Books Reviews
Where Shadows Fall book
Where Shadows Fall was written by Judith Kelman and published by Berkeley Publishing in 1987.
It was supposed to be a tale of heartbreak and loss; somehow this story is unable to stir up any sympathy that one would usually feel for a mother who had lost her child .
Sarah …
It’s Never DULL by Debbe Magnusen
This is an wonderful book about being a foster family and about saving abandoned babies.
Debbe and her family started off being approved as a foster family. Their desire was to adopt a baby to add to their family of 2. Well of course, that doesn’t always work …
Good House Cheap House
Good House Cheap House is a book written by Kira Oblensky. It illustrates tweenty seven different designs for homes that are inovative and creative. They demonstrate how to recycle different products and incorporate them into unique features that can make a plain house stand out at a reasonable price. …
This Magic Moment by Nora Roberts
Pierce Atkins, magician/illusionist meets Ryan Swan in this novel. They work together, with Ryan representing Pierce as agent, travelling with him to his shows.
Ryan and Pierce are very opposite individuals. While Pierce is confident and enigmatic, Ryan is insecure and apparently lacks affection. Their work brings them together time …
At Home In Mitford
At Home In Mitford is a novel by Jan Karon. It is centered around the local Rector Timothy. He lives in a small town where many things happen. This old Rector finds himselve with a huge dog, a twelve year old boy, and a girlfriend. The novel often refrences …
The Last Battle (Book Seven: Chronicles of Narnia) By C.S Lewis
The Last Battle is the last and seventh book of the Chronicles of Narnia series. Unlike most chronicles or series this does not end answering a lot of questions instead it brings a close to the world of Narnia in an epic battle that divides the total world.
I …
Lust for Life by Adele Parks
In Lust for Life by Adele Parks, I sometimes hate the main character, Bella. She is someone that is perhaps a bit selfish and too reckless. She and Stevie got married during her teenage years and I think that’s pretty rushing and while their young blood are raging …
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Sense and Sensibility is a famous novel written by one of the most famous authors of English literature, Jane Austen. This novel is considered a classic and is still widely read, though it is been almost 200 years since it was published. One doesn’t get bored of the book …
Ice Station by Matthew Reilly
Matthew Reilly…….Ice Station………….does’nt ring any bells??
Well it should because this is one of the most action packed, adventurous piece of fiction that you are EVER going to get a chance to read. Matthew Reilly has done it again and he is on a hot streak with this follow up[not …
The Watcher by James Howe book
This book is written with great care for a difficult subject, brutal honesty and painstaking beauty. However, it loses a few points because its slimness, design and larger print make it seem like it may be appropriate for a ten or eleven year old, and I don’t personally …
Three Witnesses Book
Never had I expected to be entertained by Rex Stout in this collection of three short stories, featuring Nero Wolfe and his long-suffering assistant, Archie Goodwin. No doubt Nero Wolfe was endowed with exceptional mental powers, however he seemed a most unpleasant man with …
Lauren Weisberger, “Chasing Harry Winston”
“Chasing Harry Winston” is Lauren Weisberger’s third novel, a follow-up to “The Devil wears Prada” and “Everyone worth knowing”. Once more, the book is a venture into the world of chick lit, and once more Weisberger deals with the world of the twenty-something, fashion-conscious New York women.
The protagonists are …
Celebrity Sells by Hamish Pringle
My friend dislikes this book, Celebrity Sells by Hamish Pringle. But I have the contrary opinion though. I think one doesn’t have to be involved in a specific form of career to be reading about a specific career journey or books on capitalizing on something. This is …
Flowers in the Attic by VC Andrews book
This is my favorite book of all time . It is passionate and a little twisted . A very good read .
After the death of their father ,Corrine , is forced to take her four children : Cathy , Chris , Carrie , and Cory to live with her …
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The alchemist is a fiction novel written by Paulo Coelho. I think this is the best book Paulo Coelho ever wrote. This novel is told about a boy named Santiago. He is struggling to find his private legend. This book told about how Santiago (find) the secret treasure in …
Confessions of Shopaholic book
“Shopaholic” was the word that strongly caught my attention passed the big “SALE” sign at a stand of my favorite bookstore that even though the book was one feet away from the sign, I clung to it and handed it over to the cashier. I’m thankful though that regardless …
Boogeyman
Boogeyman movie has frightened me a bit for the scenes. In this novel that I read, with the same title too, made me creepy more. Tim Jensen had nightmares since he was a boy and he really had known the meaning of real fear when he had …
Essential Truths of the Christian Faith by R.C.Sproul
I am currently studying “Essential Truths of the Christian Faith” by R.C.Sproul, and I am finding this book very helpful. In a plain, easy to understand way Mr. Sproul explains the key aspects of the Christian doctrine. The book is divided into chapters that address topics like The Nature …
Warm-up-inspiration for choir conductors
This booklet with a selection of 18 warm-ups for SATB-choirs has been a big inspiration to my warm-ups with different choirs. The warm-ups are notated for 4-part-choir, but are just easy to use with one, two or three parts. They cover a number of different styles, and each exercise …
King Arthur and his Knights book
King Arthur and his Knights is part of the English Picture Readers series, published some time ago by Oxford University Press. Although the style used in Ronald Stober’s retelling of the legends is a little bit outdated nowadays, especially for a children’s book, it is still a good enough …
Two Women by Martina Cole
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 …
Nevernight by Jay Kristoff
Most people like the Harry Potter books. With over 500 million of them having been sold it should be obvious that what Ms Rowling is offering is incredibly popular. Applications for boarding schools went through the roof, as well as owl purchases so kids seem to be keen to …
Kingdom Come Graphic Novel
Kingdom Come is a DC Comics’ Elseworlds graphic novel by Mark Waid and illustrated by Alex Ross. It tells the story of a Pastor named Norman McCay who is friends with the Sandman at the end of his life. The Sandman dies and leaves his
