Books Reviews
Last-Minute Knitted Gifts by Joelle Hoverson
I had been wanting this book for quite a while before I received it as a Christmas gift. It is a very nice book for a knitter, especially one who, like me, likes to have a finished product quickly.
There is a good section at the front about how to …
Traitor’s Purse by Margery Allingham
Traitor’s Purse was written by Margery Allingham, and published by Bantam Crime Line Books in 1941.
The story gets more and more absorbing as you read further one conspiracy leads to another. What’s so bewildering and frustrating is waiting for the protagonist to regain full capacity of his …
City of Bones by Cassandra
This is one of my favorite books. I’m a big book junkie and i read mostly sci-fi with a hint of romance and this is definitely one of the best ones i’ve read. It’s the first of a trilogy (City of Bones, City of Ashes, City of Glass). It …
Lottery by Patricia Wood
I found this hardcover book at a local grocery store clearance rack. $6.99 was the price, I took it home thinking it would be some light reading that I could do a few minutes here and there. Boy, was I wrong! From the moment I opened the book, I …
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chains of Command
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chains of Command is a novel that is appealing in some ways, yet disappointing in many others. It is appealing, in part, because of the aliens that are created just for this story: they are a race of intelligent avian, or bird-like, creatures. …
Vigilante Mini Series
One of DC Comics’ most underrated series of the 1980’s was the shortlived (50 issue) series VIGILANTE, which dealt with Adrian Chase, DC’s resident Punisher rip-off. Well, rip-off in the sense that he was a similar character, but the quality of the stories was SIGNIFICANTLY better than the lame …
The WAG’s Diary by Alison Kervin
The WAG’s Diary by Alison Kervin is amazing but a lot of my friends do not like this story at all. They say it’s trashy, but I argued with them that we have to see from the contents’ point of view, rather than just discriminating the title. Perhaps …
Waking with Enemies by Eric Jerome Dickey
Waking with Enemies, by Eric Jerome Dickey is a work of fiction. It is the second book in the Gideon series. It is by far one of the worst books I have ready by Eric Jerome Dickey. I had thought the first one in the series was bad but …
North and South America by Thomas Pickles
Throughout my life, even though I have not done much geography I have at one point or another needed a good reference book, especially when it comes to places in Latin America and the Caribbean, since I’ve had many projects on such territories.
The book “North and South America” …
Simple Abundance
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 …
Life And Times Of Michael K By J M Coetzee
Michael K, is a 30 years something of harelip of the intelligence which makes short as a landscape gardener, around that daily life walking. He does not expect many from life or society and, does not understand the very basic thing of life. However, that center free life …
Secret seven adventure
I have read the book ‘Secret seven adventure’ written by Enid Blyton. The seven children are interested in mystery. They want to get hold of a mystery and solve. This is not a very interesting book, but quite good to spend time, especially for children.
They play a game and …
MissMatch (Book )
Miss Match is a cute little chick lit book that I found at my local Wal-Mart. The book itself had a brightly colored cover with a cute picture of a coffee cup and that managed to draw in and capture my attention. I bought this book and it’s sequel …
Billion Girl manga by Sakai Miwa
Billion Girl is a ten volume long manga by Sakai Miwa. The manga has the genre of comedy, drama, mature, romance, shoujo, and school life. I think it can also be labeled on tragedy because a lot of situations in the manga are really too tragic. The story runs …
Taste of Home Appetizers Cookbook (book)
When it comes to food magazines, Taste of Home is one of my favorites because the recipes are usually shared from the kitchens of their readers. So when I found out they had a cookbook about appetizers which was put together with their reader’s recipes, I jumped at the …
Janet Evanovich Stephanie Plum Series
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 …
Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips
I read this book, Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips last summer. My senior year English teacher recommended it to my whole class. I was a bit weary at first because English teachers don’t always recommend the most interesting books, but I gave it a shot and found it …
Sunset Embrace by Sandra Brown
This book was the first romance novel that I have ever read, and it really makes me want to read more. I guess I had the wrong idea about what a romance novel would read like. And, in complete truth, I didn’t realize that was what this book was …
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling
This awesome book chronicles the life and the awesome misadventure of the junior wizard named Harry Potter, This is book one in a series of Amazing books written by Mr. Rowling. The book takes you on an adventure of epic proportions. It starts with the death of Harry�s parents …
Prior Bad Acts by Tami Hoag
The book Prior Bad Acts is written by Tami Hoag. This is a New York Times bestselling author and this story is actually a thriller that begins with a shocking crime scene.
The initial is there are 2 relentless detectives on a manhunt which ends in a chilling confrontation …
The Reckoning, Darkest Powers Book 3
I was sold on this young adult series by Kelly Armstrong the minute I saw who the author was. I’ve read all of Kelly Armstrong’s adult books, centered around a mystical theme, and knew that these Darkest Powers books would be something to behold. Her characters are always very …
“Brown Girl Brown Stones” by Paule Marshall
Paule Marshall’s “Brown Girl Brown Stones” signifies cultural confusion in relation to community in a similar manner. Much like the protagonist of “Paper Fish”, Selina is forced into a tumultuous struggle over the concept of personal identity, which is both restricted as well as supported by her Bajan community …
Two Women by Martina Cole, book
As far as books are concerned i love a good read that i can’t put down, a good sensational thriller that keeps me thinking. This is what i found while reading this book.
