Books Reviews
To Tame a Highland Warrior by Karen Marie Moning book
“To Tame a Highland Warrior” is the second book in Moning’s highlander series. Although each of her highlander books really stand alone and can be read as such, all of her highlander books have common elements that ties them all together. Reading one book is great but reading the …
Eleanor & Park, novel by Rainbow Rowell
Since this book came out, everybody was talking about how wonderful it was, how good author Rainbow Rowell is and how painful the ending is. I finally decided to give it a chance, and I found a beautiful and real love story, but it’s a story that lacked a little …
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 …
Ann Eliza Young’s “Wife No. 19″ book
With the recent arrest of Warren Jeffs and the TLC show “Sister Wives” polygamy has gained a forefront in the news. I actually saw this book at my local library a few weeks ago and decided to read it. It was written by Ann Eliza Young and it talks …
The Amityville Horror Book by Jay Anson
“The Amityville Horror” is a classic horror novel written by the writer Jay Anson, based on the stories of the family of George and Katie Lutz, who claimed that they were victims of paranormal activity in their new home in Amityville, New York. Their story to this day is …
The Lorax book
As a Valentine’s Day gift this past weekend, I purchased the Dr. Seuss book The Lorax for my daughter.
She has an animated film based on this book, which she has watched a couple times. But, this is the first time she has read the book. And, I took the …
Batman and Robin: Batman Reborn graphic novel by Grant Morrison
Batman and Robin: Batman Reborn is a graphic novel by Grant Morrison and illustrated by Frank Quitely. Dick Grayson has taken up Bruce Wayne’s mantle as the Batman and dons cape and cowl while Bruce’s son Damian takes up the role of Robin.
This graphic novel is …
Best Laid Plans by Nora Roberts
This is one of the earlier books by Nora Roberts. My first time reading it and I was positively captivated!
Cody Johnson and Abra Wilson, the architect and structural engineer respectively, work together in this story on a project in the Amazon. While the temperature runs high, the heat between …
Taliesin by Stephen Lawhead
If you are a fan of Arthurian legends, check out the Pendragon Cycle Series by Stephen Lawhead. Book 1 of the series is titled “Taliesin.” Elphin, a Celtic prince, is considered terribly unlucky, so much so that his people make a sign against evil when they meet him. His …
Robin: Year One Book 2 of 4
Robin Year One: Book 2 of 4 is about Robin’s first year fighting crime with Batman; in this book they take on the klutzy Killer Moth and then Two-Face, who sees Robin as Batman’s weakness. Robin’s rash decision to stay away from Two-Face might cost him his life.
This …
Gruber’s Complete SAT Guide 2008
Gruber’s Complete SAT Guide 2008 was the book I used to help study for the SAT last year. It’s a really thick, blue SAT book, and the text on the cover is in orange. Nothing too special on the outside, but once I opened it up, I fell in …
The Sweet Far Thing
The Sweet Far Thing is possibly on of the greastest books out there. It is the third in the Gemma Doyle series, and in my opinion, is the best one of all. Gemma is in the final throes of her time at Spence Academy,and is soon ready to make …
Micro Computers for Business and Home book
Micro Computers for Business and Home is a real window into the past of computing. It was published (by the British company Paperfronts) way back in 1983, and although its author A. D. T. Fryer has not gone on to become a well known name in the industry it …
Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl book
Beautiful Creatures is the first book in the four book Beautiful Creatures series. Ethan Wate begins to have strange dreams about a girl who he has never met. Things get even stranger when the girl from his dreams shows up in his town. Ethan is drawn towards the girl …
Social Suicide by Gemma Halliday (Deadly Cool #2), 2012 Book
After having finished ‘Deadly Cool’ (the first instalment of this series) quite quickly, I immediately moved onto the second book of the series. Although the plot from the first book hadn’t been exactly ‘incredible’, I had liked the protagonist a lot, and the book had held my attention. So, …
Best Friends Forever novel
I guess I’m in a Jennifer Weiner phase or something, because I picked up this novel, Best Friends Forever from Jennifer Weiner, last week.
