Books Reviews
Bio-Meat: Nectar manga by Fujisawa Yuki
Bio-Meat: Nectar is the longest manga I have read so far with its 105 chapters but I don’t regret spending my time reading and craving for such a long manga. It was a pain when the manga wasn’t finished scanlating yet because the situations were too breathtaking and the …
Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson
Written on the Body is a book of poetry disguised as prose, Winterson’s style of writing adding all the more confusion to the sex of her protagonist. It seems at times, in its careful and loving descriptions to feminine and to be masculine as the protagonist talks of its …
Medalon by Jennifer Fallon
Medalon is the first book in Jennifer Fallon’s Hythrun Chronicles. Medalon is the name of a secular country surrounded by religous neighbours. It is ruled by the Sisters of the Blade, an Aetheist cult, that takes prosecuting the pagan followers of the many gods to fervent extremes.
The …
Go Ask Alice
Go Ask Alice is the diary of a teenage female struggling with peer pressure, drug use,and abuse that some teenagers may go through. I highly recommend this book for teenage girls who want something to read that they can relate to and understand.The book brought tears to my eyes …
The Big Book of Experiments
The Big Book of Experiments is a book originally by Paola Cocco and a team of assistants. It was translated into English by Maureen Spurgeon. The English edition is copyright 2000. The book is aimed at children, and lists 200 exciting experiments. The experiments cover a wide range of …
The Amityville Horror Book by Jay Anson
“The Amityville Horror” is a classic horror novel written by the writer Jay Anson, based on the stories of the family of George and Katie Lutz, who claimed that they were victims of paranormal activity in their new home in Amityville, New York. Their story to this day is …
A New Earth by Ekhart Tolle book
As an avid Oprah watcher, I followed the many people that read her top choice for 2008 which was Echart Tolle’s, “A new Earth”. I absolutely loved the book and really felt it was a beneficial read. I bought the book on an online book website for a reasonable …
My Real Life In The Cartoon World Of Wrestling
I have been a huge wrestling fan for nearly 25 years and along the way of course I’ve had my fair share of favorites - amongst them is the Canadian wrestling legend known as Bret Hart. Given his amazing accomplishments in the ring and the unfortunate tragedies in his …
Eight Days a Week, novel by Amber L. Jhonson
Eight Days a Week has left me with a HUGE smile con my face. I loved this book from beginning to end. What’s not to love, really? There’s no other way to describe it. I just loved it. I loved every feeling and sensation that I felt when …
Rich Dad Poor Dad Book
Rich Dad Poor Dad is a fantastic book which I guess every person on the planet should read because everyone wants to make money in today’s world. This book is written by Robert T. Kiyosaki along with Sharon L. Lecher. This book opens our eyes to the fact that …
Organizing From The Inside Out by Julie Morgenstein book
Julie Morgenstein is a remarkable organizing professional and is known in her industry as such based on her system of successful organizing. I, personally, had no idea who this woman was until I was in need of help with getting organized to control the chaos in my life which …
The Top Secret Journal of Fiona Claire Hardin by Robin Cruise
The Top Secret Journal of Fiona Claire Hardin by Robin Cruise is a young adult fiction novel about a 10 year old girl name Fiona struggling to deal with the divorce of her parents. The book is poignant and raw with emotion as Fiona details her life in her …
Hot Item by Riley Nash
Someone borrowed me a nice quarterback novel love book titled Hot Item. This story tells about Sophie Jordan, a co-owner of a Sports Management Agency called The Hot Zone. This novel marks the end of the series of quarterback novel love stories. However, I did not …
Nodame Cantabile volume 15
In this volume Nodame, Chiaki, Tanya and Kuroki go to the castle where Nodame’s recital will be hold. Although the owner of the castle seems to be a Mozart maniac, Nodame’s recital ends up being a success.
