CY@CY Says Welcome to my dreamscape. Where a Lim is also a Ling.

Under the revised MCO 3.0, outdoor photography is not allowed. As an avid photographer,  I feel like my wings have been clipped. I am going to miss “shooting” my avian models. I am going to miss my outings to Piasau Boat Club, Piasau Nature Reserve, Kuala Baram Wetlands, Miri Central Park and Coco Cabana. It is very frustrating not being allowed ...

Within the next few days, I will be awarded the coveted title of “datuk.” No, it is not a title bestowed on me by the Sarawak Government or the governor of Sarawak. This is a title I feel really honoured to accept because I know that being a grandfather is a luxury not everyone is fortunate enough to enjoy. And it is a title that ...

When clinical psychologist Joe O’Loughlin receives the call that his eminent surgeon father, William, is in hospital in an induced coma, he has no idea that his life would soon be turned upside down and everything he has known  about his parents would be shattered. Arriving at his father’s hospital room, he expects to see his mother by his father’s bedside but instead he ...

Taking a short break from Scott Mariani’s novels, I decided to read something different for a change and I chose The Day I Lost You by Fionnuala Kearney.  What a great choice it has turned out to be! This family drama book deals with grief, love, family, relationships,  lies and deception. It is a genre of books that I hardly ever read. ...

In The Lost Relic by Scott Mariani, high-octane hero Ben Hope returns in another rip roaring adventure filled with thrills, conspiracy, drama, lots of dead bodies and a delicate thread of romance. Ben heads to Italy to see an old military comrade, hoping to hire him to take over his “kidnap and ransom” training business in France. Feeling downcast and distracted due to ...

She Chose Me by Tracey Emerson is a gripping, chilling tale of motherhood, rejection, regrets, obsession, abandonment and the fragility of the bond between a mother and a daughter. It is the author’s debut novel and she pulls it off magnificently. Grace is a middle-aged woman who has come back to London after teaching twenty years abroad due to her mother’s deteriorating health. Her relationship ...

In The Shadow Project by Scott Mariani, Ben Hope is back to foil a plot set to change the course of history. The author has established himself as one of the most popular authors of the conspiracy thriller genre. Ben Hope is enjoying life at Le Val, the facility in Northern France where he trains others in the dangerous art ...

I have about 7 or 8 Scott Mariani’s books featuring Ben Hope which have gathering dust on my bookshelves for years. After reading the Mozart Conspiracy recently, I was hooked. So I am now embarking on a reading binge to finish the Scott Mariani’s books in my collection. The Doomsday Prophecy is the second Scott Mariani book that I have ...

If you like conspiracy stories and Dan Brown’s books, I believe you will like Scott Mariani’s The Mozart Conspiracy. The true mystery surrounding the death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has been used as the backdrop for the The Mozart Conspiracy. The Mozart Conspiracy is an action-packed thriller featuring retired British Special Air Service Major Ben Hope. Enlisted by Leigh Llewellyn–the ...

The Time To Kill by Mason Cross is the third book featuring Carter Blake. This is my first taste of Mason Cross’ writing and I must say that he has me hooked right from the start. Five years have elapsed since Carter Blake parted ways with top-secret government operation Winterlong. They brokered a deal at the time: Blake would keep quiet ...