Books Reviews
North of Beautiful, Book by Justina Chen Headley
One summer afternoon, as I was clicking through book recommendations, I found this gem of a book entitled “North of Beautiful” by Justina Chen Headley. What struck me first was the title. It’s title was unique in comparison to the other young adult novels. I had a feeling, that …
Every Word Has Power by Yvonne Oswald
Every Word Has Power is written by Yvonne Oswald and the this book teaches on how to use that word to turn your life for the better. It is something like teaching one how to speak and write properly but the difference is that how one can interact …
The Tombs of Anak by Frank Peretti
“The Tombs of Anak,” Book 3 of Frank Peretti’s Cooper Kids Adventure series for children, takes us on yet another adventure with Dr. Jake, Lila, and Jay Cooper, a Christian family-team of archeologists traveling all over the world and taking most interesting and dangerous assignments. In Book 3, the …
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet
Since this is by far the best book that I have ever read, I don’t really know if I should give it at ten or a one. I say that only because I love reading and it is so hard to find a book that can even compare to …
The Five Percent People by Lucy Taylor
The Fear the Fever collection of short stories turned out a rather odd one this time. While many of the stories in this book aren’t terrifying, this one is perhaps the least “horror-like” of them all. The tale opens wherein a couple is enjoying some intimate …
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
It took me awhile to finally read this book. A coworker of mine, a fellow Harry Potter fan kept telling me I should read it. It wasn’t until she physically handed it to me to read did I really consider it, and even then it took me a month …
VeggieTales Bible Storybook with Scripture
My oldest daughter has been asking for a bible to read. But, I haven’t been able to find a decent Children’s Bible in this area.
The other day, I was walking through Wal-mart and came across the VeggieTales Bible Storybook with Scripture for $13. Even though it wasn’t an actual …
The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards
I recently got this book as a birthday gift from a couple of my very good friends.Its the first work i have read by Kim Edwards.
“The Memory Keeper’s Daughter” is the story of a doctor who conducts his own wife’s delivery on a stormy night in 1964.His wife has …
Predator by Patricia Cornwell
First of all, let me point out that I am an avid Patricia Cornwell fan. More specifically, I am an avid Kay Scarpetta fan. So I started reading Predator with certain expectations, based on Cornwell’s previous Scarpetta books. I have to say, I was thrilled in …
Painting Fairies in Watercolour by Paul Bryn Davies
Painting Fairies in Watercolour by Paul Bryn Davies is a basic book on painting fairies with watercolor paints, including supplies and tips on drawing fairies.
I bought Painting Fairies in Watercolour by Paul Bryn Davies after being given a wonderful easel and paint set. I purchased the book at …
Hawk And Fisher: Wolf In The Fold Book by Simon R. Green
” If someone does not stop him , two great houses will be in flames. Blood will be spilled and screams will echo forever. There are wolves in the pen and they want to destroy us all.” This ominous prediction made by Razor Eddie, a future god in Nightside, …
Lord John and the Hand of Devils
I have just finished the third installment of Diana Gabaldon’s Lord John series, Lord John and the Hand of Devils. If you are not familiar with her writing, they are all period pieces and the Lord John series takes place in the 1750’s, the time of the Seven …
The island of adventure
‘The island of adventure’ is a book written by Enid Blyton. This is a very interesting book and is full of adventure and therefore, is a very exciting book.
Philip and Dinah are two children who live at Craggy-Tops, which is a place by the sea. This is …
Spider-Man: Reign Hardcover Graphic Novel
Spider-Man: Reign is a graphic novel by Kaare Andrews that is set in a future where New York City is a police state, and superheroes are outlawed and Peter Parker once known as Spider-Man is now a feeble old man who has lost the motivation to protect the city.
