Books Reviews
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr book
Wicked Lovely is the first book in the Wicked Lovely series. Aislinn has been seeing the faeries for as long as she can remember. Her grandmother has taught her to ignore them because if the faeries know you can see them, they could hurt you. Aislinn is one of …
User’s Guide To Antioxidant Supplement
I do really appreciate the book User’s Guide To ANTIOXIDANT SUPPLEMENTS written by Jack Challem and Melissa Block and published by Basic Health Publications.The book is highly informative and really very helpful.It contains information on different kinds of antioxidants which include vitamins and minerals, antioxidants made in the body …
Supergirl 39
Superwoman and Reactron face off. It seems like Superwoman’s endgame is to protect the woman, only it’s revealed that her goal is to kill her, so Superwoman grabs Reactron and blows up the apartment. Honestly, she can’t stay loyal to anybody.
Supergirl talks to her mother via a …
The Ciminelli Solution
I have always been praised by people that I have a clear complexion, and where are my pubescent acnes and so hence and so forth. But what they do not know is that I have been reading The Ciminelli Solution book, which costs about $19.95, and this book …
Star Trek Destiny book (Gods of Night, Mere Mortals, Lost Souls)
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 …
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is the sixth book in the bestselling series, Harry Potter. In this book, Harry is back at Hogwarts. Voldemort is back, and his followers are causing havoc everyone, even in the muggle (non-magical) world. The wizarding community finally believes what Harry has …
Confessions of a Video Vixen by Karrine Steffans
Confessions of a Video Vixen by Karrine Steffans is a true account of what Karrine Steffans had gone through from young up till now. She leaked out scenarios with celebrities and what she had did and all that, as well as what certain celebrities had offered her so that …
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
Twilght is the first of three books by Stephanie Meyer about Bella and Edward Cullen and their twisted fate.
This is a love story between a used-to-be ordinary girl and a member of a “vegetarian” vampire family(they don’t drink human blood, just animals), struggling to be a vampire …
Party Princess Vol. VII
Amelia Thermopolis is your average teenager only she is a princess, student body president, and has a boyfriend, all at fifteen. She thinks she’s a dork and is flat chested. That can’t be too hard, can it?
But right now she has a big dilema this spring due to the …
Maze of The Beast-Deltora Quest by Emily Rodda
This book is the sixth book in this kids book series. Jasmine, Barda, and Lief continue to search for the missing gems of the Belt of Deltora, and this time, the evil monster guarding the gem they are seeking is the creepy and slimy Glus.
The three come across the …
Wind Spirit by Aimee & David Thurlo
In this provocative books in the Ella Clah series, former FBI agent and single Navaho mother, experiences a NDE, or near death experience. When her nephew falls into an abandoned mineshaft, Ella rescues him. While doing so, she is buried under the collapsing mine walls and is declared dead. …
Gypsy Boy: A Memoir by Mikey Walsh
I often stumble on the books section at nytimes.com every weekend. Featured in the —˜books of the times’ lately was Gypsy Boy, a memoir written by Mikey Walsh. I was sold when the writer quoted gypsy boy asking, “Oh my God, have you met Madonna?” The …
How to Be Famous by Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt book
This was such a terrible book it almost made my eyes bleed. Here you have two of the most annoying celebrities Hollywood has to offer, Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt writing a how to book on how to be famous. Sounds like a joke right? Well …
The Adventure of the Red Circle
Despite the fact I have read most of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s works, I never knew he had other short Sherlock Holmes stories out there. So, when I came across The Adventures of the Red Circle today, I just had to sit down and read it immediately.
