Books Reviews
The No Cry Sleep Solution by Elizabeth Pantley
The No Cry Sleep Solution, written by Elizabeth Pantley is a good light blueish nice cover book that is good for expectant mothers to read and those who already have children. It is also useful for all women out there to read, pregnant or not.
The effective ways in …
In My Wildest Dreams by Christina Dodd
In My Wildest Dreams is a wonderful combination of humor and romance set in England in the 1840’s. This novel introduces us to Celeste daughter of the Throckmorton gardener and hopelessly in love with the younger Throckmorton son. Celeste leaves the estate at seventeen to attend the …
“Misery” by Stephen King
Paul Sheldon is a writer who has established his name by writing popular novels about the adventures of a 19th century woman named Misery Chastain. The Misery series has thousands of readers and brings a lot of money, but Paul hates it and he hates the heroine who is, …
Wendel’s Bookstore and Cafe Fort Langley BC
Recently, I was in Fort Langley, BC, shopping for antiques and generally just walking around the historic town and relaxing. We had worked up an appetite, and while we were looking around for somewhere to have a bowl of soup for lunch, a cute little café on the corner …
Educating Esme by Esme Raji Codell
This is a diary of Esme Raji Codell’s first year of teaching. In the book, she’s a brash, creative, outspoken woman in her early 20’s, who is hired to teach fifth grade in Chicago. In the book she deals with an unsympathetic principal, kids with poor reading …
The Book Scruples 2 by Judith Kranz
Scruples Two is the second book in the Scruples Trilogy. In this book we are introduced to several more integral characters. Of course, the famous characters from the first book still remain. Billie Ikehorn, the fabulously thin and wealthy woman is still a great …
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 …
Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver, 2012 Book (Delirium #2)
I don’t generally enjoy young adult books, but I did like the first book of the Delirium trilogy. The characters weren’t incredible, but I liked how unique and different the concept was, and the plot was quite good as well.
One major improvement from the first book is Lena. She …
Out of This Furnace by Thomas Bell
Out of This Furnace by Thomas Bell is a historical fiction book about immigrants working in the United States in the late 1800s to early 1900s. It is written by a historian and is supposed to be very true to what actually happened to immigrants during that time. …
Identity Crisis by Brad Meltzer
This was the story that made me love reading comic books again. First of all, it was a super hero story, but it was also a mystery novel. I don’t usually enjoy mystery stories. Most of the time I have the answer figured out before the …
Enchanted, Inc by Shana Swendson book
Enchanted, Inc. provides a very interesting story. This book tells the story of Katie, a naive girl who came from Texas and then decided to go to New York together with her friends. She worked at a company in marketing, under the leadership of Mimi, a leader who has …
Broken Flower by V.C. Andrews
This is the first novel by V.C. Andrews that I read and it was truly superb. The suspense in the story was so good that I actually read the entire book, all 423 pages, in a single afternoon. While I have read many great books in the past few …
A Killer’s Kiss by William Lashner - Book
There’s a bookcase in my apartment that is sadly not visited all that often. I don’t know about you, but most of the books I’ve thought of as page turners didn’t really involve any page turning, just screens from various reading devices. A Killer’s Kiss is special to me …
Forgotten Marriage by Paula Roe
Forgotten Marriage is a nice book about this billionaire called Finn Sorensen, whom had lost his memory due to a freak accident. Ironically, he totally forgot about this marriage to his wife and his wife in general.
But then, her conniving wife is also not a great …
Meeting Melanie by Nancy Garden
This is a book for the pre-teen set. Allie Ward is a 12 year old girl who lives on Seal Island in Maine. Her world has been turned upside-down by the changes in her family. Her Dad is a lobsterman, but has been off …
The Billion Dollar Sure Thing by Paul Erdman
“The Billion Dollar Sure Thing” is probably the best of Paul Erdman\’s early books. Published in 1973, the book deals with desire of the money to devalue the US dollar in relation to both foreign currencies and against gold. For those of us who don’t know a lot about …
A Child Called It
The book which is titled “A Boy Called It” is a book that tells the true story of a young boy that experiences abuse and neglect at the hands of his parents. The boy is treated well when he is younger but eventually his mother starts treating him badly …
Lucent’s General Knowledge Book for Competition
General Studies (GS) is an integral part of majority of competitive examinations in India which are organized for government jobs. Indian Economy, Indian History, Current Affairs, Indian Polity, Geography, General Science and Current Affairs are part of GS. Hence it is quite bulky. I have appeared in many competitive …
Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health
I have to admit that I am currently reviewing a book that I did not finish. I tried to. Really, I did. But I couldn’t.
