Books Reviews

My Girlhood by Taslima Nasreen

Taslima Nasreen is one of the most controversial writers of recent times she has been recently in India as a refugee as Bangladesh is not
allowing her to stay in her own country because of her controversial writings that are considered as anti Islamic. This book is first …

Sweet Valley High: A Deadly Christmas (Book)

This book is a Sweet Valley High Deception Thriller series and it’s very exciting. It has a very matured side and unlikely of the Wakefield twins to encounter on their everyday lives as it features clumsy yet innocently-in-love Jessica Wakefield falling into the deceptive hands of handsome Jeremy Randall …

In the Hand of the Goddes (book) by Tamora Pierce

This is the sequel to Alanna: The First adventure, which is the first book in the Song of the Lioness quartet. The first one got me hooked, but In the Hand of the Goddess got me addicted! This was a fantastic sequel, one that made me a …

Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Children of Hamlin

Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Children of Hamlin is a dreadfully dull novel that I had difficulty following and finishing. It is a story about revenge and prejudice as well as seeing past one’s enemy and one’s actions to avoid further bloodshed. The story is mainly driven …

Kiss The Girls by James Patterson

Kiss The Girls was the second book in the Alex Cross series written by James Patterson. It was first published 1995 by Warner Books, Inc., and later made into a movie starring Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd.
Two serial killers worked coast-to-coast, preying on beautiful girls and communicating …

Secret societies and their power in the 20th century - Book

In the last few days I read this very interesting book. I don’t think I like conspiracies, but the search for truth, understanding secrets and mysteries have always attracted me. In this sense, I liked the book. Although I still do not know what to think about most of …

Blood Ties: The Turning

This book is the first in a trilogy, and the author is Jennifer Armintrout. I find that this type of novel plot is rare, and I had a good time reading it. I shall label it as a fiction. It tells about a newly-made vampire Dr. …

Dracula (Horror fiction by Bram Stoker)

This was the first English book that I read in my life which was not in my school curriculum. So I thought it should also be the book that I should first review.
As mentioned in the title Dracula is a horror novel by Bram Stoker. What you will find …

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

In The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, you get to read about depression and this topic has been lingering in my mind for days now. The author, Sylvia Plath shared her painful path of depression journey in this book and I really applauded her courage in that sense, for …

Turquoise Girl by Aimee & David Thurlo

“Turquoise Girl” is the thirteenth book in the Ella Clah series written by Aimee & David Thurlo. For those who haven’t read any of the preceding twelve books, Elah Clah is a special investigator for the Navaho Indian Tribe near Shiprock, New Mexico. In “Turquoise Girl” Valerie Tso, a …

Murder is all the Rage book

Jonathan Kellerman 2006 “Rage” (An Alex Delaware novel) London, Penguin Books price £6.99 in the UK.
Rage is a psychological thriller by Jonathan Kellerman. The book is part of the Alex Delaware series which Kellerman began writing about twenty years ago.
I have read all of the books in this series. …

The Kind Diet: A Simple Guide to Feeling Great, Losing Weight, and Saving the Planet by Alicia Silverstone and Neal D. Barnard M.D.

It’s a well known that fact that everyone would be healthier if we switched to a strictly plant based diet. But, its another well known fact that it’s extremely hard to adapt to a life that way. But, despite having that work against me, I’ve started reading different books …

Killer Customers:Tell the Good from the Bad and Crush Your Competitors,by Larry Selden,Geoffrey Colvin

While the idea of categorizing your customers is hardly revolutionary, the authors take it one step further by saying that you would organise your company around your customers. So no more finance, marketing, HR departments, only business units that revolves around customer segments, with the unit managers taking full …

The Step Child by Donna Ford book

Okay so I read the book “The Step Child” by Donna Ford, and i have to say I was a bit dissapointed with the layout of the book. It definitely made it hard to read and it took me longer to finish the book. With that being said, I …

The Alchemyst by Michael Scott

I recently read the book The Alchemist by Michael Scott. Although it was technically meant as a book for older teens, I found it a wonderful “beach read” book as an adult!
This book contains true people from the past, such as Nicholas Flamel …

R.L. Stine: Haunted (Book)