I’m not sure …
Gregory McGuires Novel “Son of a Witch”
This novel is the second book by Gregory McGuire, which takes place directly after “Wicked”. And while that first book gave a new an interesting light to the story of Oz and the Wicked Witch of the West, sparking the inspiration for the play, this second novel, “Son of …
Hush Hush, book by Becca Fitzpatrick
Well, I do have to say that I definitely enjoy a good romantic story;And Hush Hush seems to have accomplished just that. If your a person who enjoys a good fantasy/romance mix, then this book is for you. It was originally recommended to me by a friend, and …
Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search
Instead of buying the comics individually, I recently bought the complete edition of Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search illustrated by Gurihiru. I’ve been a long time fan of the animated television series on Nickelodeon, so I jumped on the chance for more story content. This …
Creative Visualization by Shakti Gawain
I am always looking to read a good book that is interesting, educational, and has to do with self help. I came across a book years ago and have read it numerous times over the years. It is called Creative Visualization by Shakti Gawain. This is a work of …
Iceberg by Clive Cussler
‘Iceberg’ is the second book in Clive Cussler’s unrelated series of ‘Dirk Pitt’ novels. This book has a different plot, but will feel very familiar to Clive Cussler fans, which is a positive and a negative for it. On the plus side it retains Clive Cussler’s famous action style …
Dreamworks Bee Movie book
Dreamworks Bee movie book is a collection of 16 buzz worthy sounds which is a good tool to encourage young children to develop their skills of listening and to distinguish the different kinds of sounds while at the same time enjoying the story. My little one got this …
Art Greeting Card Book
This book was given to me as a gift and I adore it!
It’s a greeting card organization book with month by month folders with two greeting cards and envelopes in each. There’s also an address and telephone book in here as well.
The book is held closed with an envelope …
Writing The Easy Way by Phyllis Dutwin and Harriet Diamond
Writing The Easy Way
Phyllis Dutwin and Harriet Diamond
Educational
ISBN: 0-7641-1206-6
If you’re someone who is highly uncomfortable with their writing skills, then I would highly recommend purchasing Writing The Easy Way by Phyllis Dutwin and Harriet Diamond. Writing The Easy Way is part of the Barron’s Educational Series which is very …
Leave the Grave Green by Deborah Crombie
Leave the Grave Green (written by Deborah Crombie and published by Berkley Publishing Group, 1996).
Superintendent Duncan Kincaid and Sergeant Gemma James were handled a case to investigate —“ carefully and discreetly.
Connor Swann, the son-in-law of Sir Gerald and Dame Caroline Asherton had been found strangled. Sir Gerald and …
The Power of Purpose by Peter S Temes Book
I’m an avid reader and I tend to read a variety of subjects, and I had never even heard of The Power of Purpose or its author. However, the title alone made me think it would be a good read which is why I gave it a test drive …
Super Mario 64 Game Secrets: Unauthorized
Super Mario 64 Game Secrets: Unauthorized is not a strategy book that only takes a look at the secrets of the Super Mario 64 game, but it is actually a player’s guide - and not one of the better ones might I add. The reason I say that is …
The Scarlet Ibis
The Scarlet Ibis is a very good short story. This story is about a boy who is about six years old and has a disability that can not let him walk as the doctors and everyone in his family says. Except for his brother that thinks different. …
Blasphemy by Douglas Preston book
I wasn’t too sure what exactly this book was about —“ except a super computer (super collider) —“ but it turned out to be a pretty interesting story. Maybe “Brimstone” was more exciting, but this one has a better, clearer message inside it (I read this book right after …
The Mother and Daughter Diaries by Clare Shaw
The Mother and Daughter Diaries by Clare Shaw is a winner, in my personal opinion. It’s not easy to be writing a novel about a daughter and mom type of relationship and Clare Shaw has proven it well in this novel.
But there’s a catch to this book. …
Evernight by Claudia Gray book
Bianca Olivier has just started at the school, Evernight. Everything about Evernight seems perfect; the school is beautiful, the students are well-groomed and the lessons are interesting, but Bianca just does not fit in. Then Bianca meets the mysterious Lucas and is immediately attracted to him. However, at Evernight, …
Motorcylce Nun or the Holy Harley
What is more fun than a nun riding a Harley motorcycle with a trained police dog riding in the sidecar?
