Books Reviews
He’s Just Not That Into You
The book, He’s Just Not That Into You, is perfect for women out there who are still seeking answers on whether the men they are pursuing are really interested in them, or not. This book really teaches me lots of things that I should know already about men.
The …
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer book
Twilight, written by Stephenie Meyer was a wonderful read. With all the fuss that’s been going on about this book I finally gave in and decided to read it for myself. At first I couldn’t get into it, but after the 3rd or 4th chapter it started to get …
From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
The latest entry in the Sookie Stackhouse series, From Dead to Worse, takes place a few months after the explosion in the previous novel. This book is quite a bit slower than the previous books in the series, even though it is longer. Much of the first part of …
Just Listen novel
Just Listen by Sarah Dessen is a teen novel similar to The Truth about Forever. The main character’s problems are similar to those of the main character in The Truth about Forever, but Sarah Dessen gives her a different voice and a different perspective on her problems. Also, in …
Secret Vampire by L.J. Smith Book
This was a fun vampire story that asks a simple question: how far would you go to avoid dying of cancer and would you give up your old life (including your family) to become a vampire? Poppy has just that problem and luckily for her, her best friend (a …
Chore Whore by Heather Howard
Chore Whore by Heather Howard is a hilarious read. If you like celebrities and roughly the idea of what it is to become a PA to them and what the PA’s life is as (mostly hell), this book is the one to read. It is a very interesting …
Marlfox by Brian Jacques
This has to be one of my favorite books in the series. I was recently at my local Chapters book store and my dad walked over to me and asked me if I had read this book before. I said no but than I realized that it was a …
Culture Shocks by C. Draine
I got this book before I marry my husband from his brother in law. I think he just wanted to show me about some different culture between Indonesia and the Western people. It was a nice idea of him to give me this book. I had to say thank …
Cartoon Cool by Christopher Hart
Cartoon Cool by Christopher Hart is a great cartooning book specializing in retro-style technique. It was a great addition to my cartooning and art library!
For those of you who do not know, retro-style cartooning refers to the cartoons of the 1950s that have been revitalized today. Shows …
The Rules for Online Dating
My younger brother gave me this book for my last year�s birthday. It�s a tongue-in-cheek book called The Rules for Online Dating: Capturing the Heart of Mr. Right in Cyberspace. I laughed like crazy when I opened up my birthday present and found this book, written by …
Harry Potter & The Half Blood Prince
Reading the sixth book in the series was really depressing. Just the knowledge that there is only one book after this coming made me want to take my time.
Harry is finally on the journey to discovering Voldemort. He and Dumbledore are working together to find the pieces of Voldemort’s …
Star Trek the Original Series: Swordhunt by Diane Duane
This is book 3 of the Rihannsu series. Also known as the Bloodwing chronicles. War is brewing between the Romulan Empire and the Federation and Kirk and his Romulan ally Ael are right in the middle of it again.
Plot-wise, this book smacks of a holding action. Little goes on …
Opal by Lauraine Snelling
Opal by Lauraine Snelling is Book 3 of the Dakotah Treasures series. Opal Torvald, born in Chicago and taken to North Dakota by her sister Ruby at the age of 9, is now 14. She loves her new home, especially horses, and does not miss city life one bit. …
Baking by James Peterson (book)
James Peterson follows up his bestseller “Cooking” about everything a cook would ever want to know about savory cooking with “Baking” which teaches you about the world of pastry.
The main thing I love about “Baking” is that it follows the same format as “Cooking”: there are hundreds of pictures …
The Book of General Ignorance
The Book of General Ignorance is an awesome coffee table book, party tool and boredom breaker. As a book that contains a lot of random facts presented in a comedic fashion, it doesn’t come off too serious or too silly. I found it to be a tough read as …
The Great Treasure Hunt Lift the Flap Book
My mother bought this Jake and the Never Land Pirates lift the flap book for my 2 year old son and he has me read it to him at least once a day. As I’ve said in other reviews; I’m a big fan of interactive books and toys. …
Shanghai Girls by Lisa See
I love Asian literature and couldn’t resist when I saw Shanghai Girls by Lisa See in the bestseller section of the bookstore. Shanghai Girls is a story of two sisters whose comfortable and modern-for-their-day Shanghai lives were uprooted by their father’s gambling, and the war. As payment …
1001 Activities for a Smarter Child
Everyone wants a smart child. A great book to browse throuhg is “1001 Activities for a Smarter Child”. In this book there are activities/projects for young children that will engage their creativity and curiousity, as well as develop physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development.
Each activity has a …
Super Mario 64 (The Super Mario Game Series) - by BradyGames
Super Mario 64 (The Super Mario Game Series) - by BradyGames is a guide that I did not enjoy looking through so much because it really lacked a lot of things that make a collector like myself happy: namely unique and special little qualities that set one strategy guide …
Life Swap by Jane Green
Life Swap by Jane Green is a cute and I wish I could have the power to swap life anytime that I feel that my life is on a boring and endless track. It is about lifestyle swap and through literal means and not like magic swap. This …
Career Girls by Louise Bagshawe
I have read, Career Girls by Louise Bagshawe by this amazing author and I am starting to love her books, really. This title is awesome and it is about friendship of 2 women from University days which had turned sour just because of a man. And that rivalry …
The Great Betrayal by Millenia Black
This book The Great Betrayal by Millenia Black is very good. Enough said. I finished reading this quite recently and do read this and pay close attention to how the story starts and ends.
