Jane Haddam is an excellent mystery writer, and this is one of her best books. What I like best about Haddam’s books are her unpleasant characters, and there are a number of these in this book.
The plot concerns a series of murders taking place among the religious community in …

I went to the Woodlands Community Library with my daughter to borrow some books for her. Even though I have visited this library several times before, I have never actually been to the Children’s section.
But first, let me describe to you the interior of the library. The library is …

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 …

This book, No One Cares What You Had for Lunch: 100 Ideas for Your Blog by Margaret Mason gives no indication that it’s going to be a technical one for me. When I first took a look at the title, I already sense that this is going to be …

The Bhudda of Suburbia was written by Hanif Kureishi in 1990, it went on to win that year’s Whitbread Prize for best novel and was definitely a deserving winner. It was made into a television show in the mid nineties starring Naveen Andrews now better known for the …

This is a YA book where the main protagonists are 16-year-old Ethan and 15-year-old Lena. Ethan is a normal mortal while Lena is a caster (otherwise known as witch) with incredible powers. Their love is doomed by a curse on Lena’s family incurred a hundred years ago by one …

Yes, there is such an animal, and it is of certain strictly definitive aspectual characteristics. The study of Paxman unfortunately covers only the British political system, but also in this way provides interesting observations about the government of one of the countries that is considered as one of the …

Aside from a small notation on the back of the book, “The Zombie Survival Guide” looks and feels like an honest survival guide. If it weren’t for its subject matter, the book might be taken more seriously. Unfortunately, there are those who–upon gleaning out the zombie lore–feel that Brooks …

Goose. Bumps. God, this book was incredible! Ever since Sweet Thing a book from Renee Carlino didn’t evoke these feelings within me. I’ve always been a follower of her work, always a fan, but this book kicked it out of the park, which makes me so incredible happy, because the …

In the third installation in the Mercy Thompson series, Patricia Briggs does not disappoint. It’s really the first time we get to see Mercy, the shape shift coyote mechanic, at a vulnerable place, and really see her fight with her own nature and the nature of the world into …

Daredevil Issue 291 shows the beginning of the Kingpin’s plan to not only control the media, but outright purchase the media. Little does he know that he himself is being tricked by a more powerful villian in the form of Hydra.
This issue is one of the last to …

Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew by Sherrie Eldrige. This book was easily available at my local library. Amazon.com also sells it in the $10 range.
I am a foster parent about to embark on the journey of adopting an older child. I thought …

This book is a Calvin and Hobbes collection by Bill Watterson. It’s a very fun read, not too deep, obviously, but with lots of funny jokes about life and the universe.
The two characters are named after philosophers, and they loosely seem based on the two philosophers’ philosophies. But it’s …

This is a UK site and they allow you to read book online without any obligations. I love this site because it gave me a lot of free book to read online with many subjects such as travel books; education books; fiction and nonfiction books; politic books; business and …

This book is with out a doubt the best I have read. I received this book from an aunt as a gift, at first the style The Book Thief confused me but after the first page I was hooked. The Book Thief is the story of Liesel Meminger, …

In this book for boys, Frank and Joe Hardy, teenage sons of the famous detective Hardy, help their father on many of his cases, and also often get their own cases. Sometimes the cases they get are related to the cases that their father is working on.
In The Melted …

The Stand is a book written by author Stephen King. The Stand takes readers on a difficult journey about what happens when most of the population is suddenly obliterated, and there are few people left. What do the remaining survivors do? Where do they go? Does the fact that …

Marvel’s Ultimate line continues this time dealing with a Daredevil miniseries that focuses on the character of Elektra. Good thing they decided to focus on Elektra because the previous Daredevil miniseries spent far too much time on Elektra as opposed to Daredevil. That’s okay if you want …

If you ever stepped on a snake, you definitely do not recommend, do not be surprised if the reptile suddenly turn into a woman who briefly declares that it is your mother and I live with you permanently. In any case, it happened to Hiwako, Hiromi Kawakami heroine of …

What a cool read! This is Paul Naschy’s autobiography and an incredible look at the life of The Wolfman of Spain.
The book covers Naschy’s early years, his entry into the film business, his writing the script for Mark of The Wolfman and being unexpectedly cast in the lead and …

Although Florence Barclay’s novels are generally classified by the literary experts as ’second shelf literature’, ‘The Rosary’ is a book that has touched my heart and I wouldn’t mind going back to it again and again. The story is so touching, the characters so noble and strong in spirit.
I …

This is the story of a gang who’s one best friend guy dies mysteriously, and they all split up, not wanting to remember the terrible ordeal and memories that their friend Evan can cause. Evan had died in the woods mysteriously, and Evan’s
girlfriend Ellen had also moved away, and …

I don’t know why I picked up this book, but I sure am glad that I did. Maybe it?s because the copy I borrowed from my library was pretty beat-up looking, and I thought to myself, ‘this book’s seen better days.’ I was hooked on page one. I sacrificed …

I have read the book ‘Good work, secret seven’ written by Enid Blyton. This book is interesting to read and I would say this is a quite a good book.
The secret seven are a group of seven children who are always on the prowl of a mystery. They regularly …

This is the first book in the Circle of Magic quartet. The story revolves around 4 young children who have magic and their adventures together.
This particular book focus mainly on Sandry (or Sandrilene fa Toren), a noble child with thread magic. Together with her other 3 friends - Tris, …

