So this book had a lot of hype behind it. Anytime I look up popular books it comes up. So instead of continuing to avoid this “war” book like the plague I finally picked it up. It was a struggle, I usually dislike translated books just because they are …

The Hardy Boys are taking place in a celebration for an opening maze in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. The owner of the maze has suddenly dissapeared into what sends like thin air. The Hardy Boys must solve this mystery and find the owner before anything happens to her. Their …

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 …

I was waiting in line for my daughter to purchase her manga books and I saw the cover of this book by Susan Mallery. Honestly, that is what attracted me to the book. It wasn’t the picture but the title. Even in current news stories you …

Raptor by Paul Zindel is a fast-moving young adult novel and I really loved it. I actually read the entire book in just a few hours one evening. I’ve always loved dinosaurs and I try to read all the novels I find that have them in it. This book …

A Chance In Time by Ruth Ann Nordin made you just fall in love with the characters. In many parts of this novel you could really feel for them. This is a romance novel that is often over looked, but …

The Dear America Series is a collection of books for children and adults. It is a child’s trip through different periods of American history through the eyes of a young child ages 12 to 15. It is written in diary form and is a wonderful way to learn truths …

I picked this book up on one of those days when I had read everything else in existence and I was desperate for more. After lots of browsing, I stumbled across The Naming and really liked the title. It was catching and had promise in the fantasy …

Loving Time was written by Leslie Glass and published by Bantam Books in 1996.
I had enjoyed reading the Silent Bride featuring April Woo; but in this story I find too much emphasis on Woo’s mother, a maddening harridan who took up unnecessary pages and time. I …

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is the seventh and last installment in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. I love this book even if this is not my favorite in the series. The development of the plot is just astonishing. I really love reading this book (in fact, I …

I am a big fan of Michael Crichton and loved his every book as he is not confined any particular genre and every book by him is a complete contrast to his previous book. With the same expectations, I bought the book ‘Next’ which is his latest work. I …

False Witness by Aimee and David Thurlo (2007) is the fourth book in the Sister Agatha Mystery series. False Witness (ISBN 0-312-32212-7), published by St Martin’s Minotaur. In False Witness the Our Lady of Hope monastery is under attack. Not only is their computer system being hacked with threatening …

This book, The House at Riverton by Kate Morton is truly intriguing and will bring readers into an era that you will never forget. This book’s memories stick with me far after I’ve finished reading.
There is something very mystery and so interesting to be reading about a …

I read this book, Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips last summer. My senior year English teacher recommended it to my whole class. I was a bit weary at first because English teachers don’t always recommend the most interesting books, but I gave it a shot and found it …

Well Bink is at it again, this time his quest leads him to find the source of Magic itself! But, he is not alone, he travels with Chester Centaur, A centaur on search of his own talent, even though talents among Centaurs are obscene to other centaurs, Crombie,a woman …

The Hostile Hospital is the eighth book of the series of unfortunate events books. It shows the Baudelaire who are now wanted criminals going to the Heimlich Hospital mainly because they have nowhere else to go. This book was not as action packed nor filled with information as the …

Math Appeal by Greg Tang is a fun book for elementary school aged kids (probably ones who are working on multiplication and grouping). The poems are clever and the illustrations, by Harry Briggs, are friendly, colourful, and obviously math filled. The book feels lighthearted, fresh, and modern.
I enjoyed the …

“Let’s Go, Froggy” is a children’s book authored by Jonathan London and illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz. It was published in 1994. This is not the best book in the Froggy series but it is still better than the average children’s book.
Pros: As with most of the Froggy …

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 …

Here is the book version I have read, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: The Inspiration for the Upcoming Major Motion Picture by F. Scott Fitzgerald. If any of you guys have watched the movie, then it’s still perfectly alright to go reverse and then read this book. …

What’s a man without his Men’s Health Magazine?
This is one particular magazine that has become somewhat of a lifestyle tool instead of just a health reference magazine. I get a whole lot of useful information within the richly informed pages of the Men’s Health and I think they have …

If you are a lover of the paranormal genre of books or are looking for something on the order of a Stephen King novel, don’t bother reading “Savannah Ghosts” by David H. Rousseau. However, if you are interested in a retelling of local legends and history that have a …

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 …

I got this Latest Luzon Road Guide in one gasoline store a few years back when I found it in the back of their store. I was always driving around the biggest island in the Philippines, and I wanted, no needed a map that was accurate. This was published …

Now if this technology magazine actually cost anything, I would honestly say that it was true value for money, but the fact that it is completely free constitutes my acclaiming it as true value for time instead.
The Tech Smart technology magazine is something I look forward to picking up …

I came across this book at a time when I began to question myself what’s my purpose in life, in the midst of my teaching career. I have been teaching for a few years and did not feel that it was for me. I don’t think that I …

