Books Reviews
Prior Bad Acts by Tami Hoag
The book Prior Bad Acts is written by Tami Hoag. This is a New York Times bestselling author and this story is actually a thriller that begins with a shocking crime scene.
The initial is there are 2 relentless detectives on a manhunt which ends in a chilling confrontation …
Too good to leave, Too bad to stay by Mira Kirshenbaum
‘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 …
It’s a Kind of Magic by Carole Matthews
Ever heard of the saying, ‘be careful of what you wish for?’ It is happening in this novel, It’s a Kind of Magic by Carole Matthews. I enjoyed reading this novel very much. It is about Emma and Leo, and their almost dying relationship. Leo is …
Ann Eliza Young’s “Wife No. 19″ book
With the recent arrest of Warren Jeffs and the TLC show “Sister Wives” polygamy has gained a forefront in the news. I actually saw this book at my local library a few weeks ago and decided to read it. It was written by Ann Eliza Young and it talks …
World War Hulk, Comic book
This is the very reason I got back into comics. I saw advertisements over the Internet about this series. I wasn’t sure what to expect, I always remembered the Hulk being a super hero. Boy was I in for a treat with this, World War Hulk spanned into a …
C. Arden. Bookseller
Internet search engines are amazing tools for helping find specialist items. We stumbled on this antiquarian bookseller in Hay-On-Wye by `Googling`.
Hay-On-Wye is 2 miles from the A438 which runs between Hereford and Brecon. You can park in the main council car park and the shop is just about 10 …
The New Catacomb
As far as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s short stories are concerned, his story, The New Catacomb, isn’t as scary as I think he intended on it being, but it is a great story to read.
The thing I like about this story is none of it makes any sense until …
Dave Barry’s Greatest Hits book
This is my favorite of Dave Barry’s books. It is screamingly, hilariously funny. It is a nice, thick book with medium sized print, so you are getting a good amount of material in one book. In his typical style, Barry takes his every day life and …
Fallen Eden by Nicole Williams, 2011 Book (Eden #2)
After having read the first book in this trilogy (Eternal Eden), I really wasn’t motivated at all to move onto the second instalment of indecisive annoying Bryn and William the creep. But, since I can’t leave a series like that midway, of course, I did pick up the second …
Strong Medicine by Arthur Hailey
Arthur Hailey’s Strong Medicine is a look by one of the finest authors of our times at the pharmaceutical industry. As is his style, Hailey weaves an engrossing story around the inner goings on of the industry. The protagonist of the book, Celia Jordan, is shown as rising from …
Cranberry Thanksgiving by Wende and Harry Devlin
I borrowed this book called “Cranberry Thanksgiving” from the local library. I got to keep the book as long as I wanted as it is a discarded book that they have at the library for people to borrow as long as they want as the books aren’t in the …
Katie MacAlister’s It’s All Greek To Me book
Okay lets just start this off with: I love Katie MacAlister, I love her work, I love her characters, I simply can not get enough of her books.
Now that all the gushy “I love so-and-so”, which I genuinely do, is over. Lets get down to the what you’re all …
Rolling Away Book
Rolling Away by Lynne Marie Smith
Unlike “Generation Ecstacy,” Smith’s autobiography truly gives one a feel for the subculture that gets caught up in the drug Ecstacy.
Sadly, such a treatise is delivered as we see her pain and alienation and descent into drug problems.
It’s hard to not like Smith. She …
INVISIBLE MONSTERS, a detective novel by CHUCK PALAHNIUK
Who knows Palahniuk? He will understand from the first lines � It will be a crazy story! Of course, it’s a brain-wracking story. It’s beyond reason, but it’s an exciting book in some places. Unpredictable and exciting, with unique undertones.
The author has not strayed from his style. The …
Fablehaven Book Two: Rise of the Evening Star by Brandon Mull
Fablehaven Book 2: Rise of the Evening Star deals with Kendra and Seth’s continuing adventures in the hidden magical refuge of Fablehaven. The cult of the Evening Star is gathering up powerful magical artifacts with Kendra and Seth trying to stop them.
