Eleven Minutes is considered to be the most daring of Paulo Coelho’s novels. And it is indeed, like anything relating to such a controversial topic as sex. I personally found it very pleasant reading. I know there are people who accuse Paulo Coelho of stealing other writers’ ideas and …

I bought this book because —“ well, let’s face it, because everyone was raving about it, and I like to read, and I like to read fantasy and YA fantasy. I appreciate a good love story, so it seemed right up my alley. It also seemed attractive …

The Mario Party 2 Official Strategy Guide from BradyGames is a fabulously designed guide that is quite enjoyable to browse through and look at. There is a lot of unique character art that cannot be found elsewhere. I also like how every board map is thoroughly detailed with specific …

This book is the second book in the MacDonald Hall series by Gordon Korman, and while you don’t really have to read the first book, this can’t be happening, it does help to understand the characters a bit better. However, this book is fun for kids to read even …

Do you have a bunch of used books you no longer want that you wish you could sell, quickly and easily? I have discovered a website that lets you do just that! Cash4Books.net buys used books and even allows you to ship them for free. It works like magic. …

The Spiderwick Chronicles - Book 1 The Field Guide by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black is a fun and well set up book. The main character is well written and there is an especially good scene in which he is telling the truth but not believed.
The book itself …

Being a Stephenie Meyer fan, I am up in the air about this book, The Host. I felt that it was a bit too wordy, I felt that I was stuck reading pointless things at times, things that I felt were page fillers. As much as I love detail, …

My younger brother gave me this book for my last year�s birthday. It�s a tongue-in-cheek book called The Rules for Online Dating: Capturing the Heart of Mr. Right in Cyberspace. I laughed like crazy when I opened up my birthday present and found this book, written by …

Montague Summers, an early 20th century expert on the history of occultism, presents the reader with a comprehensive study of witchcraft and demonology. Even if the dating of the book is a little older than many readers on the subject may like, Montague’s work is still worth taking a …

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 …

Mates, Dates, and Tempting Trouble by Cathy Hopkins is a fun book for teenage girls, and is part of a series of books which all start with Mates, Dates, and ____
These books follow the adventures in friendships between Izzie, Nesta, TJ and Lucy. Each book is written from a …

“Songs of the Humpback Whale,” is Jodi Picoult’s first published novel, and yet, in my opinion at least, it is one of her best. Unlike many of Picoult’s later novels, which deal heavily with moral and ethical issues (occasionally at the expense of the characters involved), this novel deals …

This review is not about the series, Ugly Betty, but it is about Ugly Betty The Book. Yes, in case you have not heard of it before, it does exists. I bought this book because number 1: I’m a fan of Desperate Housewives and the 2nd is that …

When I was a kid I used to love books. Granted there was not much of satellite TV programs and internet back then but I still feel that books are special and have their own charm even on this day and age.
I have a three year old daughter who …

First Lord’s Fury is the last book in the Codex Alera series by Jim Butcher. All the main characters are back in Alera, the First Lord is dead and the stage is set for a big fight against the Vord, the alien invaders who are taking over both Alera …

This book is an adaptation of the 2008 bestseller,Dewey,The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched The World,also by Vicki Myron and Brett Witter. Both volumes are tributes to a very remarkable cat named Dewey Readmore Books,the furry goodwill ambassador of the library in the small town of Spencer,Iowa,where Vicki …

Three Coffins by John Dickson Carr is a novel about the seemingly impossible murder of Professor Grimaud. The victim is found dead inside his room, his door locked from the inside, and it soon becomes clear that the criminal could not have escaped through either the window or the …

The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool , Will Somers is a fantastic work of fiction (it is not in fact an actual autobiography written by Henry VIII). It tells the life story of one of England’s most notorious monarchs, Henry Tudor, from the first person …

This is Book 2 of the Dragon in Our Midst series, a sequel to “Raising Dragons.” Billy, a teenager who had discovered that he is actually a dragon in a human form, continues to live on the run, hunted by dragon-slayers. Billy isn’t alone; he has his best friend …

Another of my favorite book written by Stephen King would be The Stand. This book that I’ve read is actually from the Uncut Version and if you want a clue, the cover page of this book is something of a blue bird or something. A weird blue-like …

I love coming to this store. It’s so easy to get to and conveniently located. There’s always ample parking and since everything is so inexpensive I sometimes come here just to browse for books or workout videos on the weekends when I’m bored and have nothing else to do. …

This was the first mystery novel I read by author Laura Levine and I fell in love with her books right away. The story was just so humorous and entertaining that reading one of them just wasn’t enough. So far of the three that I read, this one is …

Night Smoke is the fourth story in the Night Tales series written by Nora Roberts. And once again, it’s a hit!
In this story, we meet Ryan Piasecki and Natalie Fletcher. For those of you who have read the first story in the series, you would know that Natalie is …

Though one of her older novels, “In Love With Her Boss” still demonstrates Ridgway’s ability to craft a mildly entertaining and sweetly charming tale of two people overcoming the insecurities of past relationships to fight for each other. Lori is the vulnerable yet headstrong female protagonist attempting to …

My daughter brought home another book from the library yesterday called Carl’s Masquerade. She was excited to read it at bedtime. But, after I took the time to read the book with her, we both managed to be very disappointed in it.
First of all, the book is nothing but …

