Storm is the first book in the Elemental series. Becca Chandler’s life changes the moment she saves a boy in the school car park. That boy happens to be Chris Merrick, who is unlike other boys. Chris has the power to control the element water. Chris’ three brothers are …

The fact that Jennifer Love Hewitt wrote a book at all is a pretty amazing feat. It’s a book on relationship advice and coming from someone who has had her fair share of break ups I’d tend to listen to what she has to say.
Jennifer confesses to be …

I am reviewing the book, Angel’s Unaware, written by Elizabeth Storm. This book was written in 1997 and runs 327 pages long. Anyone familiar with Quantum Leap is familiar with Dr. Sam Beckett and Admiral Al Calavicci, not to mention Gooshie, Ziggie, and all the others along …

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer is a young adult, and adult book, about a exquisite fantasy romance. The book was recommended to me, and i had no intentions on getting as hooked on the book as I am now. Twilight is a romance, with a vivid twist. The innocent …

Written by Claire Cook, Life’s a Beach is a very nice feel type of book that I really love pretty much.
This is one of the best genre types of books that I really love and it is a romantic comedy about this particular woman who is single and …

I had decided to read Outlander when the announcements of the Outlander TV show had just started. Gabaldon published this book in 1991 so I wasn’t too upset about being so oblivious about it even though it dealt with time travel. I love time travel. I dived right in …

Where were you when Superman and Doomsday fought to the finish in the legendary ‘Death of Superman’ storyline that appeared in DC Comics 15 years ago? What about the subsequent Return of Doomsday storylines? How about the one shots that dealt with the origin of Doomsday? What about the …

With everything leaning heavily towards digitalized formats these days, the safety of having a crash-proof, hack-proof mechanism through which to organize one’s life, lies within the pages of my Frankiln Covey personal organizer diary that I have come to make an integral part of my life annually.
My very first …

“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, …

On some days, I like to crack my head and think of the whys and what-ifs to a story, especially a psychological thriller. This book, called Gone, written by Jonathan Kellerman, is a best-seller, and I think his book deserves to be on the best list.
I couldn’t for …

Essential Experiments for Chemistry by Morrison and Scodellaro is a book that contains many excellent experiments that are critical to the Chemistry 12 course in the British Columbia education system (or a pre-university equivalent). It contains many laboratories from testing the boiling point of water and the formation of …

“Five Quarters of the Orange,” though not as well known as some of Joanne Harris’ other novels, is, in my opinion at least, one of her best. It has been a year since I first read this incredible novel, but I still have vivid memories of its finely drawn …

Secrets by Jacqueline Wilson is a great story and awesome at that. I find Jacqueline Wilson a good author with this book, depicting true friendship between two girls; naming India and Treasure.
Two unique names, and with two different family background, but they will form a friendship that …

One of the downsides of following a comic in an expansive shared universe is that even if you read all the issues in a series, you still miss out on certain plot points.
This was especially egregious when Superman had 4 ongoing titles and stories would go across all four, leaving …

The book “Breaking Hearts: The Two Sides of Unrequited Love” by Roy F. Baumeister and Sara R. Wotman helped me. It did not provide me with absolute relief from the pain that I have felt off and on over the past five years, but it has served to help …

I was bored the other evening so I was looking through my bookshelves for something a bit different. That’s when I came across the 1922 book by Henry Stanton entitled “Sex.”
Considering the book was advertising itself as offering information on a subject that people refused to talk about, I …

In the fourth book in this series, Kevin Kerney becomes Deputy Chief of the State Police. Between the books, his romantic interest in third book doesn’t pan out, so he’s without a woman in his life. On the plus side he has inherited 6400 acres. Although there will be …

How Not to Look Old by Charla Krupp is basically about not looking old basically. It lists off tips and steps that are simple and very easy to follow through. The author is very forthright in her advices here and you will be happy to follow through everything.
Though …

This is a great novel and is one of my favourite books. I end up reading it about twice a year, and despite the fact that I already know all the story, I just can’t get enough. The books is filled with adventure, tension and most of all the …

In Freedom Manifesto, British author Tom Hodgkinson lays out a part Anarchist, part Self-Help, part Existential blue print for the pursuit of freedom. Freedom from what? Anxiety, Fear, Mortgages, Money, Guilt, Debt, Government, Boredom, Supermarkets, Bills, Melancholy, Pain, Depression, Work, and Waste.
Although he tackles these subjects with a unique …

This is a wonderful book for kids aged 9 and up. It is a bit confusing, because a lot happens while at the same time, it doesn’t really feel like a lot is happening, and the main character’s family is really difficult to figure out. The main character’s parents …

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Exiles is a novel that could have offered an exceptionally entertaining read that also offered solutions to problems that have and continue to plague humanity to this day, but instead, the novel ultimately offers up nothing more than grand yet empty messages and …

“Anatomy of a Revolution” by Crane Brinton is a history book that should be read by all history lovers, students, and professionals. The book was originally published in 1938 with an update in the 1960s. Brinton compares The English or Puritan revolution of the mid-1600s, the American Revolution of …

When I was younger, I tended to have a rather undecided opinion about Finnish author Tove Jansson’s popular series of books about the Moomins, strange and slightly otherworldly creatures who lived and had (generally fairly gentle) adventures in a landscape that was also a little bit on the otherworldly …