Christmas Angels and Other Tatting pattern is a tatting pattern book by Monica Hahn. If you tat you know how tatting pattern book are no where near available as book for crafts, like knitting or crochet. Even a lot of the books they do have are out of print. …

My daughter got to go to the school library for the first time yesterday and check out a book. Since she loves stories about dinosaurs, she picked out the book Edwina, the Dinosaur Who Didn’t Know She was Extinct.
I wasn’t sure what to expect from this book before reading …

Learning more about collectible costume jewelry has been sort of a hobby of mine for years. Unfortunately, I don’t get enough opportunities to collect or buy the better pieces out there. Often, I must make do with books on collecting costume jewelry. This can become an expensive hobby too, …

Calculators in Classrooms is a book that is about using calculators in the primary math classrooms. It is an excellent resource for teachers. The book is published by Paul Swan in 2007.
There are many exercises and games that can be found in this book. Most of the activities …

A few years ago, I was able to read my first Sidney Sheldon novel, Master of the Game, I enjoyed the story so much, that I became a fan of the late Sidney Sheldon and read many of his books. It was sad to hear that he had …

The History of the World is included in my syllabus. It is one of the vastest syllabuses that I ever encountered. However, with the book of Norman Lowe, it not only becomes easy for me but also interesting.
There has lot of happening in the history, if we took it …

The Woman Upstairs is one of the most interesting psychological thrillers that I have read. Claire Messud, the author of this novel, kept me spellbound with his unique style of storytelling. I have already read this book two times. I could not keep up with the pace of the …

The book titled New Moon by Stephanie Meyer is the second book in the series of the Twilight Saga. I read this book and was amazed how different it was from the first book. The story is more focused on Jacob’s character rather than Edward, but still …

This was actually my brother’s atlas when he was still doing Geography in his first period of high school, but these days I find myself referring to it from time to time when I can’t find my atlas for mostly minor referrences.
The Macmillan Caribbean Certificate Atlas 3rd Edition …

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Imbalance is a novel that I really had a lot of difficulty finishing. The reason this novel proved to be a forgettable and tiring read is because the story progressed at a snail’s pace and as the plot progressed ever so slowly, not …

What do you think about the feelings of a child who is between armed conflict? Suffer? That is something that must be felt by all people. But, for children can be more than that. Fear of death plus the separation of parents and family are two different sides. And …

I wasn’t sure what to think about this book at first. Joyce Meyer’s books are more of a motivational nature and sometimes she preaches to you. This book was an actual story with references of God and how he helps us in the everday things we do.
It starts …

Pillow Talk by Freya North is charming, sweet and funny. This book is good for insomniacs like me, because the character in the story, Petra Flint is suffering from it. And she has this ‘teenage love’ sweetheart before with Arlo Savidge (a very nice name) but their love …

Usually, when I see a movie based off a book, I like the book much better. In the case of Frankenstein, I actually like the movie better.
It’s not that Mary Shelley’s book is bad; it’s just really dull when you consider it is billed as a monster book. If …

Southern Cross (written by Patricia Cornwell and published by Berkley Publishing Group, 1999)
This novel features a different set of characters, other than the tiresome Kay Scarpetta and her equally tedious niece, Lucy.
Police Chief Judy Hammer was handled the responsibility of Richmond and brought along her most …

Every novel I’ve come across by Jodi Picoult has one unique aspect: They are full of surprises, each a unique story. The Storyteller is definitely no exception; it delves into a well documented part of history- The Holocaust.
The Storyteller does an incredible job of telling …

“How Scary” is a children’s book written and illustrated by Bernard Lodge and published in 2001. This is a rather short book that basically just introduces the reader to all sorts of strange animals and creatures, each of which is allegedly scarier than the previous one.
Pros: The …

This is the latest fiction I’ve read, by Michael Chabon. It’s a few years old and it won the Pulitzer prize, so you probably don’t need me to tell you it’s probably going to be good. However, I will tell you that it is good; not great, …

This book is another of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld books, although if you haven’t read any of his other Discworld books it would still make sense - it’s not heavily reliant on the setting.
In this book, a talking cat, a boy who plays the pipe, and some talking rats team …

“Paladins of Shannara” is a series of stories dedicated to some of the most famous characters from the world of the Four Lands, the scene of action in the eternal saga ” Shannara” of the best-selling author of “New York Times” Terry Brooks.
Allanon’s Quest is the first story of …

The book “Living Dead in Dallas” by the author Charlaine Harris, is the second book in the series which the HBO original series True Blood is based off. I have just finished this book, and even though I still thought it was interesting and more unusual than the usual …

Aranmanai Ragasiyam Book is a fantastic Tamil historical novel by Tamil Poet Pa.Vijay. Now a day it’s not easy to write historical novel. But Pa.Vijay tried that and done it superbly. “Aranmanai Ragasiyam” is a Tamil word means “The Secret of a Palace” in English. …

Keeping The Moon is a very inspirational novel to me and to other young girls. At the first chapters, I though it was boring and doesn’t really have an interesting plot but after a few chapters, the story became more and more interesting.
It is about a 15-year-old girl named …

The best way to describe this book is VERY complex and a little unbelievable even for a science fiction time travel adventure. The main character Ross is a seasoned criminal who is given the option of going into the Rehabilitation Service - something he does not know anything …

Probably the two best things about Steeple Hill’s Love Inspired books are the fact that they are incredibly easy to read and that they usually contain a few spiritual insights that can enrich or challenge your walk with God. Unfortunately, many of the offerings in the imprint are rather …