I first heard about Neil Gaiman from a friend who absolutely loved the Sandman series. I was exposed to his work when I watched the movie adaptation of Stardust which I really liked. I finally got my hands on a copy of one of Gaiman’s works entitled Smoke and …

This book is Book # 6 in the Series of Unfortunate Events children’s book series, written by Lemony Snicket.
This book picks up where the last left off, with the Baudelaire orphans on a journey to another guardian’s house. After their parents were murdered by a fire, …

“After the Sunset” is one of the first paperback books I’ve bought in a long time. The book contains a total of thirteen short stories written by the popular author Stephen King, who is mostly known for his horror and thriller stories. However, after reading it I realised that …

As soon as I grabbed this book off my cousin’s shelf I knew it would be an awesome experience. I was visiting my cousin who lives in Niagara Falls and I wanted to borrow a book from him so because I had no new books and I wanted something …

The “Tommy Knockers” feels different from many of the other works of King, and it well should. This is my least favorite novel in his long collection of work. I went into it expecting a horror novel and found myself reading a book that doesn’t fully understand the intricacies …

Love, Rose, previously known as Where Rainbows End, to me was life in 300 pages. After reading it I couldn’t stop thinking about it for a long time, it’s been a while since a book has left me with so many mixed feelings, but Cecelia Ahern has accomplished that …

I love the quiet, peaceful atmostphere that Barnes and Noble offers. It reminds me of a library in that it is a nice, quiet place to read where people actually respect the fact that there are people around them trying to learn. They have usually got a Starbucks built …

The old man and the sea, A magnificent short story by Earnest Hemingway. Earnest Hemingway has his own style of writing and I must say he one of the best writers in English literature. My third language while graduating was alternative English and we had to study this book …

The Witcher saga consists of two short story collections and five novels, each dealing with tales of the witcher Geralt of Rivia and his companions. The Witchers, in Sapkowski’s written world, are genetically enhanced monster slayers who are hired for money to kill the beasts that horrify the peaceful …

The book, He’s Just Not That Into You, is perfect for women out there who are still seeking answers on whether the men they are pursuing are really interested in them, or not. This book really teaches me lots of things that I should know already about men.
The …

I’ve been trying to read a few different authors, so I picked up A Tasty Way to Die by Janet Lawrence. I figured I’d enjoy it because a good murder mystery is always a nice cosy read. It’s a bit of an older book - none of the characters …

This is the second Savannah Reid mystery that I read recently and I admit it rubbed me the wrong way. The plot involves a murder at a spa that makes people skinny through surgery. You know, liposuction, etc. The spa also does make-over’s for fat people, to make them …

I think Reader’s Digest will have no substitute - ever. The contents are so informative that even a kid can learn from it. They have different categories such as a love column (Ask Aunty), laughter columns, medical and health updates, business news, and of course, food! Personal stories from …

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Doomsday World is a novel that I did not like all that much. The reason that I did not enjoy reading it is because the novel seems fragmented to me. By that, I mean it does not flow well. In novels, it is …

Pour Your Heart Into It by Howard Schultz and Dori Jones Yang, Hyperion, New York, 1997, 351 pages.
This is a biography of Schultz, the founder of Starbucks, and the Starbucks Coffee Company itself. If you want to know how Starbucks invaded every known street corner in almost every …

I’ve been a big fan of Nevada Barr’s for years. I’ve read all of her books and have enjoyed them very much. Nevada Barr’s man character is Anna Pigeon a forest ranger for the National Park Service. In the books, Anna moves throughout the United States working in different …

This is a cute novel for children. Kids now might find it a bit slow moving, as their aren’t really any bad guys, although the Bobsey twins do have to solve the mystery of a missing sailboat and deal with a boy who bullies the younger set of twins.
The …

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 …

This is the latest fiction I’ve read, by Michael Chabon. It’s a few years old and it won the Pulitzer prize, so you probably don’t need me to tell you it’s probably going to be good. However, I will tell you that it is good; not great, …

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 …

Meg Cabot’s first book in the trilogy, Airhead, is in fact titled Airhead. Airhead is one of the most gripping, interesting, and plainly, odd books I’ve ever read. I loved it. It starts off with a teen girl who’s well, a nerd. Emerson Watts doesn’t like fashion and teen …

I picked up this children’s novel, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, the other day because one of the kids I work for was reading it. I hadn’t read it since I was young and really did enjoy rereading it. I would say that it is best …

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is an excellent book which is a very worthy successor to the orginal book in the harry potter series, Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone. I loved this book and found it very comforting somehow, a very gentle and fun fantasy to …

I have to admit that until couple of days ago I had never really considered Pilates as an exercise for men. To me the term Pilates conjured up images of Woman in the gym following the latest exercise fad. How wrong I was.
After reading about Pilates online …

The School for Heiresses Beware a Scot’s Revenge is a book of ironic love. A Scottish Scourge naming, Sir Lachlan Ross, wanted revenge on Lady Venetia Campbell’s father.
He then kidnapped her at pistol point. She learnt that he is not just her father’s sworn enemy, but he …

