I have read the book —˜Emotional freedom: Liberate yourself from negative emotions and transform your life’ written by Judith Orloff. This is an interesting book, an excellent book. It is very helpful and can certainly transform a person’s life. I liked this book very much. The author has given …

I’ve read one of Jodi Picoult novels “Keeping Faith,” and I find her style of writing quite impressive, unique, emotional, and surprising. So, I didn’t hesitate to buy a copy of her latest novel “My sister’s keeper.”
My sister’s keeper is told in a very unique way, at present and …

Siren by John Everson is a horror tale with a unique “monster.” The mysterious and beautiful Ligeia haunts the shoreline of the small port town of Delilah, California. The main character in the story is a man named Evan. Suffering from aquaphobia, an intense fear of …

Austere Academy is the fifth book of the Series of Unfortunate Events series. It examines the Baudelaire Orphans (as Lemony Snicket calls them) under the glare of a boarding school. This book I felt was important in the series because it marked the beginning of two things. The first …

On The Island is one of my all-time favorite books. The first time I read it, I just fell in love. I enjoyed every single thing about it and it’s simply too amazing to describe, but I’ll try!
This story is about an English teacher, Anna, who is hired …

Borders Books is one of my favorite places to shop for books, movies, and music in Knoxville. I’ve gotten into something of a routine. I like to go in and get a tall coffee from their cafe, then walk around and pick out a few good books …

I read this book because I was intrigued by the idea that the people in some places were happier than those in other places. The author travels the globe interviewing ordinary people and happiness experts to discover the secrets of happiness.
The author is talented and amusing. The writing style …

I read the first two books of the Meredith Gentry series quickly. My best friend sent them to me in a care package and I really enjoyed them. This book, number three took me forever to finish. Hamilton is an amazing writer. She has a very distinct voice and …

Until You is romantic type of novel from the beginning to the end. It is about the Earl of Langford who apparently ran over a man, who was due to get married the very next day, until tragedy struck that is. Regretfully, it is now up to him …

If You Have Ever Needed A Reason to Get a Library Card, Here Are Four .
They say one should not meet heroes so as to avoid disappointment; inevitably, the public persona you come to respect and adore will not be present in the person you actually meet.
That said, I …

Bittersweet is another great romance novel written by Danielle Steel. In this novel, her writing keeps you engaged in the entire story and makes you feel as if you were the characters in the book every step of the way.
Within the first few sentences of this novel I …

Ahn Junghyo’s contemporary novel “Silver Stallion” paints a vivid and powerful image of Korea (to be exact, South Korea) in a small village during the Korean War. Junghyo does not hold back any details, so younger or more squeamish readers may want to avoid this read.
No, I’m not …

Fourteen year old Trixie Belden an amateur detective lives in Sleepyside near the Hudson River in New York. This story entails the strange happenings at the Lisgard house where Fay Franklin lives. Fay Franklin just moved to Sleepyside, when she hears stories about Lisgard house being huanted but she …

It is a fact that can not be disproved, that more than two million people in the world, involved in the global sex trade every year, as a buyer or seller, which is business continuity, managed by the power of a business or criminal groups, which continue to move …

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes mysteries are always an enjoyable read, and The Sign of Four is no exception. I particularly enjoy this mystery because I think Dr Watson is kind of funny in it.
The two characters are ever the same - Sherlock Holmes is always right …

Cassie was a book that I read about a month ago and yet still I remember the main events. I even read this book twice as it kept bringing me back for more.It told the insightful story of how celeberal paralsy can affect a person and the people around …

“Chasing Harry Winston” is Lauren Weisberger’s third novel, a follow-up to “The Devil wears Prada” and “Everyone worth knowing”. Once more, the book is a venture into the world of chick lit, and once more Weisberger deals with the world of the twenty-something, fashion-conscious New York women.
The protagonists are …

This is one of my favorite books. I absolutely love the book and the story line. It is the beginning to a wonderful series.
The main character is Bella, a girl Pheonix who is suppose to be ugly. She is very clumsy and gets hurt a lot. She …

Al Capone Does my Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko is a book for older children or youth, but it can be enjoyed by adults as well. It’s a smooth read, and has an enjoyable, moving plot. The book is a Newberry Honor book.
Each of the characters feels real and you …

“A Child Called It” will tear your heart out! - The true story of David Pelzer - a child who was severly abused by his alcoholic mother while the passive alcoholic father sat by and did nothing. This book is SO sad, but I promise you will …

The Lottery is a story written by American author Shirley Jackson. I read many of her works in college, and just love her to the point style. The Lottery is no exception! The story is about a town where the people perform a type of ritual in order to …

Entirely by chance, I saw the novel AIRPORT standing lonely on a bookstore shelf and decided to read it. And as soon as I read a couple of pages, the book settled firmly into the first position of my desires, goals, and objectives for a few days.
A very worthy …

When I started reading Losing It from Cora Carmack, I had a vague idea of what I could expect from it. But whether I would like it or not, I was very sure of one thing: this book would make me laugh like no other. Losing It is filled …

Even if you are not in the movie industry business, I find reading Movie Business Book by Jason E. Squire a good knowledge on movies in general and how the business of it goes about. You will be amazed at how these people in the movie industry have the …

