I’m a huge fan of young adult novels, despite the fact that I’m in my thirties, and when I ran across this one on sale for the nook, I went ahead and picked it up. And right off the bat I knew this was not your typical vampire story, …

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Masks is an intriguing novel that offers a storyline that is pretty unique. This is one of the few instances in Star Trek where we see an example of Starfleet going undercover. In the case of this novel, the characters go undercover by …

McNally’s Secret (written by Lawrence Sanders and published by Berkley Publishing Group, 1992)
Reading about Archy McNally’s escapades always makes me feel relaxed and lazy. The rich, pleasure-seeking playboy who was surprisingly sympathetic and bighearted, is also a passable detective.
His father, Preston McNally, had a case that the firm …

If you’ve been a fan of Kindaichi Case Files series, then you’ll be very familiar with Takato Yoichi. Takato is the antagonist and mastermind behind many of the crimes and cases in the series. He is smart, talented, manipulative, evil but also very charming.

In this standalone, one-book story, Takato finally …

This book is very similar to most spiritually enhancing books you read based on the Eastern Traditions. What he does in the book is tell you these revelations or lessons were derived internally. That is to say that he did not study or learn about his concept …

The Stand is a book written by author Stephen King. The Stand takes readers on a difficult journey about what happens when most of the population is suddenly obliterated, and there are few people left. What do the remaining survivors do? Where do they go? Does the fact that …

When I signed up for TOEFL, I knew I have to start preparing for it but when I familiarized myself with the format I discovered that most of what you will get on your test day depends on your luck.
For the test you need a good vocabulary and, …

In recent months, there has been much debate about whether or not Planned Parenthood should receive government grants and funds. Some people argue that Planned Parenthood the organization gives valuable help to women, helping them obtain birth control and safe abortions. Other people, most of those who oppose abortion, …

Stephen King fans will immediately recognize the title - “Dolan’s Cadillac” is a short story that appeared in a King anthology. It’s a gripping tale of murder, obsession, and revenge, and I feel that it translated extremely well onto the silver screen.
Christian Slater is brilliant as the evil Jimmy …

Total Scales: Techniques And Applications was written by Mark John Sternal and claims to be able to teach beginners through professional guitar players every note, scale, and position in every key on the freeboard.
This book has been featured in popular guitar magazines so I bought a copy. I was …

I am a huge fan of Edward Lee. Ever since reading “City Infernal”, I realized that this author had his finger on the pulse of hardcore horror. I love the fact that he mixes blunt eroticism in his stories. But he also seems to have …

Three Months in the Southern States is the publication in book form of a journal penned by a British soldier named Arthur J.L Fremantle. He describes in great detail the places, people and things he saw in his three month tour of the Confederate States of America.
Witnessing great …

I can not say that my first contact with Haruki Murakami and “Dance , dance , dance” left me with a good impression of the Japanese author. But the book with a startling headline “Hard Boiled Wonderland And The End Of The World” completely changed my mind for the …

I love Duran Duran, but I have to say that I was slightly disappointed with this book. I was expecting lots of lovely early photos of the band, and even though there are, there are also far too many pictures of people who were associated with the 1980s club …

The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz gets me bored, really. It is about this particular family business of Izzy, and she has been working for her parents’ company since she was young and it is a P.I business actually.
The story is actually pretty hilarious, but it gets sort of …

The Sleeping Doll was written by Jeffery Deaver. It is a crime/suspense novel featuring Kathryn Dance.
I really enjoyed this book. It is the first that I’ve read by this author, and I plan to read more. Anyone who likes crime or suspense novels should enjoy The Sleeping Doll.
The …

The slippery slope is the tenth book of the series of unfortunate events series. The basic idea of this book was to one gain more information on VFD, to find out if their parents are in fact still alive and also for Violet and Klaus to get their sister …

I received the first book in the Twilight Saga for Christmas and, due to having nothing else to read, decided I would power through it, thinking it had to be horrible as I don’t normally like anything involving vampires, immortals or much supernatural stuff. However, I made it only …

A THOUSAND SPLENDID SONS is an astonishly beautiful book by Hkaled Hosseini, the author of The Kite Runner. This new novel tells the story of life in Afghanistan and how it changed once the Taliban arrived. The author is from Kabul, Afghanistan so he …

Do you have a favorite author? I sure do. His name is Richard Brautigan and I love him so much that if he came back to life and asked me to marry him, I would do it in a heartbeat.
Brautigan shot his head off in Bolinas California. He had …

“The Nerd Who Loved Me” by Vicki Lewis Thompson is a romance novel. Harry, an accountant, finds himself helping Lanie, a Vegas showgirl, and her son escape from Lanie’s ex. Things get complicated when the two very different people start developing feelings for each other.
I don’t normally …

I am an avid fan of paranormal romances that include some action and intrigue. Ms Sands definitely has not disappointmed me with this series of books. This book is one of a whole serious of books about the Argeneau family who are all vampires that have …

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 …

It is often said that if one wishes to understand the history of the Jews, one should read the books of Leon Uris. This is amply justified by Exodus, which is probably his best book. Leon Uris constructs a superb story around the events which led to the formation …

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins is the second book in the Hunger Games trilogy. I found this book just as epic as the first, perhaps even more action packed. The plot follows Katniss Everdeen, a young girl from a poor district, who defied the powerful Capitol. She survived …

I heard about the writer Chuck Palahniuk a long time ago. Still, I only recently took the time to get acquainted with his work. I picked up the book at random, which was probably a mistake. I should have read the reviews first.
That’s how I ended up with …