I think this volume is one of the funniest that I have read …
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson was truly fantastic. The book intertwines the tale of the1893 World?s Fair in Chicago with a cunning serial killer H. H. Holmes. Both stories were awesome, but the story of Holmes was riveting, this guy was so calculating …
Barnes and Noble
Description-Barnes and Noble is a huge book store that every book lover will enjoy. They stock thousands of books, some music and they offer a number of different services to make the store one of the best books stores in the United States. It is a chain store that …
Raphael Sabatini: Captain Blood
This is absolutely one of my favourite books in the world. I think the first time I read it was when I was 15 years old And I have been reading it a few times a year since that’s. There is something very unusual and captivating about the story …
bookfinder.com
I love surfing in this website so much. It is something like a library of massive titles of books that I love so much. Almost everything and anything is here and this site is something like a book inventory or something. Normally, when I come across …
A Stitch in Time by Allison Bottke
If you enjoy Christian chick lit, engaging, witty, and clean, check out this book, “A Stitch in Time” by Allison Bottke. Dee, the main character, finds all of her life changed. I mean, ALL of it. She converts to Christianity; she undergoes a weight loss surgery and loses 150 …
Remember Me? by Sophie Kinesella
I have long been a fan of author Sophie Kinesella, ever since I stumbled upon her first US book Confessions of a Shopaholic. I’ve followed her books carefully, grabbing each one as soon as it was released. Some of her books have only been so-so, but I had high …
Success in Chemistry by John Bandtock and Paul Hanson
As I mentioned in a previous review, in high school one of my subjects was Chemistry, but unfortunately I found that I was not understanding some of the themes and concepts being taught. I also did not have very good Chemistry teachers to make things worse, so I realised …
Victor Hugo’s Notre Dame de Paris
Also known as ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’, ‘Notre Dame de Paris’ is one of the saddest books I’ve ever read. The dark and gloomy atmosphere is overwhelming all throughout the novel and the tragic fate of the protagonists left me with a feeling of almost physical discomfort.
I could …
Island of the Aunts by Eva Ibbotson
This book is by the author of Which Witch, and is a very entertaining children’s book. The ideas behind the book are fanciful and fun, and it is rather amusing to see the way the “Aunts” choose to find children to inherit the responsibility of their island.
This book can …
Oyayubhime Infinty volume 1
Oyayubhime Infinity is a charming manga by Toru Fujieda which DC Comics is now putting out, translated into english, in North America. The story involves a young up-and-coming japanese idol, Maya, who’s public identity which she creates for herself is radically different from who she really is. The bulk …
User’s Guide to Eye Health Supplements
I do really appreciate the book USER’S GUIDE TO EYE HEALTH SUPPLEMENTS written by Bill Sardi and published by the BASIC HEALTH PUBLICATIONS. I find the book higly informative and could really be a great help to many people. The book contains information on the various vitamins and …
Source of Magic by Piers Anthony
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 …
Young Bucks How to Raise A Future Millionaire (Book)
I got this book hoping that we would find more ideas for our grandkids to earn more of their own spending money. We have found the lack of an index page or even a good table of contents page to be totally problematic. The ideas for what the kids …
The Dragon Reborn
The Wheel of Time series enthralls readers, and Robert Jordan never fails to weave a masterfully crafted web of entrigue and energy. The Dragon Reborn is the culmination of the first two books of the series, coming together in an explosion of realization and the story’s evolution.
If by now …
The Art of Reading (Audiobook)
I have listened to a number of the Great Courses on Tape from the Teaching Company. I have found that many of them are convoluted and hard to follow, especially for beginners, which a lot of the listeners of these courses is liable to be. The Art of Reading …
Supergirl 39
Superwoman and Reactron face off. It seems like Superwoman’s endgame is to protect the woman, only it’s revealed that her goal is to kill her, so Superwoman grabs Reactron and blows up the apartment. Honestly, she can’t stay loyal to anybody.
