Books Reviews

Silver Falls by Anne Stuart book

This was one of the best books I have read in a long time. It almost makes you not want to trust anyone you meet especially if they seem really nice and helpful.
This book takes place in Silver Falls, Washington where it seems to never stop raining. …

Carra: My Autobiography

I have just finished reading this book, Carra: My Autobiography. And I find it a very refreshing read. Just in case you do not know at all about this autobiography, Carra is actually short form for football player named Jamie Carragher. He is English and a very …

Days with Frog and Toad

This easy reader for children has been around for a long time. Frog and Toad were popular characters when I was a kid.
This book is made up of several stories using simple vocabulary, and are intended for kids who are starting to read on their own, but might need …

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine

This fairy tale, loosely based on Cinderella, is a good book for girls to read. Ella, cursed by a fairy to be obedient, must obey anything she is told. This is of course a very inconvenient and at times dangerous curse.
She decides to find the fairy who cursed her …

Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage by Elizabeth Gilbert

It’s safe to say, that I do not have an excited premonition of marriage. Most everyone in my family is married. I have a fiancé, going on two years now. I am reluctant to actually get married. But I read —˜Committed’ hoping for something inspiring to change my mind. …

England for Dummies

I have relatives living in UK, and occasionally when my family and I go there, we live to visit London in the process. We would always bring this guide-book which is called England For Dummies, written by Donald Olson. This guide-book is very helpful. There are …

Les serables by Victor Hugo. A Book

Several months ago I was at my local library when I saw a book called Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. I had only heard of this book once and that was in by book group. We had discussed reading it and decided that it was not a book …

Ani’s Raw Food Desserts: 85 Easy, Delectable Sweets and Treats - by Ani Phyo

I recently purchased a copy of Ani’s Raw Food Desserts by Ani Phyo, being an excited fan of her first raw food book. I was a little disappointed with this book though. I do not like using agave syrup, and almost every single recipe in this book contains agave …

Thug-A-Licious by Noire

This book is also part of the collection of Urban Erotic Tales in the blackexpressions book club. This author has a few titles published and they all have some sort of connection.
This particular book explains the life of a thug in the hood who becomes a pro in basketball, …

Anne’s house of dreams - Lucy Maud Montgomery

Anne’s house of dreams is the story about the first years of Anne’s and Gilbert’s married life. They have married and Gilbert has got a job as a doctor, but not in Avonlea so they have to move away from their friends and relatives. They get a house by …

The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks

This is a story of a man seeking the truth and seeking the love of his life. Have you ever been blinded by love and searching for it in places that are almost notwithstanding..? This is what happens in the story of The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks …

Iowa Family ChildCare Handbook

If you are a child care provider, a great resource book is the Iowa Family Childcare Handbook. Even if you do not reside in Iowa, this is a fantastic book to add to your childcare resource library. The 325 page paperback book is spiral bound and is …

Paperbackswap

Paperbackswap is a site where you can swap the books you’ve finished reading for books you want. There are, in fact, a few sites online where you can do this, but Paperbackswap is by far the best.
First off, it is the biggest. This means it has the largest selection …

Homeport by Nora Roberts

This was the first book I read written by Nora Roberts and even though I became well-acquainted with her other books, this is and will always be my favorite.
I think her plot was kind of typical-bad guy got close to good girl so he can use her but eventually …

Mystery of the moss-covered mansion book

I have read the book —˜mystery of the moss-covered mansion’ written by Carolyn Keene. This is one among the Nancy Drew series. However, I did not like this book and the content in the book is not that good. The story is rather monotonous and not interesting.
The story starts …

What to Expect the First Year: Eisenberg, Murkoff & Hathaway

This is a great reference book, but since ’s latest publishing date is copyrighted in 1989 I only use it for informative reference guide. Since so much has changed since 1989, especially our knowledge of babies, how they grow, what and when they learn, influences, and so forth, I …

Megaliving-30 days to a perfect life

This is a life-changing book which i believe everybody must read once.Everyone of us had some dreams of becoming somebody great someday whom people may admire and respect.This book makes us believe that nothing is impossible.The day i completed this book,i just felt so good.It helped me to see …

How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell

Are your kids crazy about dragons? If so, here is a book for them: “How to Train Your Dragon” by Cressida Cowell. This book has it all: great adventures, lots of humor, whacky names like Snotface Snotlout - and, of course, dragons.
The book is a “memoir” written by Hiccup …

