It’s funny how some books find their way to you. I love it when people say- “Come and help yourself to my book collection.” Now that’s what I call having your day made for you. Well, my neighbor did just that. So that’s what I have been doing this …

“The mark of Athena” is the third book in the series by Rick Riordan about the Heroes of Olympus and perhaps the most highly anticipated title of these book series. With an initial print run of 3.5 million copies of the new novel about Percy Jackson outstrips even the …

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 …

This is the first book of a two-part miniseries and it’s titled Deadly Voyage. In here, the Wakefield twins and their friends are off to an island for a science trip, and when they’re expecting sun, swimming, and sand all the way, they get hijacked by two thugs who …

When I was younger, I had noticed that the brand “Career” would usually make mostly smaller sized exercise books, and even though they were small in size, I always thought that the Career books were still good quality unlike a few other brands of exercise and note books. …

This book is priced at $16.95(AUD) online. It’s the last book in a series of three books and as its name suggests, it focuses on algebra.
Maths has always been my weak subject and I have had a lot of difficulty understanding how algebra works, which is why I …

My First Number Board Book is one of the smartest buys my husband and I have made when it comes to our son. The book itself is one of those board type books that bend easy.
Ok. I’m going to be prefectly honest. My son likes to destroy books. So, …

Seduced by a Spy is a book set in a historical setting and which is laced with lots of great, amazing plots. The story centerfolds around the character Shannon, and she is helping out Siena, her fellow comrade spy to achieve a mission. The book is around …

Night Fall tells the story of TWA Flight 800, which mysteriously crashed off the coast of Long Island in 1996. The crash spawned numerous conspiracy theories, including those claimed that the plane was shot down by terrorists or US military friendly fire. The conspiracy theories was given extra weight …

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Psychic Awareness, is another great mini-book put out by the AMI (American Media Inc.) in digest Version. Designed to give a thumbnail sketch on Psychic Awareness and the branch of Psychology that studies it, this 94-page book retails for $3.95CDN.
I have always been interested …

As I am a long time fan of the Lord of the Dance and Riverdance shows, I was given this biography as a gift. I was not sure what to expect. Before reading, my impression of Mr. Flatley was just what I had seen in media, and what was evident …

The Sins of the Fathers - written by Lawrence Block, published by Avon Books in 1991.
This is the first book of the Matt Scudder series I seem to be reading his books in no particular sequence. I was already hooked on this character, as I had …

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead is a world wide best seller. Its about a half vampire girl, known as a Dhampire, whose role is to protect a full Vampire princess. It has 332 pages (Paperback) and was Published August 16th 2007 by Razorbill.
Vampire Academy is a one of those …

The Shadow Within is Book 2 of of the Legends of the Guardian-King Christian fantasy series. In continues the story of Abramm Kalladorne, the fifth son of the King of Kiriath. Abramm endured slavery in a far away land, brutal training for gladiator-like games, several years on the arena, …

She Woke Up Married by Suzanne Macpherson is something like the time when Britney Spears spent one night with her childhood friend and ended up marrying for like 24 hours only, I think. Only this time, this novel is fiction and having a bit of a difference.
The surreality of …

My son and I were walking around our local Sears Essential Store, a store like Wal-mart or Target, when we happened by the book section. I would normally stop there and see if there were any good books for myself, my husband, or my son. I just happened to …

I love to read older books and this is one author I had to read. This book was written in the 1940 to 1950 time frame. This story takes place in the mid West.
Annie falls in love with a man that lives in the mid …

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 …

Nourishing Traditions is an awesome book of recipes of traditional cultures. The author, Sally Fallon is involved with the Weston A. Price Foundation, an organization that is trying to educate people about a more healthy way to eat. Not only does the book give easy to follow recipes, but …

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Generations Novelization is slightly superior to the film, although not by much. Interestingly, there are actually two versions of the novelization: one in which is based on a slightly earlier version of the final script that features Kirk’s original death and one that …

The Book On The Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are is the first Alan Watts book that I’ve been privileged enough to read and in this book Watts presents some very interesting views. The book is primarily just a philosophical work where Watts presents …

I really enjoy Charlaine Harris’ novels. She’s written a lot of series in the mystery genre — in fact, I got interested in her writing through her Southern Vampire series, which is still my favorite.
A Secret Rage is one of her “stand alone” novels; that is, it …

Once in a while I listen to Dr. Laura’s radio program and enjoy her sound advice to the listeners, so when I saw this book I knew that it had to be good, written by someone I already know and respect. I was right. In “The Proper Care & …

This book title, I Love You But I’m Not in Love with You: Seven Steps to Saving Your Relationship by Andrew G. Marshall is a must read for those of you having problems in your relationship right now and who would want to improve them. I find relationships something …

The book “When Dads Don’t Grow Up” by author Marjorie Blain Parker is an outstanding children’s book for children to read with their fathers. I saw it advertised on the Barnes and Noble book shelf right around father’s day and after reading it in the store I knew …

I checked out this book along with my four-year-old niece, who happens to be the big sister of an 11-month-old! Of all the books we checked out that day… all on the topic of families… this one was my niece’s favorite! I think she liked it because she’s so …

