The Da Vinci Code is a horrible book! I have tried to find anyone who thinks this book is just a litle bit original, but it is impossible. This book is one more atempt to use one old formula, that is to rewrite one story, linking it to a …

Nowhere to Run is a romance mystery novel written by Jeanne Bannon. Ms Bannon has never been a new author to me as I have bought and read some of her other novels, so I was thrilled when I learnt that she had published another book called “Nowhere to …

Stephen King’s Cell has always been one of my favorite books. I purchased it for about $10 at a local bookstore and find it well worth the money. It tells the story of three people Alice, Tom and Clay. Each are drawn together when the world as they knew …

The Book of General Ignorance is an awesome coffee table book, party tool and boredom breaker. As a book that contains a lot of random facts presented in a comedic fashion, it doesn’t come off too serious or too silly. I found it to be a tough read as …

“Bad Childhood Goodlife” is a very wonderful book to help get through some of the feelings of loss when we have had a bad childhood.
I initially bought the book to read so I could help a young girl get a good start in life after having a …

Wow, just when I thought I couldn’t read any thing that would creep me out any more, I come across Bram Stoker’s short story Burial of the Rats and have to say I got chills.
The story, which is about an Englishman who is traveling through France and accidentally comes …

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. …

This was the memoir of the author from her experience after her husband was kidnapped by Pakistani terrorist and was eventually killed. This was one of those novels that graced the cinema which starred of course, the brilliant and well-known philanthropist Angelina Jolie. This book interest me because first, …

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey presents an “inside-out approach” to being effective in attaining goals by using the pronciples of character ethic. The book provides a sequential framework in order for people to understand the process of restoring the character ethic and personality …

I had to purchase this book as a summer reading book for my English Language class and absolutely hated every second of this stupid book. Throughout the book, McCarthy uses no punctuation, and very limited correct grammar. This is so aggravating to my grammarian self, I was so annoyed …

“Eyes of the Storm” is the third book in Jeff Smith’s Bone series. It is a reward winning black and white comic series about the Bone cousins. This book starts with both the hero Fone Bone and the heroin Thorn having strange dreams. Fone Bone has been reading Moby …

Pet Semetary was just about the scariest book I have ever read. Stephen King is a master at making sure you stay awake for the next two weeks. The book starts off really slow, in my opinion, with nothing really happening except Louis Creed’s(the main character)family going on a …

Mr. Boston: Official Bartender’s Guide (Mr. Boston: Official Bartender’s & Party Guide)
By Mr. Boston and Anthony Giglio
“Mr. Boston: Official Bartender’s Guide (Mr. Boston: Official Bartender’s & Party Guide) by Mr. Boston and Anthony Giglio is an encyclopedia enriched book for those who are looking to learn how to …

I can honestly say that Iron King by Julie Kagawa is one of the best books that I have read in 2013 so far. I was drew into purchasing the book because I had heard great hype surrounding it. I am very, very glad that I trusted the hype …

“One Silent Night” is a dark fantasy novel written by Sherrilynn Kenyon.
In this novel Stryker is the son of Apollo who is sworn to over throw his father. Zephyra is a half demon woman who was Strykers wife. She has sworn to kill him since he betrayed her. He …

Nefertiti by Michelle Moran is a good book, but I would rather take it as a fiction in that sense, because I wonder the truthfulness of it all. However, I respect on account that the story was related by Nefertiti younger sister named Mutnodjmet. So perhaps the story …

Confessions of a Video Vixen by Karrine Steffans is a true account of what Karrine Steffans had gone through from young up till now. She leaked out scenarios with celebrities and what she had did and all that, as well as what certain celebrities had offered her so that …

“There are stories, Christmas stories that are stored away like boxes of garlands and frosted glass ornaments, to be brought out and cherished each year.” - Richard Paul Evans
“Finding Noel,” written by Evans, is one of these stories. It’s a heart warming tale about being in the right place …

Perfect Murder, Perfect Town (written by Lawrence Schiller and published by Harper Collins Publisher, 1998)
This is a very thick account of the murder of a six year old girl —“ it was a rather formidable task to wade through almost 700+ pages.
JonBenet Ramsey was a cute little girl who …

Goldie: A Lotus Grows in the Mud by Goldie Hawn is a rather awesome book. If you guys do not know who Goldie Hawn is, she is actress Kate Hudson and we know Goldie being a funny woman and all that, but underneath it all, she has been through …

True At First Light is a wonderful memoir by Ernest Hemmingway, one of the greatest American authors of all time.
I was intially drawn to this Hemingway novel, because of the title. I am like that, a catchy title will draw me in like a moth to a flame. I …

So we need money and I have alot of Cd’s I need to get rid of. Why not sell them on eBay I think to myself! Yeah what a fantastic idea! So I gather up the Cd’s I am willing to part with and burn the others to cheap …

“A Clash of Kings” carries us into an amazing , forgotten land of dissipation and revenge, witchcraft and wars. A tale in which noble virgins feast with madmen, where a brother wiles against his own brother, and where the dead are raised, to go into the night. Here a …

The Robb Report styles itself as a magazine for the ultra-rich. When I say ultra-rich, I mean that you would not flinch at the $8.99 cover price for the magazine, and also that you could actually afford to buy any of the ridiculously overpriced products featured in the …

