This book is, I think, a masterpiece in gothic romanticism. I came to the book with all the preconceptions about Frankenstein’s monster that I presume most people have. Lightening bringing the monster to life and the mad scientist screaming “It’s alive!” The original novel is nothing like this at …

I read ‘Les Miserables’ when I was a teenager and I can honestly say it was one of the books that changed my life. It made me understand the value and beauty of human kindness and how a good deed could change the world around. It was the first …

“Motown” is the second entry into what was to be Estleman’s Detroit crime trilogy. The book takes place in 1966 on the eve of the 1967 Detroit riots that were to change downtown Detroit forever. The mid-1960s were the height of Detroit’s influence on the car world. Muscle cars …

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner’s Dilemma by Trenton Lee Stewart is a fun book for kids. Similar to the Mysterious Benedict Society, there are fun puzzles - which I found easy but they still add a nice element to the book for children - and lots of …

Just Me by Sheila Hancock makes me cry buckets of tears. It is a writing of how Sheila related to her widowhood and celebrate her own life; in a lonely but happy way nevertheless. That makes me reminded of my own non-marriage life yet. Would I be …

My brother loves reading books by James Patterson, and so does my boyfriend. Both of them have a copy of this book, The 6th Target, and I just don’t get what is so fun about this book. Hence, I’ve started reading and have had good reviews about …

“Mr. Icy Cold and Other Stories” is a book of Enid Blyton’s children stories. There are thirteen short stories contained in the entire book, and all of them focus on enchanting plots which appeal to young children’s imaginations. I think it would make for a great Christmas gift for …

This is the first book that I read by a German author and I must say it was very unique and different from anything else I have ever read. It was quite impossible to guess what would happen next due to its distinctiveness. So if you are tired of …

This book is rich in insights pertaining to relationships. This book deals on mistakes singles make in dealing with their relationships with the opposite sex, in their attitudes towards marriage, in …

I’m not ashamed to admit that the only reason I originally ordered the book Navigating Your Health Benefits for Dummies was the fact I was able to find it free online and I like freebies. After all, the health insurance company Aetna provides the book, and I just figured …

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 …

Traitor’s Purse was written by Margery Allingham, and published by Bantam Crime Line Books in 1941.
The story gets more and more absorbing as you read further one conspiracy leads to another. What’s so bewildering and frustrating is waiting for the protagonist to regain full capacity of his …

I love this book by Martina Cole. This is one of her No.1 Bestsellers and is a really powerful story. It is about a woman called Sue Dalston who has been part of danger and violence during her East End upbringing. She was unloved by her …

The first book of the Twilight Saga, titled Twilight, is actually a really good book. The author, Stephanie Meyer, has a pretty unique writing style, emphasizing character’s moods and keeping everything in constant motion.
I was surprised about the differences between the Twilight movie and the book. The …

Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle Manga Volume 2 continues Syaoran’s journey to retrieve Princess Sakura’s memories that have vanished in the form of feathers. In the Hanshin Republic Syaoran, Fai and Kurogane search for the feathers while using strange weapons called Kudan to fight off rival gangs who want to …

This is the long awaited conclusion to a sometimes galloping, sometimes lolloping series following gifted Maerad of Pellinor and her brother Hem. Training under the wings of experienced Bards in order to harness their innate powers, they are ultimately fated to use elemental magic to release the power of …

The Stolen Germ is novel that write by Alisa Wood, its categorized as young adult fiction and bit of thriller, published by Summertime Books.
As the writer Alisa Wood began to write “The stolen games” At the age of 14 for The time he graduated high school was divided into …

First off, the new movie is not even closely related to the book (which many people fail to understand since the movie is made to be a sequel to the original Alice in Wonderland). I have to say it was a very difficult book to read if you do …

This book is the third in the Wayside School series, following Sideways Stories from Wayside School and Wayside School is Falling Down. One of the stories in this book was the basis for the first episode of the TV show based on these books, Wayside.
In this book, the children …

I read the first book of this series and loved it. This book however, I did not enjoy very much. Because it is written in the first person, I felt overloaded with Bella and her —˜hole’ in her chest. I had to stop reading it and walk away for …

The Ranger’s Apprentice: Book 5: The Sorcerer of the North has Will Treaty now a full-fledged Ranger five years after the Battle for Skandia. Will investigates the rumors of a sorcerer after the Lord of the Fief he is assigned to suddenly and mysteriously becomes ill.
This was a …

This is the second book in the Harry Potter series. I enjoyed it because it played to a more mature crowd than the first one. There is a darker more eerie theme to this one, totally different then the almost carefree nature of the first book. Because of its …

If you are a fan of short stories, and in particular ones with a focus on the strange and horrific, I suggest that you make it a specific point to check out Joe Hill’s 20th Century Ghosts to satisfy such a craving.
In many ways I preferred Joe Hill’s follow-up …

Perfect You is a great book that will grab hold of you and won’t let go until the finish. It is about a girl named Kate who has to deal with losing her best friend to a group of snobby, popular kids that they used to make fun of. …

This is a book filled with suspense, drama, and like a lot of other books, romance. I felt the author did a great job at disguising the identity of the killer. She led you in the direction of many suspects, so it made it kind of hard …

