This is the first installment of Sweet Valley’s The Frightening Four series and it’s very creepy and a nice read for teens. The story is all about an abandoned Victorian mansion which becomes sold to a very large family, and Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield are hired as babysitters for …

I’ve become quite a fan of Loren D. Estleman in recent months. He is an amazingly prolific writer from Michigan who writes detective novels, western novels, and also has written a series that takes place in Detroit. As near as I can tell, the Detroit Series consists of about …

Tragic Wand was written by James Tucker and published by Onyx in 2000.
It took me two years to read this book. I started the first chapter, then put it aside; then tried to restart a number of times, until recently I managed to plod past the first third; …

‘St. Francis Xavier and his shrine’ is a book written by Fr. P. Rayanna, who belongs to the society of Jesus. This book is nothing but the biography of St. Francis Xavier. The book deals with the life of St Francis. In the last chapter, the author writes how …

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 …

RC Sproul is a fairly well-known Christian writer. I picked up the book Abortion: A Rational Look at an Emotional Issue at a library book sale. I’m interested in the subject of abortion and often read books on that topic. What I found in this book …

The Gathering Storm is the twelfth book in the Wheel of Time series, partially written by Robert Jordan before his death and completed by Brandon Sanderson. In The Gathering Storm, Brandon Sanderson proves that he has just as much skill in crafting a great story as the late …

A Clean Slate is a book from the now defunct Red Dress Ink books devoted to women and written by women. This book tells the story of Kelly, a woman who walks into the dry cleaners and learns that her entire life has changed. The last thing she remembers …

“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, …

McNally’s Secret (written by Lawrence Sanders and published by Berkley Publishing Group, 1992)
Reading about Archy McNally’s escapades always makes me feel relaxed and lazy. The rich, pleasure-seeking playboy who was surprisingly sympathetic and bighearted, is also a passable detective.
His father, Preston McNally, had a case that the firm …

This is a great book for kids who are learning to read on their own. The words were in big bold print. The illustrations were bright and colorful. The words were not too hard for a kid to either recognize or sound out if they are …

Why this book was even published I have no idea. It seems a bit late for this kind of stuff. Maybe when X-Files was still the rage people might have been more interested in reading the “real” case files from the CIA and the FBI and whatnot, …

Remy is very careful when it comes to relationships, all of that thanks to her mother, who is going to get married for the fifth time, and once again she’s the one in charge of all the planning. That’s how she meets Dexter, a guy that completely turns her …

This Artemis Fowl book is the sixth book in the Artemis Fowl series, written by Eoin Colfer, preceded by ‘The Lost Colony’. The story picks off soon after the previous book left off. In the first few pages of the book, we know the names of Artemis’ two younger …

My daughter had her library day at school last Friday and brought home the book Green Wilma by Tedd Arnold. At first, I wasn’t sure what to think of it but it turned out to be a funny story.
Basically, this kids book is about a little girl who wakes …

My oldest daughter has been asking for a bible to read. But, I haven’t been able to find a decent Children’s Bible in this area.
The other day, I was walking through Wal-mart and came across the VeggieTales Bible Storybook with Scripture for $13. Even though it wasn’t an actual …

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner’s Dilemma by Trenton Lee Stewart is a fun book for kids. Similar to the Mysterious Benedict Society, there are fun puzzles - which I found easy but they still add a nice element to the book for children - and lots of …

“Monster Mess!” is a children’s book written by Margery Cuyler and illustrated by S.D. Schindler. It was published in 2008.
I did not care for this book at all. The story is told in odd little sentence fragments instead of proper English. There is no real plot to …

“The Set-up” is my favorite of Paul Erdman’s financial thriller books. It was the first one I read and it convinced me to read as many as possible. It is one of his latest books since it was published in 1997. When I picked up this book I …

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 …

According to Barry Hannah, Heart of Darkness involves Modernist themes which was typical for Conrad’s writing style. The characters in Modernist stories are so “shocked” that they are paralyzed from being able to describe the “grief” of modern realities.
I agree with this idea. In many ways, Heart of Darkness …

Bittersweet is another great romance novel written by Danielle Steel. In this novel, her writing keeps you engaged in the entire story and makes you feel as if you were the characters in the book every step of the way.
Within the first few sentences of this novel I …

I have read the book —˜Living alone and loving it: A guide to relishing the solo lofe’ written by Barbara Feldon. This is an excellent , marvelous book. Almost everybody feels lonely sometime or the other in life. This book is an ideal book for one and all. Barbara …

I have read plenty of cake decorating books that promise step-by-step instruction, only to give the first two set of instructions while leaving me lost and mystified to figure out the rest. The Complete Photo Guide to Cake Decorating is nothing like that, and the author makes sure every step …

