Books Reviews

In One Year and Out the Other

This novel, In One Year and Out the Other, is a collection of short stories. Most of them are about finding new romance or boyfriends.
It isn’t really the most interesting collection ever. Many of the stories are a bit disjointed and fairly short. They don’t really have any character …

The Gathering Storm (Wheel of Time book 12) by Robert Jordan/Brandon Sanderson

The Gathering Storm is the twelfth book in the Wheel of Time series, partially written by Robert Jordan before his death and completed by Brandon Sanderson. In The Gathering Storm, Brandon Sanderson proves that he has just as much skill in crafting a great story as the late …

My Sister’s Keeper

I was stunned when I read My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult. First because I had never heard of the book or its author. Secondly, because this was an outstanding book. So good that I’m tempted to put it in my personal list of bestbooks.
This book tells the story …

Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With The Heart of a Buddha, book by Tara Brach

I have come a long way in the last year, and it is thanks in no small part to a number of great books I have read, books which I have held sometimes as if I were holding the author’s hand and listening to their kind words of wisdom. …

Dead Ringer by Lisa Scottoline

This is the first book that I’ve read by this author. I really liked the way she developed the characters. I even had sympathy for the evil twin sister at the end. It takes a good author to make you care about the villains. I thought I had Roberts …

Grave Secrets by Kathy Reichs

Grave Secrets is the fifth book from Kathy Reichs. She is also the producer of the hit television series Bones, the stories of which are based on her books and the charaters therein.
The first few books of Kathy Reichs were not so interesting, even though I read that …

365 Ways to Change Your Life book

I consider myself to be a very seasoned reader. I can try to read anything and everything. When I stumbled across Suzanne Somers’ “365 Ways to Change Your Life” I thought that it would be an interesting read and I dove in.
I was right. This book …

Me Before You by JoJo Moyes, book

This book was a little slow but once I got about a quater into it I couldn’t put it down. In a nutshell, Louisa Clark has no idea that when she loses her cushy little job in town that her life is going to be turned upside down. …

Graeme Hick Benefit Year 1999 commemorative book

The Graeme Hick Benefit Year 1999 commemorative book is, to be perfectly honest, not something that anyone other than a die-hard cricket fan would be likely to be all that interested in reading, and in truth its truly avid readership is probably confined to supporters of Worcestershire County Cricket …

Be a great parent by Dr.H. Norman Wright

The book ” Be a great parent” by Dr.H. Norman Wright is really a good guiding book for every parent . This book has been written with a Christian background but tells many things about raising a responsible children. It teaches how parentcan remain in …

That Costly Ride by Guy de Maupassant

“That Costly Ride” by Guy de Maupassant is about a man who ends up being taken to the cleaners–financially wise–because of an accident.
First, the story introduces us to, Hector de Gribelin, who is a husband and father of two, and is going through financial hardship because of the decline …

The Big Bad Wolf by James Patterson

James Patterson’s “Big Bad Wolf” is the latest adventure of Alex Cross, formerly a detective with the Washington DC PD, now a new member of the FBI. While still in his orientation phase, he is assigned to a case called “White Girl”, a series of abductions-for-slavery incidents.
The protagonist …

Marvel Essentials Incredible Hulk Vol 4

This volume it awesome! While the Hulk was a somewhat popular character in Marvel comics from the early 1960’s to the late 1960’s, the quality of th writing in many of the Hulk books were pretty poor. Sorry, it really didn’t grab me. However, circa 1972, the book took …

“Possession” book by A.S. Byatt

Everything starts in the library, where Roland Mitchell, a very attractive and not relevant spectacular successes of a literary critic and poet of nineteenth-century dealing with Randolph Ash, accidentally discovered in a dusty, unread book in years draft letter of the deleted hand of the poet. A letter, from …

Tuesdays with Morrie By Mitch Albom

After reading “The 5 people you meet in Heaven” and “For one more Day”, I couldn’t resist the temptation to purchase “Tuesdays with Morrie”, and after reading the book, I’m glad that I had bought it, for it was entertaining, educational and motivational as well. And the most impressive …

Ecstasy by Irvine Welsh

I have just finished reading Ecstsy by Irvine Welsh. His Previous work includes the award winning Trainspotting and Porno. Ecstasy is a collection of “Chemical hazed Stories”
Some of them are very Graphical with a lot of reference to Drugs and violence.
Although i found this an absoloutly fascinating and …