The Goosebumps series, published under the name R.L. Stine, which I think is a pseudonym and there are actually multiple authors considering how many books there are and how long they have been being published for, is a bit formulaic but it’s still a good read for kids who …

The Da Vinci Code is a good read to be safely enjoyed as a sort of intellectual roller coaster pretty well programmed.
One of those historical who-dun-its or hybrid literatures looming out of misty and unlikely clues, this story, as superbly demonstrated by ‘Jurassic Park’, has successfully drawn a flimsy …

There are not many books written purely on campus life, which too lives on a highly accredited technical institute like IIT. Five Point Someone does just that. That too in a very humorous attention catching way that I could not keep the book down once started. I completed reading …

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 …

The English Bookstore in the heart of the tourist district in Quito is more than a place to buy and sell travel guides. It is a valuable resource for travelers and residents. The owner knows guides, local business owners, volunteers, and tour operators. When visiting the …

In this modern age and time, besides the internet, if you are really a die hard fan of a celebrity or just feel the need to write to your favorite celeb, then getting this The Celebrity Black Book 2008: Over 55,000 Accurate Celebrity Addresses for Fans, Businesses and Nonprofits by …

Following the 1967 Detroit riots the Motor City had become known as “Murder City.” In reaction the police had developed an undercover police unit known as “STRESS” (Stop the Robberies, Enjoy Safe Streets). STESS was an elite unit determined to get results.
Kubicek, an off-duty policeman, working security against …

I finished reading a novel called “Close to the Bone” which was written by David Wiltse.
In “Close to the Bone” a trouble shooter named Becker matches wits with an assassin name of Bahoud. Becker feels that he may be just as bad as the killers he stalks, during …

Being a person who lives for the Christmas holidays, I have collected several holiday cookbooks and The Christmas Cookie Book is one of my favorites. It is a small book, physically, but contains many of the cookie recipes that I use every year for my Christmas cookie trays. …

Watermelon by Marian Keyes is a superb read. But I wouldn’t think that it is very suitable for guys though.
The story is about Claire, whose philandering husband is seeing someone more skinnier and supposedly more gorgeous in his eyes. And kept his firm butt off Claire …

I’ve wanted to read this book since it was published on august of last year, but for some reason I didn’t read it until now. Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover was a book that even though I liked it, I didn’t love it, to be completely honest.
This book …

Vision in White is a new release by Nora Roberts - the first book in the Bride’s Quartet.
Roberts’ recent series were mostly trilogies and all related to the supernatural or involving some kind of danger element. This quartet comes as a refreshing change as it focuses on love and …

Usually, I review books that my daughter brings home from the library. But, last night, she attended a book fair and bought the book Where’s My Mummy.
It’s actually not a bad book.
Basically, you have a baby mummy playing hide and seek with his mom. In the process, he ends …

Pandora’s Box by Elizabeth Gage is one of those glamorous, racy suspense novels that I imagine my mother hiding under her pillow when I was a child because she didn’t want me to get my hands on it. Elizabeth Gage is one of my guilty pleasures. I save …

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 …

I’ve been a fan of Karen Miller’s work since I read Innocent Mage and Awakened Mage. When I heard that she had a new book out under the pen name K.E. Mills, I was ecstatic.
The Accidental Sorcerer is the first book in Miller’s new Rogue Agent trilogy. …

I have read the book —˜The clue of the leaning chimney’ written by Carolyn Keene. It is one among the Nancy Drew series. I found this book quite interesting to read. It is a good book. The story line is interesting and mysterious. I enjoyed this book very …

Borders book strore at Orchard road is great with plenty of books, music cd’s, calenders, greeting cards and other stationary gift items. Really huge store with plenty of books.
Range of books: Books in borders are on variety of topics from books for children to …

Mr. Jones is a mean drunk, who is abusive to his animals on Manor Farm. During one of Mr Jones’ alcohol driven blackouts, an older and wise pig by the name of Major, gathers all the farm animals in the barn to discuss their mistreatment at the hands of …

This is one of those little-known books that is actually very good. I bought it because it sounded unique and interesting, and I was very pleased with how it turned out. It is strange to me that I had never heard about it from anyone else, and …

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is of course a great book. It is much longer than the others as it contains a great deal of information and this book is also much darker, not in a scary way though. Harry, having recently seen voldemort come back …

I absolutely loved this book by Philip Yancey. This book is one of many that he has written that focuses on Christianity. I don’t like to read a lot of Christian books besides the Bible but I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who loves Christianity. When I …

Okay, now I’m really annoyed at Orson Scott Card.
Orson Scott Card is an extremely well-known and *good* science fiction writer. He did not write this book.
Invasive Procedures is a novel based on a screenplay by Aaron Johnston which was based on a short story that Card wrote in 1977. …

I just finished The King Imperiled by Deborah Chester which continues the story of King Faldain and his family. As usual, it was strongly written and quite enjoyable. However, be warned, the publisher may or may not continue to publish any more stories about King Faldain. Chester has stated …

Levitt is an economist at University of Chicago. Dubner is a journalist from New York Times. Together they produced this maverick work. According to Levitt, Economics is a science with excellent tools for gaining answers but a serious shortage of interesting questions.
Levitt raises some interesting questions like why …