The Giver is Lois Lowry’s crowning glory in my opinion. I also loved her World War II novel Number the Stars, but The Giver is a different story that fills a different niche, and most importantly, serves a different purpose. This novel tells of a world that …

I have been a Woody Allen fan since I was a little girl and many years ago I bought myself a great book called ‘Woody Allen Beyond Words’ by Robert Benayoun. This is a large hardback book that I enjoy flicking through frequently, with that classic picture of …

It’s another tough week at the office for Harry Bosch, homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. His bureau commander is desperate to get his “solved cases” percentage up to the 50% level to avert a public relations fiasco. He doesn’t want the newspapers and TV news gleefully …

Well it looks like I have discovered another mystery series to read. “Serpent Gate” by Michael McGarrity is the third in the series about New Mexico law officer Kevin Kerney. Like the period of time between the first book “Tularossa” and the second “Mexican Hat,” Kerney has lost the …

I’m a voracious reader with eclectic tastes. One of the genres that I have recently discovered is urban fantasy (sometimes called paranormal). I’m not really a fan of horror novels, which often traditionally feature characters that are staples to this category such as vampires, demons, werewolves, and other assorted …

The Rafael Affair is the first of a series of “art mysteries” set in Italy about the Rome Art Theft Squad. It introduces the characters of General Taddeo Bottando, head of the squad, and his assistant, Flavia di Stefano. They interact with Jonathan Argyll, an English art …

I myself have never been to London or traveled into the far north, but Northern Lights makes you feel like you have been there all along. Philip Pullman imagined the genius that is Northern Lights, Pullman was born and raised in Norfolk in the United Kingdom. This is where …

That White Girl, written by J. Love is a good story that I think would be best made into a movie. But it is not a racial story though. Instead, the story highlights the difference in life that Amber, a White girl, has to go through. …

Darkly Dreaming Dexter is a novel about a mysterious serial killer of serial killers. By losing his sense of reality, he identifies long lost feelings and some awareness and insight into the evasive sense of humanity. Dexter is lovable and hatable, interesting and embarassing. A good …

Why Do Men Have Nipples is a fairly new book written by a rather briliant doctor. The book is a short read that is so incredibly humorous, I can’t even begin to explain it. It is a series of random medical questions that we have all wanted …

This book is great for kids. It’s the endearing story of Ramona, Beezus’ younger sister. Beezus is Henry Higgins’ friend.
Ramona is always very excited and happy. Her main goal in life is to grow up and be a big girl, although she doesn’t always want to hang out with …

“Little Pea,” writen by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and illustrated by Jen Corace, is a cute little book about a young pea (gender undisclosed by the author) who must eat candy in order to get her desert.
Rosenthal cleverly reverses roles with the pea. First of all, since we do …

Extras is the fourth and final book in the Uglies series. Instead of the book being told from Tally Youngblood’s point of view, it is instead told by a fifteen year old girl named Aya Fuse. Since the previous book in the series, Specials, three years has passed. Now …

Chuck Palahniuk with last years attempt to shock people and stir up enough controversy to cash in and pay the bills. I picked this up dirt cheap and read it, it reads like the script from a cheap porno. The story is about an old lady who is trying …

Author, preacher and inspirationalist Joel Osteen is back at it again: he has written and published Become A Better You. I read Joel Osteen’s book about Your Best Life Now and was totally impressed with the author’s easy reading style and great suggestions. Become A Better You will not …

This was the first novel that I read by Heather Graham and it has made me a fan of her books. It is expertly plotted with enough of suspicious characters to make you question just which one is the criminal. The main plot is simple enough: a young woman …

I had never heard of Loren Estleman before I read “City of Widows,” so I didn’t know quite what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised. Instead of the simply formal fiction of some western writers, I found Estleman’s book to well-plotted, engaging, and an excellent read.
The book features Page …

Last In, First Out is a story by Irwin Allan Sealy, which appeared in Delhi Noir, a short story collection which contains stories by Indian writers. All of the stories are set in the city of Delhi. I had never heard of Sealy until reading Delhi Noir, but after …

This book is not a feminist one, but rather it ascertain the rights of women in Wall Street and other lines, or rather, the lack of it. I was surprised to read about the revelations of real life scenarios that portrayed the biased of different situations and the discriminations …

‘The Princess and the Goblin’ is a novel written by George MacDonald. This novel is a highly interesting novel. It is good to read this story. It is a thrilling story and it catches hold of the attention of the reader.
The princess, whose name is Irene, was a beautiful …

Today I would like to review the novel Digital Fortress, written by Dan Brown. Now, a lot of you out there already know by now that Dan Brown was the chap that wrote the Da Vinci Code, and his storyline had been made into a movie already. …

Now here’s a book with a loaded title. Honestly though, that title was the reason why I picked it out of the sea of all other books on astrology. I did check out what others were saying about it and the consensus is that it’s actually well worth the …

I checked this book out for my four-year-old niece, right around Mother’s Day, with a bunch of other mother-themed books. Of all the mother-themed books we looked at, my niece and I agreed that this one was our favorite! The story contains beautiful, colorful, realistic illustrations of different kinds …

Margaret Truman learned all about the ins and outs of Washington politics when her father was President. And she has turned that knowledge into a career as a prize winning mystery writer. In her latest book, Murder On K Street, there is the murder of a Senator’s wife …