This book was one of my first R.L. Stine books and I had no regrets buying this one. This is one of the few books that R.L. Stine has ever written which quite deviates from the usual weird and creepy novels he writes as this book has some science …

Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard

I think I have underestimated the awesomeness of Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard. I thought it is just another bimbo type of story and I was wrong. This story has contents and a great plot.
It shows how a perfectly made up town and a posh one at …

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 …

Why Men Love Bitches by Sherry Argov

Why men love bitches? At first the title may seem startling, even controversial. Yet if given a closer look, this book can and will change your life. This book allows every girl and women to transform themselves from a doormat to a dreamgirl. Filled with over 100 “Attraction Principles” …

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 …

TheGolem’s eye - Bartimaeus Trilogy book 2 (Book by Jonathan Stroud)

Story summary:
Nathaniel career in government increasing so fast. But the Resistance rebel groups continues to do devastation in London. Nathaniel lives and work were threatened, not only because to the action of Kitty and friends, but also because of the unknown and confusing strength. Nathaniel is forced to do …

Book The Dalai Lama The Universe in a Single Atom

When did life begin? What exactly constitutes life? What is reality? These age-old questions have been pondered and explored probably forever. Many explorations have resulted in useful insights. Galileo, Newton, Einstein and many other have provided us with priceless knowledge of the world we …

Heirs of Ravenscar by Barbara Taylor Bradford

Heirs of Ravenscar by Barbara Taylor Bradford is good. I like the author B.T.B, because she really writes good stories, especially one such as a family empire business. I read this story and already I have the impression and the understanding of how it is crucial to have …

At Risk novel

At Risk by Patricia Cornwell is a forensic crime based novel. It was on the New York Times Bestsellers list. And so I figured it would be a good, entertaining read.
The characters are well-written and dynamic. Each character seems to have their own motivation, and it’s very clear who …

The Hunger Games

I first started the series back in November of 2009. A lot of my friends had read it and after a while, I decided to give it a go. I am very glad that I did.
Spoilers are abound, proceed with caution.
Panem is the name of the country that used …

By the Scruff of the Soul by Dorothy Salisbury Davis: Story

By the Scruff of the Soul appears in the short story collection Sisters in Crime 3. The story is about a love triangle between three residents of a small rural town. The narrator tells the story of two sisters, Clara and Maudie. Maudie, the
older sister, wants Clara to marry …

Loving Libby by Robin Lee Hatcher

Northropp Vanderhoff, a wealthy man, forces his daughter Olivia into a marriage that, he hopes, will increase his fortune even more. He does not seem to care for Olivia’s feelings, at all. Seeing that her father will not change his mind, Olivia runs away. Her aunt Amanda offers her …

The Case of the Horrified Heirs book

The Case of the Horrified Heirs (by Erle Stanley Gardner, 1974)
Legal thrillers are sometimes hard to digest, especially when they engage a lot of legal jargon and gibberish. However Stanley Gardner stories are amazingly comprehensible and greatly enjoyable!
Virginia Baxter encountered a series of puzzling and unfortunate events. …

Sons and Lovers (Book)

Sons And Lovers by D.H Lawrence is considered to be one of the greatest works of twentieth century literature. What is unique about this novel is its profound psychological insides into the complex relationships between sons and mother and between son and other women. I got this novel as …

A Song of Stone by Iain Banks book

I was hugely disappointed when I read this novel. I have read several of Banks’ other works and had been impressed, so I came to this book expecting a good read. Nothing could have been further from the truth.
The plot centres around an aristocratic couple, dispossessed of …

Book: The Demon Apostle

The Demon Apostle is the third book in the Demon Wars Saga Trilogy. I had high hopes for this book but was sorely let down. We again join Pony, Elbryan and the others. However, Pony is not herself. She has been through great tragedy, obviously, and so begins to …

A spell for a Chameleon by Piers Anthony

If you are a fan of Piers Anthony,Lord Of The Rings, Or Fantasy novels. You should look up Piers Anthony and his Xanth series. The series is about a magical land full of Dragons, Heros, Puns, and magic. “A spell for chameleon is about a Young man named Bink …

