When I first started reading “Entombed” I was not sure what to expect. The author Linda Fairstein begins the story when a young girl is assaulted and almost raped SVS director Alexandra Cooper and Mercer Wallace realize that after a four year break a serial rapist has returned to …

Ernest Hemingway’s “The old man and the Sea” is considered one of his best books and is most likely one of the best books ever written in the English language.
The book takes place in a small fishing village in Cuba, where an old fisherman named Santiago lives. …

Wow! I loved this street book. I have a hard time finding books that are meant to take place on the street and that make in realistic. The characters were so flawed, but I had to like them anyway. I liked their street smarts, their broken dialog and just …

Paradise County is by Karen Robards. I’ve read her books before and they are always pretty good.
This book involves murder, corruption, a sadist, and new love. Alexander Haywood’s father owns Whistledown Farms in Shelby County, Kentucky. When he’s killed Alexander and her sister Neely come to see about closing …

‘On life after death’ is a book written by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. In this book, the author says that our body is a shell or cocoon. And each of us evolves to the next stage of existence as a spirit. This is what is meant by life after death. The …

This novel, In One Year and Out the Other, is a collection of short stories. Most of them are about finding new romance or boyfriends.
It isn’t really the most interesting collection ever. Many of the stories are a bit disjointed and fairly short. They don’t really have any character …

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 …

Black Bird is a Japanese Manga by Kanoko Sakurakoji that has now been converted into English. This is like my all-time favorite manga at the moment. I mean I love this manga. I will admit that that it’s sort of cliché with a girl, needing to be saved by a …

The Hunger Games was a book I was hesitant to pick up. I hadn’t read a young-adult book in years and they weren’t my thing. After a fair bit of hounding from my nephew I finally decided to give it a try, and I’m very glad I did.
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Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception is the fourth book in the well known series, Artemis Fowl. I absolutely loved this book, as it has a page-turning plot and a twisted ending.
In this fourth book, Artemis has forgotten about all of his friends after being mind-wiped. After Opal Koboi …

If you still speak the language of children, you will love this book of poetry and drawings by Shel Silverstein! It is a twisted way of looking at life, most of us would say! It is a wonderful twist, and certainly, not meant to be a rule book for …

This book is a cute story which is popular among children. It tells the story of a little girl named Sophie, who is abducted by the BFG, a giant.
The BFG is a friendly giant, as indicated by his name, Big Friendly Giant. The other giants, however, are not so …

I’m sure many of you have heard the name of Ellery Queen, at least by your ancestors. Or his books at least must be in the libraries around you. Who, exactly, was Ellery Queen? You have heard of Sherlok Holmes and Dr. Watson. Well, Ellery Queen was Holmes and …

If there is poetry in prose that describes the passion for going beyond limitations, that describes the struggle, the pain and the exhilaration, it is this one.
It is also a classic example of the total engrossment of the “flow state” proposed psychologist Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, connected with creativity and exceptional …

Blood Test (written by Jonathan Kellerman and published by Atheneum Publishers, 1986)
Jonathan Kellerman books are intriguing and gripping, charged with emotion and suspense. This story is no exception.
Five year-old Woody Swope was dying from an illness but his parents were reluctant to let him continue with …

Two years ago I wrote a Review Stream review on Essential Luke Cage Vol 1 and raved about it. Now, it is time to look at the release of Essential Luke Cage Vol 2 and I have to say that will the second collection does not reach the lofty …

I read one book called seven habits of highly effective people by stephen covey. It is a book for personality development for modern world. The author describes in early days to archive success only character ethic counts . A person who had good character ethic and followed good …

The newest book by John Grisham is the best so far. I just finished it and can honestly say it was even better than I thought it would be. I have read a lot of his books and loved them all. The Innocent Man, Injustice In A Small …

The Witcher saga, as I said in a previous review, 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 …

I was bought this book for my 20th birthday by my friends who know how much of a fan I am of this woman, and from an avid fan’s perspective I definitely think it’s worth the read, and even to someone who simply wants to read a good book …

Elizabeth Kostova brings us an exotic and elaborate tale surrounding the Dracula legend, following the adventures of its central, unnamed character trying to uncover the mystery of her missing father, his secretive work and the long standing mystery of her long vanished mother.
The book’s very much a slow …

“Of the gifts that we can give, the greatest is to see beauty in each other- in essence, to give beauty to each other. When we give that beauty, we prepare our hearts to receive it back.” This quote embodies the essential theme of this memoir, which is the …

Barnes and Noble in Huntington Beach has tons of fun books but also lots of rude employees. They’re the rudest people here. I even reported one employee one time. They almost hit me. It’s horrible. They’re discriminatory here. They don’t want you in there for a long time either. …

My husband bought me The Mother of All Pregnancy Books when I first found out I was expecting. I know he did a significant amount of research and chose the top rated book on amazon, but man was this book a disappointment. I suppose it wasn’t necessarily …

