At Risk by Patricia Cornwell is a forensic crime based novel. It was on the New York Times Bestsellers list. And so I figured it would be a good, entertaining read.
The characters are well-written and dynamic. Each character seems to have their own motivation, and it’s very clear who …

The Iron River which was happened to be my first read of Jefferson Parker was more of a disappointment to me. The problem about this book was that, it was a strainful read. The story is very dark and distracting with violence embedded throughout the plot. The good thing …

You would imagine a book with such a decisive title as “Twentieth Century Children’s Writers” to be a fairly definitive work, and such this book mostly is. I don’t think it is by any means perfect, especially in some of the decisions made about which authors to cover, but …

What comes to mind when someone thinks of magic? A wizard waving a magic wand and turning lead into gold, or perhaps turning a frog into a prince? Well, that’s fine for some fairy tales, but the land of Xanth is no fairy tale. The book opens up with …

To say the least, Savage Dragonbert is an interesting entry into the history of comic books. It originally started as a piece of fan art in the pages of Savage Dragon by Erik Larsen, and eventually became a regular feature before becoming a special comic book release which …

I had decided to read Outlander when the announcements of the Outlander TV show had just started. Gabaldon published this book in 1991 so I wasn’t too upset about being so oblivious about it even though it dealt with time travel. I love time travel. I dived right in …

Deadly Decisions was written by Kathy Reichs and published by Pocket Books, 2000.
This book really puts me off from the very beginning. I found these French phrases in the book very disconcerting and distracting. It gives me an uncomfortable feeling about the author, and this is the first book …

Animal stories sure are fascinating though I did wonder if animals of different kinds can really talk with each other. I have recently read a short story by Elnora Watters, Tiger and Max which made my imagination go wilder. That makes me wonder if in religion; animals like dogs …

I enjoy reading this book, Seventeen by Booth Tarkington. Seventeen refers to the Seventeen years old.
Seventeen years old is the time when puppy love occurs. I enjoy reading about all the silly things that this seventeen years old, William Baxter, did when he was in puppy love.
The …

My oldest daughter has been asking for a bible to read. But, I haven’t been able to find a decent Children’s Bible in this area.
The other day, I was walking through Wal-mart and came across the VeggieTales Bible Storybook with Scripture for $13. Even though it wasn’t an actual …

I am a great lover of books and often feel overwhelmed. Not only do I have all of the books from the past to read, I have those that come out on a frequent basis. I try to read at least 100 pages per day, but that doesn’t seem …

Ranger’s Apprentice: Book 2: The Burning Bridge is the second book in the Ranger’s Apprentice series. Will, Horace and Gilan go to the country of Celtica and discover something is terribly wrong while Halt accompanies Alyss on a diplomatic mission.
This book was even better than the previous book, …

Help! I’m Being Bullied is written by Emily Lovegrove and he is a good psychology who really knows his work. He wrote this book in the hope of letting it be known to children and also parents on how to react when being bullied and what to do and …

I recently read the book The Alchemist by Michael Scott. Although it was technically meant as a book for older teens, I found it a wonderful “beach read” book as an adult!
This book contains true people from the past, such as Nicholas Flamel …

Atkins for Life is a book that was put out by the Atkins diet people.
It tells you alot of the fundamentals of the Atkins diet and also gives you low carb menus for effectively controlling your weight. It gives varied low carb menus starting at 19,45 and going up …

Carina Maria DiGrata, a young Italian woman, leaves her home in California after catching her fiancé Flavio with her sister. She goes to Colorado, to the small mining town of Crystal where she has purchased a house and hopes to start a new life and forget her sorrows. However, …

I am not a fan of cookbooks; when I do cook (my husband is the cook in our family), I prefer to go online for a specific recipe, or make it up as I go along, using a basic recipe from my old cookbooks. I recently purchased the first …

Game of Thrones is a series of books by George R. R. Martin, The series is well written and uses a multi personality storyline, what I mean by that is each chapter the protagonist is a different person and we get to see the events of the story being …

I bought this book out of curiosity because it had a lot of rave reviews on the salespage and everywhere else. It was a book about fat loss, apparently. I had high expectations when I started reading the book, and thankfully, it did not fail me. The first chapter …

Twilight is a love story. About a vampire and a normal girl. It’s a “Teen Fiction” book translated into the Big Screen. Now, I personally loved the book. I loved Edward. I loved the setting. I loved the concept. And so when I heard, it was going to be …

Aurora is one of the original members of the Canadian superhero group Alpha Flight in the Marvel comics universe. Aurora’s real name is Jeanne-Marie Beaubier. She was born in French Quebec, and was raised in a strict girl for girls. She discovered her powers after …

I had read reviews of Mary Higgins Clark’s latest book, I’ll Walk Alone. None of them were very good. But I thought this is Mary Higgins Clark, I love all of her books. So I bought it anyway and sat down to read it as soon …

I was introduced to Linda Howard when I read the book that she wrote with Linda Jones titled, “Warrior Rising”. It was a pretty good book and though I was unfamiliar with Linda Howard’s work I figured I’d give her a shot. My leap of faith was rewarded. …

The testament by John Grisham is a powerful fiction book that takes you on a roller coaster ride of suspense. A billionaire jumps to his death, just moments after signing his will. He has six heirs who are circling around their fathers lawyers waiting for them to tell them …

I love to rummage and see what I can find and this week I choose to go to Mckays used bookstore. I was so pleased that I found so many great books that are out of print and that are not stocked in the new book stores. I do …

