Books Reviews
Friends Forever Step Into Reading Children’s Book
We got this book for my 2.5 year old as part of his Easter basket and he loves this story. If you are familiar with the step into reading series, you should already know that it is tier based depending on your child’s level of reading. This …
Triss by Brian Jacques
When I first picked up this book from a book store up north near my grandparents house, I didn’t know what to expect. The art work on the cover was not nearly as cool as the previous books I had read but I was determined to get it because …
Cloud Atlas Book
Cloud Atlas is unlike any other book that I have ever read. It is truly an exercise in plot building and writing style. The book is structured with five separate stories, taking place in different time periods, shaping around a sixth and central narrative. Each of the five breaks …
Adopted Paws by Retz Reeves
Adopted Paws is a story by author Retz Reeves. Adopted Paws tells how Retz Reeves came to have so many animals in her life, and ultimately how she met her spouse, who is the animal lover in the family. Adopted Paws is a must read for any and all …
Portrait of a Killer book
(Patricia Cornwell, published by Berkeley Books, 2003)
An interesting exploration into the mystery of Jack the Ripper, this story provides a background of the man who had struck fear in the heart of London in the 1900s.
I had been very intrigued by this killer, having read so many stories, fact …
Dead Certain by Mariah Stewart
Dead Certain by Mariah Stewart. This is the first of 3 books in this series. I’ve read all three and it’s worth it. This book was very suspenseful and the characters are loveable and likeable.
Amanda Crosby is the main character in this book. …
Thief, novel by Tarryn Fisher (Love Me With Lies #3)
Um, I don’t know where to start with the review for the third and final book in the series Love Me With Lies. From the moment I finished this book my heart seemed to beat at the speed of light. It’s like I’ve taken a drug or something, this whole …
Pearl by Lauraine Snelling
“Pearl” by Lauraine Snelling is Book 2 of the Dakotah Treasures series. Pearl is a young woman living in Chicago, an heiress to a wealthy industrialist. When her father starts pushing her into an unwanted marriage, Pearl decides to run away. She goes west and settles in North Dakota, …
‘Azumaga Daioh’ manga, by Kiyohiko Azuma
‘Azumaga Daioh’ is a very humorous manga by Kiyohiko Azuma. It chronicles the hilarious tales of six high school girls. When I discovered the first book in this series, I knew that I had to have them all. I love the humor. The high school events repeat each year, …
Psychosymbology
The book psychosymbology is very useful one. This books gives many information to how to live. My favourate pass time is reading book. One day i read this book called psychosymboloygy. This book contains many information like right brain activities, how to build confident and all. Particularly the autor …
AP World History by Barron’s
This book was a great help to me when I was in high school. Our actually world history book was around 800 pages, and quite a pain in the neck to read, but this book summarized it into around half the pages. (I still thought that the 400 pages …
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane is an extremely good book and if I could recommend to schools for ordering a form of book for literature lessons, then this should be it. The author of this book is none other than Kate DiCamillo and the name itself represents …
“Moonlight” by Guy de Maupassant
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. …
Callander Square book
Callander Square, written by Anne Perry was published by Random House, 1980.
Anne Perry’s stories often fill me with awe - she could so clearly describe the women and their society during the Victorian times, and yet spiced it up with mystery and suspense. It is an education …
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 …
Karen Robards’ “Ghost Moon”
Olivia Morrison was a rebellious child. Her mother died when she was very young leaving her to grow up in the care of her step-father. They treated her well and kind but she remained defiant of her family. Her step father is from the Archer clan who was an …
THERE THERE, book by ORANGE TOMMY
I’m not too fond of dark, heavy books, works that emanate from hopelessness. Why, then, did my choice end up in Tommy Orange’s book - There We Become Different? It’s simple: curiosity overpowered. The cover abstract promised unambiguously to debunk the “romanticized image of the Indians” in the readers’ …
A Stolen Life: A Memoir by Jaycee Dugard
The author of this memoir has no doubt gotten considerable attention in the media. She was kidnapped for 18 years and only recently released from her captor. Her captor received a significant sentence—” over 100 years in prison.
