This was the third book I read by this author and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Once again there are the zany situations, often embarrassing to the main character. Jaine Austen is a freelance writer in Los Angeles but she loves solving murder cases on the side (free of charge …

I have come a long way in the last year, and it is thanks in no small part to a number of great books I have read, books which I have held sometimes as if I were holding the author’s hand and listening to their kind words of wisdom. …

Market Speculating was first published just over ten years ago by Rowton Press and is an excellent book full of useful basics for anyone considering entering the world of spread trading.
Market Speculating was put together by Andrew Burke from IG Index (one of the largest and oldest spread betting …

Ernst Breisach’s Historiography: Ancient, Medieval, & Modern, 481 pp., ISBN 0-226-07278-9, is no lightweight history book. Instead, it is a book about the writing of history: historiography. Written for graduate level students, Breisach presents a comprehensive coverage of western history that assumes some knowledge beforehand, but it could, with …

Quick & Healthy Snacks is a small book produced in association with the Guardian and Observer newspapers’ campaign in favour of healthy eating - something which I suppose most people would be in favour of! It is really not a great deal more than a booklet, running as it …

This is one of the first Andrew Loomis books I bought and read to the letter, because it’s been recommended to me before while learning to draw portraits. The book may be pretty old, but I don’t recommend this book highly enough to any art student wanting to learn …

Sons And Lovers by D.H Lawrence is considered to be one of the greatest works of twentieth century literature. What is unique about this novel is its profound psychological insides into the complex relationships between sons and mother and between son and other women. I got this novel as …

“Yoko” is a children’s book by Rosemary Wells. Wells does a great job of telling a story of how it feels to be different when you are young.
Yoko is a Japanese kitten who likes to eat sushi for lunch. Her mother packs her a very …

I am surprised at how many people who know and love C.S.Lewis for his “Chronicles of Narnia” have never heard of his other creation, the Space Trilogy. If you are one of those people, let me introduce you to these wonderful books, you won’t be disappointed!
“Out of the Silent …

“An Echo in the Darkness,” book 2 in the Mark of the Lion series, continues the story of Hadassah, a Jewish young woman bought as a household slave by a rich Roman family, the Valerians, and eventually sent to the lions. Hadassah has survived the lion attack on the …

Having visited West Virginia countless times practically since I was born, this book was a refreshingly informative source of information about places that even I had not seen. Although the book is small, it packs a lot of information into a small book. Perhaps it’s because these are places …

I have just finished teaching Animal Farm to my Grade 9 Special Education students, and I am pleased that they truly enjpyed the story.
Pretty much, Animal Farm is deceptively simple, as it is a story about a group of animal who take over the farm from their owner, and …

“Maggie’s Miracle” by Karen Kingsbury is a warm, touching story of two widowed people coming together and falling in love. Jordan, a six year old boy raised by his busy mom after his father’s death two years ago, feels very lonely and writes a letter to God. He asks …

‘The mountain of adventure ‘ is a book written by Enid Blyton. This is a very interesting book and full of adventure.
The children go off on a mountain trek along with a guide, known as David. So, there is much excitement. They reach the mountain and the scenery and …

This book is one of Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot mystery novels. It is not my favourite of her books, however I did enjoy it for many reasons.
I liked the presence of the other, obviously inferior detectives (although this did sort of remind me of a Sherlock Holmes mystery) and …

I like Linda Grant’s books. They usually make me laugh and lead me through a variety of emotions within the stories. This particular book was no different and I actually found this one to be one of my favorites. “Lady Luck” is a story focused on …

A good book.
Personally,I can give a high score to the presidential memoirs.Some people joked about the thick and length of this book,some are just kindly enough to say,”It is a nice book.”
It took me a month to go through it and after I finished it,it struct to me that …

A Faint Cold Fear (by Karin Slaughter, published by Harper Collins, 2004)
A gruesome story filled with bloody carnage and brutal beatings! It is a vicious tale of senseless violence as well as psychological fears brought about from past experiences and current events.
Sara …

This is the second book about seven-year-old Jordan March, who suffers from precocious puberty. In this one, young Jordan is sent off to live with her great aunt Francis, whom she had never met. Francis lives on a run-down farm with a weed-filled yard and the house itself is …

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Doomsday World is a novel that I did not like all that much. The reason that I did not enjoy reading it is because the novel seems fragmented to me. By that, I mean it does not flow well. In novels, it is …

I read the Patriot, a book that was based on the movie that you may have seen. While might not believe me, but I read the book before I ever saw the movie, and I am sure glad I did. For one, I was never a reader and I …

This story that I have read have a genre of fantasy, and to be honest, I think this story is a dumb and dubious story.
Fantasy genre is pretty fine by me, but this story makes the plot to the brink of insanity and nonsense. That is my truthful …

Aidan, a high school kid, feels very lonely when his family moves to his grandpa?s house. Aidan never had many friends to begin with, he was only accepted by the popular crowd since his best buddy was a part of it. Now, after moving away, Aidan has lost whatever …

It’s hard for me to write a review for this story without giving spoilers to those who haven’t read it yet, because that would totally suck, it’s a story that’s very worth reading til the end. But I’ll do my best, at this point I didn’t even know what …

Recently, I was in Fort Langley, BC, shopping for antiques and generally just walking around the historic town and relaxing. We had worked up an appetite, and while we were looking around for somewhere to have a bowl of soup for lunch, a cute little café on the corner …