Profiles in Courage is a book by former President John F. Kennedy. Explains a good amount about the book, it profiles a number of Senators in American history who have displayed a great deal of courage in their office. In this way the book shows us much about not …

American Psycho is a graphic novel told through the eyes of a serial killer. Set in the 1980’s, American Psycho details the life of Wall Street Yuppie Patrick Bateman, who, in his free time, engages in extremely violent and sexual acts, oftening culminating in murder.
Bateman is the embodiment of …

A Christmas Carol is one of Dickens most famous works. It has been made into films, TV series, shows and cartoons. It tells the story of an old business man called Scrooge. His business partner has been dead for seven years, so Scrooge runs his own business as he …

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 …

“The Nancy Drew Mysteries” written by Carolyn Keene are timeless classics that I grew up enjoying. I admit at times if I can find nothing to read I still read them.
I began collecting the series in the mid seventies when I was 8 years old.
I …

The Lost Symbol that is conceptualized as a follow up to the famous Davinci Code is in hundred percent Dan Brown style. Every sequence, sentence and story turn is typical of Dan Brown style especially what we read in Davinci code. The Lost Symbol is thrilling and way it …

I recently read the book “City of Oranges” by Adam Lebor and believe it is an important book to read given the state of politics in the Middle East. LeBor subtitled the book “An Intimate History of Arabs and Jews in Jaffa.”
The book begins in Jaffa (part of today’s …

Have you read a book so good that you cannot stop to even go to bed? Well I have and Timeline by Michael Crichton does just that. Timeline is based on time travel from the present to medieval time past.
Michael studied quantum mechanic theory to tell and educate us …

Between The Lines was Tammara Webber’s debut novel and the first that I read from her. And what a debut!
Between The Lines is about Emma, a girl whose dream is to be a big actress but also remain being a normal girl. After commercials and small things like that, …

My son is a big fan of SpongeBob. He watches all of their cartoons and pretty much has all of the words memorized. One night, they had on a SpongeBob show called “Who Bob What Pants” which my son loved. So you can imagine how excited …

House of Chains by Steven Erikson is the fourth novel in the Malazan Book of the Fallen. Here the action returns to the Seven Cities, where the second novel, Deadhouse Gates, was based. A new army, led by Tavore Paran, has been formed to quell the rebellion …

I bought this book as a gift for a friend of mine. She and her husband are big wildlife buffs and have an extensive library of books that tells them about their favorite species. However, I felt that this book would be a great addition to their collection …

I-SPY Above Your Head is a book in the popular I-SPY series published by Michelin. The book isn’t really a book, more of a cross between a game and a guide, suggesting things for you to find, in this case things that are above your head, hence the title …

David Copperfield is a wonderful book written by the talented English writer Charles Dickens. Although this writer has died long ago, his books and novels still live within us because of their fantastic concept and beautiful breathtaking events. And David Copperfield is certainly not an exception.
The story follows our …

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 …

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 …

I am a big fan of Stephen Hawking. And this book named “Black Holes and Baby Universes and other Essays” is one of my favourite books written by him. I always find space science very interesting, and black holes are the most interesting subject for me. Black holes always …

Vampire Academy is the first book in the Vampire Academy series, which consists of six books. In Vampire Academy, you have three types of vampires: Moroi (mortal vampires who have powerful magic), Strigoi (immortal vampires who are evil and love to drink moroi blood) and Dhampir (half human, half …

The literary voice in the book Incurable by John Marsden is truly strong and I could feel goosebumps when reading it.
Story’s main character is Ellie and your heart will really go to her as she struggles certain issues in life and having to deal with so many. As …

I picked up the book Solo by Noel Perrin for free at a garage sale a couple of years ago. Noel Perrin, a university professor, buys an electric vehicle and attempts to drive it from California out to his home on the east coast. He must spend …

I have only read a book from the first page till the end on one run without taking any pauses only on a few ocassions and it had been long since the last time I read a book like that I can’t even remember what was that book. At …

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 …

I read this book for a few reasons: everyone was raving about it, it had a beautiful cover, a catchy title,and it really looked awesome. It’s YA fantasy, 352 pages, and the first in a saga that chronicles the stories of different characters. I’m not sure if …

Diary Of A Wimpy Vampire is a hilarious book about a vampire called Nigel Mullet, who has not been blessed with vampire abilities. He was transformed into a vampire at the age of fifteen, so he will have to deal with bad acne and a breaking voice for eternity. …

Thinking Through the Past, 3rd edition, Volume II by John Hollitz is a supplemental book for U.S. History. It presents political arguments and asks the reader to compare and contrast them to primary sources of the time. This book is intended only to supplement a regular textbook …

Deepak Chopra is supposed to be one of the new age gurus of the era. That being said, I wanted to read a book by him so I picked up Perfect Health. For me, this book was a bit of a disappointment. All the hype surrounding this book is …