Some time ago I ran out of books to read, and then decided to choose one of the novels I had not read before in a bookshelf we have at home. The name of the novel was “Before I Say Goodbye” by the popular suspense author Mary Higgins Clark. …

“Clockwork Princess” is the third and final book in the series “Infernal Devices” by Cassandra Clare, a story about the Shadows Hunters from the late 19th century, which carries us into a magical London, populated by demonic creatures, wars with angelic forces and mechanical creations that threaten all the …

Perfect Phrases for Customer Service is written by Robert Bacal and this purplish book is a real favorite of mine actually. I used to work in the service industry and I always wonder why some customers related well to some of my colleagues and not to me or …

Do you enjoy a good, well written murder mystery? Mary Higgins Clark never fails to entertain in this arena. She writes excellent books with well thought out plots and characters.
The story, We’ll Meet Again, starts out with the murder of a doctor and the arrest of his …

Jerusalem Inn (written by Martha Grimes and published by Dell Publishing, 1990)
Humble and witty aristocrats amuse me, as did Melrose Plant, the good friend of Superintendent Jury. The policeman and the open-minded Earl of Caverness had conversations and exchanges that were greatly humorous, sardonic and engaging!
Superintendent Jury …

My Lady Captor is an enchanting historical romance set along the English Scottish boarder in the 1380’s. The story involves an impoverished but prideful Scottish clan and a wealthy and stubborn English Knight. The story begins on the battlefield as the grave robbers take what they can …

Rich Man, Poor Man chronicles the lives of three siblings from the 1940s to the 1960s. The story is so riveting that the book’s 665 pages flew through my fingers. The book does take time to get you invested in the characters, but once you do it’s hard to …

I highly suggest you read “Weep No More, My Lady” by Mary Higgins Clark. It is a really great book that I found to be fast moving.
The book is about Elizabeth Lange trying to find out who murdered her sister. All fingers point to Ted Winters, her …

I’ve been reading science fiction and fantasy since I was a yonker, and even though my school days are long gone I am still interested in many of the same genres I enjoyed then.
Fablehaven is a book that fits the fantasy genre and would be a good read for …

J.D Salinger’s first and only novel “The Catcher In The Rye” 1951 won critical acclaim and devoted admirers specially among the post World War II college students. This novel was a gift from my brother on my marriage anniversary.
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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 …

Remember Me has to be one of the most entertaining books I have ever read. If you’re looking for lighthearted comedy with a touch of romance, then this is the book for you.
It starts with Lexi out having a good time with some friends in a bar. …

‘Five on a hike together’ is a book written by Enid Blyton. This is an interesting book and is one among the famous five adventure series. The four children, Julian, Dick, George and Anne go off to the hills for a whole week with their dog, Timmy. Timmy hurts …

This book is a big disappointment for me, I was expecting the author to - as his book title suggests, literally dig inside Steve Job’s brain to reveal his brilliant perspectives about how he was successful at meeting/generating consumer market demands, his business and design philosophies, personal attitudes that …

Skipping Christmas clearly deviates from the usual John Grisham’s novels with all the legal finesse, technical jargon and courtroom battles. It is a simpler story, easier to read, though I find it a bit ridiculous, and downright silly. After all, what’s so wrong about not doing …

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 …

The Pagan Stone is the final installment in the Sign of Seven Trilogy. And I gotta say, this final installment simply rocks!
The first 2 books focused on Cal & Quinn, Fox and Layla. No surprise then, that this book sees more of Cybil and Gage. i love both characters …

Markus Zusak’s Book Thief (2005)
Set in Nazi Germany Zusak’s novel Book Thief is a wonderfully written piece of literature about life and death or should I rather say Death. You may wonder why is so. The answer is simple: the main narrator is Death itself. Who else would tell …

I had become a supervisor of people that I had worked with as line staff for many years, and found out that a lot of people don’t necessarily like that kind of thing. While I thought going into supervision was going to be kind of like being a first …

I’ve been a fan of Karen Marie Moning’s writings since the first very book that I picked up of hers. “Beyond the Highland Mist” is the first book from her highlander series, although technically all the books are stand alone books they have an element that ties them all …

There have been so many Aliens, Predator and Aliens vs. Predator comic books that it is hard to keep track of them all. I have read quite a few and have been pleased with most of them, although I did not care at all for the ridiculous Aliens …

Steven Gerrard is Liverpool FC’s captain, and this is his autobiography. The book is obviously about Steven Gerrard’s life, and everything that he goes through to get to where he is today.
Enough with all the bull. This is by far the best book I have ever read. …

North and South, I can say the best in American literature. This book will keep the history of civil wars and the memory
of Americans’ fighting for freedom, permanent. If Alexander Dumas could keep the history of France forever, North and South do that for history of USA. A great …

This book is the first Hardy Boys book, in which Frank and Joe Hardy help their dad solve a mystery involving stolen treasure. This case involves one of their friends whose dad is accused of having stolen the treasure.
In this case, Frank and Joe are competing against another detective …