I first read Anne of Green Gables, the novel by L. M. Montgomery, when I was in ten or eleven years old. It is one of the best novels I have ever read. It is a very wholesome book. There is not a single vulgar or curse …

As I purchased this book, the thought did cross my mind—¦ “this is going to be a historic bore”. However, I am glad to say that I was wrong, very wrong. This novel, which is set in the early 1900s, tells a tale of sex, scandal, love, …

Chocolate for a Teen’s Heart, written by Kay Allenbaugh, has a very unique light lavender, sort of purplish color and I find it very pleasing to the eyes. This book is very gentle-looking and wherever I bring this book, my friends would surely love to have a look …

—˜Ancient Egypt’ is a book written by David P. Silverman. The author has written this book which is very interesting to read and it also contains a lot of information and knowledge about the ancient Egyptian civilization. The ancient Egypt had a very rich civilization. They were prosperous people …

The Princess Academy is an amazing book by Shannon Hale that received an Newberry Honer Award. It was well earned. This book was riveting, exciting, and fun! Once I started reading it I couldn’t put it down. The main character is a girl named Miri, after a tiny mountain …

Dungeoneer is a book which allows you to run role playing adventure games in the world of Fighting Fantasy, probably best known for the extremely successful British series of solo game books. This publication introduces a number of advanced rules, which attempt (I think generally successfully) to bring more …

Twilight by Stephanie Meyer is one of the most popular books for teens. It is a romance novel that includes vampires and werewolves; sounds pretty exciting, huh? When I first read Twilight, I thought the beginning was extremely dull. Nothing seemed to happen for the first half of the …

“Christmas Day in the Morning” is a book that was authored by Pearl S. Buck and illustrated by Mark Buehner. This is a great book for both kids and adults and perhaps best when read together. The story this book tells is a simple one, but it’s a story …

Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox is the last book in the Artemis Fowl series so far, and is one of my favorite books of all time!
If you aren’t familiar with this series, it is based around a boy named Artemis Fowl II, a child genius, and his knowledge …

Good Things by Mia King is one of those feel-good stories that one must read and having a nice feeling and hence, smile here and there as the story unravels.
The main character is Deidre McIntosh and with her mature age of being 40, and single and living with her best …

Reed Shelton, a tough policeman, goes hiking with his shy, stuttering wife Beck in hopes to “toughen her up” through the experience. In the forest, they are attacked by strange creatures, and Beck is kidnapped. Reed calls help, and the rescue mission begins. What makes the story especially interesting …

I finished reading “Great House” just yesterday, having found the novel so compelling and beautifully written that I read it within three days. I have always been a fan of Nicole Krauss, and if possible I think this novel is an even greater achievement than her previous books.
In this …

In this short story the two main characters are looking for a way to come up with two thousand dollars. The believe the only way to do so is by committing the criminal act of kidnapping a wealthy family’s child and send a letter asking for two thousand …

Postsecret: Extraordinary Confessions From Ordinary Lives is a coffee table book by Frank Warren where people sent the author secrets about themselves. I think that this is a marvelous idea for a book, and a way to peak into other people’s psyches. What a fantastic idea Frank Warren had …

‘Medalon’ is the first book in a trilogy that is a sub-series to a larger series. I first developed an interest in it because it had a catching cover —“ beautiful artwork. The blurb on the back also sounded interesting, but I ended up going with another …

Cancer has to be one of the most frightening things in this time and age. This author has been there, he suffered from recurring brain cancer. I lost a family member to colon cancer. Every time I turn around someone is being diagnosed with it. This book came to …

Dictators are people, too. So no matter how bloody a man may be, he needs to eat. And a cook who serves a tasty meal on time may well save someone’s life. Because delicious food, if only for a short while, makes even the worst dictators kinder.
Witold Szablowski …

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 …

Buy this book, The Skin Type Solution by Leslie Baumann or loan it if you must. This a skin book that all women should have. Personally, in my point of view, that is.
I know there are already countless books out there, but how can one misses a book …

The life and the history of Tudors thrills a lot of people and countless movies, books, conspiracy theories and TV shows about them clearly state that. I’ve never particularly been a history nerd, but I noticed that books based on a real story, especially, when it’s something that happened …

I am very fond about the idea of zombies and the zombie apocalypse. I absolutely like anything from games, books, or movies about zombie apocalypse. I just became a big fan of Brian Keene. I think he’s a genius when it comes to this genre.
The Rising is about the …

Marvel really knocked this one out of the park. This book is probably the best collection in the entire Ultimate line that I have ever read.
For those of you didn’t read the first series, the Ultimate are basically a revamping of the Avengers. Well, revamping is too small …

I have read the book —˜The mystery of the ivory charm’ written by Carolyn Keene. This book is one among the Nancy Drew series. This book is quite interesting. The story line is good and the way the author has written it is also good. As usual, Nancy shows …

In my house everyone uses the cookbook because we prepare the majority of our meals from scratch. The Better Homes and Garden New Cookbook Anniversary Edition 12 is my favorite of all times. We have twenty or more cookbooks but we typically only use the Better Homes and Garden …

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 …

Darkness tells the story of a group of people living in a small, ritzy community in Florida. A young woman living in the swamp discovers that a Dark Man is taking people’s children and turning them into zombies and wants to do whatever possible to stop them, even though …