Good House Cheap House is a book written by Kira Oblensky. It illustrates tweenty seven different designs for homes that are inovative and creative. They demonstrate how to recycle different products and incorporate them into unique features that can make a plain house stand out at a reasonable price. …

Jinn, the first novel by this author, is has a lot of detail and graphically violent. As with many of these adventure mysteries it begins with a history and this one takes place on an island in the South Pacific in 1943, during World War Two. …

In this book, Thomas L. Friedman, best-selling author and writer for the New York Times, carefully proposes ideas for a national strategy for the “greening” of the United States. He has done his research well and presents strategies that he believes will be the power sources for the …

Nicholas Nickleby is Charles Dickens third novel. It is the tale of Nicholas Nickleby and his sister, who are left penniless when their father dies. The main antagonist is their uncle Ralph, who is a mean old man and doesn’t try to make life easier for his niece and …

Some things should never go out of style. One of these is the self-help industry, especially the part that concentrates on building wealth through positive actions and attitudes. There are many charlatans in this field, but often you can come across some real delights. These are the ones who …

Time Power is a book I have read which is written by Brian Tracy. This author is a very smart writer and he has given a wonderful insight on time management and how by dividing and planning your time wisely, one could effectively possibly earn more in the …

The Future by Degrees is a science fiction story that appears in the anthology Seeds of Change edited by John Joseph Adams. In the story, a company has created a new technology. This technology will allow for heat to be transferred, and as an energy source, it can transform …

This is one of my favourite books, definitely in my top 5 and I have read it about 5 times. I did find that once I started it I just couldn’t put it down.
The book is a true story about a young girl growing up in San Diego, …

Catching Fire is the second book in the series The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. And boy is it amazing! Catching Fire starts off where The Hunger Games left off, Katniss is back to normal life after she partook in the Hunger Games, at least as normal as someone …

I do not have much time for fiction, but I sometimes sit down to a good thriller. Recently, I kept hearing about an author named Lee Child and a group of his fans called ‘Reacher Creatures.’ This comes from the name, Jack Reacher, who is the hero of a …

Speaker of Mandarin was written by Ruth Rendell (published by Pantheon Books, 1984).
This is really surprising - Inspector Wexford on a vacation in China. The first part of the book described his experiences there; some were rather amusing. I am glad that Ruth Rendell did not try …

Kiss and Run is written by Elina Furman. I really love this book. This book is especially good for commitment phobias people out there. And this book is targeted for women especially. I have a fun time reading this book, though I am not a …

This is one of the books I read shortly after becoming a fantasy fanatic, because I’d always been a horse lover and loved to read horse books, so I was trying to get my hands on ever horse-oriented fantasy book or series that I could. Arrows of the …

Although people don’t usually think “beach read” when they hear about Sylvia Plath considering the fact that she wrote some rather dark and introspective poetry before committing suicide, I must say that the recently released “Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath” are a very interesting and engaging read. I have …

I read this book for a few reasons: everyone was raving about it, it had a beautiful cover, a catchy title,and it really looked awesome. It’s YA fantasy, 352 pages, and the first in a saga that chronicles the stories of different characters. I’m not sure if …

Timothy’s Files was written by Lawrence Sanders. (published by New English Library in 1988)
I didn’t realize I’m going to enjoy this book so much I actually spent the whole night just reading it. The author had created a truly sad but likeable character, in Timothy Cone, …

This book was given to me as a gift and I adore it!
It’s a greeting card organization book with month by month folders with two greeting cards and envelopes in each. There’s also an address and telephone book in here as well.
The book is held closed with an envelope …

“Water, Wind, Fire” is a book I first picked up on the 99 cent shelf at the local goodwill. Not expecting more more than an interesting read at best, I bought the book.
It is a very short book, around 48 pages if I remember correctly. The book is …

The Goosebumps series, published under the name R.L. Stine, which I think is a pseudonym and there are actually multiple authors considering how many books there are and how long they have been being published for, is a bit formulaic but it’s still a good read for kids who …

Albert Jack has made a name for himself writing books that provide the background to the stories, phrases, urban legends and even pub names that we are all so familiar with but never really know where they originate and I just love stuff like that and find it quite …

I recently got this book as a birthday gift from a couple of my very good friends.Its the first work i have read by Kim Edwards.
“The Memory Keeper’s Daughter” is the story of a doctor who conducts his own wife’s delivery on a stormy night in 1964.His wife has …

The second book in the Sister Agatha series. When holy statutes that belong to the Catholic Church are disappearing from the retreat site where they are displayed, the Archbishop sends Sister Agatha to investigate.
Once Sister arrives at the retreat building on her Harley with Pax sitting in the sidecar …

Autumn of 1945. Otto Frank, a Jewish businessman and a Holocaust survivor, went to a building in Amsterdam in Netherlands to visit his secretary. But it wasn’t just a building for Otto: this where he and his family went to hiding from the Nazis for almost two years before …

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 Bhudda of Suburbia was written by Hanif Kureishi in 1990, it went on to win that year’s Whitbread Prize for best novel and was definitely a deserving winner. It was made into a television show in the mid nineties starring Naveen Andrews now better known for the …

Neil Gaiman’s writing is always a new experience, and his book Coraline is no exception. This is a kids’ novel, yes, but it’s interesting enough for an adult to pick up for fun. It’s also been made into a movie but the feel of the book is different from …