This book is great for older readers who enjoy fantasy. The difficulty is that it is very involved, so for kids who are reluctant to read, or who only read a little bit at a time, put the book down, and come back to it the next day, it’s …

It’s my first time that I had read this author, and I am pleasantly suprised. It paints life in a colorfull, fragrant, full picture of positive feelings and thoughts. A good read, the fine ballance of morality in real world, no idealism, no ilusions, just life. Warm, fulfilling, funny …

Family dramas are some of my favourite novels to read and when I first heard about Nina Bell’s latest novel The Empty Nesters, I just knew this would be the novel for me. I have to admit that I have not read any of Nina’s previous novels, although I …

Choosing a suitable medical book can be a daunting task for a first year medical student. One never knows what they ought to look for in a book, and the lecturers seem to recommend books because they wrote them or they know someone who wrote the book. Luckily, after …

I first got interested about reading John Knowles’ A Separate Peace while browsing through the classics section of the bookstore. The blurbs at the back of the cover said that it was a story of two best friends who couldn’t have been more different from each other. Gene is …

“Purple Hibiscus” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is, without a doubt, one of the best books I have ever read. I honestly can’t tell you how much I enjoyed it, and not just for one reason —“ I can’t think of a single thing that I did not like about …

This book, Trouble in High Heels by Christina Dodd that I’ve read pretty recently gets really on my nerves and is indeed pretty boring. It has a nice illustration cover; like a lady’s pair of legs shown halfway with a nice pair of heels and the book really looks …

Deception Point centers on the deathly struggle between good and evil in a political world that has been given the opportunity to exploit an astounding scientific discovery. The novel abounds with superb descriptive prose on decisive moments of life and of death, of truth and of insincerity. The …

I love entertaining at my home! It’s a great way for me to bring my close friends and family together over similar interests: great food, awesome decor, and a few adult beverages.
I had been looking online for some help in stepping up my skills when it comes to hosting …

The Dear America series is a collection of books for the child and their family learning together. It is a great collection of historical books written by various authors. They have come together to teach the truth about different parts of history from the point of view of a …

I was introduced to the Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs when a friend of mine let me borrow the first one in the series, and I’ve been hooked on them religiously ever since. Mercy Thompson is an unlikely hero who is a shape shifting mechanic with a mean …

This book is one that is favorited by children and adults alike. though it is originally intended for an audience that falls between the ages of eight and twelve, people of all ages enjoy this book. Heck, I’m twenty-three, and I still like it. It is written in such …

Teach Yourself Visually Chess by Jon Edwards is the first chess book I bought myself. I have been playing chess for just over 5 years now and my current ELO rating stands at 1600. This book gave me a real kick start into the world of chess. In the …

This novel is a famous novel written by Ernest Hemingway and entitled, The Old Man and the Sea. This novel has become one of the classic novel, which will continue to be read and interpreted, because the message is trying to convey, is a universal message that will not …

The Accidental Bestseller by Wendy Wax is a story about best friends and how they are together to handle everything and anything. This book is something that I truly adore and that there are just lots of fascinating juicy details about it. I can’t go into details, but a …

For some time now I have wanted to learn about wine because when I was in college I had a bad experience with red wine, and that experience alone made me turn away from wine.
Lately, however, I have been thinking maybe the reason my experience with wine was so …

I really liked the way Allan Mazur structured his book. I liked how it was structured was almost like a court case hearing each side for better or worse. Each chapter I read it seemed like everyone else was the bad guy and …

Odd as it may sound, there was a time when the Justice League of America was not made up of DC’s biggest heroes. On the contrary, it was populated with lesser known characters and even took on a more comedic tone.
Now, those comics are great and I highly recommend …

Although I feel that Baby Bonanza by Maureen Child has a bit of fantasy feel read to it, I still enjoy reading it. Nick Falco is a very rich and handsome plush dashing man whom seems to have everything going for him. He is also not willing to …

This second book of the Landon Snow fantasy series is even better than the first, although the title still suffers from the same “Harry Potter Ripoff” syndrome, as you can see. Landon goes to visit his grandparents again, and he looks forward to maybe getting into the fantasy world …

I do really appreciate reading the book “Come, Lord Jesus” written by Thomas Kempis. This selection contains devotional readings from the spiritual classic “The Immitation of Christ”. If you are looking for deeper spiritual experience and longs for serenity in your spiritual life, I do recommend reading the …

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins is the second book in the Hunger Games trilogy. I found this book just as epic as the first, perhaps even more action packed. The plot follows Katniss Everdeen, a young girl from a poor district, who defied the powerful Capitol. She survived …

In the eleventh volume of Nodame Cantabile, we get to know the result of the conducting contest. Chiaki impresses everyone with his technique, and wins first place. After this he’s kidnapped and forced to sign a contract to do a world tour with Von Stresseman, so he goes, leaving …

If you’re a makeup and beauty addict such as myself, then you will already have your own copy of Sephora’s beauty book about makeup, skin, and hair; if you don’t, then you should go grab you a copy from Amazon immediately after reading this review. Every since I purchased my …

Brian Donnelly and Keeley Grant are the two featured in this story. Brian comes from Ireland to work at the Grant’s stables, hired on as head trainer. The first time he sees Keeley, he is struck by her beautiful and is captivated.
Keeley is Travis Grant’s eldest daughter, who happens …