The Guy Not Taken, by Jennifer Weiner, was not what I expected having read several of Jennifer Weiner’s full length novels. I found these short stories to be more like little character or event sketches than actual short stories. Each story was well written and it was, especially after …

Captain Blood has become my favourite book since I have first read it in my early teens. It was love at first chapter, so the speak. The book tells a story of a man names Peter Blood, a bachelor of medicine and a former soldier during times of politic …

If all qualities are the human, as for all qualities envy, you get angry, permit and or exactly it is policy, it is the complicated quality which feels all of feeling. As for the fight of Pandavas in them themselves you introspect entirely mainly in itself life and the decision …

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 …

Thinking Through the Past, 3rd edition, Volume II by John Hollitz is a supplemental book for U.S. History. It presents political arguments and asks the reader to compare and contrast them to primary sources of the time. This book is intended only to supplement a regular textbook …

Anyone who has had the pleasure of reading books by Jodi Picoult, knows that her writing is always full of surprises. There’s always a twist, an unexpected turn or a way in which she tells the story that captivates readers. Leaving Time, is no exception.
Leaving Time follows the story …

Increasing age of the earth and full load. Human population increased rapidly, reaching and exploit the entire surface of the earth. Billions of human beings who must be fed, clothes, and the house, slowly but surely, there has been degradation of the earth and the other residents. Degradation is …

Calliope Stephanides is the product of three generations of the Stephanides family. Her grandparents escape Smyrma Greece during the burning of the city by the Turks. They make their way to Detroit Michigan where they marry and begin their family. What they haven’t told anyone in …

I have just finished the 25th book in the Death Series by J D Robb AKA Nora Roberts, Creation in Death. I love this series first of all because it takes place in New York City, a place that I live in for almost 60 years. I love it …

The fact that my deceased grandmother loved The Proposal by Lori Wick made it very hard for me to review it, but I have to say that I wasn’t all that impressed. The book really could have used a little more originality (reminded me a lot of Jane Austem/Charlotte …

I have mixed feelings about reading this book, Working Wonders by Jenny Colgan. It is basically about personal life versus ambition and career. But in a nice, romantic comedy type of novel story. The story is laced with humor and good pointers here and there, but the …

The History of the World is included in my syllabus. It is one of the vastest syllabuses that I ever encountered. However, with the book of Norman Lowe, it not only becomes easy for me but also interesting.
There has lot of happening in the history, if we took it …

The book “When Dads Don’t Grow Up” by author Marjorie Blain Parker is an outstanding children’s book for children to read with their fathers. I saw it advertised on the Barnes and Noble book shelf right around father’s day and after reading it in the store I knew …

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 …

I checked out this book along with my four-year-old niece, who happens to be the big sister of an 11-month-old! Of all the books we checked out that day… all on the topic of families… this one was my niece’s favorite! I think she liked it because she’s so …

I wanted to instill in my child the love for reading, so even if he is still a baby, I started buying baby books for him. The Sesame Beginnings Baby Books are a few of the books I bought for him.
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For me, R.S Grey’s books are always really fun and entertaining to read. It never seems to be a boring moment in her books and they always leave me very satisfied when I finished them. They’re the type of books that keeps you laughing like crazy with the funny …

I love this love story, I’m In No Mood For Love, written by Rachel Gibson. It starts off with Clare Wingate, after a night of hangover, and waking up beside a dashing and six-pack abs of a man named Sebastian Vaughan. And Sebastian is no other man, he …

I read “the Dog of the South” by Charles Portis on the recommendation of a friend. This is a good book and I recommend it to others.
The dog of the south was written and is set in the American South in the 1970’s. This novel …

“Trucks Roll!” is a children’s book written by George Ella Lyon and illustrated by Craig Frazier. It was published in 2007 by Atheneum Books For Young Readers. This is a very dynamic children’s book about the importance of the trucking industry to the American way of life. …

This is an old, but a quite good book abound sound financial and wealth management. This is written by George S. Clason, many decades back.
I purchased this book because I was intrigued by the value put on it, as I can’t find a free download on the net.
The …

This is one of those times I saw the TV series before I read the book. Normally I end up preferring whichever I did first (I normally read the book first, so I usually end up liking that better), but in this case, I have to give the …

This book Love Story by Erich Segal is highly recommended to all romance readers out there. If you are a die-hard romance fan and love to read about love, the gushes and the sadness and happiness of it all, read this book. It is too fascinating to put …

Last year I read an article about this book called Father Knows Less or Can I cook my sister? by Wendell Jamieson. The book sounded pretty interesting, so I pre-ordered it. The book was about all the questions that this guys son would ask him. Instead …

Alpha Flight was the first superhero team created in Marvel Comics that took place outside the United States, specifically Canada. I only read a few Alpha Flight comics when I was younger and only appreciated them after realizing the storylines were more mature and realistic than most other …

My daughter and I were searching for books at the library. Sometimes I find it difficult to find books for her because she seldom sits still to listen to a story while I read them. She also finds it difficult to concentrate and look at one page of a …