I enjoyed this book mainly for its conclusion. The …
Lucy A to Z: The Lucille Ball Encyclopedia
“Lucy A to Z: The Lucille Ball Encyclopedia” by Michael Karol is a book that I would certainly recommend to fans of Lucille Ball, although if you are just a fan of her series, “I Love Lucy”, then this book may not interest you too much. What this book …
Laughing with Lucy: My Life with America’s Leading Lady of Comedy
“Laughing with Lucy: My Life with America’s Leading Lady of Comedy” by Madelyn Pugh Davis is actually a memoir of a co-writer that was almost responsible for every single episode of the “I Love Lucy” series. Be prepared thus for a unique perspective on the show from someone that …
Ender’s Game book
This book is good, damn good actually. It is a book that appeals to younger readers without talking down to them, it raises issues for discussion without forcing it or setting it up so that professors can just make stuff up to make themselves sound smarter, and it …
Da Capo Second Graduation manga
Da Capo Second Graduation is the sequel to the manga series, Da Capo. Same as the prequel, the manga is written by Circus; a Japanese visual novel studio and illustrated by Tanihara Natsuki. It has the genres of drama, harem, romance, school life, shounen, and supernatural. The manga is …
Twilight (book one of the Twilight saga) by Stephenie Meyer
I bought this book because —“ well, let’s face it, because everyone was raving about it, and I like to read, and I like to read fantasy and YA fantasy. I appreciate a good love story, so it seemed right up my alley. It also seemed attractive …
Children’s Book: My Big Rig by Jonathan London
“My Big Rig” is a children’s book authored by Jonathan London and illustrated by Viviana Garofoli. It was published in 2007. This is a really bright, colorful book about a little boy who takes the wheel of a big rig and takes it across the country.
Pros: This …
Flight of The Singing Pilot by Erica David book
This book is from the Backyardigans collection. I really like those stories because it teaches kids how to use their imaginations when they’re playing with friends. The characters in these books always go on adventures and sometimes solve mysteries which are something all young kids like to …
Mourn Not Your Dead by Deborah Crombie
Mourn Not Your Dead was written by Deborah Crombie and published by Berkley Publishing Group in 1997 .
The story is riveting but Crombie’s female protagonist got on my nerves Sergeant James, assistant and undecided lover of Superintendent Kincaid. Such a disagreeable specimen so rude …
Storm Front book
Storm Front is a very peculiar book, but, i must say, i thoroughly enjoyed it. It’s the first in a series of novels following the wizard Harry Dresden, an actual, practicing wizard in the Chicago area who, basically, deals with the supernatural carnage unnoticed by the majority of humans …
Fruits Basket Manga Volume 5 (Graphic Novel)
Fruits Basket Manga Volume 5 takes place during Golden Week and Shigure takes Tohru. Kyo and Yuki to the Sohma summer house in the mountains.
This manga was very deep and meaningful because it explored Tohru Honda’s character more. It showed that she’s not perfect and that she has …
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Masks
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 …
Eleven Minutes by Paulo Coelho
The original book is called “Onze minutos” and was written on 2003.
I want to start this review by saying that I am not a fan of Paulo Coelho, I do like the things he writes about but I do not like how he writes. Nevertheless, this does not mean …
Chicken Soup for the Mother’s Soul Book
For $12.95, it first seemed like a pretty expensive book to read just other’s stories on their life experiences on love, trials, troubles, and carrying on, but once I read some stories here I thought this was a really great substitute or if not even better than a bowl …
Oceans of Fire by Christine Feehan
This is the third book in the magical Drake sister series and the first one that I read of these. I had just finished reading all of Christine’s Dark series about her Carpathians and was really lusting for more books from her! This series definitely does not disappoint! Once …
Harry Potter and the Philosophers stone
This is the first of the seven books that highly captivated my attention. I never imagine I would enjoy the books so much.