Sorceress of Belmair by Bertrice Small

Sorceress of Belmair is written by Bertrice Small and I apologize to all readers who feel that they have a certain interest to read this book. I find this book truly a bore. Don’t get me wrong; I love magic books and stories alike, but this one …

Flicker, a Novel By Theodore Roszak

Several months ago I took advantage of a free autumn afternoon by enjoying a luxuriously aimless browse through Powell’s City of Books here in Portland (a ten star rating if ever there was one, but that is another review). As I slunk through the racks my attention was …

Germ Line by Nelson Erlick

Germ Line is a fasinating book by Nelson Erlick. This book is a fictional work about the future of genetics and being that I love the study of genetics it was a slam dunk decision to buy. For me it is important that a book use imagery so you …

Chasing the Dime by Michael Connelly novel

Henry Pierce is much sought after man. On the verge of a scientific breaththrough, not only one that will be extremely lucrative but also beneficial to the whole world, he is also receiving nonstop phone calls. The only problem is that they aren’t for him. Having just gotten a …

As Sure As The Dawn by Francine Rivers

‘As Sure As the Dawn’ is the third part of Francine Rivers’ trilogy ‘Mark of the Lion’. This time the plot is centered around Atretes, the German warrior took captive by the Romans in the first book. After being told by the slave Hadassah that his son is still …

Thin, Rich and Happy by Wayne E Nance

This book is a very good book and not really in the literal sense of the word. The book doesn’t stress the importance of like someone having to be thin and rich to be happy. But the author of the book sort of stress the important point of …

Java: How to Program Fifth Edition

When I started doing Computer Science when I first went into sixth form, I was instructed to buy the book “Java: How to Program Fifth Edition” since I was told it was a necessity for the course I was doing. At first when I got it, I thought that …

Until Dark Mariah Stewart

In my opinion, Mariah is the female version of John Grisham. I loved this book. Where did this author come from? Great mystery story. Easy to follow and read.
The characters are Kendra and Adam. Kendra is one of those artists that sketch out suspects and Adam …

David Korten’s When Corporations Rule the World

Quote: “An economic system can remain viable only so long as society has mechanisms to counter abuses of either state or market power and the erosion of the natural, social and moral capital that such abuses commonly exacerbate.” Korten, David. “When Corporations Rule the World”
Argument: David Korten …

Tightwad Gazette

This book is a compilation of Amy Dacyczyn’s newsletters and ideas on how to be thrifty and save money. I found it to be informative and a bit entertaining - a look at how someone else runs their household and their life. And a look at how she and …

Wifey by Judy Blume

In some ways, I dislike the book, Wifey by Judy Blume. That’s because it proves what marriage could be done in ‘cheating’ ways when it’s not working and I think it might prove to give a bad example to married women out there. However, if someone wants to …

Breaking Dawn by. Stephenie Meyer

Breaking Dawn is the fourth and last installment of the Twilight Saga Series writtten by the now famous novelist Stephenie Meyer.Just like the first four books,the story revolves around the vampire Edward Cullen and the love of his life, the human Bella Swan.
The Story:
In this book,Bella and Edward are …

A Crack in the Edge of the World by Simon Winchester

A Crack in the Edge of the World is a non-fiction book by author and geologist Simon Winchester (Krakatoa, The Professor and the Madman). Winchester has written many non-fiction books about geological anomalies and other non-fiction subjects and is an engaging author - he does not speak down to …

Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix

The fifth novel in the Harry Potter saga is one of the best. It is by far the most action packed and has the most complex story line. Of course, Harry is now in his fifth year and with the every rising threat of Lord Voldemort’s return, action must …

Moonrise by Erin Hunter

Erin Hunter is actually a made up name. Erin is actually two ladies that really love cats. Moonrise is a great book and I just bought it and read it within four hours after I had bought it. This book is about the five cats travel to see Midnight. …

Flash novel

Flash, by Jayne Ann Krentz, is really very similar to her other books, down to the family dynamics being very similar to Trust Me. We have a woman who is very business smart and very loyal to her family, and we have a man who doesn’t know how to …

