In the book The Ambivalence of Abortion, Linda Bird Francke tells the stories of women who have had abortions, the men who are their partners, and the clinic workers and who deal with abortion on a day to day basis. She gives an inside look at what women go …

About a month ago a teenager submitted a book request at the library I work for. The book, “The Summer I Turned Pretty” by Jenny Han.
I had not heard of this author or title but I accepted the request anyway. I did a small amount of research and …

I like this episode in the Ella Clah series by Aimee and David Thurlo. Since her near death experience in an earlier book, Ella is different. She’s less confident that her FBI training will solve all the crimes she confronts and is more willing to recognize the parts of …

I look for the Handyman magazine to come in the mail each month. I love it! As soon as I get it, I look at it before any other mail. I go right then and look to see what new projects are highlighted for the new month.
My daughter and …

“Everyone Dies” is the eighth book in Michael McGarrity’s Kevin Kerney mystery series. I think it is one of the best so far. In this book Sara, Kerney’s wife is due to give birth at any time and so is with him on maternity leave instead of being on …

I have read the book —˜No orchids for Miss Blandish’ written by James Hadley Chase. This is a crime novel and very interesting to read. The author has written it in a style which is almost captivating. As I was reading the book, I felt as if the crime …

Paris Sweeney’s life began to change the year before; she would answer Jeopardy questions correctly, plants bloomed almost before her eyes, traffics light automatically turn green, and she started to see dead people. Even her talent as an artist began to metamorphose. She begins painting in her …

Written by Eisenberg, Murkoff and Hathaway, this book has been around forever and most pregnant women have at least heard of it, if not read it.
The main thing I like about this book is that each month of pregnancy is described in separate chapters. That way, you don’t …

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 …

Nefertiti by Michelle Moran is a good book, but I would rather take it as a fiction in that sense, because I wonder the truthfulness of it all. However, I respect on account that the story was related by Nefertiti younger sister named Mutnodjmet. So perhaps the story …

In The Book Thief, Death narrates the story of a young German girl, Liesel, and her life in a small German village during the time of WWII and the holocaust. Considered a young adult book, I found this to be one of the best written books I have ever …

Twilight is about an ordinary girl, named Bella, who moves to the small town of Forks. Bella hates Forks because of its cold weather and small population. Then Bella meets the mysterious and attractive Edward Cullen, who hides a dark secret. Bella immediately falls for him and uncovers the …

It’s hard for me to write a review for this story without giving spoilers to those who haven’t read it yet, because that would totally suck, it’s a story that’s very worth reading til the end. But I’ll do my best, at this point I didn’t even know what …

I’ve always wondered how does one write a book, especially a love story where it’s very compelling and in which it is not easy to achieve. But after reading You Can Write a Romance by Rita Clay Estrada, I feel a little bit knowledgeable like delving into the minds …

Disappearing Moon Cafe by Sky Lee is undoubtedly a novel intended for advanced readers. Lee describes the various aspects of Chinese life in Chinatown (during the Gold Mountain Rush in the early 20th century), and the times are portrayed very accurately. I would like to say that I recommend …

Like most people, I have a slight fascination with pirates and, when I came across the 1837 book The Pirates Own Book written by Charles Ellms, I had to give it a read.
Overall, it’s not a bad book. There are quite a few detailed stories about pirates from around …

The Complete Dream Book, 2nd edition: Discover What Your Dreams Reveal about You and Your Life - by Gillian Holloway is a very helpful book to have if you are like me and keep a dream journal and are interested in deciphering parts of your dreams to see if …

This is the third book in this kids series by Emily Rodda. In this book, Lief, Barda, and Jasmine are looking for a gem they think can be found in the City of the Rats. They encouter a group of people who are terrified of Filli, Jasmine’s small furry …

I received two books as a gift from a friend, and one of them was The Undomestic Goddess, by Sophie Kinsella. The book only took me two days to read because I enjoyed it so much, I couldn’t put it down. This book and the other book …

If you need some relief from the nightmare that has been government over the last few years, America the Book is the perfect remedy. I love John Stewart’s “the Daily Show,” but even those who don’t watch it can enjoy his book.
Any one who is somewhat aware of modern …

This book is not a feminist one, but rather it ascertain the rights of women in Wall Street and other lines, or rather, the lack of it. I was surprised to read about the revelations of real life scenarios that portrayed the biased of different situations and the discriminations …

I love reading. I’m not usually stuck to one genre, though I do tend to lean toward the horror, sci-fi and fantasy. I recently, much by chance came across a wonderful little novel called, “Once a Witch”, by Caroline MacCullough. Admittedly, I wasn’t expecting too much from it, as …

“Emily’s Runaway Imagination”, by Beverly Cleary, is about the adventures of Emily Bartlett, a little girl, as she helps her town get its first library. The target audience is probably kids of eight to ten years old, particularly girls. The language is simple to read and it’s …

A coworker and I were chatting not too long ago, and she was talking about an amazing little book she had just finished, Five People You Meet In Heaven. I said that I would have to read it, and she said that she would be happy to pass her …

If you are a fan of serial killer books or thrillers, then this is the best book to read. I have been reading books from various authors of thrilling and true to life books. From James Patterson to the old Stephen King, but this significantly caught my attention as …