I’m an open-minded fellow. While I think that Scientology is a brainwashing cult (The whole Tom Cruise/Katie Holmes fiasco is an …
Fateful by Claudia Gray book
Fateful follows a maid named Tess Davies who is a passenger on the Titanic. She works for the nasty Lady Regina, who is a first class passenger aboard the Titanic. Desperate to escape her life as a maid, Tess plans to run away when the Titanic arrives in New …
The power of self-coaching book
‘The power of self-coaching’ is a book written by Joseph J. Luciani. In this book, Joseph speaks about the depressions and anxieties of people and gives the remedies or solutions to these problems. Some of this book is rather difficult to understand, but overall, this book is a very …
Triple Your Reading Speed by Wade E. Cutler
Triple Your Reading Speed, By Wade Cutler,is a book that shows you how to read faster. It contains useful eye exercises to expand your vision and increase your reading speed.It also contains many drills for practicing block reading. It includes many comprehension passages followed by multiple choice questions that …
Superstitious by R.L. Stine
Superstitious is by R.L. Stine. This book is in the horror/supernatural genre. I had never read any of R.L. Stine’s work before so didn’t know what to expect. I liked the way the book was written even if horror isn’t one of my favorite story types.
The book is about …
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet
Since this is by far the best book that I have ever read, I don’t really know if I should give it at ten or a one. I say that only because I love reading and it is so hard to find a book that can even compare to …
Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds
This book is the beginning of a four part series. Not a general sci-fi book, this book falls under the category of space opera. This means that there are many characters and intertwined story lines with the setting and timeline being very large scale. This book …
The Cold Moons by Aeron Clement book
I am often quite partial to books about anthropomorphic animals, which is to say those which have at least some human characteristics, such as speech or reasoning, or even wearing clothes. So when I found Aeron Clement’s 1987 novel about the lives of a group of badgers, “The Cold …
Auralia’s Colors by Jeffrey Overstreet book
I found this book with the regular fiction but it is really a wonderful fantasy novel. The world within these 333 pages is well realized and thought out —“ a completely original world that I enjoyed visiting. It seemed very real while I was reading it and I admit …
Silver Falls by Anne Stuart book
This was one of the best books I have read in a long time. It almost makes you not want to trust anyone you meet especially if they seem really nice and helpful.
This book takes place in Silver Falls, Washington where it seems to never stop raining. …
Crónica de una muerte anunciada by Gabriel GarcÃÂa Márquez
“Crónica de una muerte anunciada” can be translated to English to be “Chronicles of a Death Foretold”. It was a fictional novel written by the Columbian author Gabriel GarcÃÂa Márquez on the “honor code” which existed and possibly still exists in some Spanish speaking societies. Before reading the book …
Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness
According to Barry Hannah, Heart of Darkness involves Modernist themes which was typical for Conrad’s writing style. The characters in Modernist stories are so “shocked” that they are paralyzed from being able to describe the “grief” of modern realities.
I agree with this idea. In many ways, Heart of Darkness …
Myth-Nomers and Im-Pervections by Robert Asprin
I have recently turned into a big fan of the Myth series by Robert Asprin. Before a few months ago I had never even read one of the books, now I can’t get enough of them. Recently I got my hands on a copy of this little …
Divine by Karen Kingsbury
As one of my all-time favorite authors, Karen Kingsbury has done it again.
‘Divine’ is a book of fiction whose main character, Mary Madison, is loosely made out to be a modern day Mary Magdalene.