Wow, just when I thought I couldn’t read any thing that would creep me out any more, I come across Bram Stoker’s short story Burial of the Rats and have to say I got chills.
The story, which is about an Englishman who is traveling through France and accidentally comes …

I have read five points someone in my college years. In fact, this is book specially written for college going students. This is one of the best books that I have read. I like this book not because this is a novel on a very touching yet interesting story …

This story had me a little bit on edge. I will say it’s probably because I am a woman who has had gynecological exams before. But anyway, the reader quickly learns in this story that the protagonist has a “thing” for getting pap smears. In fact, …

Drop Dead Beautiful by Jackie Collins is a book that I’ve read recently. However, the character in question is Lucky Santangelo, and Jackie loves featuring Lucky in her novels. I think that this is definitely a good selling point and I have read another of her novel featuring …

I thought this was a sweet book about Curious George’s experience with the snow for the first time. He was excited to see that it had snowed the night before and couldn’t wait to go outside to play in it. It reminded me of my son’s excitement …

On my birthday last year, my aunt bought me, amongst all things, a book with the title The Penguin Dictionary of American English Usage and Style, written by Paul W. Lovinger.
I do not know why she gave me this book, but I have enjoyed reading it so far. …

„The Apprentice” is a second book by Tess Gerritsen that concentrates on the homicide Detective Jane Rizzoli. This is also the book in which Gerritsen introduces the Medical Examiner, Maura Isles.
The book welcomes back the main villain from the previous book, “The Surgeon”. Reading about Rizzoli’s inner struggles to …

First of all, if you have not read the first two books of this trilogy, you will probably want to do so before reading this book. There are complex characters that you will really want to know the backgrounds of to be able to understand them the best. Or, …

After the Essentials line and before the release of 5th edition, Wizards of the Coast released a couple more player books for the 4E system. One such book was titled “Heroes of Shadow”.
When it was originally released, I thought it was another title that fell under the …

This book is quite closely based on Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, practically mirroring it in some situations, as well as adding in a play that is being performed - an adaption of Pride and Prejudice.
There isn’t really a strong plot in this book, because a lot of the …

Under a Worn Torn Sky by L.M. Elliott
Under a War Torn Sky is a story about Henry Forester in World War II. Only nineteen years old he is the youngest pilot in the Air Force squadron.On a mission over the continent Henrys plane is shot down by enemy fire …

This book requires two reads. The first time you will be so into the story that you will glide through until the end so quickly it leaves you gasping for breath. I read the thing in one sitting I was so overcome with excitement. The ending was amazing and …

My son received this story book kit for this first birthday and throughout the past year he has really become quite attached to it. It is such a simple, yet positively brilliant idea. It is a story about a tickle monster that comes from planet tickle and …

This book features Jessica Wakefield being a main suspect of being involved in a cocaine bust and her boyfriend Nick fox who is a detective, is having trouble who to believe. This book also features Enid Rollins having some evidence that can free Jessica out of jail since she …

I am reviewing the novel, To the Lighthouse, written by Virginia Woolf. This novel develops the modern characteristic style of writing in that throughout the whole novel, readers are subject to streams of consciousness from the various characters. In this book, readers are in the minds of …

When I first heard about Virgin Comics I was intrigued. A new line of comics written and drawn by Indians, incorporating Hindu mythology into some of the well-developed norms of modern superheroes? It sounded quite interesting, and the one that sounded most interesting of all was the …

I have lots of James Patterson novels, and he is the author that I would someday like to meet and salute. I really respect his writings, and his stories are very movie-inspiring. He should make his books into movies.
The title of this book is Cross, and it …

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 …

I was introduced to the works of Brandon Sanderson on the XI annual awards of the National Club of Fantasy and Horror. The publishers of “Artline” made an effective presentation of his upcoming novel “The Way of Kings.” My wonderful impressions of their previous projects came true and a …

Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy is a special book about friendship that I truly love. The settings are mainly in Dublin, Ireland and a countryside setting as well. This is a story of 2 women, both the best of friends while growing up, and the story …

I finished reading a novel called “Close to the Bone” which was written by David Wiltse.
In “Close to the Bone” a trouble shooter named Becker matches wits with an assassin name of Bahoud. Becker feels that he may be just as bad as the killers he stalks, during …

“The Story of Edgar Sawtelle” is an interesting novel written by David Wroblewski.
Edgar Sawtelle is a boy born mute. He is unable to speak, but can hear. His parents Gar and Trudy breed and raise Sawtelle Dogs. Which Gar’s family has done for generations.
Edgar …

Batman: Year One is a graphic novel by Frank Miller and Illustrated by David Mazzucchelli. It’s the story of Bruce Wayne’s first year as Batman and how he put on the cape and cowl to fight crime and how James Gordon came to Gotham City.
This is a terrific …

The Sword in the Stone is the first book in T.H. Whites 5 book series “The Once and Future King” about King Arthur and Knights of the Round Table. In the first book, Arthur is still a boy living with his adopted uncle and cousin; he’s called Wart and …

When I first started reading Princess at Sea, I didn’t exactly know what to expect of it, but I ended up loving it, maybe even more than the first one.
Princess at Sea is the fabulous sequel to The Princess Decoy. After reading the first one, I couldn’t wait for …