The Woman Upstairs is one of the most interesting psychological thrillers that I have read. Claire Messud, the author of this novel, kept me spellbound with his unique style of storytelling. I have already read this book two times. I could not keep up with the pace of the …

The Crown of Horns is the last book in the cartoon series Bone by Jeff Smith. The book starts with Thorn, the heroine, being cast in prison and then falling asleep and dreaming of the night when her parents were killed. That dream is a red thread through the books, …

I tend to stay from books such as the title here, The Age of American Unreason, written by Susan Jacoby because it plays around with the word controversy. There are so many elements in this book that could be debated and as a reader, I have had the …

I really enjoy reading books in the MPH Bookstore at The Curve Outlet. The environment there is so cozy that make me feel as valued customer. The outlet will always play soft music for the customers. They have few sofa seats for customers to browse through …

Sometimes I wonder like how does it feel to encounter someone from my childhood days whom I used to have a crush on and usually I dream that my crush from my childhood days were to see me and start to develop feelings for me. But of course those …

Jonathan Kellerman 2006 “Rage” (An Alex Delaware novel) London, Penguin Books price £6.99 in the UK.
Rage is a psychological thriller by Jonathan Kellerman. The book is part of the Alex Delaware series which Kellerman began writing about twenty years ago.
I have read all of the books in this series. …

Few years ago, when I was pregnant my second child, I bought this book for my first daughter. She was almost two at that time, and I need to tell her about the baby that will come very soon.
We already spoke about it but then when I saw Dora …

The Road Less Travelled is a psychology book, or rather is psychotherapy, which consists of 4 chapters. In the first chapter, M Scott Peck as a writer, using the instruments of discipline as the primary tool to solve all the problems that occur, so to solve all the problems, …

The plot of this book is just too bland. From the beginning I figured out the ending of the book. Brenda Jackson should’ve gotten this book proofread. There were several grammatical errors and she was using the same phrases too many times. I was also disturbed by all …

This book for 8 - 12 year old readers is quite enjoyable. It is part of the Myth - o - Mania series by Kate McMullan, and is great for reluctant readers, featuring somewhat familiar characters and stories rewritten.
The stories are an alternate version of the events in Greek …

ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income by Darren Rowse and Chris Garrett might be a book with a long title but it is extremely useful and it is something that everyone should be reading. I really enjoy reading this book so much and have gained …

The Christmas Cricket is a children’s book written by Eve Bunting and illustrated by Timothy Bush. It was published in 2002. The story tells of a little cricket who sneaks inside a home and treats the family inside to a special Christmas song.
The story does a nice job …

This book is the second part of Jessica Wakefield’s dilemma with bad boy Clay DiPalma, and together they want to frame and catch Clay DiPalma in the act for giving Jessica’s best friend Isabelle Ricci a drug at a fraternity party, causing her to jump off the building and …

Vetrikku Viraindidu is a superb Tamil book from Sri Ramakrishna Madam, Mylapore, Chennai. Swami Vimurthanandhar wrote this book. The meaning of ‘Vetrikku Viraindidu’ is ‘Hurry up towards Victory’ in English. This book following the approach of Vivekanandhar ‘Be a good human being before you …

I had heard of the Dr. Seuss book Horton Hears a Who but I had not read it until very recently; when I got it for my daughter.
Overall, I have to say it’s a pretty good book and one I definitely enjoy reading to my daughter at night.
Horton is …

My husband purchased this book for his niece, who is a student of 9th std. I gone through this book.It is informative and educative .That’s why I suggest this book.It is an ideal reference book that can be used at home or school.This is a useful dictionary for …

If you like books full of statistics, The Tipping Point is definitely for you. Malcolm Gladwell’s book goes into areas of human behavior patterns, a subject that seriously excites me. This book kept the excitement alive for me because it read like a novel, even though it had a …

“Sure As The Dawn,” book 3 in the Mark of the Lion series, focuses on Atretes, a German warrior captured by the Romans and made a gladiator. Having become very successful in the arena, Atretes has earned fame, money, the love of a wealthy Roman beauty Julia Valerian, and, …

Choke by Chuck Palahniuk is about a med school dropout who enjoys faking choking in restaurants in order to form relationships with his rescuers, manipulating them for money.
This is just one of many twisted themes in this novel. If you’ve never read a book by Chuck Palahniuk, you may …

I’ve been looking for a new fantasy series for a long time. The last fantasy series that I was really into was the Inheritance Cycle and since then I’ve been hunting for a new series to start. Then I heard of a novel called ‘The Queen of the Tearling’ …

No Cure for Love (by Peter Robinson)
A very appropriate title —“ this category of love is highly incurable, short of locking up the crazed lover or killing him or her.
Sarah Broughton, an emerging Brit actress had found fame in LA, as the lead actress of a TV …

How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It is written by 2 writers; namely Steven Stosny and Dr. Patricia Love. Steven is a PH.D or something and I’m not sure how or what that is, but I do know that these 2 writers are very intelligent and …

‘Five go off in a caravan’ is a book written by Enid Blyton. This is not so interesting book and is rather dry. The children go off in two caravans for a long journey. They meet a friend, Nobby. Nobby is very friendly to them. Nobby is a circus-boy …