I …
Honeymoon with My Brother
A real story of the brothers Franz and Kurt Wisner. I had ever seen both of them as guests at the Oprah Winfrey Show before. I found that they story was quite interesting. How they can be shared around the world and how this journey can improve their cracked …
Don’t Die, My Love by Lurlene McDaniel
Don’t Die, My Love by Lurlene McDaniel is a book that I’ve read that really moved me pretty much. It made me almost crying reading and actually, I did remember about lost love pretty much and why some people do not end up together. This is a book …
North and South Book
North and South, I can say the best in American literature. This book will keep the history of civil wars and the memory
of Americans’ fighting for freedom, permanent. If Alexander Dumas could keep the history of France forever, North and South do that for history of USA. A great …
Dream Chaser: A Paranormal Romance by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Being an omnivore when it comes to reading, the fact that I decided to read a Sherrilyn Kenyon novel as opposed to something a bit more literary is no surprise. What did surprise me, though, is that there were actually some highly crafted elements to the book and that …
My Life as a Doormat (in Three Acts) by Rene Gutteridge
Christian Chick Lit is a relatively new genre that appears to be growing fast. Here is a treat for those of you who have already become its fans: “My Life as a Doormat (in Three Acts)” by Rene Gutteridge. The strength of a good chick lit book is in …
Sloppy Firsts by Megan Mccafferty
This is one of my absolute favorite books. I am a teenager and I love to read. I probably started because of Harry Potter, then I moved on to romance, more specifically, I learned to love Princess Diaries. I loved it! I thought it was one of the cleverest …
Daredevil Issue 223
Daredevil Issue 223 presents the ultimate question for Daredevil, namely what price would he pay to regain his sight? Denny O’Neil and Jim Shooter wrote this issue, with David Mazzucchelli as the artist. It was published by Marvel Comics in 1985.
In this issue, Daredevil, in his secret …
Middlesex Book by Jeffrey Eugenides
Calliope Stephanides is the product of three generations of the Stephanides family. Her grandparents escape Smyrma Greece during the burning of the city by the Turks. They make their way to Detroit Michigan where they marry and begin their family. What they haven’t told anyone in …
Insomnia,Stephen King
Ralph Roberts is a 70 years old recent widower living in Derry, Maine. Still grieving over the loss of his wife and trying to adjust to his new, lonely life, he has trouble sleeping, which he thinks is normal for his age and may also be a part of …
Gone by Michael Grant book
This book starts out with not a lot of description. Its a little bit confusing because you don’t really understand what’s going. Through out the next chapters you get a grasp on the situation and fall in love with the characters. The characters were so well …
Lord Of The Rings
The Lord Of The Rings was written by JRR Tolkien. It is set in a world created by Tolkien named “Middle Earth”. It is a world rich in lore, culture, languages and with different races of people.
The book mainly revolves around the trials and tribulations of young Frodo Baggins …
The Maintenance Man by Michael Baisden book
I had the chance to read the Maintenance Man which was written by author Michael Baisden and I thought the books was not written well but the storyline was very good. I liked the fact that I felt as if I was in the book, especially in Malcolm’s character. …
“A Child Called It” by David Pelzer
“A Child Called It” will tear your heart out! - The true story of David Pelzer - a child who was severly abused by his alcoholic mother while the passive alcoholic father sat by and did nothing. This book is SO sad, but I promise you will …
Medici Dagger by Cameron West
For just $5.99, you can enjoy the price of fun just by reading this book called The Medici Dagger, written by Cameron West. This book is about Reb Barnett, and his quest for finding the murderer of his father, a museum curator.
He has to find the Medici Dagger, …
Book : Ender’s Shadow by Orson Scott Card
This is a really great book by Orson Scott Card. It is part of a series that the author has written about a boy named Ender who is sent away from his home to his school to be trained to become a military strategist in a war against an …
The World’s Last Dictator by Dwight Kinman
I do really appreciate the book “The World’s Last Dictator” by Dwight L. Kinman. I recommend this book for the students of endtime prophecies. I has a comprehensive discussion on the New World Order, the cashless society, the Antichrist, the one-world government and other endtime events and occurrences. …
Dan Brown Biography
I do not know clearly about this book category. If the book says about the truth which had been hidden, what was reviewed about the truth or just misleading? However, if inserted into the types of fiction, why could say shook the faith of some readers? Finally, there …
An Echo In The Darkness by Francine Rivers
‘An Echo in the Darkness’ is the second book of Francine Rivers’ trilogy ‘Mark of the Lion’. Hadassah is miraculously saved from the lions by a young Greek doctor, but her face is left badly scarred and she walks with a limp. On the other hand, Marcus, who doesn’t …
Practical Instructions in the Art of Illumination
This is a book by Thomas Goodwin, written in the 1800’s, which I got for free for my nook. I’m a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism, which is a pre-renaissance re-enactment group that encourages its members to learn about the skills and trades of the medieval ages. …
Happy are the Clean of Heart by Andrew M Greeley
Happy are the Clean of Heart, written by Andrew M Greeley, was published by Warner Books in 1986.