In the era of “Bleeding Kansas”, the time when Kansas was being fought over because of the argument of whether or not it would be a free state Lidie Newton was a tomboy, and she once she had met Thomas Newton, she knew that he would be someone …

Darkness Falls by Margaret Murphy is a suspenseful novel about a prominent lawyer and prosecutor named Clara Pascal who is kidnapped by a mysterious man and held captive in a dark basement. The novel alternates back and forth between the police who are trying to find her and …

My dad bought me this novel when I was young. It was the first novel that I read from start to end; and I thoroughly liked it contrary to my beliefs that books suck! Initially the thought of reading a 324 page novel itself made me sweat. But once …

Deadly Aim is a wonderful mystery filled with great characters. Patrica Rushford’s plot line will keep you guessing until the last 5 pages. This mystery has many unexpected twists and turns. Patrica also deals with other issues like Christianity and trust.
Angel Delany is a great character that keeps the …

I highly recommend people to watch The Sea Is Watching. It’s a Japanese story with the main actress being Misa Shimizu. This story is set in such a strange environment with lots of troubles brewing, with nature being its number 1 cause.
This love story is between this very …

Cardington Crescent was written by Anne Perry and published by Ballantine Books in 1988 .
Anne Perry’s historical mysteries are really fascinating, as they not only blend the suspense of murder and detection, but set in olden times, it is an eye-opener into the culture and behavior of people then.
Handsome, …

The secret life of Oscar Wilde by Neil McKenna, is a biography about the famous playwright, author, and poet Oscar Wilde. I previously, knew very little about Oscar except that He wrote poetry, and was An contemporary of the famous playwright George Bernard Shaw, …

This is a book that I recently picked up at someone’s suggestion. I have been feeling like I should become a better wife to my husband and am finally becoming familiar with the term Helpmeet. I wanted to learn how to become a better complement and helper to my …

The old man and the sea, A magnificent short story by Earnest Hemingway. Earnest Hemingway has his own style of writing and I must say he one of the best writers in English literature. My third language while graduating was alternative English and we had to study this book …

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 …

I was first referred to this book by a friend who I was working with. Mastering The Art Of Manga is, without a doubt, one of the best books I’ve viewed on the subject. It goes in depth about different techniques and different materials to use to ultimately create …

‘American Gods’ by Neil Gaiman is an interesting exploration of how the faith of human kind has changed over the course of the last few hundred years. This is an issue that addressed in a very subtle manner, and the focus is of the story itself and not the …

I recieved this book from my sister several years ago becuase I greatly like prose. To give a bit of information this book deals with the lead character named Mac Mordon. Mr. Mordon has recently lost his wife to cancer and this book deals with his loss and the …

I recently decided to open myself up to reading books that weren’t quite what I am used to reading. I started with a romance novel and moved my way to the book I am reviewing: Granny Dan. I have always been told that Danielle Steel was a great writer …

In the month of December and January is the best season of picnic and parties also. My many friends said that I am a very good Cake Maker. To make a good testy cake there are many reasons behind it. Because I read many book related cake.
Recently …

The Alchemist, through its parables and puzzling words of wisdom is very intelligent book suited for people who seeks something more of this life other than the usual worldly wisdom of fame, fortune, and riches. The boy Santiago was just a simple shephered boy who dreamed twice of …

Kristy’s worst idea by Ann m. martin is the hundredth book in the baby sitters club book series. This book about how Kristy the club president thinks it is time to give the club a rest because every one is too busy to keep up going to the meetings. …

Hissing Cobras is one of the stories in the collection Delhi Noir from the publishing company Akashic Books. Each one of the stores in this anthology is by an Indian writer and takes place in the city of Delhi. The story Hissing Cobras is a tale about murder and …

The book Seabiscuit, by Laura Hillenbrand is a book about the life of the great racehorse Seabiscuit and the characters around him.
The story is based on the a racehorse back in the 1930’s named Seabiscuit, a thoroughbred racehorse that has failed to amount to anything. That changed when …

This is probably one of the more frustrating reads for me in awhile. Russians have a bad reputation for writing long boring books. On the other hand, most great writers are drunks and Russians are infamous for their …

This is another of Terry Pratchett’s popular Discworld books, this one based upon the witches who live in Lancre. There are several other books featuring these witches, all of which are funny. This one is amusing as well, although not quite as funny. It connects well with small mentions …

This is Book 2 of the Dragon in Our Midst series, a sequel to “Raising Dragons.” Billy, a teenager who had discovered that he is actually a dragon in a human form, continues to live on the run, hunted by dragon-slayers. Billy isn’t alone; he has his best friend …

Mean Streets is a anthology with four novellas by four bestselling authors, Jim Butcher, Simon R. Green, Kat Richardson and Thomas E. Sniegoski. Each novella is about 80 pages, so it is perfect book to divide up on four evenings. I had only read books by Jim Butcher when …

Bleach Manga Volume 1 tells the story of Ichigo Kurosaki, a 15 year old high school student who has the ability to see and talk to ghosts. One day he sees a Soul Reaper, who is tracking down an evil spirit called a Hollow, Soul Reapers help the …

The sisterhood of the traveling pants is a book about how four girls are united from birth by their mothers because their mothers were friends before they were born. After the girls were born their mothers broke apart and one of them died. That’s when the girls began as …