Vanessa & Her Nightmare: Today's Free App, Plus BOTD: Year of the Chick

Today's book of the day comes to us from author Romi Moondi. Her book Year of the Chick is part Chick Lit, part humor novel, and part autobiography, and all together they make up a strange yet relatable story that the author's witty, conversational voice effortlessly pulls you through. Honest and deep, this is one novel that definitely breaks the mold. Check it out!

Name: Year of the Chick
Rating: 4.4 stars over 10 reviews
Price: 2.99
Description: An awkward family homecoming at Christmas.

A humiliating public weigh-in, with two judging parents as the audience.

The announcement of a deadline for arranged marriage doom.

And that's just the first two chapters.

In "Year of the Chick," Romi Narindra must find love before her parents find her a husband. This is a difficult task in a world where self-consciousness is at an all-time high, and dating experience at an all-time low.

Severely lacking in seductive skills and uninspired by her corporate job, Romi turns to what she loves, by writing about her quest to find love on her brand new blog.

From whiskey-breath scum bags to uni-brow creeps and everything in between, Romi and her wingmen come up empty time after time. Just when giving up seems like the thing to do, she meets a fellow writer unexpectedly.

On the Internet.

So will it be arranged marriage doom, or an Internet affair that's not as creepy as "To Catch a Predator"?

Time will tell in the "year of the chick," a twelve-month quest to find love.

Tick-tock.

Reviews: "I thought the story was insightful, funny, honest and true. I had to keep reading to find out what happened and I felt a kind of kinship with her character, really blatant and at times hilarious. I also cried at the end. I think it's a great read and a close to the heart story that we all can relate to. I want to know what happens next!"

Get your copy of Year of the Chick now!

Today's free app is a little tough to describe. It's a stroll through one little girl's nightmarish dreamscape, complete with shifting 2-D surfaces that are all part of a weird 3-D cube. Reviews so far are very good. Give it a try!

Title: Vanessa Saint-Pierre Delacroix & Her Nightmare
Rating: 4.2 stars over 20 reviews
Price: 0.00

Description: Vanessa Saint-Pierre Delacroix faces a serious issue--and it's not just signing her name. She is stuck. She is stuck on a six-sided, 3D cube with nothing but a key, a door, and her wits--which are controlled by you. Did her nightmare just become worse?

This is more than just a puzzle game. It's a 3D, spider-infested, stupefying, wonderfully-horrific puzzle nightmare.

Vanessa loves two things: puzzles and exploring, and her meddling curiosity has gotten you both into all kinds of mind-boggling trouble. One day, while exploring her father's antique shop, she discovers a mysterious, mechanical box. After fiddling around with it, the box sucks her and her world inside. Use your considerable puzzle-solving skills to twist and turn her way to freedom.

Get your free copy of Vanessa Saint-Pierre Delacroix & Her Nightmare!