My husband loves to cook. He thinks it’s therapeutic. I loved that he loved to cook. He would whip up great-tasting dinners in no time because he’s been cooking for himself since he was in middle school. I took on the role of cleaning up after he cooked, so …

Jonathan Livingston Seagull By Richard Bach tells you a straight stroy. As for that the story concerning of a certain specification which is it does not direct abnormal because of normal it is normal. He is not satisfied high that of life with standard and the goal which are limited. …

Into the Void…With Ace Frehly By Wendy Moore.
Ace Frehly, as you probably know what KISS’ super guitarist during their glory days and, while you may or may not know, he
was fired in 1980 due to problems with substance abuse.
Ace returned to the KISS fold in the 1996 reunion tour …

This was a book that started out very well but did not entirely live up to its promise.
The main character is David, a young man in training to be an Olympic bicyclist. his parents have died (we never find out too much about them) and he has …

“DragonQuest” by Donita K. Paul is Book 2 in the DragonKeeper fantasy chronicles. In Book 1, titled “DragonSpell,” we were introduced to the main character, Kale, a fourteen-year-old girl who is a village slave - an orphan raised and provided for by the village in return for work. Kale, …

“The Stand” by Stephen King is a very long book. If you don’t like books that may take you an entire summer to read, this is not the book for you.
However, the length of this book is superceded by it’s incredibly intricate and engrossing plotline. A government concocted virus, …

I was introduced to this book after I listened to a talk by a lady at a businessseminar. I remembered her saying that such books are what inspired her to be what she is today. She is a successful businesswoman, managing a few companies. When I …

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 …

Known as a cruel and treacherous villain from the tragical novel “Vampire of the Mists”, Count Strahd von Zarovich presents his perspective on life in the novel “I, Strahd: Memoirs of a Vampire”, written by Patricia Elrod. Written as an autobiography, the book introduces us to Strahd from the …

This book takes place in the Pennsylvania Dutch country. The main character, Fiona Flanagan, moves there to open her own midwife clinic. Fiona is half Amish, so this move is also important to her so she can get to know her Amish family and learn more about …

This book, The Mrs Marridge Project by Pauline Fisk is totally hilarious and it made me totally reminded of the days before when I was growing up and I was so wanting to try and find someone to marry, and researching the subject of marriage.
Marriage was pretty subjective …

Dreamcatcher was a novel King wrote while recovering from a car accident (where a drunk ran him over) the book reflects his dark feelings, the novel takes place in the woods, where some friends get together to go camping in the woods, they discover a sick disoriented man …

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey is the sequel to the delightful and popular children’s novel, the Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart. In this sequel, the characters gather for the second time, each a bit older and a bit more aware of themself. The characters …

“Fear Street” was a series of books written by R.L. Stine, the same author who wrote the series of Goosebumps novels for children. Although the two sets of books were similar, the difference between the two was that the “Fear Street” set of novels was written specifically for teenagers …

Shivers was a series of books written by the writer M.D. Spencer. In fact, I think they came out around the same time that the other series of books, Goosebumps, which were written by the writer R.L. Stine came out in the nineties. When I read a few books …

Bleach Manga Volume 3 begins with Ichigo putting the mod soul Kon into a stuffed animal and then he goes with his family to his mother’s grave on the anniversary of her death. A large Hollow attacks Ichigo’s sisters and he has to fight it.
This manga series is …

Ghost in the Shell is a manga, or graphic novel, by Masamune Shirow. I was first drawn to the book by the author’s intense cyber-themed illustrations, but I found the story pretty impressive. It’s about a futuristic Section 9 police that hunts down cyber criminals. The lead character, …

I picked up this children’s novel, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, the other day because one of the kids I work for was reading it. I hadn’t read it since I was young and really did enjoy rereading it. I would say that it is best …

Guitar Girl by Sara Manning is a book you can not pass up. The book starts out with three friends and they decide to start up a girl band. After there second gig two guys ask if they could join the band. Moll the lead singer did not want …

I love reading books by Judi McCoy, because she has a knack of writing fantasy filled romances with a twist and a certain kind of magic. This is another book that I’ve read before and am reviewing. The plot is pretty much the same with her other book …

„Colters’ Woman” is about three brothers and one woman.
The first thing I thought when I read that summary was “conflict”. Your typical love story with the girl in the end choosing one of the brothers.
But there’s a plot twist I did not anticipated. The girl, whose name is Holly, …

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 a magical fantasy story that my boyfriend bought for me. He told me that his mates were telling him what a good story this was, since their girlfriends simply love it, and so, he bought it for me. The female character is Annabelle Tinker, whose …

Twilight is a love story. About a vampire and a normal girl. It’s a “Teen Fiction” book translated into the Big Screen. Now, I personally loved the book. I loved Edward. I loved the setting. I loved the concept. And so when I heard, it was going to be …

Mammals of Britain & Europe is an entry in the generally excellent Collins Field Guide series, and I am very pleased to be able to say that David Macdonald and Priscilla Barrett have, with perhaps one exception, maintained the previous high standards of the series while adding some very useful …