Red Dragon was written by Thomas Harris (published by Dell Publishing 1990)
Will Graham had resigned from FBI, since he has incarcerated Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant serial killer. The FBI, stumped with the latest psychopathic case, had requested for Graham’s help. The killer, Dolarhyde, had viciously murdered two families; …

I just finished The King Imperiled by Deborah Chester which continues the story of King Faldain and his family. As usual, it was strongly written and quite enjoyable. However, be warned, the publisher may or may not continue to publish any more stories about King Faldain. Chester has stated …

Starlight is the greatest book that Erin Hunter has come out with so far. The clans are struggling to their new territory, and they face great dangers. This book is a great book for adults and kids alike. Can Firestar lead Thunderclan, what will happen to Brambleclaw. Brambleclaw and …

Ugly by Constance Briscoe. This is a true story. The books originates from England but I’m seeing more and more copies of it on eBay. I found my copy at an estate sale. I am also reading the 2nd part of this book as I …

I was loaned a novel called “The Shack” by WM. Paul Young and immediately put it under some of the papers on my bookshelf to soon forget it existed. A time later, while fishing for other books to read, I lifted the papers and found the novel I …

The New Indigo bookstore finally arrived in Milton! It was large and bright and I couldn’t wait to start shopping. It was quick and easy to find someone to help me use their touch-screen system, and equally efficient to find what I was looking to purchase. I was thrilled …

The Funny Book of Cricket is a nicely produced little hardback book containing a number of cartoons, quotations and humorous comments relating to the sport of cricket. I thought it was well put together and although not particularly original in its content was well worth the couple of pounds …

I was so excited to read this book. The beautiful cover and the good reviews drew me in, as well as the interesting blurb on the cover, and so I began with high expectations. I was also excited about my reading debut in the ’steampunk’ genre, and …

This is the fourth book in John Vaurhos’ ‘Killer Poker’ series, and while this one picks up where the others left off, it also contains enough information from the previous books to allow an average player to benefit from it without having read the previous books.
John is a natural …

This is not a page turning thriller, neither is it a heart lifting drama romance. Rather, it’s like a savoury piece of steak that needs to be chewed on patiently, and the flavour would soon infuse into your palette.
Tash Aw is a Malaysian born lawyer trained in UK. So, …

Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton is one of the remaining greatest literature from Africa, one of those that concerned about the most exposed, critical and sensitive issue in the country; apartheid. Like many twentieth-century African novels, Cry, the Beloved Country is the story of a journey, both …

This is the eighth book in the Deltora Quest series, a series of books for kids. In these books, Lief, Barda, and Jasmine find the seven missing gems of the Belt of Deltora. They must now, in this book, bring the belt back to the city of Del and …

A Woman Betrayed by Barbara Delinsky has a very nice book cover and this story is about Laura, whom is the woman betrayed in this story. She is someone that has a marriage life with her husband for 20 years, whom is Jeff Frye. But their happy marriage …

Wow, I just finished reading Tori Spelling’s book about her life and it was better than I had thought. The book was very insightful and she actually sounds very down to earth. Yes, her dad did create television’s greatest shows and she grew up rich, but boy …

This installment is a Super Chiller series and it’s titled Goodnight Kiss. It’s a very nice book because it’s not weird and eerie but it only involved plain vampires and a normal teenage guy. The story is all about two guys who vacations on the beach, Matt and Todd …

This is the fourth book in the series for The Murder Club by James Patterson and the basis of the short-lived TV series. The heroine, homicide detective, Lindsay Boxer gets into a bit of spot when she becomes involved in shooting two teenagers who looked like they were just …

This is a story out of many stories from Old Peter’s Russian Tales.
Old Peter was an old woodcutter who lived with his grandchildren in a little hut in the deep forests somewhere in Russia.
He used to tell his grandchildren many stories from the old folklore of Russia of which …

I really enjoy Nicolas Evans’ work as he manages to capture a real sense of the magic and beauty of Montana. As the novel that the Hollywood film was based on, it holds so much more of the story and detail than could be crammed into the movie. I …

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 …

The Wilderness Family part 1 is about a family who live in a big city and are not satisfied with the rat race of everyday life. They decide to move to the mountains of Alaska to a much simpler way of life. They build a new cabin and hunt …

This booklet with a selection of 18 warm-ups for SATB-choirs has been a big inspiration to my warm-ups with different choirs. The warm-ups are notated for 4-part-choir, but are just easy to use with one, two or three parts. They cover a number of different styles, and each exercise …

Specials is the third book in the four book Uglies series. The book begins with a newly changed Tally, who has been transformed by an operation into a Special. Back when she was an Ugly, Tally always heard the stories about the Special Circumstances, but now she is one …

In The Presence of my Enemies is a truthdul and rather disturbing account of American missionaries Martin and Gracia Burnham who were abducted from a resort island in the Philippines and held hostage by Fundamentalist Muslim terrorists called the Abu Sayyaf for more than a year.
The book is a …

The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare is a fantasy collection for mid to late teens and up. Five of the six novels have been published, with the next due for release in March 2014.
The first of these, City Of Bones, brings us the story of New Yorker Clary …