Nora Roberts ‘Key Trilogy’ is a must read for any Nora Roberts fan! It is by far one of her most captivating books yet.
Each of the three novels (Key of Light, Key of Knowledge, and Key of Valor) are certainly amazing stories by themselves; however, Nora Roberts “Key Trilogy” …

Molly’s school is participating in a-Lend-A-Hand drive for the war effort.The girls in Molly’s class are going to knit socks and Molly thinks their nuts if they can knit so many socks in a weekend and the boys have declared it a boys against girls contest. Molly thinks they …

I have read the book —˜Instant self-hypnosis: How to hypnotize yourself with your eyes open’ by Forbes Robbins Blair. This is a highly interesting as well as helpful book. This is a book which can change the life of the reader, although not easily. If one has to follow …

I heard about the book BLUE OCEAN STRATEGY a long time ago. Now having read it, I immersed myself in the subject even more. The book turned out to be quite valuable. The general direction and methodology can help form a strategy, even if it is not a …

Although in the previous volume of Nodame Cantabile the story had concentrated too much in Chiaki, leaving Nodame a little behind, in this volume she’s the center of attention.
She got sick so couldn’t memorize one of the 3 songs she had to play, reason why she didn’t win the …

I was so excited to read this book. The beautiful cover and the good reviews drew me in, as well as the interesting blurb on the cover, and so I began with high expectations. I was also excited about my reading debut in the ’steampunk’ genre, and …

I have been a fan of the series ever since the first book was published and I, instantly, fell in love with it. I was eleven years old at that time and I really wanted to be a wizard when I finished reading the book. The book was so …

Mr. Murder is one of Dean Koontz’s earlier novels that has recently been re-released by Berkley books. It was originally released in October of 1993 by G.P.Putnam’s Sons.
Like mmost of Koontz’s books, I enjoyed it. It was a fast paced story and I didn’t put it down until I …

Lockdown is the new book by the writer Joe Schreiber known for the fact that he put zombies in the distant galaxy of George Lucas with his novels “Dead Troopers” and “Red Harvest”. His new book, however, has nothing to do with the undead menace and in its plot …

Blood Bound is the second book in Patricia Briggs’ Mercedes Thompson series. It’s not what I typically read but I was given the first book by a friend and got hooked on the series. The books I normally read are paranormal romance,
historical and books on dreams. Briggs’ Mercy Thompson …

As I read this book I was happy to discover that Michael Caine, one of my favorite actors, is also a talented writer. This honest and humorous autobiography was a pleasure to read, and when I had finished it I felt like I personally knew Mr. Caine, his family …

“Behemoth” is the second book in the fantasy trilogy by Scott Westerfield that started with “Leviathan”. After reading the book I can say it is worth buying it. At the end of “Leviathan” prince Alec, the rightful heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, escapes with his men on board …

The print on this book caught my eye on the book stand at our bookstore, it featured a woman in an elegant eggplant cocktail dress sitting on couch, her legs were spread evenly and casually and you can’t really see her face as it’s only half-shown, but I could …

This is for me the worst of the James Patterson YA novels i have read. I finished the Maximum Ride series, which I immensely enjoyed. I thought that Daniel X would be similar, but I was wrong. The book started out on a very fuzzy note. …

I wasn’t too sure what exactly this book was about —“ except a super computer (super collider) —“ but it turned out to be a pretty interesting story. Maybe “Brimstone” was more exciting, but this one has a better, clearer message inside it (I read this book right after …

Frederick Forsyth’s The Fist Of God is a story woven around the Iraqi invasion and occupation of Kuwait, and it’s eventual liberation by the Coalition forces, led by the United States. A British Major from the SAS is called in to run a super secret agent in Baghdad by …

Make Him Look Good written by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez is a book worth reading. There is drama, infidelity, illegitimate children, harassment, voice-overs a religious rebound and a mother that makes you thankful she isn’t yours. The format is multiple point of view which gives you an inside look …

Fairy Tail Manga Volume 2 by Hiro Mashima has Lucy, Happy and Natsu taking a job trying to recover a book from a millionaire, but unbeknownst to them, the man’s killed any wizard who has ever come to his house.
This was a great manga volume. The story was …

The Caller was written by Mary-Rose Hayes, first published in 1979 by Pinnacle books.
A night predator was prowling the streets and pubs, searching for the woman in his life. His targets are women who looked like ‘Lisa’ to him; once he had a target, he would either …

This is basically a good book and I could relate to this book a bit because as a child, I have suffered a minor dyslexia. But now I’m pretty much OK and not like some other victims. So, I could imagine pretty much how these victims feel; those …

It is a very well written book for the ages of 9 - 12 years old. My daughter read it and loved. So I ended up reading the book and it was really good. It is about the Faulstich family that is struggling to live. …

Batman: Year Three 2 of 4 has Dick Grayson also known as Nightwing, searching for Bruce as he continues to search for the man killing off all the powerful gangsters. Dick reflects on his childhood with Bruce and becoming Robin.
This is a great comic issue and it’s …

This novel is geared toward young teenage girls - probably 12 and up. It is a wonderful story of the adventures of an American girl who goes off on what is basically a clue hunt through Europe.
The story starts when the girl seeks out some memories of her aunt, …

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 …

“One More Year” is Sana Krasikov’s debut collection, telling the contemporary stories of immigrants from the former Soviet Union. Born in Ukraine and grown up in Georgia and the United States, the young writer has developed the mature eye of an outsider between cultures who can observe details with …