Indigo’s Star is a book by Hilary McKay, and is part of a series of books which begins with Saffy’s Angel. It’s a fun and fresh book for preteen and younger teen girls, although it is a nice read even if you are older.
In this book, the main point …

This is another awesome novel from the Danielle Steel collection. From the first paragraph of this story, I was pulled into this story as if I were the main character. I felt every emotion the character was feeling throughout the entire story.
This story is about the love …

Jenner Redwine got the biggest break in her life when she hit the jackpot of a lottery game she entered. Suddenly her friends and dad wanted her to pay for their bills every time. Jenner didn’t want to be broke in 5 years just because people keep mooching from …

Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency? That is the name of the miniseries from Radical Publishing, a comic book company that I trust more than the big two right now. For the most part I have enjoyed everything Radical has put out and FVZA is just like the rest. A …

I’ve been reading science fiction and fantasy since I was a yonker, and even though my school days are long gone I am still interested in many of the same genres I enjoyed then.
Fablehaven is a book that fits the fantasy genre and would be a good read for …

God Don’t Like Ugly by Mary Monroe is a novel about self-esteem and friendship. A young girl growing up by the name of Amnette Goode thinks that she is unattractive and overweight. She is daily abused by
the boarder that her mother let live inside their home. She is …

About 25 years ago I read “The Shining” by Stephen King. I thought it was well-written - so well-written, in fact, that I swore I would never read another Stephen King novel again because it gave me nightmares for the next six months. Recently, however, a friend …

The Railway Auntie is a story found in the anthology Delhi Noir. This book contains stories written by Indian authors. All of the stories in the collection take place in Delhi.
The Railway Auntie is narrated by a young Indian man. He lives with his grandmother and is very poor. …

I was enthralled with this book and I couldn’t put it down. I visited Afghanistan in 1974, and followed its story from the comfort of my suburban couch, through all the wars and troubles since then, reading books about the plight of women, about the tragedy and loss of …

Fast Beauty: 1,000 Quick Fixes by Rona Berg has been considered one of my darling books most definitely because it is a truly must-have for ladies who love quick fixes. I know I love one especially when I’m rushing to get to somewhere and do not want too much …

This is yet another book (of fiction)about the growing business of organ transplants. While the topic is familiar, the most interesting part of the book is in the Acknowledgments. Michael acknowledges “various experts in organ donation, who have asked to remain anonymous”. Of course that peaked …

“Driven to Disctraction” by Edward Hallowell and John Ratey, is the best book you will ever find as a guide to living with ADD/ADHD (except maybe their other book, “Delivered from Distraction.”)
Unlike other books on the subject which are either patronizing, clinical, or both, this book is useful, …

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 …

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 …

About 2 years ago, when I was in the U.S getting married, I visited a Costco and was browsing through the book section. Now, before I got married, about all I could do was boil water. I couldnt cook if my life depended on it. (Anyways, back to the …

If you are only going to read one book about Europe in your life, then I’d be tempted to recommend We Europeans by Richard Hill. However, as the book is much funnier if you know something about different Europeans nationalities, it might be better to make it the second …

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula le Guin is a story told in the manner of a storytellers. It sounds like a prequel, referring to a future tale as if this future tale is one that everyone knows and the current story is rounding out a hero’s childhood for …

This book, Breakthrough: Eight Steps to Wellness by Suzanne Somers is amazing. If one could find the time to read this, I highly recommend it. It is good to be living healthily, and moreover if you are wanting to look for a book from an author that knows …

Reading this book is like slapping a social system that was practiced by our society. Things like this do not just happen in the Middle East, but also occurs in women everywhere. Women were considered so despicable in religious, social, esteem, honor, and not bring prestige to the …

I remember starting reading this book as a teenager, many years back. It was already a popular book having sold more than a million copy and it was a best seller (in fact it still is) in India, the place I live.
The blue cover of the book with the …

Diary of a Mad Bride by Laura Wolf is a very nice and funny title. I enjoyed reading this book like tremendously. Before you start reading this novel, take a look at the illustration and you will either have a small laugh, smile or chuckle. I chuckled …

Across the Universe is the first book in a trilogy. It is told from the point of view from a girl named Amy and a boy named Elder. Amy and her parents decided to be frozen in time for three hundred years, so that when they awake, they will …

‘The secret island’ is a book written by Enid Blyton. This is a very interesting book. The story line is excellent and the style of writing is also very good.
The names of the children in this book are Mike, Peggy and Nora and a boy named Jack from …

This book title, The Vanished Man: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel written by Jeffery Deaver is one of the best thrillers that I’ve read these past few months. I’m always quite on the lookout for good books and this one was in a book fair sitting cozily on one …

Hotter Than Hell by Various Authors is such a good book and I think I might go for a second round for reading it. The book is laced with paranormal plots, of course and there are around 4 authors in all. The stories are not those novel types, …

Jude Deveraux has always been my favorite love novel author and in this Someone to Love title, she still hasn’t managed to fail me. Well, most of the time though.
Jace Montgomery is very depressed and sad that Stacy, his fiancee, had committed suicide. While trying to cope …