Junior’s Cheesecake Cookbook by Alan Rosen and Beth Allen

Despite being a regular visitor of New York, I have not yet had the pleasure to actually go to Brooklyn and order up a Junior’s cheesecake; however, once I found out about their cheesecake recipe cookbook, I immediately rushed out and purchased a copy. Junior’s restaurant is a staple …

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo book

This is the first book in the ‘Millennium Trilogy’ by Stieg Larsson. I didn’t know that when I started reading it, if I had I may not have started on the book at all (I read a lot of fantasy and there are quite enough trilogies in infinite parts …

The Grapes of Wrath, novel by John Steinbeck

On May 6, 1940, John Steinbeck won the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.
The title refers us to the Bible, which is a metaphor - the author writes how heavy clusters - the grapes of wrath - are ripening and poured with rage in people’s souls.
Steinbeck …

Treasure Island: Level 2

Treasure Island written by Robert Louis Stevenson is one classic story of all time that I love to read about. In school, I had to study this for Literature and I must say that Jim Hawkins and the gang set sail for wonderful experiences and I had a …

Borders Bookstore

Having security protection on my laptop is like a catch-22: There are some sites that require me to have cookies in order to go on them and others that don’t. I need cookies for Barnes and Noble website and my computer simply don’t trust Books-A-Million website; therefore, my only …

Fit For Excellence! by Sheri Rose Shepherd

Fit for Excellence, is written by Sheri Rose Shepherd (Published by Creation House, 1998) and teaches about God’s design for our spiritual, emotional and physical health. Teaching from personal experience, Shepherd talks about things such as emotional ruts, obsession with food, time management, spiritual gifts and relationships with …

Book: Stephen King’s “Pet Semetary”

King’s “Pet Semetary” is one of his bests, and I found the book to be my personal favorite. It was dark from the very beginning and rivals several of his other books for the creepiness of its setting. Familiar to me and other readers is the setting of the …

Book: Still Life With Crows

Still Life With Crows is another book by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. The story occurs right after another book I reviewed, The Cabinet of Curiosities. In this book, we are in a sleepy little town of Kansas where 7 foot corn stalks cover the landscape. We begin when …

Kamichama Karin Chu manga

I was able to read the prequel of Kamichama Karin Chu (which was Kamichama Karin) and I really enjoyed reading it. However, reading Kamichama Karin Chu was a bit disappointing and it really wasn’t able to catch my attention unlike its prequel.
Kamichama Karin Chu follows after the prequel, where …

The Original Sudoku Puzzle Book by Nikoli Publishing

The Original Sudoku Puzzle Book by Nikoli Publishing is a wonderful sudoku book. I love that its packed with puzzles made by people and not by machines. This company was the first to make sudoku puzzles and it is reflected in this sudoku book. It has many …

Java: How to Program Fifth Edition

When I started doing Computer Science when I first went into sixth form, I was instructed to buy the book “Java: How to Program Fifth Edition” since I was told it was a necessity for the course I was doing. At first when I got it, I thought that …

I Didn’t Know That by Karlen Evins

I have always wondered where the words ‘nincompoop’, ‘dressed to the nines’ are always derived from, and this book, I Didn’t Know That, written by Karlen Evins, is actually depicting the favorite phrase you and me always use and like.
This book is a favorite of mine, and has some …

The Life Cycle Library for Young People and Parents: Book 3

Like book one of the series, this book was written
so that both parents and their children can read about how puberty is going to affect the children and even their relationships with their family.
Unlike book one though, this book gives a little less scientific explanation about the physical …

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 …

Vernon God Little By DBC Pierre

As for a certain book when doing to the movie, the clear monetory purpose is evident Te bar non God falls a little exactly in the section. Like the script almost you read the part where that is large. As for the bar non God it is considered you …

Kitchen Scraps: A Humorous Illustrated Cookbook by Pierre Lamielle

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 …

Dragon’s Bait by Vivian Vande Velde

“Dragon’s Bait” is a book written by Vivian Vande Velde.
Alys is a 15 year old girl who lives in the village of Saint Toby’s.
A local merchant wants her father’s tin shop. So they accuse Alys of being a witch.
Atherton is a the person hearing the trial. He is …