Remy is very careful when it comes to relationships, all of that thanks to her mother, who is going to get married for the fifth time, and once again she’s the one in charge of all the planning. That’s how she meets Dexter, a guy that completely turns her …

Kiss and Angel was the first book I read from Susan Elizabeth Phillips. This was recommended to me by a few friends who were totally obsessed with it. They’d been telling me to read for so long, but it didn’t really caught my attention cause it’s a little bit …

This book is not what you would think by the title. It is a crochet instruction and pattern book. The title could be less offensive, in this writer’s opinion. However, it does offer the basic understanding of the art of crocheting along with a variety of stylish patterns. The …

“DragonSpell” by Donita K. Paul is Book 1 in the DragonKeeper fantasy chronicles. The story takes place in Amara, a fantasy world populated by seven high races, seven low races, and dragons. Kale, a fourteen-year-old o’rant slave girl, lives in a village of mariones. The two races are a …

‘Jane Eyre’ reflects Charlotte Bronte’s own independent spirit, but also her desire to be loved and appreciated as a woman and as a human being. Poor yet spiritually rich, plain yet beautiful inside, Jane Eyre is, in many ways, a Cinderella of the Victorian times.
In a world where women’s …

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 …

Guilty Pleasures is written by Laura Lee Guhrke, and this very gorgeous layout cover book is interesting enough. Laura is indeed a very good author and I find this story truly fascinating. It is about Daphne Wade and the Duke of Tremore and this is not just your …

The sixth installment in the Harry Potter series which was released 2005 was one of the most anticipated books of the year and sold out faster than any other book in the history of publishing.
That being said i was slightly disappointed to find out that this book was …

Lady Luck is a story about two elderly sisters who live in a retirement village in two separate apartments. Martha, the older sister, is jealous of her younger sister Alice. Alice has a nicer apartment, and throughout her life, has used manipulation and cunning to always get her …

A prequel to the hugely popular and controversial book ‘The DaVinci Code’ by author Dan Brown, ‘Angels and Demons’ introduces us to the character of Robert Langdon, a Harvard Professor who is drawn into a labyrinthine web of murder and conspiracy that reaches into the upper echelons of the …

Bloody Kiss is a two volume vampire themed manga by Furumiya Kazuko. The story is about Katsuragi Kiyo and the mansion she inherits from her grandmother wherein the dhampir, Kuroboshi and vampire servant, Alsh is living. She wanted to sell the mansion for her dream to go to college …

True Betrayals is one of my all-time favourites by Roberts.
Gabe Slater and Kelsey Monroe are our characters in this story. Kelsey visits her mother, whom she thought was dead all along, at her farm, Three Willows. Gabe is a neighbour and owns Longshot, the farm next to Three …

Bram Stoker’s Dracula is a classic horror novel. However, you will find the manner in which the novel was put together very interesting: it is a series of diary entries, newspaper clippings and letters. This type of novel is called an ‘epistolary novel’. Dracula is one of the primary …

This is one of my favorite fictional novels. I’m crazy about love stories, may it be fictional or real, and this book did not disappoint me one bit. Twilight is an amazing love story between two different beings. It is a beautiful thriller narrated in way that made so …

Well I had just received this book about two weeks ago and I have already finished it and come to the conclusion that it is a great read. This book doesn’t stray to far from the formula that has made this series amazing. I got this book from my …

Carla Neggers is a well known and popular author of romantic suspense novels. In Dark Sky she combines action, drama, suspense and romance to create an interesting plot. Deputy US Marshal Juliet Longstreet returns to her apartment to find her doorman dead, the victim of a …

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 …

Somebody help me calm down my heart! I had Archer’s Voice in my Kindle for a long time before I finally read it, I always said I was gonna read it, but I ended up reading something else. And you know what? I now regret that! I wish I …

I have read the book —˜The mystery of the fire dragon’ written by Carolyn Keene. This book is one among the Nancy Drew series. This is an interesting book. The story line is excellent and the plot is very thrilling. The style in which the book has been written …

This was an excellent read. I didn’t want this book to end, because it is one of the best I have read in years. It is a wonderful story that has it all: seduction, danger, revenge, romance and mystery. I found this book very diffucult to put down. The …

This edition is absolutely great. It is fantastic. It is so useful, so educational. It is a real great find.
This is an Oxford Dictionary, the concise version of it. But if you are going to buy this book, you are not going to buy it just for the definitions …

It is all so scary to be reading this story, Don’t Tell Mummy: A True Story of the Ultimate Betrayal by Toni Maguire. Toni Maguire is the true author of this autobiography and she had written a very sad story actually about her childhood days, which had been abused …

This is the first book that I read by Alan Dean Foster in a long time and I must say I really enjoyed this story. It starts out a tad slow (the first few pages) but the pace quickly picks up and I soon found myself very hooked. It …

I’m such a huge fan of the love team up of Mia Thermopolis and Michael Moscovitz! I was in grade 5 when I started reading the first book of the series, The Princess Diaries. From then on I started following and reading the series and of course Mia and …

Keep Smiling by Charlotte Church proves that an autobiography or a biography of a celebrity could be fun to read. Honestly speaking, I am not interested in the type of music that Charlotte croons, but I don’t know how in the first place I could start to choose this …