Is tells the tale of one women who was beaten and abused throughout her whole life …
Harry Potter and the Halfblood Prince
Harry Potter and the Halfblood Prince is a novel about Harry Potter, a young wizard studying at Hogwarts, the school for wizardy and witchcraft. It is Harr Potters sixth year at Hogwarts. Ever since Lord Voldemort rised again from the dead, unexplainable things has started to happen in wizard …
Jude’s Law by Lori Foster
This novel was a fantastic read that I couldn’t put down. May is a curvaceous gallery owner in a small town. Jude is an ex-movie star and prize fighter. Together they create an unlikely pair but quickly you are rooting for them in the novel.
May’s family has issues, her …
Cream caramel manga
Cream caramel is a manga that contains 3 different love stories. The first one gives the name to this manga. Is about a high school girl who decides to live by herself even if her parents are moving to stay with the boy she likes. However in the apartment …
The Rebel Writer By Lee Travathan
She was Godsend to me. The first time I met Lee Travathan, I knew she was an extraordinary individual.As my new counselor, mentor, coach and friend she extend her services to me in a method she calls Extraordinary Thinking - which is claiming ownership of one’s SELF and make …
1984 by George Orwell
You can actually tell apart a piece of timeless classic from a timely fad by how long it takes to actually get out of style. the book eclipse for example is a timely fad that enthralled the hearts and minds of teenagers, (most of them women) from almost every …
Winter’s Passage book
Winter’s Passage is a book from the Iron Fey series by the author Julie Kagawa. I downloaded this book for free for my nook from Barnes and Noble website, and was a little disappointed to discover that it’s really just a short story. It doesn’t even qualify as a …
The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss book
As a huge fan of the first book in the King-Killer Chronicles (The Name of the Wind), I was so excited to finally read the sequel, The Wise Man’s Fear.
In this installment, Patrick Rothfuss does not disappoint. He tells just as good a story as the first, and …
The Little Black Book of Style by Nina Garcia
There is something amazing about this book, The Little Black Book of Style by Nina Garcia. Not only is the cover which is of course black and definitely unique, I think that the author’s name is unique as well and this book has a lot of information that one …
The Ysabel Kid, by JT. Edson
The Ysabel Kid, written by JT. Edson is one of the Floating Outfit books that I like. This book is a western.
In this volume, Dusty Fog must go down into Mexico to convince Bushrod Sheldon to come back to Texas so the US can aid Juarez.
Dusty is my favorite …
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
I have been a fan of the series ever since the first book was published and I, instantly, fell in love with it. I was eleven years old at that time and I really wanted to be a wizard when I finished reading the book. The book was so …
The Mark Of Athena Book by Rick Riordan
“The mark of Athena” is the third book in the series by Rick Riordan about the Heroes of Olympus and perhaps the most highly anticipated title of these book series. With an initial print run of 3.5 million copies of the new novel about Percy Jackson outstrips even the …
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Do you like green eggs and ham? Well, just ask Sam I am! Dr. Seuss has created many best selling children’s books, and for good reason. He makes the text easy to read, the illustrations meaningful and fun to look at, and the book a real …
Full Measures, novel by Rebecca Yarros (Flight & Glory #1)
On her twentieth birthday, Ember receives the news of the death of her father, an outstanding military doctor. Her life falls apart like a house of cards. Her little brother loses his father figure just when he needs it the most. Her sister starts drinking and shopping compulsively. Her …
A Breath of Snow and Ashes By Diana Gabaldon
For my latest birthday I received Diana Gabaldon’s latest book, A Breath of Snow and Ashes. I have been waiting, literally years for this book to be finished and on the shelves. I was out of my mind with excitement when it was finally published in September 2005. I …
Tatiana and Alexander by Paullina Simons
‘Tatiana and Alexander’ by Paullina Simons is a beautifully written epic regarding love and II World War above all. It is considered to be a part of Simons’ trylogy consisting, apart from this reading, of ‘The bronze Horseman’ and newly published ‘Summer Garden’.
The author tells us a story of …
Big Board First 100 Words (Board book)
I bought Big board of first 100 words book (bright baby) when my little one was only a 9 months old. It is a board book that has all the necessary information of the most important things that a child would first learn to know about. One …
The Bone Collector by Jeffery Deaver
The Bone Collector, by Jeffrey Deaver is a fascinating and excellent book. I really liked how the value of forensic science was shown throughout The Bone Collector. This book is not for the feint of heart because it can be very graphic in some parts. The …
Stats, Modeling the World by Bock Velleman & De Veaux
Hello! I would like to share an amazing find with anyone who’s in the education field or has students struggling in school like I was with Advanced Placement Statistics (or any other level of Statistics).
Stats: Modeling the World, offers real life examples and problems so you will not be …
Out of Nowhere by Rebecca York
Out of Nowhere by Rebecca York. This is part of the Harlequin Intrigue series. It is the 43 Light Street series. I must be addicted to FBI novels. This was a great book by Rebecca York.
Out of nowhere, a beautiful lady appears and who should see …
Led Astray by Sandra Brown, book
I am not actually a fan of Sandra Brown and I have never been one, as her books are too tasteless for me. In fact, I have avoided reading her books for a very long amount of time, but this changed when I discovered Led Astray.
The first chapter of …
Peter and the Starcatchers
‘Peter and the Starcatchers’ by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson is a rip roaring pirate-filled adventure. It revolves around a world of fantasies (well, not exactly) which has been suitably written for teenagers. It narrates an impossible to put down tale of skulduggery and treachery, raging storms and bone-crushing …
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