The Bright Side by Alex Coleman is a pretty sad story, but at the same time, very self-realizing and gives a soothing effect for a person like me reading. I love reading this book with a cup of coffee or tea in handy and I couldn’t imagine how talented …

It started out interesting, with an awesome opening action scene. But, unfortunately it didn’t last and I ended up reading a book that transforms into a cliché. The characters are so ordinary. Disgruntled main character, doomed side kick, child in distress. I don’t get it! Marcus Sakey had a …

Bunny Party by Rosemary Wells is another book about Max and Ruby, two young bunnies who apparently do not have any parents but seem to do pretty well running a household by themselves.
In this story, Ruby is planning a Birthday party for Grandma. As usual, Ruby is super …

Heat is Bill Buford’s story of his late in life transition from a well paid food writer to a restaurant chef. He begins as a kitchen slave in Mario Batali’s New York restaurant Babbo and journeys throughout the world of food, at a small town Italian restaurant and …

Sex, Power & Murder (the story of Chandra Levy and Gary Condit by David Wright & Don Gentile)
Chandra Levy was pretty, talented —“ the more than average American girl. However she had a penchant for risks and she brought this into her life, especially in relationships, …

On May 6, 1940, John Steinbeck won the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.
The title refers us to the Bible, which is a metaphor - the author writes how heavy clusters - the grapes of wrath - are ripening and poured with rage in people’s souls.
Steinbeck …

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 …

William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Prince of Denmark may very well be the best play in western literature. It certainly is the most written about play. For much of my adult life it has been my favorite play. I’ve seen it performed live five or six times and have always enjoyed …

Albert Jack has made a name for himself writing books that provide the background to the stories, phrases, urban legends and even pub names that we are all so familiar with but never really know where they originate and I just love stuff like that and find it quite …

I’m not much of a reader; have not been since middle school. So why am I about to talk about a book, you may ask. Well, to put it shortly, Steven Spielberg was announced to be in charge of directing the live-action version of this same story, and …

This is for me the worst of the James Patterson YA novels i have read. I finished the Maximum Ride series, which I immensely enjoyed. I thought that Daniel X would be similar, but I was wrong. The book started out on a very fuzzy note. …

My husband gave me a book that he was really excited about. I think it is one of his favorites. It is now on my favorites list too. The book is Rora by James Byron Huggins. Rora is around 480 pages and was published in …

Furies of Calderon is the first book in the first fantasy series by Jim Butcher, who has also written the Harry Dresden series. The series is called the Codex Alera after the fantasy world Alera where it all happens. Butcher is a huge Tolkien fan, but luckily the series …

“Once Aboard The Lugger” written by Arthur Quiller-Couch is a story about how a couple came to meet and fall in love.
The begins with a reverend Samuel Bax who comes to Troy to preach full time. It’s apparent that he is single, and all the women–the single ones–have their …

Obviously in the years in which George Martin putters with the completion of his book “A Feast for Crows”, other writers have also worked hard in the heavyweight category of the epic fantasy genre. One of them is the British writer Steven Erikson, the author of book series “Malazan …

As my name suggests I am fond of reading books. Pretend you don’t see her by Mary Higgins Clark is a suspense story and is the right choice for murder mystery readers Once by chance I picked up this book from the library after reading the back cover. I …

As a true Harry Potter fan, I delayed reading the final installment of the hit Harry Potter series, simply because I knew that it was the final book and there would be no more after that.
After finally deciding to “take the plunge”, I went ahead and started at …

This book, Charlie All Night by Jennifer Crusie, is a light romance. It’s a quick read, and goes by very fast.
I enjoyed some of the dialogue and much of the plot of the book, however I felt that the book had a lot going on and it never really …

It is quite safe to say that Haruki Murakami is the most famous Japenese writer nowadays, with the sales of his books going into millions and millions. Although he is often criticised for being “Paulo Coelho of Japanese literature”, but to my mind he’s a really talented writer, capable …

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 …

The Final Years of Michael Jackson by Ian Halperin takes us on a journey that was intended to expose Michael Jackson as a pedophile.
The author, Ian Halperin, set out to prove that Michael Jackson got away scott free with the crimes of molesting a young boy that …

I’ve always been interested in makeup for as long as remember, and I’ve only started using it a couple of years ago because I was so lost on how to use it. My mom found a book for me called Pro Makeup: Salon Secrets of the Professionals by Kit …

I remember a younger version of me sitting in the dark livingroom with my best friend Chad. I was watching him play the first Resident Evil Director’s Cut video game, intrigued, a little scared and in suspense the whole time. Not knowing what was going to happen as …

This is one of those horror books that have a twist ending. I admit I probably should have seen it coming, but I didn’t. I suppose it’s kind of clever, too, as long as you don’t figure it out before the end. Mainly this is a teen thriller about …

The romatic mystery of Legend is universal, but more so that of the Celtic legends and myths then any other. Dating back hundreds of years sometimes, Celtic myths tell us of the old days when a hero was a hero and thwarting the next villian was the least …

