Black House is the long awaited and unexpected sequel to the 1984 classic The Talisman. Nearly 20 years later, the story picks up like it never left off with Jack Sawyer now a retired homicide detective in his 30’s living in a small Wisconsin town called French Landing. The …

The Wasp Factory is a, well, I guess a horror novel? by Iain Banks. I’ve read some of his science fiction, and this is the first of his other novels that I’ve tried.
I found this book disturbingly graphic in its descriptiveness. I can understand the fascination with death …

This book has 2 authors and the title, Moody to Mellow by Stephen Palmer, Get a Life is a really good book that you should not underestimate its power to change your views totally and giving some good tips for you to control your feelings of anger and etc. …

This is probably the scariest book I have ever read in my entire life. I haven’t read much horror, probably only H.P.Lovecraft, really, and this book has not converted me to reading it, in that I doubt any horror book will ever be as abjectly terrifying as this book …

This book is one of the many that were rushed out on the death of the great superstar, Michael Jackson. I already know quite a lot about the man and I did not really have any faith that there would be anything new in this book and I …

21 Demons is a new series from AlteredXComics based around the character of Neil Patrick Smithers, a British fire-fighter who has merged with the powers of an angel, dragon and elf to fight in the immortal struggle to save all of reality from the forces of evil. He must …

50 Things You Can Do Today to Beat Depression by Paul Vincent is a very awesome book, I love it so much. Author Paul Vincent is very good and he is simply a very good writer. I laughed my way off while reading this book truly. It …

It’s safe to say, that I do not have an excited premonition of marriage. Most everyone in my family is married. I have a fiancé, going on two years now. I am reluctant to actually get married. But I read —˜Committed’ hoping for something inspiring to change my mind. …

Favorite Foods (new ways with the world’s best recipes) by Jill Dupleix was a book I found at the library, then immediately ordered a copy for myself from Chapters. I even got a deal on it, well worth having it delivered to my door!
Jill has simplified and uses fresh …

The Final Years of Michael Jackson by Ian Halperin takes us on a journey that was intended to expose Michael Jackson as a pedophile.
The author, Ian Halperin, set out to prove that Michael Jackson got away scott free with the crimes of molesting a young boy that …

Acts of Murder was written by L R Wright and published by DoubleDay Canada in 1997.
It is amazing that even small towns have their own spate of homicides. This story is rather simple; however it provides a certain amount of mild suspense.
Mrs O’Hara was trying to dispense …

“The Sands Of Time” is a 1988 novel by Sidney Sheldon, which encapsulates the lives of four nuns of a Cistercian convent in Spain who elope during a military attack on the convent by the GOE (a special group formed to pursue basque terrorists) headed by Colonel Acoca. These …

Honestly speaking, I thought this book, Matt Damon a Biography by Maxine Diamond and Harriet Hemmings is going to be a boring one about him. But actually, I enjoy reading it fully and there are just lots of things that I do not know about this great actor. …

Until the Star Trek Series Deep Space Nine, fans of the Star Trek Universe didn’t get much of an inside look at the Klingon Empire. The Next Generation series scratched the surface sure but no more than that.
What we have here is an author attempt to provide us with …

The Smart One by Ellen Meister is a book about 3 sisters and each of them have a very distinctive character and they don’t really see eye to eye on most things anymore due to some circumstances.
The first is Clare, and she is really gorgeous but she seems …

I never knew this book existed until a friend of mine told me she was saving for it. I normally go for Romance or Mystery books, but I decided to try reading this one and so I went to National and got a copy of my own. I’m glad …

Batman: Under the Hood Volume Two continues the story of Batman facing off with the vigilante the Red Hood. Batman is investigating if Jason Todd, formerly Robin was really dead after he revealed himself during a fight. Red Hood continues to wage war on Black Mask while …

Pretty sad story here that I’ve read, which is The Last Year of Being Married by Sarah Tucker. It is about the characters of Sarah and Paul and their 7 year marriage is somewhat at stake, and there are lot of issues that they have to think through and …

The Ramayana as written by R K Narayan is an interesting read. The Ramayana is an ancient epic of India. Many authors have written the Ramayana in their own styles. R K Narayan’s style is unique and incomparable. When I read the Ramayana of R K Narayan, there were …

In the second year of my graduation, I was supposed to study psychology. When I started to read it I found that this subject is not made for me. It was too tough to understand for me. The study material of my college was not interesting.
Then I was told …

I almost find it difficult to write this review for James Frey’s lastest work, A Million Little Pieces. It is truly a memoir of great depth, raw emotion and painful truth. It is the story of a man’s struggle with himself, humanity, and the world in which …

I recently read Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Johnathan Foer as an assigned reading for an English course. I really enjoyed this book, possibly more than any other book I have read. It was both engaging and easy to relate to in many respects.
It is the story of …

I normally don’t read these kinds of books, I stick to extra thick fantasy books, while this is a very thin German, realistic classic. As a matter of fact I had to read it in class when I was in highscool. It is one of the few school books …

The West End Horror (A Posthumous Memoir of John H. Watson, M.D.) is a Sherlock Holmes pastiche novel by Nicholas Meyer, published in 1976.
This story is different from the Sherlock Holmes’ genre I am used to - those written by Sir Conan Arthur Doyle. It is however, …

“The Very Sleepy Sloth” is a children’s book written by Andrew Murray and illustrated by Jack Tickle (yes, that is apparently his real name). It was published in 2003.
I liked this book because it features animals, it has cartoonish art, and it teaches a lesson in a …

