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 …

This book is the sixth book in this kids book series. Jasmine, Barda, and Lief continue to search for the missing gems of the Belt of Deltora, and this time, the evil monster guarding the gem they are seeking is the creepy and slimy Glus.
The three come across the …

This is the second book in the “Pretty Little Liars” series by Sara Shepard. I really loved the first book and while this one was not as exciting, it was still very good. The mystery from the first book continues here and I was still trying to guess who …

This book is a sequel to the children’s book, the Frog Princess. In this book, the Princess Emma is now the Green Witch, and must find a way to remove or cure the family curse before she turns 16 and becomes susceptible to it, for her aunt has fallen …

Simply put, this is not a great work of fiction. It’s meant to be a filler book and that is what it is. We want to laugh and be entertained and that is what it does. You shouldn’t expect to have an enlightening experience with this. The Plum books …

The Top 10 of Everything 2007 is written by Russell Ash, and my family has this really big book. In fact, I have other versions as well, ranging from different year at home.
There are basically thousands of questions in this book that you will feel truly honored to …

Bluffer’s Guide is a series of humorous books teaching people how to bluff about different topics. As I love playing pranks and getting my fortune told, my friend thought that it was a good idea to give me The Bluffer’s Guide to Astrology & Fortune Telling by Alexander …

I do not know much about Southern Living the magazine; however, I do know a lot about Southern Living and I was definitely interested when I read the title of the book which is based on Southern desserts. Southern cookbooks are ubiquitous, but only a handful of them actually …

The World is Moving Because of Love is the first chapter of the manga, The World God Only Knows; written and illustrated by Tamiki Wakaki. The manga chapter starts out with Dokurou Skull talking to someone about the capture percentage of runaway spirits. Elsee comes late and gets scolded …

Its been a long time since I’ve sat down and read a good book in less than a month without wanting to put it down for some good video game playing or two. Dark Warrior Rising by Ed Greenwood is one of the best Fantasy novels I’ve read …

The Wasp Factory is a, well, I guess a horror novel? by Iain Banks. I’ve read some of his science fiction, and this is the first of his other novels that I’ve tried.
I found this book disturbingly graphic in its descriptiveness. I can understand the fascination with death …

“The Tombs of Anak,” Book 3 of Frank Peretti’s Cooper Kids Adventure series for children, takes us on yet another adventure with Dr. Jake, Lila, and Jay Cooper, a Christian family-team of archeologists traveling all over the world and taking most interesting and dangerous assignments. In Book 3, the …

The Reader by Bernard Schlink in such a darn good novel I couldn�t put it down. I devoured the entire 218 pages in one sitting. It was that good. It is about a 15 year old young man, named Michael, who gets sick on his way …

Well, I’m addicted to makeup, the new brands, the gloss, shadows and eyelashes mascaras !!!!!
From this hobby my family and friends get benefited when they have a special event like a wedding, special dinner, etc., and so they all come to me and I, within my limitations of amateur-daily-and-happy-practitioner,never …

The concept of “The World from Brown’s Lounge” is very interesting. Unfortunately the performance of the book does not live up to the premise. In 1972 Michael Bell was a doctoral candidate at the University of Pennsylvania. He planned on writing his dissertation based on fieldwork in Brown’s Lounge, …

I often stumble on the books section at nytimes.com every weekend. Featured in the —˜books of the times’ lately was Gypsy Boy, a memoir written by Mikey Walsh. I was sold when the writer quoted gypsy boy asking, “Oh my God, have you met Madonna?” The …

Oliver North’s second volume in the War Stories Book series that accompanies his TV show of the same name, dubbed “Heroism in the Pacific,” is a five star masterpiece!
Even if you don’t like North’s politics, you will have to acknowledge that this book is a great comprehensive overview of …

I picked this book up, and for some reason I expected something like the jane Austen Book Club novel, I’m not sure why. At any rate, Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs was one of those books I started expecting a warm, cozy read.
It might just be me, …

This novel was a fantastic read that I couldn’t put down. May is a curvaceous gallery owner in a small town. Jude is an ex-movie star and prize fighter. Together they create an unlikely pair but quickly you are rooting for them in the novel.
May’s family has issues, her …

The Number Power Series math books are among the best I have ever used for teaching developmental mathematics. The books are produced by Contemporary; a Chicago based educational book publishing company. The series is numbered one through seven and covers mathematics from the most basic operations to Algebra …

Harry Potter was not bad. It was pretty good. I’m halfway through the series. The descriptions are fantastic, J.K.Rowling has every detail down to a T. The books keep you reading and reading and are addictive. I think they are great if they get people to read that don’t …

I used this text book when I was in grade three in prep school, and it helped me several times to do a few assignments and projects I got when I was younger. Although I’m not sure if they still use these Carlong Primary Social Studies Books, I know …

This book, written by John Grisham, is a compelling story about three disgraced judges sentenced to serve their punishment in a federal prison, and unwittingly run a scam from inside a prison. The blurb does not really give you a hint as to the entire story, leaving out the …

Coordinating travel schedules is one of the hardest things to do. The degree of difficulty increases exponentially as the number of people traveling together increases. That is why I choose to travel solo whenever I can. I found this book at Fully Booked which has helped me a lot …