“Songs of the Humpback Whale,” is Jodi Picoult’s first published novel, and yet, in my opinion at least, it is one of her best. Unlike many of Picoult’s later novels, which deal heavily with moral and ethical issues (occasionally at the expense of the characters involved), this novel deals …

I’m not a huge fan of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s so-called horror stories. But, I will admit, I liked his story, The Brazilian Cat.
The story, told in first person, is about a man who visits his wealthy cousin in an effort to find some relief from his financial difficulties. …

The Book Stop is a used bookstore in Rockaway, NJ (Morris County) which sells mostly used paperbacks for half of the listed price. It has a good selection and most of the books (though not all) are in good condition. I enjoy going there to browse through the books …

What would’ve happened if Romeo and Juliette’s story would’ve been different? What if their families were so close that they planed their wedding since before they were born? What if it was them who hated each other? Well, Kristi Cook had those exact questions, so she decided to write …

Faith by Colin Urquhart, a book that stir your internal soul and gives rise to new hope. I am very much into book reading and love reading just about anything. I started with the detective stories by Nancy drew but with time I have matured and these days I …

Not enough to simply rely on multidisciplinary analysis to examine the phenomenon in 2012, which has long regarded as a point of massive change in the life of the earth and all its contents. It turned out that the approach from different angles are also considered worthy of thought …

This book is all about romance and believing that no matter what you have been through in your life, there can be a happy ever after for you if you will allow yourself to find and accept it.
The main male character named Sterling McCallum is your typical brooding character. …

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 …

There are many writers who try to take advantage of the fame name Sherlock Holmes for his own glory and not to remember Sherlock Holmes. Sherlockian, fans of Sherlock Holmes, The detective wanted to act again, then they will make a detective story that remains based on the character …

24 Hours, written by Jo Leigh, costs about $9.95, and there are 3 stories in this story. The first one is Minute by Minute, whereby Meg Becker has met a man online, and has been having ‘cyber sex’ with him. She has yet to meet him, and …

This story reminds all of us never to ever betray our friends especially when traveling together. Losing Gemma by Katy Gardner is a story of two-best friends; Esther and Gemma whom are on a travel which I can categorize as a rugged travel. Along the way, they keep …

As many people on this planet, I am a big fan of Stephen King and I was following his works from year to year. However, I was really surprised when I found out he wrote another book in 2008 and I haven’t heard anything about it! Well, I guess …

Yes, there is such an animal, and it is of certain strictly definitive aspectual characteristics. The study of Paxman unfortunately covers only the British political system, but also in this way provides interesting observations about the government of one of the countries that is considered as one of the …

I have a friend who was so embarrassed to admit that he is bonkers when it comes to blogging. If you are like him, feel that you are a newbie but not yet starting out, fret not. Get this book: The IT Girl’s Guide to Blogging with Moxie …

I recently read the book The Alchemist by Michael Scott. Although it was technically meant as a book for older teens, I found it a wonderful “beach read” book as an adult!
This book contains true people from the past, such as Nicholas Flamel …

Killing Orders was written by Sara Paretsky, and published by Dell Publishing in 1993.
I had been persuaded by a friend to read this book - I was not keen on Paretsky’s stories since I read Indemnity Only. This book at first started off well, until her protagonist, VI …

The Railway Auntie is a story found in the anthology Delhi Noir. This book contains stories written by Indian authors. All of the stories in the collection take place in Delhi.
The Railway Auntie is narrated by a young Indian man. He lives with his grandmother and is very poor. …

This book is a must-read for couples and counselors. I first came across the idea of the Five Love Languages through a marriage counseling exercise. Someone eventually gave us a copy of the book.
What I love about this book is the author’s approach on how to relate to your significant …

I’m a big fan of Stephen King, he’s a real Master of his craft.I began to read his books so many years ago,but the time passed and i’m still with him.
We get used that the most part of Stephen King’s novels are horror,but there are some exceptions that …

Charles Martin rightly stands out among U.S. writers, and his new books are eagerly awaited by many. Including me. That’s why the appearance in my library of THE WATER KEEPER was a damn joyous event. Only one thing bothered me: whether this novel will reach the author’s other works?
Not …

I used this book as one of my sources to help me complete my Caribbean Studies SBA when I was in my final year of sixth form. I found it to be very beneficial in the sense that I was doing my SBA on a topic dealing with herbal …

Die, My Love by Katherine Casey is the true story of the murder of a woman’s husband and her believed innocence, due to the fact that she was in another location at the time of the murder, but the case was
sideswipped due to the fact that she has …

I picked up the Sex and the City book from the local library after watching the show for several years. Considering that the show was based on the book, I assumed that the book would follow the same kind of story lines, or at least use the same characters. …

Attention! Remove the lids from your eyes! Open your minds and close your merciful hearts. The religious people should arm themselves, many people know how they would react when the one “true faith” has been criticized. Let’s get started…
Dawkins is great ! Yes, I really think …

To Pleasure a Lady is written by Nicole Jordan and this book is really “something”. It is a very good love story to depict the settings of historical romances which I love to read so much.
This is like one of the first few series of her book and …