Books Reviews
Principles and Practice of Electrical Epilation
The book that my father has which is called Principles and Practice of Electrical Epilation, written by Sheila Godfrey has really confused me tremendously. This book is actually a new edition, and the topics covered in this book are improved standards of training, and a lot about practicing …
The Allure of Dean Harper, novel by R.S. Grey
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 …
Witch and Wizard by James Patterson
I got this book after reading all the Maximum Ride novels, which I greatly enjoyed. I’m usually interested in all these young adult novels that deal with some science fiction or perhaps some supernatural element. The cover was interesting with the flames and the two faces on …
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
This book follows the life of a Native American Teenage Boy, who lives on a Native reservation in Wellpinit, Washington. This book is written as a diary and is viewed through the eyes of the main character, Junior. Junior finds himself to be …
The valley of adventure
‘The valley of adventure’ is a book written by Enid Blyton. This is a very interesting book and quite an interesting adventure.
The children come back home after a trip on Bill’s new plane. Then they go on another flight to Bill’s place. But things do not go right. The …
An English Psychic In Hollywood by Lucinda Clare
An English Psychic In Hollywood by Lucinda Clare is awesome and definitely enchanting. I do know that there are psychics around but I don’t really think that those readings are really accurate.
And in my most personal opinion, I don’t think I will want to consult a psychic …
Fruits Basket Manga Volume 2 (Graphic Novel)
Fruits Basket Manga Volume 2 begins with Tohru Honda telling her two best friends, Arisa Uotani and Saki Hanajima that she is staying with the Sohma family. They want to see where she’s staying so they decide to have a sleepover at the Sohma house, which is really …
The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
I picked this children’s fantasy novel up on a whim and I’m glad I did, as it’s truly an excellent book. Although fantasy, it was the mystery aspect of it that kept me reading. It shows how age isn’t important and that even a twelve-year-old child can be a …
To Pleasure a Lady by Nicole Jordan
To Pleasure a Lady is written by Nicole Jordan and this book is really “something”. It is a very good love story to depict the settings of historical romances which I love to read so much.
This is like one of the first few series of her book and …
Kite Runner by Khalid Housseni
Well…the kite runner is an unusual book in many ways, the way the writer from the very first page uses self pity to attract the attention of the audience is amazing.
A book according to me is great only if it can keep you glued to it from page 1, …
Isabel’s Bed Book
I started reading the book Isabel’s Bed by Elinor Lipman when we were assigned to construct a book review by our English professor when I was in college. At first I found the title quite intriguing, which made me become curious and interested to read the 35 chapters of …
Personal Finance Handbook (Book) Peter Sender
This is one of three books that I have about personal finance that I really value. There is a lot of information in this book and it is written in such a way that it doesn’t matter if the market is up or the market is down. I personally …
Bonesetter’s Daughter by Amy Tan
One of my favorite genres is Asian literature. I find Asian cultures very rich and fascinating and enjoy reading about their history and way of life—”either in the past or present. That is why when I saw the Bonesetter’s Daughter on the shelf, I decided to give …
Romance of Three Kingdoms by Luo Guan Zhong
The ancient Chinese novel “Romance of Three Kingdoms” written by Luo Guan Zhong has been one of the greatest works in Chinese literature. It was set on the 2nd century and was published around 14th century. Somehow the popularity of the novel has been spread worldwide that it inspires …
Don’t Stop Me Now by Jeremy Clarkson
I love this book, Don’t Stop Me Now by Jeremy Clarkson so much. You don’t have to be a car enthusiast to appreciate the writings of this book. Jeremy Clarkson is a very humorous and good author and if you have yet to read any of his books, …
The Impatient Gardener, written by Jerry Baker