Set in the backdrop of Germany during World War II, The Book Thief, is the story of a nine year old girl who moves to her foster parents home and the lives of all the people around her. The stealing of each book is some sort of a milestone …

Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle is a Japanese Manga, or graphic novel that is red from right to left, instead of left to right, and tells the story of an archeologist named Syaoran and his childhood friend Sakura, princess of the country of Clow. He is busy working on an …

In this book, the ninth book in the Hardy Boys series for preteen boys by Franklin W. Dixon, Frank and Joe Hardy are yet again involved in a mystery. They have been hired to find out what is happening to plane shipments - shipments are appearing at their destinations …

I first heard about the book, —˜Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man’ by actor and comedian Steve Harvey while watching an Oprah episode, and half-way into the show, I was laughing so hard that tears were rolling down my face. I had to buy it, even though I …

My girlfriends are all very conscious of their diets and lately, I have been looking at myself to take care of it too. This book is good for aspiring women out there especially wanting to diet and take care of their body. The book is called Hot …

I wrote a review earlier on The Bourne Legacy, the movie, and after being disappointed for about two hours, I decided to read the book. I purchased the book from Amazon for $9.95. I had a few other books as well so this allowed me to qualify for the …

Hidden Currents is the seventh book in the Drake Sisters series by a wonderful author, Christine Feehan. This is Elle and Jackson’s story and I was blown away by this book. I was not expecting Elle to be introduced the ways she was but once I got past that …

Strange killings are taking place in Mississippi. It appears that people are being drawn into the river, and, strangely, with little resistance - according to the witnesses. The severely mutilated remains are later washed up on the shore. The witnesses are unable to give a clear description of the …

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 …

This book was as disturbing as it was entertaining. Memoirs always creep me out, just because this is a real story, like you might read in the newspapers. And, Alcoholic parents or mentally ill parents are a lot more common then we think. I learned all about that in …

Lisa See is one of my favorite fiction writing authors. Lisa See primarily writes fiction stories centered in Asian culture, and when I’m reading her work, I love that I’m learning about new things while unraveling an intense, imaginative storyline. Sometimes the plot of See’s novels are set …

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer is an amazing book. I feel in love with this book and it’s sequels. It takes a lot to keep me interested in a book. I have never been much of a reader but Twilight captured my attention and I could not put …

I really enjoy reading books in the MPH Bookstore at The Curve Outlet. The environment there is so cozy that make me feel as valued customer. The outlet will always play soft music for the customers. They have few sofa seats for customers to browse through …

This book for preteen boys written in the 50s or 60s, is the 49th book in the Hardy Boys series. It has several different things going on - Frank and Joe are helping their father track down stolen mercury shipments, and stumble upon the theft of a missile, as …

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Askaban is a good follow up of the Chamber of the Secrets and I personally liked it more than the Chamber of Secrets too. I liked how Sirius Black is given more importance in this book and I love the part where his …

When Sarah Ban Breathnauch published Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy in 1995, she probably had no idea how successful it would be. It almost has a cult following now. There is a website, online magazine and even community groups that teach the Simple Abundance principles. Written …

The Great Expectations School: A Rookie Year in the New Blackboard Jungle by Dan Brown and Randi Weingarten is a heartwarming story that makes me remember about the sacrifices done by a teacher and what it could have been and etc. The students in the class that Dan Brown …

The history of Philippines reveals the influence of Spain in our culture, food and language. Filipino, my native language, has numerous words taken from Spanish; otherwise if the Spanish word was passed on the modern time, these words possess different meanings. The similarities of Filipino and Spanish encourage me …

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 …

I used to be not a follower of Mahatma Gandhi. However, one day I came across his autobiography named My Experiment with Truth in the library. I decided to issue it, just out of curiosity to read something about the father of my nation in his own words.
It took …

Four Years as a Writer: One Woman’s Story by Annie Jean Brewer is Ms. Brewer’s personal account of her life spending the last four years as a stay at home mom while making a living as a writer. A recent visit to her website revealed that this title was …

It is unavoidable not to come across unfamiliar words, whether I am watching movies, reading books or conversing with friends; I always learn new words. Consulting Collins Dictionary and Thesaurus has been included in my routine. I’ve acquired Collins for only Php 100 and yet it has given me …

The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying (Not to be confused with “The Tibetan Book of the Dead”) was written by Sogyal Rinpoche and provides what is, to my mind the most comprehensive and digestible expression of Tibetan Buddhism available. It’s written specifically for an audience that is totally …

King’s “Pet Semetary” is one of his bests, and I found the book to be my personal favorite. It was dark from the very beginning and rivals several of his other books for the creepiness of its setting. Familiar to me and other readers is the setting of the …

The jungle of Sumatra in Indonesia is the primary setting for this story. It is where Dr. Jonathan Rhodes has set up his makeshift research facility to conduct studies on the medicinal plants in that area. It is his hope that he can convince an over-consuming planet the benefits …

Most of the books that you have to read in high school are just stupid. They say that it will heighten your intellect and help you learn all about the important things in life, but only a few have really meant anything to me. One of them was “Speak”. …