I have come a long way in the last year, and it is thanks in no small part to a number of great books I have read, books which I have held sometimes as if I were holding the author’s hand and listening to their kind words of wisdom. …

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 …

Pets Pray for Truth is a story by Elnora Watters. The story is about Bobby and Mike, their dogs, and their lies. Bobby and Mike walked their dogs at the park but Bobby asked Mike to play on the swings. The two tied their dogs on the bench while …

“The Terror” by Guy de Maupassant is a story about a man who is getting married because he’s afraid to be alone.
First, the story begins with a man who talking about is upcoming nuptials to a woman he barely knows. The guy (nameless) has only met his future wife …

This is the first of the seven books that highly captivated my attention. I never imagine I would enjoy the books so much.
Although it is said to be children book, it had me enchanted. This first book was lent to me by my nephew who was only about …

With everyone on a budget these days, day trips have become popular, and Colleen Anderson must have been ahead of the curve when she wrote this book. Although it came out in 1998, it still offers great planning tips for having a fun trip in West Virginia that is …

This is the second book that I read by Ann Rinaldi and this author is quickly becoming one of my favorites. The story was both captivating and realistic, the past coming to life before my very eyes thanks to the talented writing skills of the author. The story centers …

I’m actually surprised that I had never read this book before today. My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult is a smooth book to read. The storyline was emotionally difficult to read, as it felt like there was definitely no right answer and no way for the story to end …

What differ Toga Mas from other bookstores in my town is that it offers discount for all books it sells. Toga Mas named itself Discount Bookstore, and that is the proper name for it. The discount rate are vary from 15% to 30%, depending on the type of books …

This book as the first part of the Force Heretic trilogy, a part of the Star Wars “The New Yedi Order” series. There’s three parallel stories in this book, one in which Han and Leia with help from various people are trying to find out how the worlds cut …

What a beautiful, painfully honest and revealing memoir this is, by Judy Garland’s younger daughter and Liza Minnelli’s half sister, Lorna Luft. This is a fantastic read and it provides a fascinating glimpse into the lives of two superstars and the addiction that tore them apart, as well …

Masterharper of Pern is science fiction, fantasy novel in the Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey. This time around this novel is about Robinton, who has the destiny to become one of the legendary Harpers on the planet of Pern. The novel starts at the birth of this …

Lee Strobel has become a fairly popular author among Christians, based primarily upon this book, an account of his investigations into the story of Jesus and the Bible. The idea is he is a journalist investigating the evidence for Christ.
For someone unfamiliar with Christian apologetics or scholarship around …

Being a law student is no easy task. You get a few books for each subject, and each book is as thick as a dictionary. You wonder how long it’ll take to read them all, and once you started reading them, you realize they are so hard to understand …

Like many toddlers, my three year old daughter tends to like some types of food and avoids some and I always try to explain to her how important it is to eat different types of food to be full of energy, to grow, and for goodI health.
But at this …

Frederick Forsyth’s The Fist Of God is a story woven around the Iraqi invasion and occupation of Kuwait, and it’s eventual liberation by the Coalition forces, led by the United States. A British Major from the SAS is called in to run a super secret agent in Baghdad by …

Recently I’ve gotten into the habit of re-reading my old John Saul books. Most of them I’ve had since high school, but haven’t read in several years and that was the case with Second Child. The book follows Melissa and her domineering mother as well as her loving father …

I am a devoted fan of Bernard Cornwell’s historical novels, especially the —˜Sharpe’ series of books. They’re set in the Napoleonic Wars, which is a common periodic for naval exploits for characters like Hornblower and Bolitho, so Sharpe fits in pretty well. I wasn’t quite sure how much a …

For anyone who needs a little nudge to overcome writer’s block or added punch for just the right description, “The Professional Writers’ Phrase Book” by Jean Kent might be just the remedy. This book contains thousands of entries to help writers avoid bland or trite statements.
I have used …

In “Miss Brill” (a short story written by Katherine Mansfield), the main character’s (Miss Brill’s, that is) character is determined by many methods utilized by the author. Most obvious is her round character development. Despite her usual routine on Sundays, the harsh truth about what some people think of …

‘Five get into a fix’ is a book written by Enid Blyton and this is the seventeenth book among the famous five adventure series. Julian, Dick and Anne are ill and therefore, they have not gone to George’s house for the holidays. And now the holidays are almost over …

‘Too good to leave, too bad to stay’ is a book written by Mira Kirshenbaum. This book is about how maintain a successful relationship in married life. The author has explained well about the various problems that occur in a relationship, how the partners quarrel with each other for …

I-SPY London is part of a series of books which can be used to make journeys and trips out more interesting, as in each book, there are hundreds of different locations for you to visit. Once you visit a location, you can put a tick in the tickbox. Once …

Storm is the first book in the Elemental series. Becca Chandler’s life changes the moment she saves a boy in the school car park. That boy happens to be Chris Merrick, who is unlike other boys. Chris has the power to control the element water. Chris’ three brothers are …

The President’s Daughter by Mariah Stewart. This is my first time reading a Mariah Stewart novel. I loved it. It was written in 2002. Since then Mariah has written several top selling novels.
This story was is centered around the Washington DC area, specifically the White …