Jimi Hendrix is one of the world’s most known guitarists. When I chose to learn more about Hendrix I bought this biography “Room Full of Mirrors” to learn more about him. What I read in this book was nothing close to what I was expecting. This book was beautifully …

I’ve always been an avid reader of Nancy Drew even into my adult years. One series that has recently come out is the Nancy Drew Notebook Series. I love this series because it gives you a look into Nancy Drew as a little girl.
Often times, when reading the …

Nightrise is a novel by Anthony Horowitz, and is the third book in “The power of five” series, after “Evil Star” and “Raven’s Gate”.
Unlike the two books preceding it, this book follows Scott and Jamie Tyler, telepathic twins. I find this strange to have two of the five in …

I sometimes wonder what it’s like to be a comedy writer. I sure could make millions, and at the same time, enjoy some good humor as well. How to be a Comedy Writer is the best book ever that has taught me how to be a good …

Dr. Mahathir is one of Malaysia’s Prime Ministers. He serves for almost 23 years as Prime Ministers. During his duty, many stories, controversy and many more rumours that are political created. These include how he sacks his deputy through a series court affidavit in 1999 that become riot in …

‘The confidence plan:How to build a stronger you’ is a book written by Tim Ursiny. This is a book which aims at making us stronger and successful. It is written in short chapters. In each of the chapters, the author has written interesting guidelines to be followed if we …

End of Days is the third book written after the second novel World After. I have greatly anticipated getting my hand on a copy of the End of days since finishing the previous novel the World After.
End of Days begins where World After takes off. Just like in …

Acts of Murder was written by L R Wright and published by DoubleDay Canada in 1997.
It is amazing that even small towns have their own spate of homicides. This story is rather simple; however it provides a certain amount of mild suspense.
Mrs O’Hara was trying to dispense …

I love this book so much. The title is Natural Beauty Basics: Making Your Own Cosmetics by Dorie Byers and it entails on how one could make their own cosmetics.
The tips and steps listed by the author are really priceless and genuine and I find it very …

My oldest daughter wanted to read her own bedtime book last night (to her sister) so, I brought our youngest child in her room and listened to her read the book Duck at the Door.
My daughter doesn’t speak very loud when she’s reading and I only caught enough of …

I liked this craft book quite a bit, even though I’m not a huge Martha Stewart fan. It runs about 360 pages, and is a hardcover book that retails for $24.99. It has a lot of projects in it, some of them quite lovely.
If someone was buying this looking …

Written by Rita Rudner, Tickled Pink is a bittersweet story that I could learn a thing or two from these 2 female friends naming Mindy Solomon and her friend, Ursula Duran. They have stand during the worst times in their lives when their careers aren’t working the way they …

Loyalty Myths: Hyped Strategies That Will Put You Out of Business is written by Timothy L. Keiningham, Terry G. Varva, Lerzan Aksoy, and Henri Wallard. I had a copy of this book and think it is a good read to those who are in business or who want to …

The Top 10 of Everything 2007 is written by Russell Ash, and my family has this really big book. In fact, I have other versions as well, ranging from different year at home.
There are basically thousands of questions in this book that you will feel truly honored to …

One of the best books that I have read so far is New York Times Bestselling author Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol which is the third novel involving Robert Langdon. I previously read his last two books which are the Da Vinci Code and …

Fashionably Late, written by Beth Kendrick is a very nice book that I’ve read before. This is a romantic comedy about Becca Davis and she have this very weird boyfriend in her life.
She is stuck in her boring job and at the same time she is a very good …

I love my edition of the Marvel Encyclopedia, published in 2006. It is over 350 pages thick and is loaded with entries of hundreds of Marvel Comics villians and heroes from over the past forty years. I like it just a bit less than the DC Encyclopedia …

I took a Spanish Class this year at college and I hated it. I have had other Spanish classes before but I feel like I learned nothing at all in this class. I think it was a waste of my time because the teacher was using the worst Spanish …

“Edwina The Dinosaur Who Didn’t Know She Was Extinct” by Mo Willems is an enchanting tale that not only entertains but teaching children about friendship. The cartoons images are adorable and child-like and will make for a great story for your children to read.
This story is about a local …

Mario Party 8 Prima Official Game Guide is one that I am happy to own. I am happy to have this guide not because I had a difficult time unlocking the secret board, characters and mini-games in Mario Party 8, but because it is a fun read. The guide …

Few years ago, when I was pregnant my second child, I bought this book for my first daughter. She was almost two at that time, and I need to tell her about the baby that will come very soon.
We already spoke about it but then when I saw Dora …

I have loved reading books since I was a small child. I also want my children to be interested in reading books as well. I took my six year old son to the library that I have been going to for the entirety of my life. It is just …

Before I start reviewing this book, Looks by Madeleine George, I am going to say I’m going to rate it full 10 points, because the story is so poignant, touches my heart to the core and there’s just so many essence of this book that the author cleverly played into …

This is the best parenting book that I have ever read. Firstly, the best thing is that it doesn’t make you feel like a total failure. It doesn’t make you think that everything that you have done up to this point was wrong. I love the …

I read this book for my school book review and was under the impression that it will be very boring but to my amazement I really enjoyed it!!! It is a story about a young boy named pet named Pi whose father is a zoo owner. He spends his …

‘The sea of adventure’ is a book written by Enid Blyton. This is a very interesting book, as interesting as any of the other adventure series written by Enid Blyton.
The children decide to go on a good holiday. They decide to go with a certain Mr John, who …