McNally’s Secret

McNally’s Secret (written by Lawrence Sanders and published by Berkley Publishing Group, 1992)
Reading about Archy McNally’s escapades always makes me feel relaxed and lazy. The rich, pleasure-seeking playboy who was surprisingly sympathetic and bighearted, is also a passable detective.
His father, Preston McNally, had a case that the firm …

A Little Fate by Nora Roberts

There is just something about old centuries’ love and it has a special feeling when we read it. Agree..? I think that is so. The story sees through a woman in love and making sure she follows her destiny right up till the end.
There are …

Agnes and the Hitman

An attempted dognapping, a frying pan and a dead body kick off Jennifer Crusie’s second collaboration with Bob Mayer, “Agnes and the Hitman.”
Agnes is food columnist “Cranky Agnes.” She has a history of knowing how to wield kitchen implements. Her weapon of choice? The frying pan, but she’ll use …

Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to the World’s Wildlife by David Burnie Book

I bought this book because I was in need of an up-to-date animal encyclopedia. I was tired of having to go to the library to read up little blurbs of whatever creature. Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to the World’s Wildlife was informative. It covers all the animals out …

Skullduggery Pleasant

I got this book to read when I was looking for a book to read in the libary. I wanted something new from what I normally read, and the cover was also very exciting. I only got the first book to see if I liked the story line and …

A Distant Music A Mountain Song Legacy

A Distant Music, A Mountain Song Legacy #1 written by B. J. Hoff.
The setting is a small Kentucky Town that has coal mining as the main job of all the male residents. It is around 1800. Living at Kentucky during this timei s very hard and sad. …

Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Spare me blushes. I submitted a review of “A Thousand Splendid Suns” in which I referred to my review of “Kite Runner” by the same author. When I was checking through my records I discovered I had failed to submit the original review. My apologies.
“Kite Runner” is a first …

Domino, The Book of Decorating

I guess you could say the nesting instinct in my family is pretty strong. I’m not a interior decorator, just an enthusiast, but between all the books, magazines and decorating shows I have watched over the years I consider myself pretty well versed in interior decorating speak. I also …

School is Hell

School is Hell is another collection of Matt Groening’s Life in Hell comics, which he was drawing before he began working on the Simpsons (and which he is still drawing today, I might add). School is Hell is my personal favorite of the Life in Hell collections, because …

The Crimes, Detection and Death of Jack the Ripper By Martin Fido

Martin Fido creates and interesting title and it begs to be read. Within the 231 pages of the book Fido looks at the victims and some of the suspects. He does not go into as much detail as the Donald Rumbelow book JTR The Complete Casebook. Keep in mind …

Disney Inifinity Ultimate Sticker Collection Book

My father bought this book for my son, age 2, as he is a huge Disney fan as well as a big fan of stickers. He also loves to sit down and read whenever he gets the chance to. This book combines the best of all worlds.
This …

Robin: Year One Book 2 of 4

Robin Year One: Book 2 of 4 is about Robin’s first year fighting crime with Batman; in this book they take on the klutzy Killer Moth and then Two-Face, who sees Robin as Batman’s weakness. Robin’s rash decision to stay away from Two-Face might cost him his life.
This …

Wren to the Rescue

Wren to the Rescue is a charming story by Sherwood Smith about every girl’s fantasy - her best friend turns out to be a princess. (Well, actually, the fantasy might be better if she herself turned out to be a princess.)
But her friend is pretending to be an …

Robin McGraw Inside My Heart Live with Passion and Purpose

High Recommend, especially for moms!
Robin McGraw, Inside My Heart, Choosing to Live with Passion and Purpose. Robin is the wife of Dr. Phil McGraw (from TV). This is her first book.
So far, this is already my BEST Summer read. Robin begins by giving a basic introduction …

Stephenie Meyer’s Breaking Dawn

Stephenie Meyer started out with this unique series (4 books) with her novel “Twilight”. It sounds bizarre when you hear what the plot is about, but reading the actual book keeps you hooked. It is basically the story of a girl, Bella Swan, and her encounter with Edward Cullen. …

The Sword and the Flame by Stephen Lawhead

“The Sword and the Flame” by Stephen Lawhead, Book 3 of the Dragon King Series, puts Quentin, the protagonist, through a real test. The story had started with Quentin as a young boy serving as an acolyte in a temple of Arin. Since then, Quentin has found the true …

 
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