Father Blackie Ryan looked forward to a Christmas reunion with his childhood friends, George Quinn and Lisa Malone, the famed movie star. Blackie had nursed an infatuation for Lisa all …
Ultimate Spiderman Vol 11: Carnage
Ultimate Spiderman Vol 11: Carnage
Ok, I utterly hated this volume. Not that the writing is bad, but when the Ultimate line decides to remake classic issues, they need to do so properly.
This issue sees the remake of the death of Gwen Stacy, a total shocker in 1973 as major …
Children’s Book: Overboard! by Sarah Weeks
“Overboard!” is a children’s story written by Sarah Weeks and illustrated by Sam Williams. It was published by Harcourt Books in 2006. There is not much story to speak of, but the book does remind you of the silly things toddlers (even rabbit toddlers) do as they …
Ways to Live Forever
Disease Leukemia is the most bad news, if it happens to us. Moreover, if you have to imagine living life to count the days and through the days of suffocating. However, Sam McQueen who wrote the story in his book “Ways to Live forever, trying to overcome all the …
Poland, a novel by James Michener
I had shied away from reading James Michener’s “Poland”, even though Michener is one of my favorite authors, because I was intimidated by Polish names. They often seem to me like an alphabet soup of consonants with only a stray vowel now and then to aid in pronunciation. I …
How To Think Like A Horse by Cherry Hill
How To Think Like A Horse is a nice little book by Cherry Hill. Cherry Hill has authored many horse books in order to help owners and riders and she is highly esteemed in the horse world. Cherry Hill is also a rider and equestrian. What I like most …
Harmony Silk Factory by Tash Aw
This is not a page turning thriller, neither is it a heart lifting drama romance. Rather, it’s like a savoury piece of steak that needs to be chewed on patiently, and the flavour would soon infuse into your palette.
Tash Aw is a Malaysian born lawyer trained in UK. So, …
Thou Shalt Not Kill… My Babies: book
Thou Shalt Not Kill… My Babies is a little known book on abortion published in the 1970s, shortly after the legalization of abortion via Roe V. Wade. It was written by to pro-life authors and published by a small Christian ministry. The book discusses abortion for a …
Lisa Kleypas “Smooth Talking Stranger” book
Lisa Kleypas follows her Texan Travis family in her latest book “Smooth Talking Stranger”. In this story I fell in love with Jack Travis, the second brother of the Travis family. Jack Travis is wealthy, self-made and a ladies man. When Elle Varner got a telephone call from her …
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
The Joy Luck club novel was written in the late 80’s by Amy Tan. It’s about 4 women who form a club and call it the Joy Luck Club. Like most friends, they get together every so often to play a nice game and then share several …
My Descent Into Death by Howard Storm book
A book that I have read numerous times is My Descent Into Death by Howard Storm. This is a book that I love. In it, Howard Storm tells how he was a successful artist. While in France, he had an extreme health emergency. Hydrochloric acid …
Redwall by Brian Jacques
This has to be one of the best books in the series and I think it’s also one of the most graphic and violent. But I like that. I got this book from my grandpa as a gift when I went to visit him. He said that it looks …
Guilt Free Cookbook from Taste of Home Books
I am a major fan of cooking from scratch. Whenever I have time, I am always looking through the cookbooks around my house to find new and exciting meals that my family can enjoy. One cookbook that I have really grown to love and have gotten a great deal …
Night Shadow by Nora Roberts
Night Shadow is one of the stories written by Roberts under the ‘Night Tales’ series.
In this book, we meet Gage Guthrie and Deborah O’Roarke. For those of you who have read Night Shift, you’d know that Deborah is Cilla’s younger sister.
Deborah is a D.A and as she works …
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