I liked this book a lot, it …
Sunset Embrace by Sandra Brown
This book was the first romance novel that I have ever read, and it really makes me want to read more. I guess I had the wrong idea about what a romance novel would read like. And, in complete truth, I didn’t realize that was what this book was …
Path Of The Outcast, Book By Gav Thorpe
“Path of the Outcast” is the third and final book of the trilogy for the Eldars by Gav Thorpe, an amazing epic and at the same time almost poetic fantasy adventure , situated in a futuristic galaxy of board games Warhammer 40,000 . It appears as an ending to …
Five have a mystery to solve by Enid Blyton
‘Five have a mystery to solve’ is a book written by Enid Blyton and is one of the best books among the famous five adventure series. This book is quite an interesting one, full of mystery and adventure. Mrs Layman comes to tea with Julain, Dick and Anne. Actually, …
The Pelican Brief by John Grisham
The story begins with the murder of two Supreme Court justice, who were philosophically different. Liberal justice was killed in his home and the conservative justice was killed in theater that shows gay films. The killings created chaos in a not less not chaotic political diversity in the story. …
What to Expect When You’re Expecting Book
My mother in law bought me this book when I was expecting our first child, and little did she know it would become the go to book for everything not only in my pregnancy, but my sister in laws! My sister in law found out she was having a …
The Apprentice by L Scooter Libby
Many have made note of the “raunchy” books written by notable republicans and/or conservatives. Examples would include Bill O’Reilly’s book, those who trespass (a book I have read and which really isn’t that raunchy), Lynn Cheney’s Sisters (which includes lesbian love scenes) and now the 1996 book by …
My Secret Life on the McJob - book
I found this book in the business and marketing section of the library, but I actually picked it up because it was interesting, not because I expected to learn anything applicable to my business in it.
My Secret Life on the McJob - Lessons from Behind the Counter Guaranteed …
The Crystal Cavern by Hannah Alexander
I really enjoy reading. Especially at night before bed. I like Christian Fiction the best. I just finished a novel, The Crystal Cavern. It is written by Hannah Alexander. The novel is 364 pages. It went by too quick.
The Crystal Cavern …
Kavithai Alla Vithai
This is a superb book wrote by Poet Ra.Ravi. This book is published by Jeyachitra, North masi Street, Madurai. The authour organized some of his poems, which he delivered in various literary meetings, public meetings, etc. All the poems are about his favourite famous personalities Poets …
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 …
Such a Long Journey By Rohinton Mistry
Some time of your life after the book-reading which comes across to the book to lower the eyebrow simply, ” You think in doubt; Cripes ! Did I how make my week of rear of this one wasteful? ” Or ” Was the point of this story what? ” Or …
Incurable by John Marsden
The literary voice in the book Incurable by John Marsden is truly strong and I could feel goosebumps when reading it.
Story’s main character is Ellie and your heart will really go to her as she struggles certain issues in life and having to deal with so many. As …
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 …
Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld
One of my favorite books of all time is Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld. Amazingly enough, this well-written, entertaining novel was a debut from Curtis Sittenfeld. It can be found in the adult fiction section of the bookstore or some libraries. The story is about a 14 …
Just Who Will You Be? by Maria Sriver
Just Who Will You Be? written by Maria Sriver, simply is a good self-help book or an extremely good motivational book of inspiration for me. The writer, Shriver used to be the newswoman and was a successful one at that but she had to quit after her husband …
Dating For Dummies by Dr. Joy Browne
I used to read this book, called Dating For Dummies, written by Dr. Joy Browne, a radio psychologist, and my dad bought for me last time or about $21.99. This book is effective and it landed me to my current boyfriend of 5 years. I definitely would …
The Other Side of Ethel Mertz: The Life Story of Vivian Vance
“The Other Side of Ethel Mertz: The Life Story of Vivian Vance” by Frank Castelluccio is a book that I enjoyed quite a lot, although I have to say that it does drop the ball at a certain point and never quite recovers. By that, I mean at the …
DK ultimate sticker collection Baby Animals book
My daughter loves books. Especially books about animals. You can’t get much better than a book about baby animals. Once my daughter saw the DK ultimate sticker collection Baby Animals book, she went nuts. We found it at a local store for $2.99. Retail …
Priscilla and the Pink Planet book
My daughter ended up buying a book the other day that I didn’t think much of at first; Priscilla and the Pink Planet. But, after taking the time to read it to her (while feeding my other daughter), I realized it wasn’t too bad of a story.
