I had my doubts before picking up this book actually. It was an equal mix of anticipation and thinking that i may be wasting my time again.
So far, I’ve had my ups and downs with Howard’s books. But this one apparently was a hit!
Death Angel, being the title, already …

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 …

“Shopaholic” was the word that strongly caught my attention passed the big “SALE” sign at a stand of my favorite bookstore that even though the book was one feet away from the sign, I clung to it and handed it over to the cashier. I’m thankful though that regardless …

Under a Worn Torn Sky by L.M. Elliott
Under a War Torn Sky is a story about Henry Forester in World War II. Only nineteen years old he is the youngest pilot in the Air Force squadron.On a mission over the continent Henrys plane is shot down by enemy fire …

I really enjoy Charlaine Harris’ novels. She’s written a lot of series in the mystery genre — in fact, I got interested in her writing through her Southern Vampire series, which is still my favorite.
A Secret Rage is one of her “stand alone” novels; that is, it …

My first impression of this book was not very favorable. One look at the title and I thought, “Yet another attempt by some Christian author to beat Harry Potter.” Mind you, I have nothing against such attempts; but PLEASE, don’t be such obvious copycats! At least come up with …

The Jewel That Was Ours (by Colin Dexter)
I often look forward to reading any works of Colin Dexter, especially those featuring Inspector Morse. His detection skills combined with his alcoholic indulgence and inspired ideas never fail to entertain.
An American group visiting Oxford had encountered a tragic …

‘Five go to mystery moor’ is a book written by Enid Blyton. This is one of the books among the ‘famous five adventure’ series. This story is not much of an adventure, but is very interesting to read.
Julian and Dick go camping while George and Anne stay at …

Several months ago I took advantage of a free autumn afternoon by enjoying a luxuriously aimless browse through Powell’s City of Books here in Portland (a ten star rating if ever there was one, but that is another review). As I slunk through the racks my attention was …

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 …

“The Elephant Vanishes” is a collection of short stories by Haruki Murakami that made quite an impression on me. I’ve let several friends borrow it, and they either share my enthusiasm for it or completely loathe it. I’d like to try to explain why this book holds such a …

Stephen King undoubtedly is one of my favorite authors. Whenever I read one of his stories I am so enamored by the characters and plot that it makes it easy for me to enjoy his writing.
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft is split into two parts. The …

Tuesdays With Morrie nearly got me crying for a lot of times throughout the pages in the book itself. It is a very good story, but up till now, I wonder if this is of a true inspiration account of the author or not. The story starts with …

The Neverending Story, written by the German author Michael ende, is one of those books that marked my childhood, making me read it many times.
Summarizing the story, Bastian Baltasar Bux is a kid who’s bullied in his school. One day while running away from some bullies he got into …

I usually don’t read books like this where it is sure to be sad, because I get emotional pretty easily I guess you could say, and I don’t usually enjoy crying when I’m reading. But I when I was at the theaters a few months ago, I saw the …

I waited a long time to read this book, because I was waiting for it to come out in Spanish so I could read and understand it better, since it has all this weird demon names and stuff. I’m really happy I waited because I found myself immersed in …

Every year, kids have to do science fair projects. There are lots of books about science fair projects, and this book, Championship Science Fair Projects by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen, has a lot of good projects for kids to do. A big advantage of this book is that each project is …

I have read the book ‘Fun for the secret seven’ written by Enid Blyton. This is not much of a story, but much better than many of the other secret seven series.
Jack is one of the secret seven. Jack’s friend, Bob says that he needs the help of the …

I bought ‘Psychic Healing: Using the Tools of a Medium to Cure Whatever Ails You’ because it is written by Sylvia Browne and I have read some of her books. This is a book in fact for those who suffer from severe pain or physical problems that are not …

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 …

I just had to read a book for school that really got my attention, It is called “Who Moved My Cheese” by Spencer Johnson, M.D.
Foreword by Kenneth Blanchard, Ph.D.
This book is short and it is basically just a story of two mice and two little people and how their …

As for this book J.R.R which is given to us of the lords of ring and Hobbit. Concept of vision and it reaches unlimited as LOTR which is not depended on Tolkien and operates primitively and the way in order still to be read because of everything, it is …

This book is an interesting book written by Geraldine Pinch. This is a great piece of work. It is not only interesting to read but it gives us a lot of knowledge of the ancient Egyptian mythology. This book tells us a lot about the numerous gods and goddesses …

Well my friend David let me borrow this book when we went traveling out East because I had nothing to read and was getting bored. He said he had read it and like it a lot and thought that I should give it a try. I was excited at …

The Rider’s Fitness Program by Dianna Robin Dennis is an excellent, excellent little book that can help all riders to stay fit and be able to ride their horses to the best of their ability. It is no secret among riders that in order to be a good rider, …

This is the sequel to Alanna: The First adventure, which is the first book in the Song of the Lioness quartet. The first one got me hooked, but In the Hand of the Goddess got me addicted! This was a fantastic sequel, one that made me a …

When this comic book first debuted a couple of years ago, it received a mixed reaction. Some loved Frank Miller’s return to one of the most successful Batman stories ever, many hated it.
Most of the criticism of the story seems to stem from the fact that this isn’t …

