I am now going to read her other book too :)

Definite 5 stars for the book, I would say 3.5 for the audible at best.

This is an independent review of the Amazon Kindle App on iPhone, I am using it on the iPhone 7+.

I had previously downloaded the Kindle App on my old phone, the iPhone 6 and it quite annoyed me. I simply did not enjoy reading on such a small screen. When I was coaxed into buying the iPhone 7+ (great phone btw), at first I was also annoyed that it was too big of a device. Then I downloaded the Kindle App from the appstore and everything changed!

Let me just say that it completely changed my way of using the phone. I was really bothered for having to always carry my Kindle Paperwhite AS WELL AS my phone and laptop and this and that (I'm sure you know how things go nowadays) so once I got the bigger iPhone I decided to give the Kindle app another go. I LOVE IT on this medium. Granted it is still smaller than an Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, but having the option to add Audible versions to some books right through the app + a larger reading screen, I am quite pleased.

Again, it is smaller than a paperwhite and not as cool in some ways. However, it is much cooler in others. I'm really enjoying the Audible feature. Coupled with an Amazon Kindle Unlimited subscription, I am an extremely happy user with it.

The book browser function is great too, yet I haven't figured out how to buy books that aren't on Kindle Unlimited. Some books show up but I am not given a price or a purchase option. That bothers me. Then I remember there are many other books in the Kindle Unlimited space so I just go there and read them!

4.5 Stars only due to the no purchase feature. My advice: Get it now on any larger phablet you might have! There's no harm in trying ;)

This is my Review for

10 Step Plan to Promote Your Book: Online Book Marketing on Any Budget

As a new author myself, I was very interested in reading this book. First, the title - AMAZING. Let's be honest, it is extremely eye catching. I LOVE IT. For someone like me who is starting out and needs to know all that is possible on a limited budget (if any at all) it was a Godsend!

What it did for me personally is that it validated most of my choices and showed me that I am doing a couple of things wrong.

He does self-promote though and he does try to get you to use his services. That being said, why not? This is his business! If he can use his book to plug his business online, I say why not which is why I kept my rating at 5 stars and not 4. He did not over do it and he was open and honest about it.

ConclusionL Try to read it BEFORE you venture into the world of self-publishing. If you have already ventured into it, read it and see if you are doing things correctly or not ;)

Here are 6 random thoughts I had today while I was listening to a TED talk on my podcasts app:

1) Life truly is short.
2) That thought was scary.
3) Time. It is always running out. Like a bottomless bottle, time always escapes us.
4) I need to eat
5) Can we stay forever young? Do I really want to?
6) Why am I here?

I love TED talks, and TED pod casts are awesome too. They give me great food for thought and great writing material when I need it :)

What were your random thoughts today?