The Series of Unfortunate Events are a series of books by Lemony Snicket that are children’s books. They are a bit grim, and that grimness is probably what made me a fan of the series as well and caused me to purchase the entire series. this is …

Elite #1 is the first issue of a new series from Portent Comics written by James Redington and pencilled by Marcelo Salaza.
The plot centres around the character of the title’s namesake who, in true Superman style is a hero idolised by all. However, not is all as it appears …

Sense of Evil written by Kay Hooper opens with quite a bang. Three women have been brutally murdered. Isabel Adams comes to the little town of Hastings to solve the murders.
Isabel is a special Investigator with Noah Bishops FBI team.
As a rule I enjoy these paranormal novels.
Isabel is …

I’m in the process of reading Varney the Vampire by Thomas Prescott Prest. And, while I haven’t finished the book yet, I have read enough to draw some conclusions about it.
First, the book is supposed to be very gory. Maybe it was during the time it was written, but …

Like nearly everyone else who read the book, Twilight, I hadn’t had enough of the characters. Therefore, I bought and read New Moon, the sequel to Twilight. The book has the same characters with some new ones and expansions on some old characters. Readers of this …

OK what did I miss. I have read all the glowing reviews of The Mermaid Chair and I guess I was reading a different book. You have a woman who engages in a romance with a priest and visa versa and they couldn’t get enough conflict just …

When I am penning this review, I have no idea who have read the book or if there had been an earlier review for this book. I did not bother to check because it probably wouldn’t stop me from writing my review on this astoundingly written book, especially that …

With first Glance at the outdated covers one might put this book on the self. But my sister ordered the series and I decided for the heck of it to read these books. I am certainly glad I did! Kelley Armstrong has created a series of unique Female characters …

Intriguing. Action-packed. Lively. Vivacious. Dynamic. Encompassing. The Da Vanci Code is not only one of the most exciting reads of all time, but it creatively utilizes real events in history, real places around the world, and even real religious convictions to design a …

This is the YA fantasy book that totally got me hooked on fantasy. I borrowed it from a friend who had happened to receive it in a book exchange, and both of us were just so glad she did! I think I was around 14 then, and …

McNally’s Secret (written by Lawrence Sanders and published by Berkley Publishing Group, 1992)
Reading about Archy McNally’s escapades always makes me feel relaxed and lazy. The rich, pleasure-seeking playboy who was surprisingly sympathetic and bighearted, is also a passable detective.
His father, Preston McNally, had a case that the firm …

My mother in law bought me this book when I was expecting our first child, and little did she know it would become the go to book for everything not only in my pregnancy, but my sister in laws! My sister in law found out she was having a …

In order sufficiently to show the description of Calvin and Hobbes, as for me as for that in order for I to find the fact that it is the most appropriate description of Calvin, freedom of Watterson quotation of the author building is taken. Large number of struggle …

When I heard that Kate Gosselin was publishing a cookbook, I immediately decided that I wanted to purchase a copy. To this day, I’m not entirely sure why. I think it was because I knew the book, like Kate herself, would be very polarizing. I knew there would be …

Amongst the books promoting vegetarianism I have ever read, I think “Food for Thought” by Avaduthika Anandamitra Acarya is one of the bests and the most complete. It explain vegetarianism and why we should follow it based on the concepts of yoga.
According to yoga philosophy, there are three …

If you are looking for an easy read, Twilight is the book for you. If you are looking for an intellectually stimulating classical novel, I suggest you pass this by. I decided to read the book because of the hype that surrounded it. The characters and the story line …

This is absolutely one of my favourite books in the world. I think the first time I read it was when I was 15 years old And I have been reading it a few times a year since that’s. There is something very unusual and captivating about the story …

I am reviewing the book, The Last of the Mohicans, written by James Fenimore Cooper. Coming in at 448 pages, this book is Cooper’s literary masterpiece. In this novel, the reader is introduced to several key characters, a few of whom were actual historical figures. Cooper …

Again another manga has caught my attention with its’ fancy title. Camelot Garden is a one shot manga by Yuki Kaori the same mangaka of Boys Next Door. The manga is a mix genre of fantasy, gender bender, mystery, psychological, shoujo, and tragedy.
The story is about the mysterious adventure …

Yoshi’s Story The Unauthorized Guide by Bradygames is most definitely not as good as the strategy guide put out by Nintendo Power. The reason it is not as good is because this guide is missing some details regarding a few of the hidden paths and the locations of the …

I bought this book because I’m always on the lookout for books reminiscent to Tamora Pierce’s work, and this looked like it was right on the mark. The storyline sounded like it was right down my alley, I loved the cover art, and it was a nice length, …

Ivan T. Sanderson is a legend in the cryptozoology field. He investigated so much and wrote so much on the subject that his books are not hard to come by and often fairly costly. Although there has been a recent reprint that you might find somewhere I have a …

I didn’t have much expectations when I opened this book because I wasn’t entirely pleased with his other work, The Stranger. I just thought it would be good to understand some more his idea of existentialism.
The setting of the story was set in Oran, a city in Algiers. I …

