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 …

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 …

The life and the history of Tudors thrills a lot of people and countless movies, books, conspiracy theories and TV shows about them clearly state that. I’ve never particularly been a history nerd, but I noticed that books based on a real story, especially, when it’s something that happened …

Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier is one of my favorite books. This is actually one of the few young adult books I actually enjoy. It is actually an interpretation and retelling of the old tale “The Twelve Dancing Princesses.” I loved that story as a child, it was one …

“Pearl” by Lauraine Snelling is Book 2 of the Dakotah Treasures series. Pearl is a young woman living in Chicago, an heiress to a wealthy industrialist. When her father starts pushing her into an unwanted marriage, Pearl decides to run away. She goes west and settles in North Dakota, …

State of Fear is a science-fiction novel written by Michael Chrichton, review of the ecology of mind, to discuss the issue of global warming. Chrichton is a writer who combines excellent between fact and fiction, so integrated in the story. With a detailed logic, accompanied by a footnote that …

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 …

Super Smash Bros. Brawl Prima Official Game Guide turned out to be a disappointing guide. The reason I found it to be disappointing is because the layout and overall presentation seemed relatively sloppy. The places in which character art is placed and the text blocks, it just was not …

Tolkin spent over 20 years writing his epic tales of elves, wizards and the adventures of the Hobbits. He is said to be as much as a scholar as he is a literary writer. Tolkin extensively research when creating the background mythology of middle earth and the beings that …

“One Inch Tall” is one of the most successful products of Shel Silverstein’s clever yet silly ideas. Considered an all-time favorite, Silverstein retells the childhood dream of seeing the world as a one inch tall figure in an imaginative first person poem. Despite having a laid-back and conversational style, Silverstein …

I myself have never been to London or traveled into the far north, but Northern Lights makes you feel like you have been there all along. Philip Pullman imagined the genius that is Northern Lights, Pullman was born and raised in Norfolk in the United Kingdom. This is where …

The 3rd volume of the popular manga called Nodame Cantabile starts with a lighter short story to make us have an easy beginning. Nodame and Mine are having problems passing their exams, so they ask for help to Chiaki.
He has no other choice but to help them, and they …

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification Novelization is based upon the two-part season five episode of the same name. Much the episode’s script is transferred to the novelization, word for word and scene by scene, however, this novelization is not simply the episode in novel form. What the …

The First 48, by Tim Green is a fantastic book and should be made into a movie story for I highly recommend this. From page 1 onwards I was already enchanted and couldn’t put the book down. A fast-paced thriller like this book title is on the …

All seems lost after the ending of “The Mark of Athena”, the third book in the series of the Heroes of Olympus by Rick Riordan. The seven of the prophecy, who alone can stop the revival of Gaia, the ancient and vengeful goddess of the Earth, are separated and …

The Book of the Dead by Douglas Preston have some pretty hard plots to follow. But I don’t entirely blame the fault to this book, because this is actually a trilogy. And you would have to follow closely to the other 2 series naming Dance of Death and …

James Peterson follows up his bestseller “Cooking” about everything a cook would ever want to know about savory cooking with “Baking” which teaches you about the world of pastry.
The main thing I love about “Baking” is that it follows the same format as “Cooking”: there are hundreds of pictures …

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 …

As she recognizes in her acknowledgments at the end of her book, Verity, Colleen Hoover’s books are mostly those of the romance genre. Her other reads are emotional and introduce characters that her readers cry with, laugh with and fall in love with.
Her book, Verity, is very, very …

Old Shatterhand and Winnetou is superhero in the wild west in the United States in the 19 th century. Despite hundreds of years since it first appeared, a fictional character created Karl May seems to remain timeless and continue to live in the hearts the fans from generation to …

“The Walking Dead: The Road to Woodbury” is a novel by Robert Kirkman and Jay Bonasinga that takes place in Kirkman’s post apocalyptic zombie infested “The Walking Dead” universe. It is the second book of “The Governor Trilogy”, “Rise of the Governor” being the first and “Fall of the …

I enjoyed the first book in this trilogy, but I was majorly disappointed by the second book. I was really hoping for the third book to resurrect the trilogy, and I was expecting a major turnaround and a fantastic, nail-biting finish to the trilogy.
Unfortunately, this book managed to be …

My husband gave me a book that he was really excited about. I think it is one of his favorites. It is now on my favorites list too. The book is Rora by James Byron Huggins. Rora is around 480 pages and was published in …

O’Reilly has made a name for itself in the world of manuals involving web programming and web design products and languages, and with good reason. The books are generally reasonably priced (compared to many other such manuals) and inform the learner in a straight-forward, easy to read manner.
I’m …

I am the Running Footman was written by Martha Grimes. (published by Dell Publishing in 1990)
Martha Grimes has an engaging style of writing that brings out the best in her characters, making them endearing, no matter how prepossessing they are, and her stories are really a delight to read! …

I had the opportunity read “The Road” while traveling about a year ago. I can honestly say that this book scared me. I have read it once and only once and will not read it again. It is just too heart wrenching for me. I have to admit that …

Poetry, A Longman Pocket Anthology, is a poetry anthology that was edited by R.S.Gwynn.
What I like about anthology is that it includes well-known poems from all time periods, and not just from Elizabethan times, for example.If you are looking for a famous poem by William Blake,for instance, chances are …