Although it is said to be children book, it had me enchanted. This first book was lent to me by my nephew who was only about …
The New American Roget’s College Thesaurus in Dictionary Form
I have used many Thesauruses to complete my work in my many years as a student. However, I think I could rightfully say that this one is one of the best I have used. It has many features which make it both user friendly, and at the same time …
The Lord of the rings by J.J.R Tolkien
Tolkien wrote the lord of the rings over a period of 20 years. His first book about middle earth was called The Hobbit. The Hobbit laid the foundations to the epic adventures in the Lord of the Rings. This book was so huge that Tolkien made three books for …
Julia: Her Life by James Spada
I had intended to read only a chapter or two on Julia: Her Life by James Spada because my boyfriend left it lying at his home. It is his younger sister’s novel and I was bored with nothing much to do. As he took some longer time to …
Circle of Magic: Tris’s Book, by Tamora Pierce
Ok. 2nd book of the Circle of Magic quartet. After the damages from the earthquake (read this in Sandry’s book), Winding Circle’s defenses are now weak. Of course, the pirates are taking advantage to this. Therefore all 4 of our young mages - Tris, Sandry, Briar and Daja - …
JLA Volume 3: Rock of Ages, Comic Book Trade Paperback
The first JLA trade was a sole story made up of only a couple of isses. The second was a bigger trade, but comprise of several smaller stories. This one takes the best of both worlds and gives us a single story in a thicker trade. The results …
Smart Women Finish Rich by David Bach
This book is somewhat helpful. I actually found many of the ideas in his book repetitive - a lot of the information is also contained in his other books. The focus didn’t seem too, well, focused on women, more on individuals.
A tricky thing about the book is that it …
Dave Ramsey’s Total Money Makeover
This book will change your life! That is, if you want it to. He does not offer a get rich quick, or an easy way out. . . but what he DOES offer is structure and guidance on how to get debt free. His plan is amazing. He uses …
National Bookstore
National Bookstore is a well-known bookstore that has a branch in Recto, Manila. It is a super branch because it has over 3 floors, unlike the other branches in malls with only one floor and very limited space.
It is a great bookstore that carries a wide range of …
The Ambivalence of Abortion by Linda Bird Francke book
In the book The Ambivalence of Abortion, Linda Bird Francke tells the stories of women who have had abortions, the men who are their partners, and the clinic workers and who deal with abortion on a day to day basis. She gives an inside look at what women go …
The Emotionally Abusive Relationship by Beverly Engel
I have a friend that always gets beaten up by her boyfriend, and it is so painful and saddening to see her in that state. She refuses to leave him, thinking that he will change someday for the better and that she loves him so much. It’s …
The Black Stallion and Satan by Walter Farley
I’ve always loved The Black Stallion novels by Walter Farley, but it’s been years since I read any of them so it was a true treat when I found this one in my local library. No one brings life with a horse alive better than he does. And no …
The Girl Who Could Fly book
I wasn’t expecting much from this book - it seemed a bit gimmicky - a child with a special ability is sent away to a special school. Sound familiar?
But Victoria Forrester managed to make the story dynamic and interesting, with a sweet, somewhat naive main character, Piper McCloud …
Librairie Monet Montreal bookstore
I love reading books, even in this digital era where we can find a vast amount of reading material online, I still prefer buying books and carrying them around with me wherever I go. Over the weekend, I have discovered a wonderful bookstore close to my house in …
Public Administration and Public Affairs book by Nicholas Henry
Public Administration and Public Affairs is a book on Public Administration by Nicholas Henry. It is among the most favorite book that I have read. This book has helped me most during my preparation of term exam.
Though the book is written in tough language, this is a marvelous book. …
Midnight for Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo
I can normally find something I enjoy in just about any book I read, but this was one of the few books I’ve read in the past few years that I’ve really disliked. My problem boils down to it being too much of a Harry Potter clone. …
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