The Impatient Gardener by Jerry Baker has been in our home library for several years. It has become an indispensable reference book for us when we start our gardening each spring. Jerry Baker is a real character who used to have a gardening show on television and …
The Left Behind Series by Tim F. LaHaye,Jerry B. Jenkins
When the first two books of the Left Behind series had come out, I thought they were very good. I still think they are. A novel showing the end time Biblical prophesies come true, the Rapture of the Church with millions of people vanishing. The book begins with an …
Criminal Deception by Marilyn Pappano book
I felt that this was a really good book and very much a page turner. It had plenty of suspense and lots of romance mixed in. If you like reading books with drama and definite chemistry between the two main characters, then I suggest you pick this …
Naughty Girl by J.W. McKenna
I find this book, Naughty Girl by J.W. McKenna pretty shady actually. I just can’t find myself liking the characters in this book, especially the way in the circumstance of Diedra Newman and Carl Harman find each other. I think the story is not suitable for the young …
“Possession” book by A.S. Byatt
Everything starts in the library, where Roland Mitchell, a very attractive and not relevant spectacular successes of a literary critic and poet of nineteenth-century dealing with Randolph Ash, accidentally discovered in a dusty, unread book in years draft letter of the deleted hand of the poet. A letter, from …
Clinical Pharmacology Made Incredibly Easy
Getting tired of books that are in paragraph forms that is so long and really making you bored to read each and every single word.Most of students are really lazy to read such books that are not summarized and have a long explanations.It was really difficult to understand.I have …
Sudden Country by Loren D. Estleman
It’s been awhile since I read a book purely for fun so I approached Loren D. Estleman’s “Sudden Country” with eager anticipation. I was not disappointed.
“Sudden Country” is a short western (182 pages) set in the last decade of the nineteenth century. The main character is David Grayle. …
Prayer: Does it Make Any Difference by Philip Yancey
Pondering the thought of prayer is sometimes a frustrating topic to consider. Yet, this book makes questioning prayer an easy task to accomplish. Throughout this book Mr. Phillip Yancey talks to many different people around the world about prayer. He gives the Bible’s interpretation of prayer and he even …
Making a Literary Life by Carolyn See
I give the book “MAKING A LITERARY LIFE” a 10 rating. I learned a lot from this book. I have already re-read it once to gain new inspiration.
This book provides invaluable tips about information only a well-published writer like C.See could know. The author provides …
Where’s My Hero?
Where’s My Hero? is a very delightful book that I love reading because it laces with the theme of romance, which is my real favorite of all time. The authors are bestselling romance Julia Quinn, Kinley MacGregor and also Lisa Kleypas. It is not a novel just …
Mudpies to Magnets
Calling all preschool teachers! Here is a great book for your center- Mudpies to Magnets: A Preschool Science Curriculum.
The begining of the book starts with a sample letter you can copy and give to parents of your preschoolers, which I love. The letter asks parents to …
Insomnia by Stephen King
I have just put down Insomnia with a deep sign of satisfaction - for the third or fourth time! Stephen King is truly gifted with words, he uses them the same way a master artist wields his paint and brush; not only depicting a world, but inviting you, no …
Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
Most people know Dan Brown through his ultra successful and more than just controversial novel The Da Vinci Code. But Angels and Demons was written and published first. It first introduces the main character of the next book Robert Langdon. It is a mystery detective story dealing …
Half Price Books
The new half price bookstore is a definite hit. I love the traditional bookstores but this place is ten time better. What makes this store unique from any Borders or Barnes and Noble is that they get their stock from their customers. Half Price Books purchases your …
Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer book
I love the twilight series, and this is my favorite book. It has the most action and is the most interesting.
