This book is a continuation of the novel Cloud of Sparrows, with a page that is thicker and more complex story. In this book the various problems that a mystery in the first book will revealed. For example, where the descendants of Okumichi have clairvoyance, the reason for the …

I read this book on the recommendation of a friend of mine. Danielle Steel is a favorite author of mine, not necessarily because she writes amazing books, but rather because her books, while not that unique, do inspire feel good moments and for the most part have happy …

Alright, this is an awesome book. Title is Literacy And Longing In L.A. by Jennifer Kaufman and Karen Mack. These 2 authors combined and collaborating into authoring this book is really awesome and the story inside ain’t that bad.
The main heroine of this story is none …

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 …

Tamara Siler Jones has created a truly wonderful fantasy forensic series for herself and this is the first book in the series. I admit I was skeptical when I first brought it home, unsure if the story would be written well or interesting, but to my delight it was …

The content of this book is very disturbing and that makes it great horror. It basically is about abusing power and what makes it even more ghastly is the fact that it is priests that are doing it. The parents in this book were depending on the priests and …

Alexi Stanislaski meets Bess McNee in this very interesting story in the Stanislaski series.
Bess is a soap-opera writer and Alex is a cop. The duo met because, well, because Alex arrested Bess. It is actually quite funny how they meet and how they end up with each other …

Harry Potter has become like a magical as well as cultural phenomenon around the word with book fans. JK Rowling started these series and finished them long time ago, about like 17 years ago. At that time, she was poor and couldn’t even pay for canned foods but she …

The Super Mario 64 Nintendo Power Strategy Guide is one that I purchased not because I needed help beating the Nintendo 64 masterpiece, but because I loved and enjoyed the game so much, I wanted it to just read through and have. Although Super Mario 64 is typically a …

E.A.R.L. is the autobiography of Rap star DMX which is written by Smokey Fontaine who manages to write this book from the perspective of Earl Simmons (DMX) for the entire duration of the book. In the book, DMX speaks about everything important in life and does so in …

This is a book for early chapter book readers, cute and easy to read. The author has written many other classic kids books.
The story involves a spoiled young princess, who insists upon getting her own way in everything. Her mother doesn’t really spoil her, but goes along with her …

“Beggars in Spain”, a novel by Nancy Kress, starts with an interesting idea. What if some people never needed to sleep? The story explores the implications of such a breakthrough from the perspective of one of these new super-humans. The writing itself is unobtrusive, which I appreciated, but the …

The Betty Crocker cookbook called, “The Big Book of Slow Cooker, Casseroles and More” is and interesting mix of meals that look appealing by the mere sight of the picture next to the recipe, and are easy to make with easy to
follow instructions. Also, this cookbook has a metric …

Only the Good Spy Young is the fourth book in the Gallagher Girls series. In this book, Cammie finds herself in trouble and constantly under protection from the Circle of Cavan, who are after her. However, Cammie soon meets Joe Solomon who is now on the run after being …

Skeleton Creek is a novel by Patrick Carman which combines the traditional art of storytelling with modern technology. In order for the reader to fully understand the story they must interact with online content at various points.
At its core the novel is a mystery, as the narrator …

The Forest of Hands and Teeth is a book set in the post apocalyptic future. The book plot follows a girl named Mary, who lives in a town which has been ravaged by the plague. The survivors of the plague are in a town enclosed by fences. Outside the …

Who would you say was the most influential person of the 19th century?
Queen Victoria of England? Her name defines an era. Isambard Kingdom Brunel? He built the bridges that gave rise to mass transit and the technology that powered a century. The American President Abraham Lincoln? His words …

Calliope Stephanides is the product of three generations of the Stephanides family. Her grandparents escape Smyrma Greece during the burning of the city by the Turks. They make their way to Detroit Michigan where they marry and begin their family. What they haven’t told anyone in …

An amazing and gripping story about a lone wolf looking for his way in the world and through destiny, meets a young women, Alina. Though they come from two different worlds, they work together to find their way and fight to stop a tyrant who would try and kill …

This classic from Stephen King seems as overlooked as the film it would later inspire. That’s a crying shame, because King does not only deliver us an interesting heroine with Dolores, but practices with an engaging style.
The book reads as a continuous narrative, as Dolores recounts her …

Kafka represents the gradual disintegration and decay of a living organism in the midst of his family’s complacent well being.The symbolism found in Kafka’s novella the metamorphosis helps to clarify Gregor’s inner life better and illuminates the conflicts he experiences after his metamorphosis. In this novella Gregor represents Kafka’s …

This was a very interesting book. You really need to think outside the box when reading it or else it will seem really far fetched and unbelievable. The first couple of chapters are kind of long and drawn out, but after that, the book becomes a real …

Children love to get their minds working, even if they don’t always know it. When they see something that is scientifically interesting, it generates their minds to want to know how it came about, and how it can be done again. In this children’s book entitled “Silly Science” by …

I love this book by Martina Cole. This is one of her No.1 Bestsellers and is a really powerful story. It is about a woman called Sue Dalston who has been part of danger and violence during her East End upbringing. She was unloved by her …

Sylvester Duncan is a small donkey who likes to find nice-looking pebbles. He collects pebbles that have unusual shape or color. When he finds a bright red, smooth round pebble, Sylvester immediately picks it up. The pebble turns out to be a magic one: it can make any wish …