Despite the fact that I don’t usually enjoy books that go back and forth in time as well as switch characters, I found that I …
Aliens: Nightmare Asylum
This Aliens novel is a real treat; not only offering a pretty interesting story, but managing to deliver some fiction that doesn’t stray too far away from it’s source material. It feels very much like an Alien movie - the characters all seem like they could appear in the …
Major Hindu Festivals by Subhash Anand
‘Major Hindu Festivals’ is a book written by Subhash Anand. The author has written about the major festivals of Hindus, who consist of 80% of the population of India. The author writes about the ancient origins of the major feasts of the hindus. The author says that these feasts …
“W.I.T.C.H.” Comic Magazine
W.I.T.C.H is a monthly comic magazine released worldwide. It is about five ordinary school girls chosen to protect another world. Four of the girls are entrusted to hold four different powerful elements. The girls are Will, Irma, Taranee, COornelia, and Hay Lin. Their initials made up their group W.I.T.C.H.
Will …
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
I ended up buying the book, “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini because I was sure that I read a nice review about it. I found the story of this book very gripping till the last pages with Hosseini’s great way of story telling.
The story of “The Kite Runner’ …
Barnes and Noble Tulsa
What can I say? I love books, reading and writing, and Barnes and Noble has everything the reader in me can desire. The only thing I don’t like is that the prices of books are stupidly expensive, thus I sometimes find what I want to read at Barnes and …
Hearts and Minds by Rosy Thornton
Hearts and Minds by Rosy Thornton is an awesome read. It is by the writer that I think is very witty in her writings and this story is about adaptability of one man in a women environment, and being at a college at that. Cambridge, to be precise.
The …
Dreamfever book
Dreamfever is the latest installment of Karen Marie Moning’s Fever series. The series follows the story of a young woman from Georgia who spends most of her days lounging out by the pool, bartending and shopping. Then one day her older sister gets murder while studying in Dublin, Ireland …
Direct from Dell - written by Catherine Friedman
This is the first part of the history of Dell’s growth is huge and therefore have no way unique to Dell made a success or MD (Michael Dell to us for convenience to allow the phone!) — The broker cut money raised was not disclosed whether the mandate to …
Lady Lollipop by Dick King Smith
This is a book for early chapter book readers, cute and easy to read. The author has written many other classic kids books.
The story involves a spoiled young princess, who insists upon getting her own way in everything. Her mother doesn’t really spoil her, but goes along with her …
The Amber Room by Steve Berry
The Amber Room is first novel from Steve Berry and started from concentration camp in Austria, 1945. In prolog, he described the condition of that camp and also introduced the key person that will link the novel to current situation, Karol Borya, a Russian. Then, the setting was moved …
Comic Book Character: Ant Man II
Ant-Man II, also known as Scott Lang, was the second Ant-Man after Henry Pym. He is a lesser known character in the Marvel Universe, but with a feature film in the works to be released in the next couple of years, I expect more people to become familiar …
The global marketing bible
The “Global Marketing Management” by Warren J. Keegan is a great book to have for the management students, teachers as well as corporates. The book enables us to think in different angles and helps us design a plan and strategy in order to market a product globally. …
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
I started reading this book of two hundred and eighty nine pages with much enthusiasm because the name was very catchy for me. But after reading first few pages, I did not feel much good about the book. The story is very sluggish paced and I found it hard …
Memoirs of a Geisha (Book Version)
I think that book fans all over the world would most probably have read Memoirs of a Geisha ever before. I had before, and that was years back, when this book was just released and was really ‘hot on the market’.
My friend was like talking about it …
To Kill A Mockingbird- By Harper Lee
First day I got this book I was grunting, thinking… Im not sure how i’m going to finish this book, but I am the first to say I was completely wrong. This book is a great example of amazing writing, no wonder this book is a classic! I had …
Indigo’s Star by Hilary McKay
Indigo’s Star is a book by Hilary McKay, and is part of a series of books which begins with Saffy’s Angel. It’s a fun and fresh book for preteen and younger teen girls, although it is a nice read even if you are older.