Supergirl talks to her mother via a …
Stupid White Men By Michael Moore
As for the book being chosen because it is the president, however it starts from the foolish person from Texas which can between fraud and the ham where life of the American differs going back. Moore takes excavation at everything which made national America. However with the nation where the …
Dark Sky novel by Carla Neggers
Carla Neggers is a well known and popular author of romantic suspense novels. In Dark Sky she combines action, drama, suspense and romance to create an interesting plot. Deputy US Marshal Juliet Longstreet returns to her apartment to find her doorman dead, the victim of a …
Anonymous Rex by Eric Garcia
Anonymous Rex by Eric Garcia is without doubt one of the most original books I read in a long time. I admit I had my doubts when I first picked it up as it sounded a bit odd, but to my delight it was very interesting indeed. This book …
Life And Times Of Michael K By J M Coetzee
Michael K, is a 30 years something of harelip of the intelligence which makes short as a landscape gardener, around that daily life walking. He does not expect many from life or society and, does not understand the very basic thing of life. However, that center free life …
Franklin Covey Personal Organizer
With everything leaning heavily towards digitalized formats these days, the safety of having a crash-proof, hack-proof mechanism through which to organize one’s life, lies within the pages of my Frankiln Covey personal organizer diary that I have come to make an integral part of my life annually.
My very first …
The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory
Synopsis
Betrothed at the tender age of three years to Prince Arthur, the son and heir of Henry VII of England, Katherine of Aragon is raised to be Princess of Wales. She grows up knowing and believing that it is her destiny to rule that far-off, wet and cold land.
Her …
Compact Oxford Thesaurus book
This Thesaurus has become a permanent fixture on my desk. Having a Thesaurus in addition to a dictionary is very practical as it allows me to write better while searching for words which I don’t want to repeat but has the same meaning. It is a hard bound book …
Mercy by Julie Garwood
Mercy is by Julie Garwood. I’ve read other of her works and enjoyed them all. They are lighthearted tales of life and love.
Mercy is about Theo Buchanan who works for the justice department. While in New Orleans to give a speech in recognition of an award from capturing some …
Battle for the Abyss
I have a rule when it comes to books and movies. If I can’t remember the main characters name after the first few scenes or chapters then it’s going to be terrible.
This is the case with the latest book in the Horus Heresy series from sci fi and fantasy …
Torchwood novel: Almost Perfect by James Goss
In classic Torchwood tradition, the story begins with a bang and just grows from there. Ianto Jones, intent on helping to solve an on-going mystery, finds himself transformed into a woman…a perfect vision of a woman… and the fun just keeps on coming as he…she learns to deal with …
No Humans Involved by Kelley Armstrong
No Humans Involved is the seventh book in the Women of the Otherworld series by Kelley Armstrong. This is the first book that revolves around Jaime Vegas, a TV psychic and a real necromancer. She has inherited the ability to see ghosts ad raise the dead from …
“The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner” by Stephanie Meyer
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 …
Aldous Huxley: Brave New World novel
This is a short fictional novel that is, although it has a futuristic scientific thematics, an easy afternoon read. Beware there might be a few spoilers in this review (not many though).
The novel takes us to the future introducing us with a new order of society, well not exactly …
Thus Spake Zarathustra
Thus Spoke Zarathustra (sometimes translated to Thus Spake Zarathustra), subtitled A Book For All And None is written by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzche, composed in four parts between 1883 and 1885. Much of the work deals with ideas such as the “eternal recurrence of the same”, the parable on …
Lion Learn to Knit Kit 2
Because I love sewing, I thought it would be both a perfect opportunity and beneficial to my sewing skills if I learned how to knit; therefore, I went to Joann.com and purchased a knitting kit by Lion Brand.
Even though the knitting kit came a week later, it felt like …
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Power Hungry
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Power Hungry would be a rather bland novel had it not been for the inclusion of the Ferengi - Ferengi that just happen to be far more powerful and menacing then later portrayed in Star Trek! These Ferengi are very much a threat …
The Bungalow Mystery
This book is another Nancy Drew Book, the 3rd in the series. In this book, Nancy and her friend are having trouble on the water when they are rescued by a girl.
This girl is the center of the current mystery. She has been orphaned and her new guardians are …
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