ability to see …
The God Delusion, Book by Richard Dawkins
Attention! Remove the lids from your eyes! Open your minds and close your merciful hearts. The religious people should arm themselves, many people know how they would react when the one “true faith” has been criticized. Let’s get started…
Dawkins is great ! Yes, I really think …
Carrie Bebris’s Mr and Mrs Darcy Mysteries
Carrie Bebris has taken two favorite, classic characters and written new books about them. She has taken Mr. and Mrs. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice and written new stories about them after their wedding. However these new stories are all mysteries and Mr. and Mrs. Darcy are the ones …
What to Expect When Expecting
This book is probably the BEST pregnancy book out there. It tells you what to expect month to month. Basically, if you have a question it has the answer. It also has information on what the best diet is, how to choose doctors, stuff about breastfeeding. EVERYTHING you need …
Stacey’s book by Ann m. martin
The baby sitters club portrait collection, Stacey’s book by Ann m. martin is all about Stacey McGill. Stacey is a thirteen year old girl who belongs to a club named the baby sitters club. Stacey is from New York city and is a diabetic, so she can not have …
Mother Warriors by Jenny McCarthy book
This is an absolute must read book for any mother of an autistic child or anyone that has been touched by autism in some way or another! In this book Jenny McCarthy explains what she went through with her son, Evan. To say her journey has tugged …
Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki
This book has changed my mind set about money. The book tells a story of two dads. The first was an educated professor, while the other was a dropout. In their lives, these two dads had different opinions about money. The educated one tended to say that he can’t …
Experiences of A Civil War Horse-Soldier By George P. Walmsley, Sr.
This book is the story of a teenage corporal, Socrates Townsend Walmsley who was the grandfather of the author, George P. Walmsley, Sr. The book starts in 1863 when this young man, who was called by his middle name, Townsend, was just seventeen years old and eager to enlist …
Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut
This book is kind of futuristic and at the same time awesome and quite chilling to read. The book main focus character which the author has written is the character Paul Proteus and he is the focal point of everything in this book. I thought that the …
Tess Gerritsen - Stolen book
Tess Gerritsen is said to be one of the greatest writers of medical thrillers. On the cover of that book she is compared with Michael Conelly and Dennis Lehane. However, the publisher forgot to explain that this is one of her first
novels written for Harlequin series and although it …
Free Money to Change Your Life by Matthew Lesko
Free Money to Change Your Life is a book by Matthew Lesko, if you do not know his name I would bet that you know him as the man from television who runs around with the question mark suit. He claims that he can get you free money from …
Shivers: Four Scares in One Volume One
Shivers was a series of books written by the writer M.D. Spencer. In fact, I think they came out around the same time that the other series of books, Goosebumps, which were written by the writer R.L. Stine came out in the nineties. When I read a few books …
It’s Great to be Three
It’s Great to be Three: The Encyclopedia of Activities for Three year olds is a good resource book for preschools to have. This 640 page book is edited by Kathy Charner and Maureen Murphy. It is a Gryphon House book.
This book is divided into 24 chapters, …
Lick (Stage Dive #1) by Kylie Scott
Lick (Stage Dive #1) by Kylie Scott it’s a book that I didn’t hate but I also didn’t love. It’s one of those that get stuck in the middle, great to just spend time when we want to read something light but with the right touch of angst and …
Amazon Kindle 2 Leather Cover
I bought ‘Amazon kindle 2 leather cover’ because it is designed as official leather book cover for Kindle 2 and is stylish as well as protective and comfortable at the same time. The black leather is genuine and well built and offers best cover for my Kindle. You only …
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gulliver’s Fugitives
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gulliver’s Fugitives is a novel that I simply did not care very much for. The reason I do not like it that much is because not only are the characterizations poor, especially the way in which Picard, Data and Worf are portrayed, but …
Prayer: Does it Make Any Difference by Philip Yancey
Pondering the thought of prayer is sometimes a frustrating topic to consider. Yet, this book makes questioning prayer an easy task to accomplish. Throughout this book Mr. Phillip Yancey talks to many different people around the world about prayer. He gives the Bible’s interpretation of prayer and he even …
Hawk And Fisher: Wolf In The Fold Book by Simon R. Green
” If someone does not stop him , two great houses will be in flames. Blood will be spilled and screams will echo forever. There are wolves in the pen and they want to destroy us all.” This ominous prediction made by Razor Eddie, a future god in Nightside, …
Sweet Valley Twins: Jessica’s Blind Date (Book)
This book is really sweet and romantic. It features the Sweet Valley Middle School trying out a personal’s ad and Elizabeth Wakefield is ecstatic that the school is finally getting some spirit in becoming involved with the school newspaper —“ but she notices things get out of control when …
Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
Do transformations happen in just a flick of a magic wand like Fairy Godmother did to Cinderella? That is what the “Princess Diaries” series by Meg Cabot is trying to answer.
It tells the story of an awkward freshman, Mia Thermopolis, who grew up with some-kind-of-eccentric people in a …
The Bourne Legacy by Eric Van Lustbader book
I wrote a review earlier on The Bourne Legacy, the movie, and after being disappointed for about two hours, I decided to read the book. I purchased the book from Amazon for $9.95. I had a few other books as well so this allowed me to qualify for the …
Beep Beep Vroom Vroom by Stuart Murphy
“Beep Beep Vroom Vroom” is a children’s book authored by Stuart Murphy and illustrated by Chris Demarest. It was published in 2000 by HarperCollins. It is a cute little story about a boy and his little sister who both love playing with his toy cars. My …
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