In this book, the main point …
Children’s Book: Trashy Town by Andrea Zimmerman
“Trashy Town” is a children’s book written by Andrea Zimmerman and David Clemesha, and illustrated by Dan Yaccarino. Although it is a perfectly cute little book, I am confused about why it took three different people to create it. I would like to think I could create …
Clockers: A Novel by Richard Price
Wow! I loved this street book. I have a hard time finding books that are meant to take place on the street and that make in realistic. The characters were so flawed, but I had to like them anyway. I liked their street smarts, their broken dialog and just …
365 Ways To Live Frugal book
“365 Ways To Live Cheap” by Trent Hamm is the bible of living frugal. This is a must-have for all people living on a budget. Not only did the book help me understand my spending habits, but it also helps promote family time as it teaches the …
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series
Percy Jackson and the Olympians is the literally one of the best children books of all time and in my opinion, better than the Harry Potter series. So far, there are four books in the Percy Jackson series and more coming out soon.
Based on Greek mythology, it is about …
Solar Heating and Sun Heating
The book Solar Heating and Sun Heating was written by George Daniels. It is a book for everyone who is concerned about the high cost of heating a home today and might be considering alternative options. This book is written in a very simple format that the average person …
Marriage Bed
The Marriage Bed is a very delightful story, written by Laura Lee Guhrke. This is a very good author, and her powerful vocabulary takes the breath out of me. She really has some nice amazing words being used, and my English has been improved tremendously just by …
Useless Knowledge Book
Useless Knowledge is a cute little book that I picked up a few years ago. The book was co-wrote by two authors: one man is a humorist, while the other is a founder of the website by the same name. The book is cute because it is divided into …
Children’s Book: The Ravenuos Beast by Niamh Sharkey
The Ravenous Beast is a children’s book written and illustrated by Niamh Sharkey. It is a fairly short story and is playfully illustrated, but if your child has a problem with the idea of a monster eating other animals, you may want to avoid reading it as a …
The Secret Between Us by Barbara Delinsky
The Secret Between Us by Barbara Delinsky is a very strong, poignant and emotional coastal-ride story for me, filled with lots of excitement.
The storyline is very straightforward, and just reading the title for the first time, I know that there’s a ’secret’ to this story, and dying to …
AP Statistics Cliffsnotes book
I purchased this AP prep guide as a supplement to my teacher who has never taught an AP class before. In Borders bookstore, I checked how many practice exams each book contained, and this one happened to have the most at 6 exams. I paid about 20 dollars for …
Irish Rebel by Nora Roberts
Brian Donnelly and Keeley Grant are the two featured in this story. Brian comes from Ireland to work at the Grant’s stables, hired on as head trainer. The first time he sees Keeley, he is struck by her beautiful and is captivated.
Keeley is Travis Grant’s eldest daughter, who happens …
Start Your Own Blogging Business
Start Your Own Blogging Business
Entrepreneur Press and J.S. MacDougall
I only just started blogging. I heard about blogs initially from students I taught at school. My initial impression was that it’s merely a fad, just like the fashion statements they make to impress their friends, and that the …
Bad Faith by Aimee and David Thurlo
Bad Faith is the first book in the new mystery series featuring Sister Agatha. I really like the Thurlos’ writing and this book is no exception. Sister Agatha is an extern nun at the Our Lady of Hope Monastery located in New Mexico. As an extern, she is allowed …
The Mournful Teddy written by John J. Lamb
This book is the first in the “Teddy Bear” series, a group of “cozy mysteries” that feature Bradley Lyon and his wife, Ashleigh Lyon. The “cozy mystery” is one that is not very graphic or violent in nature and is usually in a series highlighting some profession such …
Dave Ramsey’s The Total Money Makeover book
When I first heard Dave Ramsey on the radio claiming it was possible to live life debt free I thought the man was nuts. After a while of listening to his show I realized that he might indeed have the system that could actually work for my husband …
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
The sixth book in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, was not such a page-turner for me as I expected. This was the first time that I waited for the release of the book, and in fact, I reserved a copy from my favorite bookstore. …
Cormac McCarthy The Road
Cormac McCarthy paints a perfect picture of a vividly grey world in his book “The Road” its so simply written and yet so powerful you won’t want to put it down. The descriptiveness is simply magnificent as it captures you and brings you there and makes you not want …
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