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer is a young adult, and adult book, about a exquisite fantasy romance. The book was recommended to me, and i had no intentions on getting as hooked on the book as I am now. Twilight is a romance, with a vivid twist. The innocent …

„Colters’ Woman” is about three brothers and one woman.
The first thing I thought when I read that summary was “conflict”. Your typical love story with the girl in the end choosing one of the brothers.
But there’s a plot twist I did not anticipated. The girl, whose name is Holly, …

Jack Kerouac has written this rather unknown to the wide public book of poetry - if one has to categorize it to a section of literature - ten years before his death, on 1969.
Kerouac, never clear and concise in his writing style, yet mesmerizing and captivating as always, has …

I have downloaded a few free e-books from the Barnes and Noble website, and this has to be in the top five books that I’ve read for free ever. It’s by John Harold McCoy and starts off really slowly talking about small town life and a woman who lost …

This book is just another one of R.L. Stine’s many interesting and creepy tales. It is written for kids ages eight to twelve. Adults can read and enjoy it also, as there is alot of suspense along with references that adults can relate to. I’m twenty-three years of age, …

Genre - Teenage Fiction
This book is basically all about a “teenage-spy-in-training-who-falls-in-love-with-the-cutest-most-normal-boy-in-town”. You get the idea.
So, first things first, I liked it. Catchy Title, Girl in the lead, Totally Cool Gadgets, Cute, Awesome Boys.. What’s not to like? I, specifically, love the latter.
Cammie, the girl lead I was talking …

Looking Forward through Childhood and Adolescence is a textbook by Candida Peterson that is required for studying early childhood. This book is approximately 450 pages, with some coloured pages and a huge amount of information. This book helps people understand the developmental stages of children from when they are …

Blink (Revised) version, written by Malcolm Gladwell, is the perfect book life and reflection. Blink takes us to analyze things in life that we have to make decisions on, like within the blink of an eye, a lot of decision makings could be affected, whether it is from …

At times, Gretchen Rubin comes across as whiney. She has had so many amazing opportunities and is very privileged and yet here she is complaining about not being happy. Some of her epiphanies are over used and common in all self help books. However, as much as it pained …

Night Smoke is the fourth story in the Night Tales series written by Nora Roberts. And once again, it’s a hit!
In this story, we meet Ryan Piasecki and Natalie Fletcher. For those of you who have read the first story in the series, you would know that Natalie is …

For ladies especially, I’ve read this book, Better than Beauty: A Guide to Charm and it is so charmingly lovely and amazing. I cannot put the book down at all. The color of the book enticed me totally that I took it just by the first glance and …

When this comic book first debuted a couple of years ago, it received a mixed reaction. Some loved Frank Miller’s return to one of the most successful Batman stories ever, many hated it.
Most of the criticism of the story seems to stem from the fact that this isn’t …

Star Trek Destiny takes place in three main time-periods so i’m going to break it down and give everyone a synopsis of the different time-zones as best I can
Present (2374/2375)
The Borg launch a full scale attack on the alpha quadrant.
They send 7000 cubes into the alpha quadrant via …

I can unreservedly say that this is one of the most enjoyable books I have ever read. John Fowles novel is a dark and mystical inquiry into the human psyche, told through a page turning series of events on a small Greek island. The novel opens with the main …

Now here is a unique, interesting book by Lincoln Child. After reading two dull stand-alone novels by this author, I was beginning to wonder if he lost his creativity. But this page-turner proves it’s alive and well. He has gone back to what he and his often co-author Douglas …

Choosing the right Bible can be a difficult decision to make. There are so many different English translations these days. There are also a number of different publishers that each have different qualities of paper and bindings. You want to get a Bible that will last you for a …

Reaper’s Gale by Steven Erikson is the most recent novel in his Malazan Book of the Fallen series. Unlike certain other authors whose epic series have degenerated into a series of meaningless stories, Erikson has kept the pace of both the individual novels and the overall plot moving …

In my opinion, I absolutely love this book. The whole idea of it just makes me want to talk to Adrian and tell him it will be all right. His story is he is the most beautiful, rich, popular boy in his private school, Tuttle. But when he tricks …

Just finished the Audio Book version of Scott Sigler’s Contagious. This is an awesome book, in my opinion better than the first. Where the first concentrated on the immediate effects of the triangles to one person, this second book gives more of a strategic view of the situation. I …

This is another Terry Pratchett book featuring Death, who has decided to take an apprentice. The wizards appear in this book as well.
The apprentice himself is Mort, who is a boy from a farm who goes out one day with his father to find someone to be apprenticed to.
I …

I am a major fan of cooking from scratch. Whenever I have time, I am always looking through the cookbooks around my house to find new and exciting meals that my family can enjoy. One cookbook that I have really grown to love and have gotten a great deal …

I think this is one of the only memoirs I have ever read and been impressed with. Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life details the life of Queen Noor of Jordan. This memoir is so well written that I was able to relate to so …

Bleach Manga Volume 4 begins with Ichigo being dragged to the filming of spirit medium Don Kanonji who accidentally creates a Hollow while filming his TV episode. Ichigo springs into action to stop it and later discovers Uryu Ishida who is a Quncy, a being who can battle …

My friend gave me a book entitled “Straight From The Heart-A Prayer Companion”. It is a compilation of different prayers. There you can find prayers to different saints like a Novena Prayer for desperate cases (St. Jude Thaddeus), Novena Prayer for cancer patients (St. Peregrine), Novena …