After my frustrating experiences reading “Evermore” by Alyson Noel, I probably should have known better than to read “Blue Moon.” But I’d already bought it, so I wasn’t going to let that money go to waste!
If the plot for “Blue Moon” were done slightly differently, it would have …

Power acts as a prevalent theme in Colson Whitehead’s Apex Hides the Hurt, which presents itself in a myriad of situations. The entire premise of the book brings up the undeniable validity of the power of names. Power also presents itself as a major theme in the context of …

This book is full of luscious recipes. Unfortunately, many of the recipes call for ingredients I don’t normally keep around the house, such as fresh rosemary or wild mushrooms, but for special occasions these recipes would be easy to make and delicious.
All of the recipes are carefully explained - …

This is a story out of many stories from Old Peter’s Russian Tales.
Old Peter was an old woodcutter who lived with his grandchildren in a little hut in the deep forests somewhere in Russia.
He used to tell his grandchildren many stories from the old folklore of Russia of which …

The O’Malley series by Dee Henderson has an unusual premise: seven orphans who grew up together in the same foster home have decided to become siblings, taking O’Malley as their new family last name. The Negotiator, Book 1 in the series, has Kate O’Malley as the main character. Each …

I-SPY London is part of a series of books which can be used to make journeys and trips out more interesting, as in each book, there are hundreds of different locations for you to visit. Once you visit a location, you can put a tick in the tickbox. Once …

Even though I had grown up seeing the comic strip “Shoe” in the papers, I had never paid it much attention until I was a teenager, and when I did, it had become one of my favourite comic strips that would appear in the comic strip section of …

This is a standard textbook for learning the C program. It is written by the world reknowned author, E Balaguruswamy. The book is written in a format that is very simple to understand. It begins for the very basics of programming. What is better is that you need not …

The fifth and probably the penultimate book in the saga of “The Mortal Instruments” has the threatening title “City of Lost Souls” and takes Clary Fray and her friends to the ultimate tests, which they must overcome in the name, of course, of love, but also of the survival …

The reason I picked this book up was because it seemed so interesting. The whole concept of ’slating’ criminals (erasing their memories) in order to give them a second chance in life was something I found really intriguing.
The book is about Kyla, a girl who was apparently previously …

This was a fun to read paranormal romance set inside a haunted castle in Scotland. While the story was not scary, it was very entertaining and intriguing. I read the entire story in less than a day as I was really hooked on this excellent ghost story. There is …

This book is one book that inspires memoir of my heart. After reading the first chapter ordinary memorable, so I forced myself to read the next chapter. From the continuation of that chapter, I get a clear picture of the struggle of Dr. Ang in helping the Palestinian people, …

I purchased the hardcover edition of the book simply titled “I Love Lucy” by Elisabeth Edwards because I find that hardcover books hold up better over time even if they do take up more space and bulkier. As for the book, I was somewhat disappointed with what this book …

Another book by Lynne Graham that I have read and love would be Second-Time Bride. In this nice memorable novel, Daisy had been married to Alessio Leopardi before, and her marriage had gone all wrong, when Alessio dumped her within months of their wedding. What Alessio doesn’t …

Reading and fully understanding the Bible can sometimes seem like a difficult or hard task to accomplish. This is not the case with this particular book. It helps guide the reader through the wonderful book of Genesis. Basically this book is a guidebook or helpmeet to reading Genesis. One …

I disagree with the point of view that was presented by the Venetian aristocrat in this book. It seems that he does not completely understand the concept of democracy. A major part of the idea is that the government should represent what the people want, even if what they …

Todd PArr is one of my favorite authors and illustrators of children’s books! I recently checked out several different books on the topic of families, to read to my four-year-old niece, who comes from a family that is structured in a nontraditional way. Of all the family books I …

Bitter is the New Black : Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass,Or, Why You Should Never Carry A Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office by Jen Lancaster is such a good book that I think I want to read it for the second time soon. I find the …

This is a poorly written 377 page book. The main character Christina Hardy is supposed to be a jingle writer of Irish descent who finds herself in contact with a dead spirit and the target of a serial killer who kills redheads.
Let’s start with the character …

When I was in high school, I remember how much of a pain in the neck studying for SATs were. However, my least favorite part of the whole thing was studing for the verbal part of the SATs. This of course meant going through a long list of words, …

My father bought this dictionary a few years ago at a sale. I cannot recall how much money he paid for it, but I find it very easy to remember how well this dictionary has served my family and I for at least six years.
First of all, The New …

Star Wars, the books and the movies are as popular as ever. A true science fiction classic and now they have put it in a pop up for children, Star Wars: A Pop-Up Guide to the Galaxy. I know one child who is going to be happy when he …

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 …

To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee is Literature Classic. It is an epitome of innocence, southern life, and the injustices of the society, and is full of messages regarding everyday life and our society. I read this book since I was assigned to read it for my …

Ok. If your teenager was reading these books and they are not over 16, I wouldn’t have them read these books. Almost every page there is drinking and talking about sex and crazy stuff that I wouldn’t want my kids reading.
However, if you are an adult and can handle …

I think that The Best Kept Secret by Janet Reibstein is a real winner. I enjoyed reading this book very much and this book teaches me a lot of things about a relationship. The author has put on a very comprehensive understanding and there are like 200 couples …