I have just finished reading this book titled, In the Shadow of Death by Anthony Yeo. This is a really good book on death and in general I gained a bit of insight on another prospective towards death.
When you read this book, try not to look or …

I am not a heretic, though this review might make me sound like one (for some). The Purpose Driven Life is not a bad book, but is titled inaccurately. I picked up a copy at a time when my life was at an all-time …

Australia is an attractive island which is a continent and a country as well. It is located between the south Pacific ocean and the Indian ocean. I have learned various kinds of exciting material from reading Walkabout such as the Aboriginals were one of the oldest tribes of Australia. …

This is one of my favourite books. Actually, I really enjoy this author. I found the pace of the book very fast, and read the entire book in one sitting.
The main characters, Min and Cal, are cute and funny, and I especially liked their best friends, Liza and Tony. …

Boring Postcards sounds like a very dull title for a very dull book. It even looks uninteresting, with a plain grey cover. But in fact, this landscape format hardback book is much more worthwhile than that, and if you are in the right frame of mind for it, it …

I came across Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series several years ago. My first book, “Ten Big Ones”, however, was an audio book read by Lorelei King. Ms. King’s reading made this book come to life. The voices of Stephanie, Lula, Gramma, Ranger and Joe were all …

If you are trying to learn English as a second language or just to refresh your grammar, this is the absolutely best book for it. I have used it in my studies in high school, and now years later I still have it. If find it necessary to refresh …

This book is a classic, and for a good reason. Barbara Smucker’s Underground to Canada is a moving, happy and sad story which shows how hard and unfair slavery is and was.
This book is well written. It flows well, and there are several moments of suspense. It is written …

I bought this book because —“ well, let’s face it, because everyone was raving about it, and I like to read, and I like to read fantasy and YA fantasy. I appreciate a good love story, so it seemed right up my alley. It also seemed attractive …

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 …

How would you feel if you were a normal teenage boy one day, and the next, you were a prince? That’s basically the plot behind Melissa Wyatt’s young adult novel, Raising the Griffin. The Varenhoff family used to be the rulers of a small (fictional) country called …

I See London by Chanel Cleeton it’s a little bit hard to review for me, and that’s because there were moments in this story where I was really enjoying it, others where I thought it was addictive, and others where the leading girl, Maggie, exasperated me with her lack …

Canadian Living’s Best-Quick Suppers, is a great cookbook if you are looking for ideas for quick suppers. The two chapters I used the most so far are ‘Chicken-Yes Please!’ and ‘Pasta to the Rescue’. It is always helpful to get quick, easy and healthful supper ideas. I also tried …

Ariana, a young schoolteacher, is kidnapped by a gang of outlaws. Their leader, known as the Boss, wants to provoke his son Laramie to fight for her. Although Laramie was raised in the gang, he has a soft side to his character, and he hasn’t yet killed a man. …

Mina Harker with his courage had saved her husband, Jonathan Harker, a lawyer who suffer from mental illness after accidentally meeting with Count Dracula and pave the way for the vampire to enter the England. After recovering, Jonathan returned to England and married to Mina. In other places, Count …

The Cold Moon is a chilling thriller with a serial killer on the loose. The killer masterly and brutally murder his victims, and carving a moon-faced clock on his victims. A psycho is on the loose, and the lives of Amelia Sachs and her long time boyfriend, …

Being Nikki is the second book in the Airhead series by Meg Cabot. It doesn’t exactly start where Airhead leaves off, instead, Em is modeling on a cliff. In this book, so many things are revealed about Nikki. She has to balance school, and of course, try and continue …

“A stranger in the mirror” by Sidney Sheldon. This is a novel that revolves around the life of two characters, namely Toby Temple and Jill Castle. Toby is a small-fry wannabee comedian who dreams of making it big by entering into the Hollywood. He struggles a lot early on …

The Villa in Italy by Elizabeth Edmondson is pretty alright, and something of a will story; mysterious part of a will. Can you imagine yourself being called to a will by some mysterious lady whom had died but not knowing why? That’s what this book is all about. …

This is the third in a series. This book covers the END of Dave’s journey through foster care. It then covers his life in the Air force, his marriage, the birth of his son Steven and his struggles as an adult that is overcoming childhood abuse (at …

When I was doing Chemistry in high school, I realised I needed all the help I could get since I could not understand most of the times what was being taught in class. Therefore, although I got extra classes after a while, before that, I also looked for Chemistry …

As for us entirely is not excessively known the Nobel victory poet from Calcutta which. He “never how because it exceeds the framework of standard 7, doing, Gitanjali’. Because it is the circumstance which does not win the prize for Tagore Rabindranath Tagore is known. He being educated by …

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 …

Art objects that have a high historical value, of course capable of compelling any one to possess. Greed and love of many people in the art, which want narrated by Lewis Perdue through his book entitled The Daughter of God. Suspenseful story in Daughter of God, begins when found …

I would recommend the entire Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling to readers who want a good story about friendship, bravery, loyalty, and sacrifice. Each book in the series hooks readers and teaches them qualities of heroes. The third book in the series, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of …