Claymore Manga

Sometimes I love to read some dark and bloody manga by the way manga is a Japanese comics. I’m thankful to found Claymore, a dark filled manga which is situated in the medieval times where the demons are eating the people and then taking the appearance and personality of …

Deja Dead by Kathy Reichs book

I absolutely loved the television series Bones and I watch it (yes, even re-runs) every time I could. I was happy when I learned that this was based on a best-selling novel by Kathy Reichs. I searched the bookstores diligently, even going over to secondhand bookstores to look for …

Easy Tatting by Rozella F. Linden book

Easy Tatting by Rozella F. Linden is a beginning tatting book. It contains a brief introduction to tatting, a basic supplies list, tatting pattern short-hand abbreviations and basic double stitch tatting instructions. It also includes patterns.
I think this is a nice book for the beginning tatter. The instructions are …

Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris (Novel)

“Five Quarters of the Orange,” though not as well known as some of Joanne Harris’ other novels, is, in my opinion at least, one of her best. It has been a year since I first read this incredible novel, but I still have vivid memories of its finely drawn …

Borders Books Louisville KY

I love the Borders in downtown Louisville at 4th Street Live. Borders is the main retail anchor for the development that was built about 4 years ago, and is my main lunchtime destination for the days I choose to eat a 5-minute lunch and spend the rest of …

Interpreter of Maladise by Jhumpa Lahiri

I knew Jhumpa Lahiri since I watched “NameSake”, her book which is filmed. There are 9 stories in this book with different aspects of India. For me, the great thing about this book is how Jhumpa Lahiri makes a simple situation becomes a wider one. As example, for …

Children with Autism: A Parent’s Guide

When my son was diagnosed with autism, the doctor gave me “Children with Autism: A Parent’s Guide” to help me get a better understanding of what my family would be facing. Right from the beginning, as I was reading the forewords and introductions - written by autistic parents …

Traveling Mercies by Anne Lamott book

I first saw Anne Lamott on a TV talkshow, wiht her dread locks and warm personality, I put this book on that mile long list in my head of books to get and, eventually, read. It was quite some time after, I was getting books to take withme …

The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory

The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory was a real page turner for me.I absolutely loved it.
I was able to read this book before Hollywood came out with their adaptation of the same name.
As is always the case with books that have been turned into movies, there’s only so …

Like Love book

Like Love was written by Ed McBain (published by Pan Books Ltd, 1980)
There is no book like a McBain mystery to spend time with. I don’t think I could ever tire of McBain classics and the characters that he had so deftly created and developed.
What a …

The Girl with Braided Hair by Margaret Coel

“The Girl with Braided Hair,” by Margaret Coel, Berkley Prime Crime, 2007, 293 pp. ISBN-978-0-425-21712-2
“The Girl with Braided Hair” is the thirteenth book in the series featuring Catholic Priest Father John O’Malley and Arapaho lawyer Vickie Holden. The book takes place on and near the Arapaho-Shoshone Wind River Indian …

What to Expect the First Year: Eisenberg, Murkoff & Hathaway

This is a great reference book, but since ’s latest publishing date is copyrighted in 1989 I only use it for informative reference guide. Since so much has changed since 1989, especially our knowledge of babies, how they grow, what and when they learn, influences, and so forth, I …

The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins

This book was just published in September 2006 and is going to be one of the most talked about books of the year. You can pretty much tell what it is about by the title. It will be a hard read for a lot of people because Mr. …

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare book

City of Bones is the first book in the Mortal Instruments series. Clary Fray is fifteen years old and visiting the Pandemonium Club, when she watches three teenagers kill another teenager. The three teenagers had been covered in unusual tattoos and used lethal looking weapons. What is even stranger …

Taran Wanderer by Lloyd Alexander

This kids’ book is the fourth book in a series of five books by Lloyd Alexander. The entire series has the same main character, Taran, the assistant pigkeeper to the enchanter, Dallben.
Set in the imaginary world of Prydain, Taran sets out on a quest to determine his parentage, hopeful …

Where’s My Hero?

Where’s My Hero? is a very delightful book that I love reading because it laces with the theme of romance, which is my real favorite of all time. The authors are bestselling romance Julia Quinn, Kinley MacGregor and also Lisa Kleypas. It is not a novel just …

 
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