Queen of Camelot is a great book that combines two books, The Child Queen and The High Queen, into one book. This book tells the story of King Arthur, Lancelot, the round table and all of Camelot, but does so through the eyes of Guinevere. We learn of her …

The author of The Last Song is Nicholas Sparks and he has written many books before this one. Many of his books have been turned into major motion pictures. I picked up this book one day when I took a trip to Barnes & Nobles and thought I would …

My husband will tell anyone who asks that I love my manga. I love a good romance story where good always wins, but I also like a good storyline to go with it. Stories that have some adventure, danger, love. You know, all the good stuff. So, I am …

I’ve always been a big fan of Donny and Marie and even over the years, I’ve read stuff about them on the newspapers, magazines, watched them on TV and I even have watched certain interviews that they had been on. But I am also very aware that they are …

Not Dead Enough by Peter James is special in its own way. I am not surprised if there are people hating this book and finding it a bit of a chore to read. I sort of agree actually, but I decided to give this book a chance and …

This is the last book i have read and i gotta tell you its one of the best i have read too. The book is about a young women named Rebecca Bloomwood who can just not stop spending and on top of that has two weddings booked on …

I think it is the duty of anyone living in the western world post-9/11 to read this book. With all the intense discrimination going on towards any person who even LOOKS like they may be from the eastern part of the world (the countries where these terrorists came …

I enjoy knitting and am always looking for new patterns to try, in books and on the internet. This book, Speed Knitting by Kris Percival, is appealing because of its colors and the fact that the projects are supposed to be “quick and easy”.
Most of the projects are …

The No Cry Sleep Solution, written by Elizabeth Pantley is a good light blueish nice cover book that is good for expectant mothers to read and those who already have children. It is also useful for all women out there to read, pregnant or not.
The effective ways in …

Last night, I was helping my daughter pick up her room and came across a book I didn’t even know she had; “Kate’s Giants.” The book looked somewhat interesting and I’m getting bored reading her the same things over and over again so I figured I would give it …

The second book in the Sister Agatha series. When holy statutes that belong to the Catholic Church are disappearing from the retreat site where they are displayed, the Archbishop sends Sister Agatha to investigate.
Once Sister arrives at the retreat building on her Harley with Pax sitting in the sidecar …

Okay, now I’m really annoyed at Orson Scott Card.
Orson Scott Card is an extremely well-known and *good* science fiction writer. He did not write this book.
Invasive Procedures is a novel based on a screenplay by Aaron Johnston which was based on a short story that Card wrote in 1977. …

Patricia Briggs has proven herself to be a writer with which to be reckoned, because she has a mean way with words that will undoubtedly leave you feeling thrilled and begging for more.
In the first book of the Mercy Thomspon series, Moon Called, we get to meet our …

You will not want to miss this one. Helene Berr is an extrodinary young woman growing up in the time of Hitler and the Germans.
Helen writes of her life from 1942 to 1944 in Paris before the occupation by the Germans. Helen is a very talented young …

Clockwork Angel is the first book in the Infernal Devices series, which is a prequel series to the Mortal Instruments series. Tessa Gray arrives in England during the reign of Queen Victoria, leaving her home in America behind. Soon after arriving, Tessa is kidnapped by the Dark Sisters who …

Retired police captain, Marshall Frank, has written another excellent read in his most up-to-date work, Call Me Mommy. Mr. Marshall happens to be a prolific writer —“ he has authored several books as well as countless short stories as well as essays to date.
I would classify Call Me Mommy …

I don’t know what your name is, but I know who you are - and on this principle Susan Jeffers may be said to speak to us all as she writes Dare to Connect. For despite the many surface differences we manifest as human beings, one would hope we …

I was sorry to see that the tall, beautiful, sexy FBI agent Lila Mae McTeague had been transferred from the Southern Ute Reservation in “Three Sisters,” however she is still in Charlie Moon’s heart and other body parts and I have hunch she’ll be back. Lila Mae however is …

The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan is a wonderfully crafted novel filled with light hearted humour and powerful characters. It’s a great novel for Book Clubs, for teaching and for women of all ages. However, I’m sure there are a few men out there that will admit to …

Just Listen is my favourite Sarah Dessen novel. It follows the life of a girl named Annabel, who does modelling and things like television commercials, who appears to have everything. Her life is not so like that in real life though because she has to deal with an anorexic …

This book is very funny. It is full of odd letters that the author has written to various people, such as IKEA, offering suggestions and asking questions. In one, he writes to an organization to suggest a new colour.
This book is a great way to waste some time. I’m …

Eight Days a Week has left me with a HUGE smile con my face. I loved this book from beginning to end. What’s not to love, really? There’s no other way to describe it. I just loved it. I loved every feeling and sensation that I felt when …

A month ago, I bought this amazing and fantastic book authored by Rissa Singson-Kawpeng, since I am into the verge of spinsterhood, I got inspired with the richness of the message of this book. This is a beautiful and inspiring self-developmental books for women whose age are entering a …

I almost find it difficult to write this review for James Frey’s lastest work, A Million Little Pieces. It is truly a memoir of great depth, raw emotion and painful truth. It is the story of a man’s struggle with himself, humanity, and the world in which …