Puppet is the first book I’ve read by Joy Fielding. I liked it very much. Like “Lost” that I reviewed earlier, I’d call it a women’s thriller. It doesn’t depend just on action for it’s suspense, There is considerable character development and the reader spends a good deal of …

Another story by Linda Howard, this novel revolves around a woman and her estranged husband meeting after many years apart. Sallie Jerome has been an independent woman for many years, working as a reporter for a prestigious news outlet while trying to leave behind the memory of her …

Fruits Basket Manga Volume 7 begins with Tohru spending time with Kisa Sohma, who has become attached to her. Hiro Sohma becomes jealous because Kisa doesn’t spend time with him and confronts Tohru about it.
It’s an interesting volume because it follows the pattern of Tohru meeting another member …

As many people may already know, New Moon is the sequel to the international bestseller, Twilight, by Stephanie Meyer. I found New Moon as good as Twilight. In fact, I might even go as far as to say that it was probably better. Many people, however, do not agree …

The literary voice in the book Incurable by John Marsden is truly strong and I could feel goosebumps when reading it.
Story’s main character is Ellie and your heart will really go to her as she struggles certain issues in life and having to deal with so many. As …

Jonathan Kellerman 2006 “Rage” (An Alex Delaware novel) London, Penguin Books price £6.99 in the UK.
Rage is a psychological thriller by Jonathan Kellerman. The book is part of the Alex Delaware series which Kellerman began writing about twenty years ago.
I have read all of the books in this series. …

I was looking for a good devotional in the morning. I had had this book on my bookshelf for several years when I pulled it out. Needless to say I was pleasantly surprised. Not only is the book labeled by numbers such as (1, 2, 3, and 4); which …

I so want the story, Breathing Lessons by Anne Tyler to be better. But it did not as the pages went by.
Being the less of an author, I thought I had the plots in my head but it is not easy being an author, that much I …

Hatchet is an amazing book. I barely read and I could not put this book down. It is very interesting and will grab the attention of any reader.
It is about a boy named brian who is going to see his father. His parents got divorced so he goes back …

I intended to buy Jeffrey Eugenides’ “Middlesex” back when it was published and awarded the Pulitzer Prize, a good couple of years ago. Unfortunately, I was short on cash then, and before the book hit the library shelves, I forgot about it. Still, when I noticed it at a …

Recently I have bought a book from an online store. The book is about herbal treatment of overall body. It seemed nice to me and I decided to give it a try.
At the outset, I must say that Glow Herbal is a very nice book from the Times Group. …

This is an inspiring children’s fantasy story about a tiny bat named Shade that gets lost from his colony during a storm and must find his own way home. Along the way he faces many dangers, ranging from strong gusting winds to freezing temperatures, from hungry birds to …

This is the second girls novel form the Clique series. This one is called Best Friends fro Never. It is in Westchester duing the times of Hallowen. Massie is planning a boys girls party. Thats when the bega of the Pretty Committee finds a new friend and starts her …

“Makeup To Breakup” is the autobiography from original Kiss drummer Peter Criss. I have read many rockstar autobiographies so far, and I think this one might be my favourite. Collaborating with Larry “Ratso” Sloman, Peter Criss gives a very honest account describing his childhood years when he …

This was the first time I’d read anything by the novelist Ken Follett. I was encouraged to read “The Pillars of The Earth”, by a family member who knew I was interested in historical movies and books. Even though I don’t usually review books I found this one …

I have the standard Better Homes and Gardens red and white checked cookbook - the one that seems like everyone I know owns…but because I am busy I have been using my slowcooker a lot more. I received the Better homes and Gardens Slow Cooker Recipes for 2, 4 …

Soul Circus was written by George P Pelecanos and published by Orion Books Ltd in 2003.
Soul Circus is a disquieting story about people whose daily lives are interspersed with killings, intimidation and violence.
Derek Strange worked as a private investigator in a sleazy part of town, dealing with slimy …

I read this book for my school book review and was under the impression that it will be very boring but to my amazement I really enjoyed it!!! It is a story about a young boy named pet named Pi whose father is a zoo owner. He spends his …

This book was a very well written book that I found not only opened my mind about where my faith stood and how I felt about God, but it also changed my heart and I feel as though it helped strenthen my relationship with Christ.
This book managed to …

So, we come to the end of this five book, unnecessarily drawn-out series. After four books, none of which I enjoyed, we come to the final (hopefully, considering Kiera Cass enjoys extending her book series) installment of ‘The Selection’ series. The first three books focused on America Singer and …

I was first referred to this book by a friend who I was working with. Mastering The Art Of Manga is, without a doubt, one of the best books I’ve viewed on the subject. It goes in depth about different techniques and different materials to use to ultimately create …

This book, Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan, is the fourth book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. The events in this books were much foreshadowed in previous books, and it is becoming a bit obvious as each book seems to be a lead in to …

The gorgeous georgians is a history book, written by English author Terry Deary, which aims to make historical fact interesting to children through the use of humour. Line drawings, complete with witty speech bubbles, are provided by Martin Brown . The book is part of the horrible histories series, …