On Dublin Street was the first Samantha Young book that I read. And I loved it! I’d seen a lot of her books on Goodreads, but they never really called to me. However, when I saw the cover of On Dublin Street, I just had to read it. I …

Callander Square, written by Anne Perry was published by Random House, 1980.
Anne Perry’s stories often fill me with awe - she could so clearly describe the women and their society during the Victorian times, and yet spiced it up with mystery and suspense. It is an education …

I have read the book ‘The places that scare you’ written by Pema Chodron. This book is a guide to be fearless when you are in difficult situations of life. The book also teaches us to be more and more joyful in life.
The author tells us how we …

Written by Eisenberg, Murkoff and Hathaway, this book has been around forever and most pregnant women have at least heard of it, if not read it.
The main thing I like about this book is that each month of pregnancy is described in separate chapters. That way, you don’t …

Highly recommend as a great autumn/winter read, perfect for snuggling under the covers before a roaring fire in the dead of winter. It’ll heat you through and through
DArkwind I: Enigma is the first in a series of vampire erotic romances by author Kase J. Reed. It is available from Purple …

This book for youths, the beginning of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, starts the series off strong. Rick Riordan has created an interesting main character, although the foreshadowing is really strong, and a somewhat new plot.
Arguments among the Greek gods and the Greek gods or other …

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 …

This is a fantastic book that will touch the hearts of many. If you are a foster mom/dad or work in the social services field - I recommend reading this book. It gives so much insight. I felt like I was writing passages of this book …

I’ll begin by saying Michael Connelly must be one of the most influential mystery and crime novelist I have ever read work by. Echo Park was by far his strongest book, leaving readers dying to read on and on. The theme and struggles in this book are of epic …

Books on health and well-being are big sellers these days, and Dr. Oz, the doctor made famous by Oprah Winfrey, has joined the trend by authoring, along with his co-author Michael F. Roizen, a series of “YOU” books. I have read both “YOU Staying Young,” and YOU Being Beautiful,” …

It’s hard for me to write a review for this story without giving spoilers to those who haven’t read it yet, because that would totally suck, it’s a story that’s very worth reading til the end. But I’ll do my best, at this point I didn’t even know what …

I guess you could say the nesting instinct in my family is pretty strong. I’m not a interior decorator, just an enthusiast, but between all the books, magazines and decorating shows I have watched over the years I consider myself pretty well versed in interior decorating speak. I also …

After spending much of his early career exploring the Jewish experience in America by lampooning it, Philip Roth decided to stretch his legs a bit and move on to lampooning the plain old American experience and he fulfills his every ambition and moreso.
Ostensibly about the Rupert Mundys, a fictitious …

The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins is Victorian mystery, well-written and captivating. Yes, there are some hard-to-believe coincidences in this novel a modern-day writer would not have gotten away with, as well as infallible goodness of some characters; if you can’t stomach that, don’t read the book. I …

Twilight is about an ordinary girl, named Bella, who moves to the small town of Forks. Bella hates Forks because of its cold weather and small population. Then Bella meets the mysterious and attractive Edward Cullen, who hides a dark secret. Bella immediately falls for him and uncovers the …

I had heard about the short novel Animal Farm but never really knew what it was. But, since I had finished reading another book by George Orwell (1984) I figured it wouldn’t hurt to read that one as well.
I can say I really liked it.
Animal Farm isn’t very …

I always hated to read. Reading puts me to sleep. I didn’t read the required material in college. I used to try and read Stephen King then lost interest as I got older. A neighbor gave me some Harlequin novels to read. I …

This book is the story of Catherine Morland, who, while not my favourite Jane Austen heroine, is a fun, happy girl. She is one of Jane Austen’s younger heroines, which means that many of her problems are of her own invention and due to her own naivete. Miss …

‘The anatomy of human destructiveness’ is a book written by Erich Fromm. In this book, the author analyses the causes of man’s lust for cruelty and destruction. Distinguishing between defensive aggression and cruelty, Fromm analyses the conditions of human existence which lead man to the orgies of destruction and …

A few weeks ago I entered a book contest hosted by Bookreporter, and I was lucky enough to win an advance copy of Stars Over Sunset Boulevard by Susan Meissner. The book is a period piece set in the 1930s, which follows two women in Hollywood trying to make …

‘The King of Torts’ is a novel written by John Grisham (who is one of my favourite authors). It is a skillfuly written novel which higlights the way man\’s mind works. No matter how much wealth a person amasses, he still desires to have more. The book speaks of …

When their father is accused of a crime that he did not commit, Roberta, Peter, and Phyllis have to leave their happy life and go to live in a small house in the country, where their mother has to work (as a writer) and they cannot go to school …

So I have finally reached the finale of the last saga in the career of two of the greatest storytellers in the history of the fantasy genre - David and Leigh Eddings. I wish I can say that “The Younger Gods” and “The Dreamers” are the best book and …

This is another story from my favorite author, Jessica Adams. The title is I’m A Believer, and it tells of a very good novel about life after death. This story is about Mark Buckle, an ordinary person and a teacher in South London. He teaches Science …

This was a first book I’ve read from the “Smart Pop” series. It’s a set of 16 essays concentrating on the CSI franchise and the CSI effect.
Each essay is written by a different author. From writers and editors to actual police officers and real life CSIs. As with every …