Murder Must Advertise was written by Dorothy L Sayers, and published by HarperCollins Publishers.
A copywriter fell down a spiral staircase on the premises of Pym’s Publicity, and died immediately. His sister handled over an unfinished letter that he had earlier written, to Mr Pym, the owner of …

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 …

Animal stories sure are fascinating though I did wonder if animals of different kinds can really talk with each other. I have recently read a short story by Elnora Watters, Tiger and Max which made my imagination go wilder. That makes me wonder if in religion; animals like dogs …

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. …

This book is a cute story which is popular among children. It tells the story of a little girl named Sophie, who is abducted by the BFG, a giant.
The BFG is a friendly giant, as indicated by his name, Big Friendly Giant. The other giants, however, are not so …

I do really appreciate the book “The World’s Wealthiest Losers” written by Margaret Nicholas and published by Octopus Publishing Group Ltd. in 1986. The book is a compilation of the autobiographies of people who have earned great wealth by this world standard including Elvis …

I’d Tell You I Love You But Then I’d Have To Kill You, is the first book in the Gallagher Girls series. Cammie Morgan goes to a girl’s boarding school. Not just any old boarding school though. It is a school for spies! Cammie’s school has spy lessons, spy …

I have only recently discovered the work of the Norwegian playwright, Henrik Ibsen, and I am glad I did. I like his values and for me, it makes him even more commendable that he tended to cause outrage with his plays in his own time and clearly struck …

while this book does not have a twisted ending like most of Stine’s other books, I liked this book because one of the main characters defeats the one causing all of the evil–King Jellyjam. Not to mention, chapters end in cliff hangers making you want to keep on reading …

Uncle is a children’s book written by J.P. Martin, and illustrated by Quentin Blake. It was first published in 1964. The Red Fox edition is copyright 2002. It can be found in good bookshops for £4.99 or for 9.99 candadian dollars. The book is about an incredibly wealthy Elephant …

It’s crazy. It’s delusional. Likewise, it’s some kind of sexually turned filthy insanity. Anyway, everyone here is clearly off the rails. Especially Palahniuk himself. And damn, that’s cool!
CHOKE is a book about a silly boy who is confused about his awareness of the world. He doesn’t understand what’s …

I started reading this book without any hopes. It was recommended matter-of-factly to me and to be honest, I didn’t expect much.
The Hunger Games Trilogy is about the young Katniss Everdeen who is forced to take part in the gruesome Hunger Games. It is set is the future …

The Four Agreements was given to me by a friend; I put off reading it for the longest because it just did not entice me. Then after I heard about 4 more people rave about the book, I gave in. It is a short quick read so most people …

I heard about Dale Carnegie when I started my full-time job. There was a twelve week training that was being offered to certain employees. This book was one of the required readings for the class. I didn’t actually get to take the class, but I was given this book …

Farmyard Fun is published by Templar Publishing. It is part of a Happy Snappy book series and a pop-up one. This is my daughter’s first pop-up book. We did not want to buy any pop-up books for her before because there is a high chance that she would tear …

I have just read The Catcher in the Rye for the second time since I was a youth and it was a lot better the second time around. I think the first time at age thirteen I had not had enough life experience to really understand what the …

I went into B. Dalton Booksellers recently while I was in the mall and decided to look around, they had a nice selexction of books and I actually decided to buy some because they were having a sale. I noticed that everything was very well organized and easy …

The Poisonwood Bible is one of the saddest novels I have ever read in my life. I will go ahead and give that away right now, because by the time you get halfway through, you will need at least one box of Kleenexes. The Poisonwood Bible tore me up …

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 …

The book title, The Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davies is kind of boring and I did not have the desire to really complete it. I unfinished it because the plots were starting to get boring.
First of all, the settings of the story and all is alright and I’m …

I am not a fan of cookbooks; when I do cook (my husband is the cook in our family), I prefer to go online for a specific recipe, or make it up as I go along, using a basic recipe from my old cookbooks. I recently purchased the first …

“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 …

This book is one of the bests in the Sweet Valley High series. It’s one of Jessica’s secret diaries, and it features her deepest darkest secrets, the ones I never knew she had feelings for, and I was surprised that this side of Jessica had been opened up, it …

In 2002 Scot Rory Stewart walked across Afghanistan. Since the United States had invaded Afghanistan and attacked the Taliban in response to the attacks of 911 one wonders why Stewart chose this time. Strangely enough this was a time of relative quiet. Stewart was the first “tourist” to visit …

Cooking has become one of my favorite hobbies—”since learning how to do it correctly, and for the past few months I have wanted to start a food blog, but the problem is I didn’t know where to begin. I’m familiar with blogging platforms and writing, but other than that …

I have read the book ‘Letters to Gauri’. This book is written by M.V. Kamath, Indian writer. This book is the collection of 84 letters which are written by the author to his grand-daughter, Gauri.
Gauri is an adolescent girl and is studying in a school which is far away …

Prince Caspian is the third book but second published of the Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S Lewis. The story details how the world of Narnia has drifted from the way Aslan intended and how Aslan and the creatures of Aslan are suppressed and their existence denied.
This was one …