Guy Gavriel Kay is a rather prolific fantasy writer. His novels are best described as historical fiction - they exist in a romanticized and slightly disguised version of the past. His books are well-researched and detailed. A Song for Arbonne is based on the kingdoms that …

Until You is romantic type of novel from the beginning to the end. It is about the Earl of Langford who apparently ran over a man, who was due to get married the very next day, until tragedy struck that is. Regretfully, it is now up to him …

I have just finished the third installment of Diana Gabaldon’s Lord John series, Lord John and the Hand of Devils. If you are not familiar with her writing, they are all period pieces and the Lord John series takes place in the 1750’s, the time of the Seven …

Black is the first book in a trilogy by Ted Dekker. (The other two books are Red and White, and I will be writing reviews for these ones as well).
Black is a Christian fantasy novel about a man named Thomas Hunter, who is a failed novelist and a twenty-five-year-old …

The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong tells a story of a girl named Chloe who goes to an art school to be a movie director and can hear and see the dead. After a hysterical fit at school when she comes across a dead janitor Chloe is diagnosed as schizophrenic …

Obviously in the years in which George Martin putters with the completion of his book “A Feast for Crows”, other writers have also worked hard in the heavyweight category of the epic fantasy genre. One of them is the British writer Steven Erikson, the author of book series “Malazan …

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 …

Gurren Lagann is a manga series based off the anime Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagan, also known as Gurren Lagann that aired in the U.S. on the Sci-Fi Channel in 2008. The manga is about a boy named Simon, pronounced See-Moan, who lives underground in Giha Village; he works …

The Return is a really especial book, and I don’t say that lightly. This is a book in the M/M genre (beware!) that has a mystic touch to its plot that makes it incredibly unique. If you’re passionate about music and if you haven’t given this genre an opportunity …

To me ‘Mere Christianity’ was a life-changing book. I read it when I didn’t know a lot about Chistianity and about being a Christian and it changed my whole perspective on it. I believe that you can’t read this book without experiencing some sort of transformation in your system …

I want to preface my review of this book by saying that I am not, even slightly, a fan of the Twilight series. I read the books and saw the first two movies to see what the fuss was about, and I came out of the experience feeling …

The book “Our Friends of Long Ago: Part 1″ was a small thin story book I was given by my aunt in the nineties when I was about eight or nine to read. When I got it, I wasn’t too interested in reading it, since it looked more boring …

My 2.5 year old son recently because very interested in puzzles. He totally mastered the jumbo wooden puzzles at a very young age and moved on to basic jigsaw puzzles. Of course he needs assistance with the jigsaw puzzles, however the ones he started with were only …

I felt that this book was about finding out who you really are, being happy with yourself, and realizing there really is no place like home.
The main character, Roxie, just divorced her husband who turns out to have a big secret which is why they divorced. Roxie totally …

I have read the book ‘Letters to Gauri’. This book is written by M.V. Kamath, Indian writer. This book is the collection of 84 letters which are written by the author to his grand-daughter, Gauri.
Gauri is an adolescent girl and is studying in a school which is far away …

Surely I’m not the only one who’s had a hard time sorting through various translations of Madame Bovary. The classic version by Aveling comes convenient for Kindle-owners (the book can be downloaded for free). There are penultimate translations claimed to be more improved. I wasn’t quite …

Increasing age of the earth and full load. Human population increased rapidly, reaching and exploit the entire surface of the earth. Billions of human beings who must be fed, clothes, and the house, slowly but surely, there has been degradation of the earth and the other residents. Degradation is …

The author Stephen King never ceases to amaze me each time I read another one of his books. I consider myself to be a fan of his, as I have been reading his books ever since I was eight. However, recently, I read a novel written by him that …

Catching Fire is the second book in the series The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. And boy is it amazing! Catching Fire starts off where The Hunger Games left off, Katniss is back to normal life after she partook in the Hunger Games, at least as normal as someone …

This kids’ book is great, even for kids who don’t like to read. This book is the first in a series of eight books called Deltora Quest. This series is followed by two more series, and many kids I know have really enjoyed all three series.
This book itself moves …

All kids love magic, right? Well this magical adventure is a perfect introduction for all little girls into the world of book series.
Rachel Walker and Kirsty Tate meet on their way to Rainspell Island for holidays and quickly become friends. While searching for the end of a …

Upon picking up Kumiko Suekane’s “Blood + Adagio Volume One”, the title initially appears gory, gross and overall to be nothing but disinteresting to an English major used to reading much more scholarly works. However, further exploration of the title and the …

A Perfect Groom, written by James Samantha, is a good historical romance. But I get a bit bored because I was actually wanting another title historical romance, but it was already taken from the 2nd-hand bookshop that I frequent. So, I settled for this, and after finishing …

After three books about Darth Bane , the master of space adventures Drew Karpyshyn returned to the galaxy of “Star Wars” with a book for one of the most beloved characters from the Expanded universe - the jedi Revan from the game “Knights of the Old Republic”, a hero …

Where The Wild Things Are is a delightful children’s book about a little boy named Max who, alone in his bedroom, conjures up a jungle and many wild things, or beasts, as we would call them. I loved reading this book to my children when they were young, and …