I wish the ending could be more better, but I suppose the author, …
Five on a secret trail by Enid Blyton
‘Five on a secret trail’ is a book written by Enid Blyton and is one among the famous five adventure series. This is quite an interesting book. The children are enjoying their holiday, camping out near an old cottage. This cottage is empty. Nobody lives in it. Naturally, the …
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Johnathan Foer
I recently read Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Johnathan Foer as an assigned reading for an English course. I really enjoyed this book, possibly more than any other book I have read. It was both engaging and easy to relate to in many respects.
It is the story of …
I’ll Walk Alone by Mary Higgins Clark book
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 …
Momo - Michael Ende book
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 …
Daddy’s Little Girl
A number one New York Times Bestseller from the queen of suspense Mary Higgins Clark. Daddy’s little girl is a book I would see as a twisted mind of an evil psychopath. Rob Westerfield is a rich high school student who murders the sister of then teenager Ellie Cavanaugh …
Calvin and Hoobes, Sunday Pages 1985-1995 book
“Calvin and Hobbes —“ Sunday Pages 1985-1995” is a book, only available in English language, with the stripes of theses characters created by Bill Waterson. My boyfriend gave this book in my last birthday because he knows that I used to read these stripes when I was a child …
Half Price Books Bookstore
I love coming to this store. It’s so easy to get to and conveniently located. There’s always ample parking and since everything is so inexpensive I sometimes come here just to browse for books or workout videos on the weekends when I’m bored and have nothing else to do. …
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 …
Talion: Revenant by Michael Stackpole novel
“Talion: Revenant” written by Michael Stackpole, is a fantasy fiction novel that tells the story of how a young boy named Nolan overcomes tremendous odds (the death of his family and the annexation of his nation) to become a “Justice” (the highest order of the Talions who keep peace …
The places that scare you
I have read the book ‘The places that scare you’ written by Pema Chodron. This book is a guide to be fearless when you are in difficult situations of life. The book also teaches us to be more and more joyful in life.
The author tells us how we …
Will The Boat Sink The Water?: The Life of China’s Peasants
Last few years, there are many books about the rise of China heavily written and published. The presence of China as a global power is seen with a sense of awe and anxiety. The atmosphere that appears, the communist country, will eventually shift the dominance of the U.S. as …
If I Die in a Combat Zone by Tim O’Brien
I’ve said it on many occasions and I’ll say it again– I’m absolutely 100% against war with every fiber of my being. However, I’ve always been very interested in historical fiction and fascinated by the Vietnam War. While it was the nation’s bloodiest that it’s been involved …
The New Catacomb
As far as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s short stories are concerned, his story, The New Catacomb, isn’t as scary as I think he intended on it being, but it is a great story to read.
The thing I like about this story is none of it makes any sense until …
Stephanie Plum series
I got hooked on reading mystery novels a few years ago. One of my all time favorite mystery writers is Janet Evanovich. She has a series out called the Stephanie Plum novels. Stephanie Plum is a bounty hunter who is successful mostly by dumb luck. She has two men …
Tatty, by Catherine Dwyer Hickey book
To be honest I bought this book in a second hand books store, and I didn’t expect much when I got this book. The cover didn’t tell much about the story, a bit weird even. The back cover didn’t describe what the book was all about, but still I …
Dracula by Bram Stocker (novel)
“Dracula” is a novel I have a lot of respect for, but can’t say I’ve enjoyed reading. It’s definitely a classic of Gothic literature, and it deserves to be, but for the average modern reader, who knows the story quite well, it’s not that exciting.
The characters are one-dimensional, …
Mystery of the brass-bound trunk book
I have read the book —˜mystery of the brass-bound trunk’ written by Carolyn Keene. This is a Nancy Drew book and is interesting to read. This is a typical detective story. As usual, Nancy works with courage and intelligence.
Bess and George, who are Nancy’s close friends, have decided …
Fodor’s 1,001 Smart Travel Tips book
My job entails lots of traveling. In a month, most of the days are spent overseas. That is why when I saw this book while I was in forage for some materials to read on my next rip, I grabbed it and immediately paid for it. As I enjoy …
Batman: Year Three: 2 of 4 (Comic Issue)
Batman: Year Three 2 of 4 has Dick Grayson also known as Nightwing, searching for Bruce as he continues to search for the man killing off all the powerful gangsters. Dick reflects on his childhood with Bruce and becoming Robin.
This is a great comic issue and it’s …
WordPress For Dummies (3rd Edition) by Lisa Sabin-Wilson
“WordPress For Dummies” by Lisa Sabin-Wilson is an instructional how to guide that takes a look at how one can become a blogger while utilizing the free WordPress service. What is great about this book is it’s written for both those that have relatively little or no experience running …
Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao Alive!
ABC islands, or also known as Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao are places that are located off the Venezuelan Coast. The book Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao Alive! talks about these 3 great places, and what a traveler could expect from holidaying there. I really wanted to check …
Lev, novel by Belle Aurora (Shot Callers #1)
This book was recommended to me by a great friend who LOVES dark romance, so I kinda was expecting this to be really dark. The only things she told me about it were that it had a homeless girl and an autistic protagonist. It immediately caught my eye since …
Book 12 and 13 (Series of Unfortunate Events) By Lemony Snicket
The Penultimate Peril is the twelfth book of the series of unfortunate events series and it follows the children as they continue on their search for information regarding VFD. There is a special meeting going on and the children participated undercover - however Count Olaf once again makes their …
The Clique 1 book
This is a new series I will be writing reviews for. It began in 2001 and is still continuing. The author of this series is Lisi Harrison. It is also a New York Times Bestseller. This series has a couple of main characters. Theres 1 girl, who leads he …
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