I have read the book —˜The mystery of the tolling bell’ written by Carolyn Keene. This is a Nancy Drew book. This is a very interesting and fascinating book. I liked it very much. In this book, Nancy shows astounding courage in her investigations. The story becomes more and …

“The Message Remix” written by Eugene H. Peterson is a bible written in contemporary English language. The book is set up like a bible with its chapters and verses, but has a different feel to it. The book includes a preface telling the reader about why the book …

The Great Gatsby is a well-known classic, more recently popularized by the movie in 2013, and most likely the best book that F. Scott Fitzgerald’s has ever written (regarding my previous experience with Tender is the Night by the same author). The plot revolves around a man by the …

“The Ordinary Princess” by M.M.Kaye is a charming fairy tale about a princess who is not beautiful but ordinary, for a change. When Princess Amy is born and fairies come to bless her with special gifts, one of them happens to be cranky and gives Amy a most unusual …

When I was growing up, these books were never in the school library. Why? They were always checked out! I think that already says enough about the book’s popularity among children. There’s something special about a good scary story, and Stephen Gammell’s disturbing black and white illustrations had us …

As they are currently filming the Hobbit, I thought it was time for reread. I’ve read it few times before, but as it is ages ago I gave it another try. So, would I recommend reading it before the Hobbit films come out? I still love the book, so …

Pretties is the second book in the four book Uglies series. At the end of the previous book, Tally became Pretty do that she could try out the cure for the brain lesions. All of that is long gone now because her life is full of parties, freedom …

I have read the book ‘Well done, secret seven’ written by Enid Blyton. This book is not so interesting, but the story line is good.
The seven children roam around the woods in search of a strong tree in order to build a tree house. They find such a tree …

I greatly enjoyed this heart-warming and witty book. This is a true story of a cat, a stray rescued from the streets of New York, and his life and relationship with the rescuer, the author of the book Cleveland Amory. I love cats and love people who understand them. …

This book was at the top of my summer reading list, as it had been pushed back and pushed back during the school year. As a summer reading book, it performs its function well; however, it is a little more lacking in plot and substance than I would …

Supermom is a very sweet book that compares animal mothers to human mothers. The book discusses the way human and animal mothers look, have children, take care of their children, etc. It also brings home the idea that all mothers are different in many ways, yet the same in …

Back when I was a teenager.I had to deal with a lot of things such as peer pressure, academics and parents expectation. I don’t know how to manage it since it was so much to take and one day a friend of mine shared with me a book entitled …

Stephen King is known for writing long books. Two of his most classic works, “The Stand” and “IT”, both broke the thousand page mark. Once again, King goes for a sweeping epic with his latest novel, “Under the Dome”.
The story concerns a small town that is suddenly …

I have always been a fan of her Vampire Chronicles and must say that once more she didn’t disappoint me. The book follows the life of one of the children of the millennia, the vampire Marius, born 400BC in Rome.
What I like about Anne Rice’s books is the way …

The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins is Victorian mystery, well-written and captivating. Yes, there are some hard-to-believe coincidences in this novel a modern-day writer would not have gotten away with, as well as infallible goodness of some characters; if you can’t stomach that, don’t read the book. I …

Being a member of the Books and Writers Community on Compuserve, I’ve always wondered about everyone’s fascination over audiobooks. Audiobooks are really not that popular in the Philippines, and special ordering them at a local bookstore can be very difficult and expensive. Aside from that, I was more into …

When I first began traveling the world, I was clueless as to how to know the country I would be visiting, and how to get around once I got there, without missing important sites. A friend of mine lent me my first Eyewitness Travel Guide before I went to …

The Silmarillion is a recopilation that J.R.R. Tolkien’s son made of some stories written by his father. It is divided in 5 parts, and in each part it talks about the creation of the world invented by the author in his previous books called Middle-earth.
When I started this book, …

The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Short Stories is awesome. My boyfriend is a huge Sherlock Holmes fan so I bought this for him just a few months ago. It has all the short stories in there along with annotations on the side and historical information as well …

Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs is the fourth installment of her Mercy Thompson series. For those that are new to the series or have never read it, Mercedes Thompson is a VW mechanic working in the Tri-cities in Washington. She’s
also a shape shifter, turning into a coyote at will, …

The book that I am going to be reviewing, A Child Called It, was written by Dave Pelzer. I checked it out from the library after hearing many recommendations for it.
This book is a true story about how Dave was abused as a child by his mother. It …

This book is written by James Hadley Chase. I was not aware of this author until my cousin told me about it. He had read a couple of his novels and was very impressed by his writing style. So, he reffered me to read A Coffin from Hong Kong. …

The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay tells the story of three characters in a historical fantasy recreation of that period of Spanish history where Muslim rule was in decline and the Christian rule was moving down from the north. Kay has minimally masked the Muslim, Christian …

I got this book because I was new to the craft and wanted something to help me figure out what oils and brews would go good with what I want to cast. I was truly amazed to find out all the great information this book has on what kinds …

Among members of the Left, A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn is probably one of the most popular history books of all time. Perhaps the most popular. It takes a brand new take on the history of the United States, trying to give …

Deadhouse Gates by Steven Erikson is the second book in his Malazan Book of the Fallen series. It introduces the Seven Cities, a subject land of the Malazan empire poised on the edge of revolt. Into this mess comes two several characters from the first novel - …