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 …

Once again this is another stylized work of fiction from Conn Igulden. This book essentially deals with Julius Ceasar when he was growing up and how he got to discover Gaius Marius and his introduction to military life.
What really made this book appealing was that it was once …

I love reading books, especially if there are special stories that wouldn’t make you put down the book you are reading because as the story unfolds, there is always new things to look forward to in the next chapter. Honestly, this is how I felt reading the “A knight …

I give the book “MAKING A LITERARY LIFE” a 10 rating. I learned a lot from this book. I have already re-read it once to gain new inspiration.
This book provides invaluable tips about information only a well-published writer like C.See could know. The author provides …

The Silmarillion is a recopilation that J.R.R. Tolkien’s son made of some stories written by his father. It is divided in 5 parts, and in each part it talks about the creation of the world invented by the author in his previous books called Middle-earth.
When I started this book, …

Nicholas Nickleby is Charles Dickens third novel. It is the tale of Nicholas Nickleby and his sister, who are left penniless when their father dies. The main antagonist is their uncle Ralph, who is a mean old man and doesn’t try to make life easier for his niece and …

Tales Of A Drama Queen by Lee Nichols is not that bad. It is perhaps underrated, because just at the first glance, one might think that there’s nothing really amazing about this story. Not that much a plot, and has nothing whatsoever related to the real life that …

Being a Stephenie Meyer fan, I am up in the air about this book, The Host. I felt that it was a bit too wordy, I felt that I was stuck reading pointless things at times, things that I felt were page fillers. As much as I love detail, …

Just finished the Rich Dad series by Robert Kiyosaki.
To summarize, these books advocate the importance of being involved in investment and business-making rather than being an employee in one’s life. The books are based on the real story of the author, hovering about the influence he had had from …

I am reviewing the book, Loch Ness Leap, written by Sandy Schofield, and no, Sandy is not a relative of Michael from Prison Break. Hehe. This book was written in 1997, and has 256 pages to its length. Anyone familiar with Quantum Leap is familiar with Dr. …

The Bride Hunter by Amy Appleton is a very delightful story and you will be chuckling your way through reading this. That was what I felt and I enjoyed this very nice, romantic and heart-warming story. I have many times during the chapters of this book, read the …

This opus is a fantastic textbook primer for aspiring beginner amateur wrestlers. Actually, even seasoned vets can gain insight from it and it can be utilized as a guidebook for wrestling coaches to follow when training their team.
The photo illustrations create a clear visual image of the accompanying highly …

This book will keep you reading until the last page and then will have you read it all over again. The internal dialouge throughout the book is heartbreaking and unusually dark for a teen story. The metaphors of a tree are beautiful and haunting, something you cant forget. Images …

My Experimental truth is auto biography of Mahatma Gandhi. It covers the whole life of mahatma Gandhi till 1940. This novel was written by Gandhi when he was in jail. Mahatma Gandhi has written about his personal life incidents very honestly and with out any hesitation accepted his drown …

“Down Pens” written by H.H Munro is about the conflict of whether or not to write people a “thank you” note every time they decide to go out and purchase you a gift.
The story begins with Janetta struggling to write a “thank you” letter to the Froplinsons for …

The Gonzo Way is a short book written by the young widow of Hunter S Thompson, the original gonzo journalist.. This short book is a nice story about how to live the Gonzo way or something or other. I own two copies of it, and I read all one hundred …

If you are young, not much into books and just happen to be introduced into Stephenie Meyer’s book saga and you ended up loving it, then I can forgive you. But if you are a seasoned reader and you liked this book, then there is something seriously wrong with …

After reading the first book in the series, I knew I had to read the second book. I liked the characters in the first book a lot, and the plot itself wasn’t too bad. So I went the library and picked up the first book, hoping that Cammie would …

An Accidental Woman is written by Barbara Delinsky. This book is very much a romance/drama.
The main plot of the book is about Heather Malone. She moved to town fourteen years ago and settled down. She’s a kind gentle person that everyone in town loves. She lives with …

Ask anyone that reads historical fiction and you can bet that they are familiar with Philippa Gregory. For years now, her novels appear to have represented for many the true quality that can exist within the genre and her latest body of work, The Cousins’ War series has garnered …

I love books that have a reversed twist to it. What do I mean by that? For instance, in movies or in books whereby there’s a bad guy in the story, but when you look into it, actually the bad guy turns out to be a good …

Obernewtyn Chronicles Book 2 - “The Farseekers” - By Isobelle Carmody
Genre - Fantasy/Science Fiction
The plot of this novel follows from the end of the first book —˜Obernewtyn’. The misfits have seized control of the mountain property of Obernewtyn and the book follows the journey of Elspeth and a group …

I had to read this book for my English Literature class and it was an expensive book for such a tiny paperback, almost $13. I thought it was a very odd book because I couldn’t relate to the plot of a black girl going through terrible conditions. In fact, …

Like any first time mom, I was a junkie for any information I can get on how to raise my little bundle of joy. I scoured the internet, read magazines and bought books. One of these books is Smart Parenting The Smart Mom’s Guide …