I am reviewing the book, The Exorcist, written by William Peter Blatty. This book was written in 1994. Everyone knows the story of the Exorcist, probably from the hit horror film. This book follows the life of little girl, Regan. One day, Regan changes, and …

One of the stories that I love to read is the “Moonlight” by Guy de Maupassant. The story mainly took place in a garden near the monastery between 10 to 11 in the evening. The story began with an introduction about a priest who despised the existence of women. …

First of all, I am not a huge Dean Koontz fan. I enjoy the genre and I like similar authors such as Stephen King, but I’ve never been able to really get into Koontz. His ideas are usually quite good but his writing style has never fully …

Guilty as Sin is a crime/suspense novel by Tami Hoag. I’ve only recently got into Tami Hoag’s books, but so far I like what I’m reading. I know I’m going to be searching out her books the next time I’m in the library.
Guilty as Sin is about a lawyer …

My daughter is three years old and she loves books. Even though there are so many modes of media for information these days there is always something special about books.
Whenever I choose a book for her I always try to make sure that it has some educational content …

This book can be taken in so many ways. On one hand, you can read it and feel compassion for the Lacks family and they went through and the love Rebecca Skloot held for them. Or, you can get angry about the unfairness of how the cells were taken …

As we are very much considering moving to Spain we are doing everything we can to learn the Spanish language not only for us but also for our three and a half year old son.
So we have recently brought him a children’s book which is called Dora loves …

In case you don’s know, Miss Jane Marple is a quiet, reserved lady of a certain age who possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of human evil.
The town of St. Mary Mead is shocked by the discovery of a corpse in the library of a respected man. Colonel and Mrs. …

I read this true story, which was well written and told with an amazing setting and description of Iran and this girl’s life. I couldn’t put this book down for a minute. The truth of Marina’s life was so harsh and upsetting that I wanted to read …

It is unavoidable not to come across unfamiliar words, whether I am watching movies, reading books or conversing with friends; I always learn new words. Consulting Collins Dictionary and Thesaurus has been included in my routine. I’ve acquired Collins for only Php 100 and yet it has given me …

I can remember reading this book with my grandmother as if it happened yesterday. I enjoyed reading it, as the plot had a weird and unexpected ending. You never saw it coming.
What happens is that twelve-year-old Samantha Byrd is a klutz, as well as being the laughing stock …

‘The Alchemist’ is a magical fable about fulfilling your dream. Full of optimism, it’s a story told very well by author Paulo Coelho.
‘The Alchemist’ is the story of Santiago, an Andalusian Shepherd boy who gets repeated dreams of an hidden treasure awaiting him at the Egyptian pyramids. He yearns …

This title book is A Dictionary of Ecology, written by Michael Allaby. In this book, the author talks about acid rain, CFCs, and the greenhouse effect to the food-chain and more.
This Dictionary handsomely provides entries on all aspects of ecology and the environmental sciences. There are a vast …

Part of the Company of Rogues series by Jo Beverly, An arranged marriage is the story of the Head of the Company Of Rogues, Nicholas Delaney.
The story begins with a greedy scheme of a rich Lord being duped by Eleanor Chivenham’s brother to rape her. Considering the damage …

Learning Reiki has one of the most important experiences in my life. Becoming a Reiki healer has only changed my life for the better- both physically and mentally. Becoming a first and second degree holder in reiki, I always looked for ways and means to practice Reiki in my …

If you still speak the language of children, you will love this book of poetry and drawings by Shel Silverstein! It is a twisted way of looking at life, most of us would say! It is a wonderful twist, and certainly, not meant to be a rule book for …

If you are a fan of romances set in Victorian England, check out “The Proposal” by Lori Wick. Jennings, a businessman and a bachelor, is determined to never get married. Things change when he unexpectedly “inherits” three young kids, James, Penny, and Thomas. Having reluctantly accepted the role of …

Extraordinary Popular Delusions & The Madness of Crowds was on a recommended reading list given to me a few years ago at a course that I attended on trading the financial markets. As I wanted to learn as much as I could on the topic I worked my through …

This is the story of teenager Alexander Cold and his journey into the Amazons with his grandmother Kate Cold who is a reporter for International Geographic. Them along with his best friend Nadia and some photographers go in the deepest parts of the Amazons looking for a forbidden city …

I am usually not a very big fan of erotic novels, as many of my young female friends have been since they were in their early teens. In the one or two times I’ve read them, I’ve found that they’ve made me slightly embarrassed especially if other people found …

Bleach Manga Volume 2 begins with begins with Rukia going after Chad after he tries to protect a bird with a human soul from a Hollow that he can’t see. Ichigo helps his sister get back home when she’s not feeling well and Ichigo learns something about the …

I have always wondered where the words ‘nincompoop’, ‘dressed to the nines’ are always derived from, and this book, I Didn’t Know That, written by Karlen Evins, is actually depicting the favorite phrase you and me always use and like.
This book is a favorite of mine, and has some …

My dad has this book, and since reading it, he asked all of us in the family to do so and master some skills as well. He has been doing some day trading, and he is quite fed-up by liaising his day trading with the broker.
When making trades, …

This book is the first Hardy Boys book, in which Frank and Joe Hardy help their dad solve a mystery involving stolen treasure. This case involves one of their friends whose dad is accused of having stolen the treasure.
In this case, Frank and Joe are competing against another detective …

Lisa See is one of my favorite fiction writing authors. Lisa See primarily writes fiction stories centered in Asian culture, and when I’m reading her work, I love that I’m learning about new things while unraveling an intense, imaginative storyline. Sometimes the plot of See’s novels are set …