Infernal Angel is the 2nd novel in the Infernal series, written by Edward Lee. In this sequel to City Infernal, Cassie has been confined to a mental institution, suspected of killing her father and burning down their house. Cassie is an Etheress - a living person who has the …

This is an amazingly interesting book, evolving around the protagonist —˜Christopher Boone’, a 15 year old boy, suffering from Autism. This is a hugely important fact to consider about the book, not only is it from a child’s perspective, but an autistic child, making it all the while more …

Five Red Herrings was written by Dorothy L. Sayers in 1931.
This is not one of Dorothy Sayers’ better books; in fact, unless you enjoy reading about fishing and painting in Galloway, you would find yourself overwhelmed by the description of scenic landscapes and coloring styles employed by different painters.
Lord …

This book is about two girls, Lissa and Rose. They are both a type of vampire a morai and dhamphir. Lissa is considered royalty and Rose is her best friend. The morai which is what Lissa is have a strong bond to the earth and its …

Police. A private detective. A murder. A prison. And no, I have no intention at all to review a novel from the crime genre. This is a story of Charlotte Davidson and her story of how she found her loved one and discovered the culprit of the murder.
Unfortunately this …

I have a cookbook idea, but the problem is that I’m not a wonderful cook. In fact, I’m a lousy cook. I borrowed this book for two reasons. First of all, I had wanted to see the feasibility of my cookbook idea. The second thing that struck me was …

Ross and Holland wrote the success stories of many companies with more emphasizing on great ideas which being beginning base of the business. I always like to read other people’s success stories and want to know the truth behind the success.
I found that actually many big companies started …

I love reading the book called Business the Richard Branson Way, written by Dearlove, Des, Coomber and Steve. Richard Branson is someone that I know who created the Virgin Group like Virgin Records etc. He is basically an opportunist that sniffs out great business deals, and in …

On The Island is one of my all-time favorite books. The first time I read it, I just fell in love. I enjoyed every single thing about it and it’s simply too amazing to describe, but I’ll try!
This story is about an English teacher, Anna, who is hired …

I felt that this book was only ok and didn’t get sweet and cute until the last few pages. I kind of found it annoying because all the llama did was throw a fit until he got what he wanted. I know this is what a lot …

“The Secret History” by Donna Tartt is a true masterpiece, a modern classic. The novel is a twisted tale about a group of young bizarre and nonconformist college students who, influenced by their charismatic classics teacher, resolves to stage dionysean ancient rituals - bacchanalia. During one of those rituals, …

This book, Wicked Whispers by Jessica Callan is very awesome and full of celebrity gossips and to name a few would be Elton John and Jordan. Interested still..? Then you should really read it. There are lots of juicy details like what celebs are really like and …

Well Bink is at it again, this time his quest leads him to find the source of Magic itself! But, he is not alone, he travels with Chester Centaur, A centaur on search of his own talent, even though talents among Centaurs are obscene to other centaurs, Crombie,a woman …

Over the last three days I read and enjoyed the book, Slot Machine. It is the story of a self proclaimed non-athlete who is sent to a sports camp against his will. At the sports camp, they are determined to slot everyone in particular sport according to their strengths …

Once again this is another stylized work of fiction from Conn Igulden. This book essentially deals with Julius Ceasar when he was growing up and how he got to discover Gaius Marius and his introduction to military life.
What really made this book appealing was that it was once …

This book contains 5 exercises or as they are called Tibetan rites that are supposed to make you look younger. There is also a 6th exercise which is not necessary and not all can practice it. This exercises allegedly were a well kept secret between a closed group of …

It took me awhile to finally read this book. A coworker of mine, a fellow Harry Potter fan kept telling me I should read it. It wasn’t until she physically handed it to me to read did I really consider it, and even then it took me a month …

If you are someone who loves wearing fashion or wants to join the ranks of the most respected in the industry, then investing in The St. James Fashion Encyclopedia is definitely a must-have if you are serious about fashion.
Before I found this book in the library, I had been …

Okay so I read the book “The Step Child” by Donna Ford, and i have to say I was a bit dissapointed with the layout of the book. It definitely made it hard to read and it took me longer to finish the book. With that being said, I …

Most of the people I know who have read The Hunger Games Trilogy like the second book best. However, in my opinion, I still like the first book “The Hunger Games” better, although Catching Fire is undoubtedly very good as well.
Catching Fire is actually the start of the …

Plastic Girl is a manga by Furuya Usamaru. This one shot has the genres of drama, josei, psychological, seinen, and a bit of gore. The manga talks about the life of a girl who is a bit of mystery. According to her, her father was afraid and her mother …

The Dragonbone Chair is the first novel in Tad Williams’ trilogy Memory, Sorrow and Thorn. The Dragonbone Chair refers to the throne of the High King of Osten Ard, whose death from old age begins a series of events that will rock the world. And what a …

Word Smart I and Word Smart II, publishes by The Princeton Review, are for anyone who wishes to build up a more sophisticated vocabulary.The books claim, rightfully so, that better vocabulary gives you an edge, both socially and professionally, over someone with just a basic vocabulary. If you have …

If you were to look at only one book on economics, I would suggest ‘Economics For Dummies’! I enjoyed it because it covers nearly every aspect of economics, extensively, and in basic terms. It’s simple, well-organized and easy to read. I like the …

How can a children’s book teach something about life for grown-ups of today? That question can be answered by the book “The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
“The Little Prince” or Le Petit Prince in French, tells the story of a plane crashes at the Sahara desert, and the …