I can’t think of anything.A Sister Agatha Mystery is a new mystery series by Aimee and David Thurlo.
Sister Agatha is an extern nun at a cloistered monastery, Our Lady of …
The Immortal Highlander by Karen Marie Moning book
The Immortal Highlander by Karen Marie Moning is the sixth book from her Highlander series. Technically all of her highlander series can stand alone but it’s a much better if they were all read in the order that they were released,
it’ll fill in any gaps and answer any questions …
Black Rood by Stephen Lawhead
“The Black Rood” by Stephen Lawhead, Book 2 of the Celtic Crusades Series, is a wonderful historical novel written from a Christian perspective. The story centers on Duncan, the son of the Celtic lord Murdo from Book 1. Murdo had been on a crusade to the Holy Land and …
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins book
“The biggest best seller after the release of Harry Potter”
The raves about this book series is unbelievable, everyone who reads the first book just must read the other two immediately. When I read The Hunger Games, I fell in love with it after the first chapter.
Katniss is the main …
Four Steps To Death
Historical fiction is a genre that I usually stay away from. I find that the author usually gets carried away depicting history with painful accuracy. I usually find historical fiction quite dry. Then I started Four Steps To Death.
Four Steps To Death is quite possibly the best historical fiction …
Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett
This is one of Terry Pratchett’s earlier Discworld books, and I think is one of the first that the grey floating auditors have a major role (they also appear in Thief of Time, where they are again part of the inciting incident in the plot) and one of several …
Saffy’s Angel
Saffy’s Angel by Hilary McKay is a fun and amusing book for 9-12 year olds.
The book is funny because Saffy’s family is so unusual, from Caddy’s adventures in learning to drive, and her animals, to Rose the artist who wants her pictures back. It is also a very …
Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual by Michael Pollan
Eating plans and diets are so complicated these days. I grew sick of the same old eat fat free and lose regime. I set out on a quest to discover the best long term eating plan. I did a lot of research of the subject. One of my favorite …
The Final Reckoning by Sam Bourne
This is Sam Bourne’s third book; he also wrote ‘The Last Testament’ and ‘The Righteous Men’. He’s described as ‘the biggest challenger to Dan Brown’s crown.’ Dan Brown wrote ‘The Da Vinci Code’.
He may well be a challenger but he’s certainly nowhere near as compelling a …
Why Men Marry Bitches by Sherry Argov
My sister and I laughed so hard when we saw this book at the book-stand the other day. The title is Why Men Marry Bitches, and was written by Sherry Argov. She bought it and we took turns to read it. It costs for about $9.99 …
Excel Years 9-11 Step-by-Step Algebra 3 Workbook
This book is priced at $16.95(AUD) online. It’s the last book in a series of three books and as its name suggests, it focuses on algebra.
Maths has always been my weak subject and I have had a lot of difficulty understanding how algebra works, which is why I …
Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning book
“Bloodfever” by Karen Marie Moning is the second book in her Fever series. The Fever series is written in first person and told by the heroine, almost like a diary. The heroine, MacKayla Lane, in this series is an unlikely girl from Georgia, very pink, blonde and girly. She’s …
Tribulation House by Chris Wells
Mark Hogan has killed his pastor Reverend Daniel Glory - at least he thinks he has.
Mark Hogan has it all - great job, great family, great church and a position on the church board the only thing missing is a boat. He dreams, he searches boat lots and decides …
Barnes and Noble Huntington Beach
Barnes and Noble in Huntington Beach has tons of fun books but also lots of rude employees. They’re the rudest people here. I even reported one employee one time. They almost hit me. It’s horrible. They’re discriminatory here. They don’t want you in there for a long time either. …
Stone of Farewell by Tad Williams
Stone of Farewell by Tad Williams is the second novel in his trilogy Memory, Sorrow and Thorn. The story opens with things looking bleak for our heroes, as the immortal allies of King Elias have destroyed the fortress of Prince Joshua and slaughtered its inhabitants, with the exception …
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