While reading this book, there was a predictability which is meant. I thought of that I have known it was the expectation which this story ends somewhere. My center we wanted winning Lutie sort, destitution, and vis-a-vis the fight of discrimination. The fact that the fact that in the …

Aspiring to be a chemist, when a friend’s book, Marie Curie, fell into my hands, I grabbed the chance to read it. Marie was, for me, the greatest woman in the history of science, for this scientist was the one who - together with her husband - first studied …

“Shadow Leader” is the sequel to “WolfWalker” written by Tara K. Harper.
This book is a Science Fiction novel.
Ember Dionne (Dion) is the scout and healer for a group of rebels fighting to save her world from the armies of the evil Longear. Dion along with Aranur …

Tiny but concise, this book is a great travel companion for anyone who’s on the way to Seoul. This book has it all - shopping, hotels, transportation, restaurants. In true Lonely Planet fashion, the book begins with a section on history and culture, great reading for anyone who is …

This isn’t the best translation of the Papyrus of Ani/Coming Forth by Day (Egyptian Book of the Dead) that’s available. But, it is (one of) the very first that was ever translated. I bought it primarily for that purpose, for it’s historical value.
So, if you’re going primarily …

In case you are wondering, about this book spelling, sTORI Telling by Tori Spelling. Yes it is spelled that way and I truly think it is such a unique idea.
I have longed trained myself never to 100% believe whatever the tabloids are saying. And in this …

A Spell of Winter weaves a tale of romance, incest, hardship, horror and the darker side of humanity. Set in England, ages past, the novel is narrated in the first person by a young woman named Cathy (yes yet another Cathy in a tale of incest) who suffers a …

Appearances are really deceiving, that is what was proven in the poem Richard Cory by Edwin Arlington Robinson. The poem is about Richard Cory, a rich gentleman and his impression to the poor people that adored him. He was admirable in every way that most people wished to be …

Cream caramel is a manga that contains 3 different love stories. The first one gives the name to this manga. Is about a high school girl who decides to live by herself even if her parents are moving to stay with the boy she likes. However in the apartment …

My friend gave me a book entitled “Straight From The Heart-A Prayer Companion”. It is a compilation of different prayers. There you can find prayers to different saints like a Novena Prayer for desperate cases (St. Jude Thaddeus), Novena Prayer for cancer patients (St. Peregrine), Novena …

This book for 8 - 12 year old readers is quite enjoyable. It is part of the Myth - o - Mania series by Kate McMullan, and is great for reluctant readers, featuring somewhat familiar characters and stories rewritten.
The stories are an alternate version of the events in Greek …

I have read the book ‘The glory of freedom’. This book is written by Osho, an Indian author. Osho explains the importance of freedom in life. Osho also tells us that our freedom has been destroyed by society and religion. Society has told us that we should live in …

The “Poems that Live Forever” book, with the combined poems from America’s favorite poets, is a real inspiration even to someone like myself who does not enjoy poetry on any given day. Through high school I had trouble with poetry, and it wasn’t until college that I began to …

Ray Bradbury is a very talented and famous science fiction writer. He came out with an anthology called “A Medicine For Melancholy” a number of years ago. One story in it is “The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit.” This story revolves around several Latino workers in the city who want …

The Mythic Journey by Liz Green and Juliet Sharman-Burke - bulk
I picked up ‘The Mythic Journey’ by Liz Green and Juliet Sharman-Burke at local bookstore because I like mythology, because the cover art caught my eye, but most of all, because it was on sale for $3 when it …

It’s not a Sherlock Holmes story (though I do think there is some reference to the famous detective in it) but Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s mystery, The Lost Special, is actually one of the better mysteries I’ve read.
The story is about a train that disappears while on its normal …

I’ve just finished reading The Appeal by John Grisham with nothing worth mentioning at the end of it all, except that the ending really wasn’t what I expected at all. It really, well for lack of a better word, “sucked”!
Basically, it is a story of big business and politics …

This book is one of the bests in the Sweet Valley High series. It’s one of Jessica’s secret diaries, and it features her deepest darkest secrets, the ones I never knew she had feelings for, and I was surprised that this side of Jessica had been opened up, it …

I received this book for my birthday from my sister in law this year and found that it was a great read. I think that this is a great gift idea for any shoe lover — and most women are indeed that.
I like the idea that women can …

“Abel’s Island” by William Steig tells the story of a mouse stranded on an island. Abel, a rich mouse, gets caught in a storm and falls in the river. The stream carries him away and brings him to an island where he now must somehow survive. This is a …

Eragon is the first book in Christopher Paolini?s Inheritance Trilogy. My friend introduced it to me, and I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised. My first thought was: I wish I could write that well when I was 15! It?s a truly astonishing feat for a teenager to …

Kerim Alakusoglu is a fictional character of Orhan Pamuk, and the stories were written in the novel is called Snow. Snow became one of the novel written by Pamuk, besides The White Castel, The Black Book, My Name is Red and The New Life, which he won the Nobel …

If you are anything of a horror fan (especially erotic horror) you will love the short story “Untamed Sex” by James Crawford. Found in the Fear the Fever short story collection, this tale is about a couple who still loves one another, but is having some trouble keeping …

Throughout the years I had heard many mentions of the persona H.P. Lovecraft, however, despite my usual willingness to learn about anything that piqued my interest I never did investigate. It was a close companion, my boyfriend, who eventually got me to understand who this great man was, …