Joplin’s Ghost by Tananarive Due

Sometimes you read a book that changes your life, not because of the content itself but because of the way it was written. This book was written so well that it was like a movie playing in mind. I could hear the music playing in my …

Ruby Holler book

Ruby Holler, a book by Sharon Creech, who was the winner of the Newberry Medal for her one of her other books, Walk Two Moons was a great story that was very, very beautifully written, and it makes you feel like your really there, I loved it when I …

Improving your relationship through communication by Tony Gough

I have read this book and the author is Tony Gough. This is a good book and it tells you that communication is very important. Without good communication, a relationship will not be stable. The book mainly deals with marriage. It says that the main reason for the breaking …

Stay, novel by Deb Caletti

I’d never read anything by Deb Caletti before. Stay was the first and it really surpassed my expectations!
When Clara and Christian meet each other, the attraction is immediate. From the very first time their eyes meet, they know they HAVE to be together. Clara used to be shy, …

The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory

I love this book so much, titled, The Other Boleyn Girl, written by Philippa Gregory. The cover of the book looks very ancient and nice and this story starts off with 2 sisters who sort of compete with one another for the love of a King. The …

Breakthrough: Eight Steps to Wellness by Suzanne Somers

This book, Breakthrough: Eight Steps to Wellness by Suzanne Somers is amazing. If one could find the time to read this, I highly recommend it. It is good to be living healthily, and moreover if you are wanting to look for a book from an author that knows …

The seat of the soul

‘The seat of the soul’ is a book written by Gary Zukav. In this book, the author covers many isues such as soul, reincarnation, law and effect, regarding souls of animals and birds, spirit guides and teachers, angels etc.. Now, this book is written in a manner of fantasy. …

Sasquatch/Bigfoot: The Search for North America’s Incredible Creature book

This is a really odd book that I never would have picked up for myself; however, I was pleasantly surprised when I began reading what was a gift to my dad from one of his friends. They are both outdoorsy people, and they often trade books as Christmas gifts. …

The Colossus Rises Book by Peter Lerangis

“Seven Wonders” is a new fantasy series aimed at a younger readers audience. The author, Peter Lerangis, is known for his novels of the series “39 keys”. I decided to trust Peter Lerangis and start reading his new series for no other reason than the fact that my favorite …

The Lions of Iwo Jima

This is a true story about the men of Combat Team 28 whom, by all historical military accounts, fought the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history. Most all American military historical readers are familiar with the story of the battle of Iwo Jima during WWII that took place …

The Wishbones by Tom Perrotta

Best known for his book Little Children because of its recent success as a film, Tom Perrotta’s first novel, The Wishbones, may actually be his best. It is the story of Dave Raymond, a 31-year-old New Jersey man who still lives with his parents and works part-time as a …

Pouncing On Murder by Laurie Cass

Minnie Hamilton is the assistant director at the Chilson District Library, where her boss Stephen is preparing her to take over his position as director when he retires. Minnie runs the bookmobile along with her co-worker Julia and her cat Eddie. They make daily runs into the community, so …

Five go down to the sea by Enid Blyton

‘Five go down to the sea’ is a book written by Enid Blyton. It is a nice book and is one among the famous five adventure series. The children go off on a trip to Cornwall. They finally reach Tremannon farm in Cornwall, where they had intended to stay. …

Give Me Liberty! History Book

Eric Foner’s Give Me Liberty is a U.S. History textbook. Volume 1 covers history up through the Civil War, and Volume 2 covers 1877 through 2000. Each volume is a novel-sized paperback and retails for less than $20 used.
I really appreciate the single-author voice that is prevalent …

The Fifth Sorceress by Robert Newcomb

This book is a good read, but not as good as it could be. There are some very disturbing and graphic scenes, which is odd, because the book hums along in its plots and dramas, and you think that young teens could enjoy this, when wham! a previously only …

Falling Leaves by Adeline Yen Mah

I remember the first time I took my first glance on this book. I was in a local bookstore and was looking for the bestsellers which I could probably borrow from the library in school. And then I chanced upon this book where the cover is a little Asian …

Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper by Nicholson Baker

I didn’t think for a second that I could be reading a book like this, and enjoying it. My boyfriend questioned me for reading a book about defending paperback historical forms. He thought it word being so.
I thought not. I felt that by reading this long …

 
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