Babyproofing Your Marriage: How to Laugh More and Argue Less As Your Family Grows by Stacie Cockrell, Cathy O’Neill and Julia Stone is super amazing. With 3 authors, you can never go wrong definitely. This book is like the Black Beauty of a book. One that aspiring …

Eight hundred words. This book sums up what you should memorize and what you should not. Eight hundred words are listed in alphabetically and divided into 80 units. So 1 unit has ten words and each essential word has at least one sentence as an example. This helps you …

I love to read, heck, I love it so much I decided to become a writer so I could write my own stories. My background is in journalism though, which has taught me a lot about writing, research and the nitty gritty bits of writing that creative writing or …

I have read the book —˜The clue in the crumbling wall’ written by Carolyn Keene. It is a Nancy Drew book. The story is a mystery story. However, I did not find this book very interesting. Parts of it are good and well-written. But overall, I cannot say the …

This story is a beautiful fairy tale about courage. One princess, the older sister, is brave about everything, while her sister is afraid of everything. The older sister is the protector, until she comes down with a sickness that cannot be cured. The younger sister finds out that the …

The Spectator Cartoon Book is just what it says - a collection of cartoons which have graced the pages of the well known British current affairs magazine over the few years before the book’s publication in 2002. Although I do not generally read the Spectator very much, I do …

Author: Minnette Meador
Publisher: Resplendence Publishing
Genre: Historical fantasy/romance
Release Date: Out now
OK I admit, being a guy I’m not a big fan of romance novels. When I read the blurb for this book, however, I was very much intrigued and just had to review it. Now I’m glad I did.
It’s 6.0. AD …

Momo is a book about a special child living in an old roman theatre somewhere in Italy. She makes friends with the local guide, an old street-sweeper and all the local children. After a while though her friends start disappearing, and she finds out that it because someone’s stealing …

Whenever I read Bram Stoker’s The Lady in the Shroud, I end up with the same opinion; a good idea for a book but a little too long to be entertaining.
The book, which focuses on an English gentleman who inherits a great fortune from his uncle on the condition …

I’ve just bought a book called “Le Pazze” by Daniela Padoan. It’s about “Madres de Plaza de Mayo” who lost their children during the miltar ditactorship. It tells us about the political history of the country (Presidents, dictatorships, etc.) to help us to understand why so many people were …

This one book i can recommend to book lovers out there its called ANYBODY OUT THERE this book is written by Marian Keyes an exceptional well written book which keeps you reading till the very last end i got this book from a freind and boy was it fat …

The Spook’s Apprentice is based on folklore of the British nation in the past. Novel written by Joseph Delaney, is the first series in the legend Wardstone, a highest point in the County that holds a mystery. Plot of this novel centers on a boy aged 13 years old, …

Kiss and Angel was the first book I read from Susan Elizabeth Phillips. This was recommended to me by a few friends who were totally obsessed with it. They’d been telling me to read for so long, but it didn’t really caught my attention cause it’s a little bit …

Batman: Year Three 3 of 4 has Dick Grayson as Nightwing still searching for Batman while Alfred confronts Tony Zucco and begs him to leave Gotham.
This was a great issue, because it delved deeper into Alfred’s, Bruce’s and Dick’s characters and revealed more about them. The plot was …

I was introduced to this book after I listened to a talk by a lady at a businessseminar. I remembered her saying that such books are what inspired her to be what she is today. She is a successful businesswoman, managing a few companies. When I …

Velocity is such a good book! I really enjoyed it and will more than likely read it again.
The story starts with lead character, “Billy” just working his usual shift as a bartender when a strange man comes in and orders a drink.
After his shift ends and he is ready …

The First 48, by Tim Green is a fantastic book and should be made into a movie story for I highly recommend this. From page 1 onwards I was already enchanted and couldn’t put the book down. A fast-paced thriller like this book title is on the …

Fairy Tail manga volume one by Hiro Mashima is a series about a young, cute wizard who seeks to get into a powerful wizard’s guild called the Fairy Tail Guild. She meets a handsome wizard known as Salamander but also befriends a strange boy named Natsu and his …

Mr. Murder is one of Dean Koontz’s earlier novels that has recently been re-released by Berkley books. It was originally released in October of 1993 by G.P.Putnam’s Sons.
Like mmost of Koontz’s books, I enjoyed it. It was a fast paced story and I didn’t put it down until I …

I long looked for words to describe this first part of the series “Honor Harrington series” by David Weber. And yet I can not describe to you how much this book made —‹—‹me happy. And how I was delighted by the excellent choice of me bying it. So I …

In the era of global competition is very tight, like now, everyone should be a genius, to be successful in all respects, including in business. Currently, the market has become so complex, more demanding consumers, and competition was so threatening. Proven strategies and genius like what do you think …

Magneto’s daughter The Scarlett Witch uses her latent powers to create an alternate world where everyone gets their deepest desires.
The result of this is her father’s desire to have mutants rule over humans becomes a reality and none of earth’s heroes are aware of anything prior to the world …

This book is the big night for twins’ Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield and Jessica is ditched by her date as she is too complacent and now she’s in no mood to party but there might be someone in store for her at the end of the night!
Elizabeth Wakefield is …

In “The Lexus and the Olive Tree,” Thomas Friedman draws upon his experiences as a foreign affairs columnist for the New York Times and integrates these experiences into an easily readable and engaging introduction to globalization. He argues that the fall of the Berlin Wall is an excellent metaphor …

Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild is a very good book. It was first published in 1937, and keeps being reprinted so more generations of kids can enjoy it. This copy of the book has 281 pages.
Ballet Shoes is the story of three orphan girls who …