Have you ever heard of holistic herbal..? Well I have and this book, Holistic Herbal 4th Edition: A Safe and Practical Guide to Making and Using Herbal Remedies by David Hoffman is so full of useful stuffs that you can just read and read and get lots of information …

I had purchased the set of books of Sidney Sheldon wherein I got Bloodline and Nothing Lasts Forever together in the same binding. I must admit it was the best deal i ever made! Nothing Lasts Forever is as enthralling as Bloodline. Both novels are way apart from each …

This book was recommended to me by a great friend who LOVES dark romance, so I kinda was expecting this to be really dark. The only things she told me about it were that it had a homeless girl and an autistic protagonist. It immediately caught my eye since …

Ray Bradbury is a very talented and famous science fiction writer. He came out with an anthology called “A Medicine For Melancholy” a number of years ago. One story in it is “The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit.” This story revolves around several Latino workers in the city who want …

‘The secret mountain’ is a book written by Enid Blyton. This is the most interesting book in these series.
Mike, Peggy and Nora are under suspicion that their parents are being held captive in some mountain in the jungles of Africa. They trek thorugh these fierce jungles. The bravery …

Baby Love, written by Catherine Anderson, is a love story about Maggie Stanley and her baby. It started out with her, carrying her baby who is very little and she ran off into the cold and snowy night. I was curious in the beginning as to why she …

I love genres of books and movies that are laced with lots of romantic comedies and that includes this amazing book, The Year of Yes: The Story of a Girl, a Few Hundred Dates, and Fate by Maria Headley. This book is super awesome and it relates to how …

Arcade is definitely one of the most generic villians in the history of the Marvel Universe. Arcade, whose real name has never been revealed to my knowledge, is a skinny little guy who wears a white suit and a top hat with a large bow tie. He has …

What really motivates us? Daniel Pink wrote this book around that basic principle. The first half of this book had some good insights on how people can be motivated. The last part read mostly like a self-help book. And that’s good if you want to take a step for …

Anne of Avonlea is the second book of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s popular series of Anne books, about the irrepressible and high spirited Anne Shirley.
Anne of Avonlea moves at a slightly slower pace than the first book, Anne of Green Gables, which took us through Anne’s childhood. Now Anne is …

This is my favorite bookstore and cafe in the Asheville area because of its local vibe and inventive coffee creations. With ample seating and a nice selection of books, this local book shop is the perfect place to while away the hours, reading a book and sipping your coffee.
Malaprop’s …

No Minister is a book written by Mahesh Prasad. I read this book recently to unravel the mystery of bureaucracy in India. Since Mahesh Prasad has more than thirty five years of firsthand experience of Indian Administration, this book becomes the natural choice for me.
I like the way …

This is a dark fantasy novel about an Incubus (a male sex demon) named Sebastian who has fallen in love with an innocent human woman. I don’t think I ever read a story about an Incubus before and I wasn’t sure what to expect, but it turned out to …

Dousei Recipe is a manga by Oshima Towa. It has the genres; comedy, ecchi, romance, seinen, and slice of life. The story is about Takeshi, a college student and his girlfriend Suzune who ran away from home and now they are living together. Suzune is too naive and her …

If you’ve never traveled to New York City not only are you missing out on the amazing sights, history and melting pot of cultures, but you’re also missing out on the unlimited amount of cuisines provided 24-7.
Edible Brooklyn: the cookbook is a collection of recipes from various restaurants and …

I decided to read “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” by Barbara Robinson when I learned that some of my children might be trying out for the play version of the novel at our local community theater. What I discovered was an entertaining, funny, and thought-provoking tale that left me …

I wanted to instill in my child the love for reading, so even if he is still a baby, I started buying baby books for him. The Sesame Beginnings Baby Books are a few of the books I bought for him.
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Snip It! is a book full of fine motor skill activities that are actually designed to improve a number of skills in young children from preschool all the way up to the second grade. The program was designed by Mead with the assistance of Occupational Therapist Toni M. Schulken, …

I have read other books by this author, Jenny Nimmo, and have enjoyed them. And Midnight for Charlie Bone is fairly easy to read - it flows well and seems friendly. The difficulty I have with this book, and the reason, I think, that a lot of people don’t …

The Witcher saga consists of two short story collections and five novels, each dealing with tales of the witcher Geralt of Rivia and his companions. The Witchers, in Sapkowski’s written world, are genetically enhanced monster slayers who are hired for money to kill the beasts that horrify the peaceful …

It is often, although by no means always, the case, that when a book has the most straightforward and perhaps even boring of titles, inside there may lurk a fascinating wealth of information and interest. I certainly think that this is the case with The Longcase Clock, Eric Bruton’s …

This book is the first book of the H.I.V.E series, one that I’ve just read and already one of my favorite series. The main character’s name is Otto Malpense.
Otto is a 13 year old teenager who is drugged, kidnapped and taken to a secret school on an unknown island. …

Anyone who has had the pleasure of reading books by Jodi Picoult, knows that her writing is always full of surprises. There’s always a twist, an unexpected turn or a way in which she tells the story that captivates readers. Leaving Time, is no exception.
Leaving Time follows the story …