Ms Kingsbury brings tears to your eyes as she recounts the years of physical, emotional and …
Fullmetal Alchemist Manga Volume 1 (Graphic Novel)
Fullmetal Alchemist Manga Volume 1 begins with two boys in a desert town at a café listening to a religious broadcast. They learn about a priest named Father Cornelo who came to the town of Liore and tought the people about Letoism, his religion and that he can …
Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell, 2013 Book
I’d already read Fangirl by the same author, so I thought I may as well try out another one of Rainbow Rowell’s novels. I liked the fact that this is one single novel, and not a trilogy I’d have to struggle through. The blurb wasn’t too exciting, but I …
The Eye of the World
The Wheel of Time is an immersive series of novels. Robert Jordan’s masterpiece begins, obviously, with the first volume, The Eye of the World. Full of mystery and intrigue, the characters find themselves being driven headlong into a world full of conflict and strife. The introspective way in which …
Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search
Instead of buying the comics individually, I recently bought the complete edition of Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search illustrated by Gurihiru. I’ve been a long time fan of the animated television series on Nickelodeon, so I jumped on the chance for more story content. This …
Destiny’s Way - Walter John Williams
In this novel from the Star Wars series The New Yedi Order, the New Republic and their enemies, the Yuuzhan Vong, are at a standstill. Han and Leia’s son Jacen turn up after every one thought him dead while his sister Jaina continues going on suicide missions against the …
The Stolen Germ - Novel by Alisa Wood
The Stolen Germ is novel that write by Alisa Wood, its categorized as young adult fiction and bit of thriller, published by Summertime Books.
As the writer Alisa Wood began to write “The stolen games” At the age of 14 for The time he graduated high school was divided into …
Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer book
Breaking Dawn the last installment of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight book series is perhaps the best book in the series. It’s about love, hope and happy endings. It follows a girl who becomes a vampire. This book is written in a fast, but easy to read pace. While it’s a …
The Recipe Writers Handbook by Barbara Gibbs Ostmann Book
The Recipe Writer’s Handbook is hands down the BEST useful information about writing recipes I’ve come across. I’ve read plenty of articles from professional chefs and paid recipe writers, and none of them has broken down the mechanics and pure enjoyment of writing recipes the way Barbara Ostmann has.
When …
Sons of Fortune by Jeffret Archer
This novel is very interesting and smart because the author telling two stories which at the end will be connected because of a criminal case, homicide. The story started from a hospital in Hartford, Connecticut where two women born their babies. But, the twin from Cartwright family has to …
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Jane Eyre is a wonderful book written by the talented author Charlotte Bronte. This book is about a shy, homely looking girl who endures many hardships and heartbreaks throughout her life but seems to overcome each one with a tremendous amount of honesty, courage and hope. This book is …
Babbeltower by A.S. Byatt book
I love books, especially obscure ones. Several years ago I was looking through a book bargain bin and I saw this title “Babbeltower” by A.S. Byatt. I had no clue who A.S. Byatt was or if she knew how to write a good …
Super Mario RPG Game Secrets: Unauthorized by Prima
Super Mario RPG Game Secrets: Unauthorized by Prima is a very disappointing strategy guide. Not only does it fail to entertain, but it also fails to reveal much of the world that is laid out in Super Mario RPG. There is missing information all over the place, not just …
Thief, novel by Tarryn Fisher (Love Me With Lies #3)
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 …
Iowa Family ChildCare Handbook
If you are a child care provider, a great resource book is the Iowa Family Childcare Handbook. Even if you do not reside in Iowa, this is a fantastic book to add to your childcare resource library. The 325 page paperback book is spiral bound and is …
Ugly by Constance Briscoe
Ugly by Constance Briscoe. This is a true story. The books originates from England but I’m seeing more and more copies of it on eBay. I found my copy at an estate sale. I am also reading the 2nd part of this book as I …
Alan Watts - The Book: On The Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are
The Book On The Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are is the first Alan Watts book that I’ve been privileged enough to read and in this book Watts presents some very interesting views. The book is primarily just a philosophical work where Watts presents …
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