Basically, the book …
The Game by Neil Strauss
I was referred to this book by a friend as we were having a conversation in a local pub in London.
He said it taught some very interesting things about how men interact with women and what women “want”
My first thoughts…”another one of those?…jeez” It’s not exactly the first book …
F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby, a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald focuses on a man named Jay Gatsby who tries to win back a past lover, Daisy Buchanan. I will admit that on first read, I absolutely hated reading this book and I thought it was …
Love Is a Many Trousered Thing by Louise Rennison
Love Is a Many Trousered Thing by Louise Rennison is sometimes funny, feel good but at most times it feels irritating for me reading it. I was already labeling this book as a feel good story, but it ended up getting me yawning and really bored.
It’s very …
Trans-Siberian Handbook
Bryn Thomas has produced an outstanding guidebook to the Trans-Siberian route, covering Beijing to Saint Petersburg and everything in-between. I loved this book, and found it truly indispensable whilst traveling through China, Mongolia and Russia. I found that it had the most consistently accurate information of any …
Can You Keep a Secret by Sophie Kinsella
I really enjoy reading the book Can You Keep a Secret? This book was written by Sophie Kinsella. It was borrowed to me by my colleague at work, and she says the author was the one who wrote the Shopaholic novels. I do remember those novels …
How to Talk to Anyone by Leil Lowndes
When I was new to my job, I unexpectedly got promoted at once, and I found myself faced with having to talk to a lot of experienced big shots who had already worked in the industry for many years. A week before my first big meeting, I got …
SVU: Elizabeth In Love (Book)
This new SVU book series is apparently all about love, friendship, and freedom, but I think Sweet Valley creator Francine Pascal has gotten things way out of hand. The writer, Laurie John, is also different from the ones like Sweet Valley High and Sweet Valley Teens, and I honestly …
The Ysabel Kid, by JT. Edson
The Ysabel Kid, written by JT. Edson is one of the Floating Outfit books that I like. This book is a western.
In this volume, Dusty Fog must go down into Mexico to convince Bushrod Sheldon to come back to Texas so the US can aid Juarez.
Dusty is my favorite …
The Weight of Heaven: A Novel by Thrity Umrigar
I don’t usually go for books that have racial themes and what not. I don’t like to hear about people being treated unfairly when it happens enough in reality. And I hate it when people use race to justify doing evil things because of whatever their form is justice …
Chemistry for Dummies
Chemistry for Dummies, written by John T. Moore, is a book about beginner/intermediate chemistry. One good thing is that even though it is meant for beginner/intermediate students, it starts with an introduction which explains the basic concepts and leads you into more and more details. It uses everyday examples …
Fading Tracks by Bruce Emmett
Fading Tracks written by Bruce Emmett is a very thrilling book and it is all about mystery revelation at its best. Even if it has a typical teenage style of rendering, the description of events and turn of events make it an edge of seat thriller. Set at a …
Art Greeting Card Book
This book was given to me as a gift and I adore it!
It’s a greeting card organization book with month by month folders with two greeting cards and envelopes in each. There’s also an address and telephone book in here as well.
The book is held closed with an envelope …
Fiction Online Book Club
The Bellingham Public has recently added a new resource and it is fantastic. I am a big reader and am always getting further behind as more books are published and as I discover interesting authors and subjects.
The fiction online book club is a great tool to help me sort …
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