The Four Agreements was given to me by a friend; I put off reading it for the longest because it just did not entice me. Then after I heard about 4 more people rave about the book, I gave in. It is a short quick read so most people …

No One But You is a book by Michelle Monkou and I love the cover of this book pretty much. This novel starts out in a college setting and there are two characters in the story; naming Jackson Thomas and Sarafina Lovell. There is something truly charming about …

I have been a Woody Allen fan since I was a little girl and many years ago I bought myself a great book called ‘Woody Allen Beyond Words’ by Robert Benayoun. This is a large hardback book that I enjoy flicking through frequently, with that classic picture of …

The Bishop and the Beggar Girl of St Germain was written by Andrew M Greeley, and published by Tom Doherty Associates in 2002.
This story reminded me of Anne Perry’s A Breach of Promise; where a female had to disguise as a man to fulfill her ambition as an architect. …

This Lullaby is a young adult book by Sarah Dessen. I think Sarah Dessen is an amazing writer for teens because she knows how to speak to them, and her books almost always include a main character who undergoes a big change. The main character in This Lullaby is …

The Diary Of Anne Frank was written by young Anne Frank during World War II and the Jewish Holocaust. Anne Frank and her family were Jewish and all went well until they realized that they must go into hiding or they would be sent to the concentration camps and …

Nowadays people are deeply convinced that they know almost everything about our Earth. The jungle that covers lands around the great Amazon River remains a mystery. The king of the thriller genre James Rollins, author of exciting adventure novels such as “The Blood of Satan” and “The Black Order” …

Um, I don’t know where to start with the review for the third and final book in the series Love Me With Lies. From the moment I finished this book my heart seemed to beat at the speed of light. It’s like I’ve taken a drug or something, this whole …

I am an avid reader and I go through at least 4 books a week. I received this book from my mother-in-law which I thought might be fun to read called Plum Spooky, by Janet Evanovich. I started reading it that day during my painting breaks and finished reading …

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 …

All kids love magic, right? Well this magical adventure is a perfect introduction for all little girls into the world of book series.
Rachel Walker and Kirsty Tate meet on their way to Rainspell Island for holidays and quickly become friends. While searching for the end of a …

I recently joined Oprah’s Book Club because I was starting to run out of books to read. One novel caught my attention, Black & Blue by Anne Quindlen. It depicts the life of Fran, a battered wife who lived in fear everyday. She felt she couldn’t go to the …

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 …

“The Vampire Lestat” was the sequel to the the book “Interview with the Vampire” where the vampire Lestat is awakened from his sleep by an eighties rock band called “Satan’s Night Out”, reads Louis’ novel which has been marketed as fiction, and decides to right any wrong impressions of …

The Lost Boy: A Foster Child Search for Love of a Family by Dave Pelzer. This is the 2nd of the series of books that Dave Pelzer has written. The series chronicles his live as an abused child and how he became involved with the foster …

Allen Synge’s extremely well researched book, “Sins of Omission”, is subtitled “The Story of the Test Selectors 1899 - 1990″, from which you will probably infer (and correctly so) that it is about cricket. In particular, it concentrates on those players who for various reasons - some of them …

It is often said that if one wishes to understand the history of the Jews, one should read the books of Leon Uris. This is amply justified by Exodus, which is probably his best book. Leon Uris constructs a superb story around the events which led to the formation …

“Mr. Icy Cold and Other Stories” is a book of Enid Blyton’s children stories. There are thirteen short stories contained in the entire book, and all of them focus on enchanting plots which appeal to young children’s imaginations. I think it would make for a great Christmas gift for …

To the paternally or maternally minded, the question “Is there any point having children?” must seem ludicrous, not to say unnatural, but there are people who ask this question. To echo Lionel Schriver in We Need To Talk About Kevin, if you’re in your mid thirties, successful, and happily …

This is the lab manual book written by Cheryl Duxbury, the person who happens to be the instructor of the biology labs in University of waterloo. I have never yet to meet her but from what I know, she writes very hard exams. This book is actually called ‘Introduction …

Once again, with her Dragonriders of Pern novel The White Dragon, Anne McCaffrey takes us through a magical, mysterious world of dragons, noble heros, and memorable situations. With every single one of her stories, we remember the time the hero saved the day; the first single, wonderful moment of …

A Date on Cloud Nine written by Jenna McKnight is a good dreamy story that I love because it plays with good, funny fiction. Lily Marquette has a time-line on Earth and it suddenly becomes her time-up when she’s given the no-go for her time on Earth.
She begged the …

I was trying to figure out just how to get a grip on my finances with all the different income streams that many freelancers have and found The Money Book for Freelancers, Part-Timers and the Self-Employed.
This book bills itself as the only personal finance system for people with …

Mr. Maybe is an interesting chicklit about modern women and their choice, which is represented by Libby Mason and her confusion to choose the best man to accompany her for the rest of her life. So, who will she choose? A clumsy millionaire or a Handsome, charming but poor …

In the ruins of the former North America is the country of Panem. Its bright capital is surrounded by twelve districts , each of which provides for any of the needs of the country - one is for fishing , the other for supplying wood. Once there …

The Demon Awakens is the first book in the The Demon Wars “Trilogy” (i put quotations around trilogy because after the three books, there are still other books with the same characters, dealing with the same stuff, but it is different and there is definately an ending in the …