Angela Carter was a prolific writer of both novels and short stories; however, the latter may sometimes be seen as more digestible than the former. With her lush, at times almost gothic style, and rich eye for detail, the novels can become overwhelming or suffocating; the short stories, even …

The Secret of Annexe 3, written by Colin Dexter was published in 1998 by Ballantine Publishing Group, 1998.
I had found Colin Dexter’s books very riveting, rather like the puzzles he enjoys well crafted plots and subplots, that he could mesh together at the end. However, sometimes …

Poetry, A Longman Pocket Anthology, is a poetry anthology that was edited by R.S.Gwynn.
What I like about anthology is that it includes well-known poems from all time periods, and not just from Elizabethan times, for example.If you are looking for a famous poem by William Blake,for instance, chances are …

“Deja Vu!!” That was the impression on my mind as soon as i read this book. It is surprising how much the author can predict the Human Nature. I had heard about the book for a very long time from friends and family but never really bothered to pick …

I have never read any of Paulo Coelho’s books but I never forgot what my mentor told me before. We were discussing about great books to read and he always would mention the book “The Alchemist” because he said that it taught him great virtues in life and that …

Earlene Fowler has some serious guts. She was able to bring main characters from another series and place them into the supporting roles of this hopefully new one. The best part! I didn’t feel cheated since they weren’t the main focus as they are in the Harper series! …

Hatching Magic is the first novel by Ann Downer which I have read. It is a kids’ novel, probably best for ages 8 - 12. It is a clever novel that uses some common ideas as well as adding a few touches.
The story has a nice flow to it, …

The Temptation Of King David is a short story in the book Wolf Woman Bay and Nine More of the Finest Crime and Mystery Novellas of the Year. This book was edited by Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg. The story has an age-old theme — a …

Increasing age of the earth and full load. Human population increased rapidly, reaching and exploit the entire surface of the earth. Billions of human beings who must be fed, clothes, and the house, slowly but surely, there has been degradation of the earth and the other residents. Degradation is …

“Schott’s Original Miscellany” is a darling little book that defies classification. It’s a reference book for all the data you didn’t know you needed to know, a pocket book for inspiration, a fascinating book to just browse. It’s tiny size makes it just right to carry in your pocket, …

This is the single ,most important book on writing in the world.Grab it; read it and you will be on your way to writing a good quality fiction or non-fiction.Written byGary Provost,one of the America’s greatest writing teachers,this book will change your writing forever.Step-by-step Gary covers the most …

I was very much entertained by Jane Austen’s Pre-Victorian world as introduced by Pride and Prejudice. I couldn’t leave too soon while enjoyment was palpably felt, and so I kept up with her next novel Emma. It is said to be her best novel, at least according …

In this book, Emma Woodhouse learns first hand the pitfalls of meddling in her friends’ life, as well as the need to not jump to conclusions.
While I enjoy this book, I did prefer several of Jane Austen’s other books to it, because I found that several of the characters …

Stop in the Name of Pants by Louise Rennison is a book that is filled with hilariousness and I welcome this type of genre books anytime to disperse me from my already boring and mundane life.
In this story, Georgia Nicolson is the main character and she is very …

Wrestling at the Chase
“The Inside story of Sam Muchnick and the Legends of Professional Wrestling”
Professional wrestling always received sneers from the academic elite. Any attempt at serious study of the history of professional wrestling a would be met to with embarrassing laughter. Professional wrestling despite being a large …

This fairy tale defies all tradition, somewhat a-la Shrek; the trend of taking a classic story and turning it upside down seems to be popular today. Here we have a beautiful princess, Elizabeth, engaged to a prince; the beginning is nothing unusual. Then a dragon shows up, burns the …

I can guarantee you will like this book if you are a teenage girl or around that age. Even guys seem to like this book even if they don’t want to admit it. The book is a love story of a vampire and an ordinary girl. The book starts …

Dead Certain by Mariah Stewart is a very thrilling book that I love to read. This is like a sequel or some sort, and if you have read before this, you would know that the story main persona, Amanda has had a very bad encounter with a stalker before. …

A truly sad book, Go Ask Alice is a true story published after the death of the main character by her family. This is an extreme of what happened to one girl as she went the wrong way in life. The book is composed of Journal entries from the …

The Rolling Stones, Ronnie Wood writes a pretty much tell all story of his life, before, during and after becoming a superstar rocker. Being a Rolling Stone would be a high point in anybody’s life, but Ronnie has done a lot more than that. I think he will best be …

I love young adult fiction. It has less about sex and more about great storylines. This book was really good. I bought this book on impulse, since I was running out of books to read. It looked interesting, the cover was interesting, and the reviews …

This book, Queen of the Big Time by Adriana Trigiani is rather pretty disappointing for me after I have finished reading. The story has a perfect introductory and I was quite fascinated into thinking that perhaps it is one of those feel-good stories and I could tear myself out.
But …

I finished the novel and Brave New World became my favorite book. When asked why it was, I at first had no clear answer, but after reading it a second time, I realized why I love it so much: it depicts the flaws of our living generations, the obsessions …

I have read, Career Girls by Louise Bagshawe by this amazing author and I am starting to love her books, really. This title is awesome and it is about friendship of 2 women from University days which had turned sour just because of a man. And that rivalry …

The third installment in the Night Series is about two witch cousins who are as different as night and day, one evil and one good. There is a lot here to sink your teeth into and I really enjoyed reading this one, as it was intriguing. Basically it …