I have only read two romance novels written by male authors so far, and I was a bit surprised because I never thought that men could write good romance novels too.
This series of three books tells about the experiences of Vince that began in his college years. …

Nowadays people are deeply convinced that they know almost everything about our Earth. The jungle that covers lands around the great Amazon River remains a mystery. The king of the thriller genre James Rollins, author of exciting adventure novels such as “The Blood of Satan” and “The Black Order” …

This is an amazingly interesting book, evolving around the protagonist —˜Christopher Boone’, a 15 year old boy, suffering from Autism. This is a hugely important fact to consider about the book, not only is it from a child’s perspective, but an autistic child, making it all the while more …

Reading Fat Envelope Frenzy really helped me a lot on my college admissions. Yes, it really gives one student the rations needed in order to be in the best position for a dream college. But one has to face the fact there is certainly no best formula in order …

Skipping Christmas clearly deviates from the usual John Grisham’s novels with all the legal finesse, technical jargon and courtroom battles. It is a simpler story, easier to read, though I find it a bit ridiculous, and downright silly. After all, what’s so wrong about not doing …

This book, Ham and Pickles First Day of School, is a delightful children’s book written and illustrated by Nicole Rubel in the year 2006.
The story is about two guinea pigs named Ham and Pickles. Ham is the brother and Pickles is the sister. It is Pickles first day …

A very solid book. I got this book for my birthday and I am so glad that I did. My mother bought it for me and she thought I would enjoy it. Boy was she right. What an amazing book. Everything is so detailed and precise. The book cover …

Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident is the amazing sequel to Artemis Fowl, in my new favorite series. These books are truly spectacular, and I especially loved the second one. It is full of fast-paced adventure, humor, and high-tech fairy equipment. This book will be enjoyed by anyone of any …

I’m still exploring Prof. Tolkien’s work and I’ve heard about this book from fellow Middle-Earth enthusiasts when I used to attend the meetings or Ent-moots.
My curiosity with Middle-Earth have somewhat grown to a manageable level unlike before that I just wanted to find or complete Tolkien’s books as fast …

My question upon and after reading this book title, The Keeper’s Promise by Penelope Marzec is ‘would you doubt the one you love? It could be proven yes in this novel. A true sweeping and moving including high-adrenaline pumping type of story as written amazingly by this author. …

Random House published the Little Book of Humorous Quotations, a bright little orange book that holds, you guessed it, a bunch of different humorous quotations.
The book is organized by category, running the gamut from politics and philosophy to the arts to marriage to women to sports and everywhere in …

The Wasp Factory is a, well, I guess a horror novel? by Iain Banks. I’ve read some of his science fiction, and this is the first of his other novels that I’ve tried.
I found this book disturbingly graphic in its descriptiveness. I can understand the fascination with death …

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 …

The Vox Super-Mini Spanish English Dictionary is great for those of us who know a little when we need to know a lot. I think it’s a great little resource to have if you want to be able to translate words into English quickly, or formulate an accurate …

This children’s book is the story of Dorrie, who has the typical childhood problem of her best friend moving away. The twin boys who move into her best friend’s old house drive her nuts, which of course her parents do not understand.
This is a very happy story. Nothing very …

Ken Blanchard became famous for his runaway best seller The One Minute Manager way back in the 1980s. This book seems to have been written with the same gung ho spirit: turn your customers into raving fans. Yes, this is a cheerleading book, co-authored by Blanchard, the …

In “The Lexus and the Olive Tree,” Thomas Friedman draws upon his experiences as a foreign affairs columnist for the New York Times and integrates these experiences into an easily readable and engaging introduction to globalization. He argues that the fall of the Berlin Wall is an excellent metaphor …

Promises in Death is the latest instalment in the In Death series written under Roberts pseudonym.
After reading the excerpt, I had kinda high expectations for this book. And I’m glad it turned out this well.
First and foremost, the thrill factor that seemed to be lacking in the previous …

Arthur Conan Doyle’s mysteries that don’t have Sherlock Holmes tend to be a bit hit or miss. In the case of the Japanned Box, the story falls somewhere in between.
The story is a man’s recounting of his time as a tutor in a rich man’s house. The mystery surrounds …

A useful resource for any knitter is a stitch dictionary. These can be used when making up your own patterns or changing a pattern to suit your own vision.
Knitting Stitches, by Mary Webb, is a reasonably good stitch dictionary. It is nicely illustrated, so you can see each stitch …

For anyone who is not familiar with Ernesto Che Guevara, or as he is better known, only as Che, he was a revolutionary, successfully in Cuba, and unsuccessfully in Boliva. He came originally from Argentina to live in Cuba and die in Bolivia. This book, the Motorcycle Diaries deals …

The Book of General Ignorance is an awesome coffee table book, party tool and boredom breaker. As a book that contains a lot of random facts presented in a comedic fashion, it doesn’t come off too serious or too silly. I found it to be a tough read as …

Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency? That is the name of the miniseries from Radical Publishing, a comic book company that I trust more than the big two right now. For the most part I have enjoyed everything Radical has put out and FVZA is just like the rest. A …