Well Edward is back after he left Bella in the last book. And Bella is closer to jacob. Well at least she was until Jacob screwed her over and …
The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger book
I had watched the movie The Perfect Storm several years ago and, therefore, had some expectations for the book. Since the movie dealt exclusively with the adventures of the crew of the Andrea Gail swordfish boat before and during a terrible storm, I excepted the book to read …
Toddler taming by Dr. Christopher Green
I have a son at 18 months who’s just starting to show all the usual toddler signs, tantrums, refusal to eat, fighting sleep and many more. I have found the book Toddler Taming by Dr.Christopher Green an absolute joy. The book is recommended as a Parents’ Guide for the …
Shopaholic Series by Sophie Kinsella
Do you have the confessions of a shopaholic? Well, then you’re not alone. In the book series of Sophie Kinsella about shopaholic Rebecca Bloomwood we follow the young woman through her needs and thoughts about the world, boys, fashion, work and well, shopping. It consists of six different books;
- Confessions …
Once In A Blue Moon, Book By Simon R. Green
Simon R. Green is one of the authors that I really like and one of the few that I follow regularly in the sense that I read almost everything published. I first started reading his works in 2001 when I read ” Hawk and Fisher ” then I liked …
Thriller by James Patterson
Thriller is really by a large list of some of the best thriller novel writers out there today. James Patterson is the one that edited the book. It is a collection of 31 short stories written by 31 different great writers. James Patterson edited them all together for this …
How To Write Anything by Laura Brown
How To Write Anything by Laura Brown is a non-fiction book which teaches you how to become a better writer. The book has a step-by-step guide that instructs you through the writing process from figuring out what your purpose for writing and who your reader is, and how to …
Five go to demon’s rocks by Enid Blyton
‘Five go to Demon’s rocks’ is a book written by Enid Blyton and is the nineteenth among the famous five adventure series. Now it happens that Uncle Quentin, George’s father has a visitor. He is a brilliant professor and has come there on some important work. He has come …
Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy
As soon as I found out I was pregnant with my first child, I went online to search for information to help me understand the changes I would be going through and how I was going to cope throughout the next nine months. The lists of pregnancy and childbirth …
One Night At The Call Centre by Chetan Bhagat
One Night at a Call Centre is a novel by Chetan Bhagat, an IIT graduate. It s a novel based on one night at a call center and there are six characters in it- Shyam (narrator), Priyanka, Esha, Varun, Radhika, and Military Uncle. The author had very beautifully interrelated …
The Proposal by Lori Wick
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 …
Thomas Ligotti -The Nightmare Factory
Thomas Ligotti is a relatively little known horror writer, who has his sort of cult following, though. His prose might be considered a bit difficult, however, after some time it sinks, so to speak, into a reader, or rather it gathers its strength gradually in order to grip and conquer …
By the Scruff of the Soul by Dorothy Salisbury Davis: Story
By the Scruff of the Soul appears in the short story collection Sisters in Crime 3. The story is about a love triangle between three residents of a small rural town. The narrator tells the story of two sisters, Clara and Maudie. Maudie, the
older sister, wants Clara to marry …
Blood Test book
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 …
Perfume - A Book By Patrick Suskind
Close your eyes. Look around you. Feel everything, every object , every being , every presence. Even those that have been gone for years now. But remained sealed in atoms of smell. And existing through them.
In my view Patrick Süskind rips souls apart. Then he processes …
Albert Camus, The Stranger
This book’s first attribute is that it really is short and can be read in an afternoon, this is great by my opinion because nowadays we can rarely find the time to enjoy the good book. This book brings us into the life of the man named Mersauld, his …
Freedom of Simplicity by Richard Foster
When it comes to books, I love anything that can give me a new outlook on life. I love to have my viewpoint challenged or influenced by the minds of others. While I have been influenced very much by several different authors, I have to say that the book …
Sherrilyn Kenyon, Devil May Cry
I am a big fan of Sherrilyn Kenyons and have loved most of her books. There have been a few of her books that haven’t been quite to my taste but until this book there was not a single one that i could say I didn’t like. Unfortunately Devil …
‘The Forbidden Zone’ by Whitley Strieber book
Whitley Strieber’s ‘The Forbidden Zone’ is the most frightening horror story I’ve ever read. Streiber is the man behind the the movie ‘Communion’, based on a book detailing his experiences with supposed extraterrestrial visitors.
‘The Forbidden Zone’ isn’t your typical horror story, and you could call it suspense, because there …
Ciaphas Cain - Hero of the Imperium book
Any reader has encountered a character like Ciaphas Cain at least once, as long as they have been able to read a good story flavored with humor at some point. Ciaphas Cain is a Commissar in the world of Warhammer 40,000 (WH40K), a fictional universe of the future …
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