I’m still exploring Prof. Tolkien’s work and I’ve heard about this book from fellow Middle-Earth enthusiasts when I used to attend the meetings or Ent-moots.
My curiosity with Middle-Earth have somewhat grown to a manageable level unlike before that I just wanted to find or complete Tolkien’s books as fast …

Long day’s journey into night is a tragic four-act play by Eugene O’ Neill. What is more tragic is the fact that the play was an autobiographical one based on O’Neill’s own family. The Tyrone family is dysfunctional. Accusations and hurtful words are exchanged quite frequently by the …

Dick Couch is a former Navy Seal whose book, “The Warrior Elite” brings out some of the most poignant and gut churning moments in the Basic Under Water Demolition School Program for the selection and training of United States’ Navy Seals. I enjoy books on military history and training, …

The plot of this book is just too bland. From the beginning I figured out the ending of the book. Brenda Jackson should’ve gotten this book proofread. There were several grammatical errors and she was using the same phrases too many times. I was also disturbed by all …

In Country is a book written by Bobbie Ann Mason. I found this book at a going out of business sale for $2. The summary caught my attention. I’m glad I got this for $2, because if I had paid any more for it, it would have been a …

Want to get into running for fitness but don’t know where to start? Running for Mortals is the book for you. The full title is “Running for Mortals: A Commonsense Plan for Changing Your Life With Running,” and it is written by a pair of running experts, John Bingham …

Ella Enchanted is a delightful story. It is technically more a ‘children’s’ or preteen book, I guess, but it really appealed to me as a young adult. It is a retelling or different take on the story of Cinderella, done very well. It is different enough …

Deadhouse Gates by Steven Erikson is the second book in his Malazan Book of the Fallen series. It introduces the Seven Cities, a subject land of the Malazan empire poised on the edge of revolt. Into this mess comes two several characters from the first novel - …

I’ve been into reading since I was about six or seven years old and we all know that old habits die hard. I remember reading anything from pocketbooks (like Sweet Valley, the Unicorn Club, The Baby-sitters Club) to cookbooks to kiddie books.
But among all the books I read as …

Fullmetal Alchemist Manga Volume 1 begins with two boys in a desert town at a café listening to a religious broadcast. They learn about a priest named Father Cornelo who came to the town of Liore and tought the people about Letoism, his religion and that he can …

I decided to write my first review about my alltime favourite book, Jane Eyre. This book was written by Charlotte Bronte and first published in 1847. Although it is a novel, some of the places and characters mentioned are based on Bronte’s own life. …

I recently read The Da Vinci code, authored by Dan Brown. It was really rivetting and offers a fascinating insight into Christianity. It is based on the search for The Holy Grail, with the help of a series of clues given by a murdered museum curator.
In the …

One of my favorite books of all time has always been, and always will be, Meg Cabot’s Airhead series. It’s filled with drama, teen love, and something most books just don’t offer. Adventure. Meg Cabot always starts each book off with a grip, and this, is by far no …

‘The Power of Now’ is a book written by Ekchart Tolle. In this book, Tolle emphasizes the importance of the present moment. Tolle says that majority of human beings waste their time and energy either by thinking about the past which cannot be changed or by fantasizing about the …

The cover illustration of the book, Love in a Cold Climate by Nancy Mitford is really very lavender, colorful and kind of funny.
The story is about Polly Hampton and she has this stiff-upper lipped type of parents and the story is so funny, I laughed so many times …

Even though I had grown up seeing the comic strip “Shoe” in the papers, I had never paid it much attention until I was a teenager, and when I did, it had become one of my favourite comic strips that would appear in the comic strip section of …

I never actually bought this book, but instead received it as a gift from a friend of mine when I was about seven years old. When I got it though, I was a little turned off by the illustration on the front even though I had already developed an …

“The Spy Who Wants Me” is another book in the True Goddard Project series written by Lucy Monroe. In this story we are introduced to agent Elle Gray, who is an alpha female —“ highly dangerous and well-trained in black ops. She is a femme fatale with imposing height, …

This is one of those books than you must ‘read before you die’, High praise indeed and justly deserved.
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“See dying vegetables life sustain”
“See life dissolving vegetate again”
“All forms that perish other forms supply”
“By turns we catch the vital breath and die”
“Like bubbles on the sea of matter borne”
“They rise; they …

Hidden Currents is the seventh book in the Drake Sisters series by a wonderful author, Christine Feehan. This is Elle and Jackson’s story and I was blown away by this book. I was not expecting Elle to be introduced the ways she was but once I got past that …

I’ve being thinking since a long to get hold of a really interesting novel by an Indian author. And finally my quest paid off. This is the first time I’ve come across an Indian writer who can match Salman Rushdie and William Dalrymple. I’ve heard of his previous books …

The book was written by a Swedish professor, Anne Sofie Roald, who converted to Islam. She did research in several regions from Africa, Asia and Europe. This book is really informative and gives the well balance information from academic perspectives.
The book is giving academic views about women position …

In this Charley Davidson’s novel, there’s been a week since everything that happened on First Grave on the Right. The calm after the storm ends when Charley is woken up in the middle of the night by her best friend and assistant, Cookie.
In Second Grave on the Left, …

My best friend loves reading love novels, and some time before she has loaned to me a book by Lynne Graham titled Bond of Hatred.
In the story of Bond of Hatred, tells the story of a young woman Sarah who impulsively flung a marriage proposal to Alex Terzakis, in …

This issue wasn’t bad, but it had potential to be more. It was good to see a writer remember that Harvey is still in there somewhere. Most writers just have Two-Face and the coin flip is nothing more than a formality. Here we actually do see …