Dan Barker’s “godless” is a fascinating story of a former preacher turned atheist. In the book, which is roughly 350 pages long, Barker describes his journey, explaining how his thought process developed and evolved over the years. Barker is an obviously intelligent man, and he logically builds …

I love this book, The Celeb Diaries: The Sensational Inside Story of the Celebrity Decade by Mark Frith. It is something like reading Gossip Girl or something, but even better!
This book is really fun and you get some juicy details about some celebs’ lives and stuff like …

The Mother and Daughter Diaries by Clare Shaw is a winner, in my personal opinion. It’s not easy to be writing a novel about a daughter and mom type of relationship and Clare Shaw has proven it well in this novel.
But there’s a catch to this book. …

I was waiting in line for my daughter to purchase her manga books and I saw the cover of this book by Susan Mallery. Honestly, that is what attracted me to the book. It wasn’t the picture but the title. Even in current news stories you …

At first, I attempted to review these books individually, but that was prohibitively difficult, since the series as a whole is pretty much one long narrative told from several points of view. So I opted instead to review the books that I’ve read so far as a unit. …

I have read this book that my sister borrowed me. There are 2 titles, one is Honey Blonde Chica by Michele Serros, and Caddy Ever After by Hilary McKay. These 2 books are suitable reads for teenagers, and I enjoy it too, as a young adult.
The first …

This book is one of the most awesome ever. This book is sure to be put on your #1 Favorites list. Island of The Aunts is written by Eva Ibbotson, well known author of Which Witch?. Island of The Aunts is basically about three middle aged …

Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage, written by Mark Gungor is a good self-help book for couples in marriages or just basically for couples waiting to embark on that journey called marriage.
Mark Gungor is also a man who is known for his good seminars and in this book, …

Fantasy novels and movies are some of my favourite especially if they tell the story properly and help immerse me in the fantasy world of the book or movie. This is why I consider movies, tv series and books such as The Lord of the Rings Trilogy and Game …

In the second volume of this popular manga some new characters will make their appearance. Firstly the timpanist Masumi Okayama, who is a student at the same school than Chiaki and Nodame, and who has a gay crush on Chiaki. He will torture Nodame as he thinks she’s too …

“Fear and Trembling” by Amelie Nothomb is the epitome of a quick read. The edition I picked up had less than 150 pages, and it took me little more than two hours to read. I’m a slow reader, who really likes to take her time with the books she …

“Witch” is a fantasy novel written by Marie Brennan. I have to say it started off slow but built up nicely.
In this book the hunter who was originally Mirage as a Doppelganger and Miryo as a witch has merged and become Mirei. She has undertaken a mission to …

The comic opens with Superman eavesdropping on radio broadcasts. While New Krypton is thousands of miles away, they are still nervous about a whole planet of people wielding the power of Superman without the moral compass. He leaves and flies to New Krypton.
He’s met by …

Brandon Sanderson is one of the most popular writers of epic fantasies today, but few people know that he also writes books for children and teenagers. As a fan of this type of literature with great interest I went through the different pages of the novel ” Alcatraz versus …

I’m gonna start by saying that Tarryn Fisher is a scary lady. Every time she comes out with a new book I just get the chills, and that’s a good thing, of course, books are supposed to make you FEEL. Every book that I’ve read from her was left me …

Field Guide to Candy: How to identify and make every candy imaginable
By Anita Chu
“Field Guide to Candy: How to indentify and make every candy imaginable” by Anita Chu is a book part of the “Field Guide to” series which is all about identifying candy, and how to make it. …

The fear of clowns is very common. Many people become worried in their presence rather than have fun. This phenomenon is called coulrophobia. This has caused many media appearences of clowns stalking their victims. Perhaps the first one and one of the most popular among them is the Joker …

“Lucy A to Z: The Lucille Ball Encyclopedia” by Michael Karol is a book that I would certainly recommend to fans of Lucille Ball, although if you are just a fan of her series, “I Love Lucy”, then this book may not interest you too much. What this book …

Blogging To Drive Business; Create and Maintain Valuable Customer Connections is a Que Biztech book by Eric Butow and Rebecca Bollwitt. It uses successful blogs of different businesses to describe some of the hows and the whys. In the beginning of the book, it assumes that people know very …

The acknowledgements section of this book starts off with, “I would like to acknowledge all of my boyfriends, from the jerks to the saints, who loved me, dumped me, and left me no choice but to embark on a joyride of self-discovery.” This is what this books is about, …

Hey, cheer up! Is it continuing our acquaintance with a review of the fascinating books, in my opinion? The next piece will be the story LITTLE LIFE.
This is something that will amaze you even more, storyteller!
I got acquainted with this book thanks to my best friend’s advice. …

The Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer is probably one of the best Young Adult series I have read in a long time. It’s been a while since I have read the individual books, so I am going to talk about the series as a whole.
The first thing anyone should …

I like the story The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd. I think it’s an alright story, compared to some others. That’s because this book has a unique plot and voice, and the title tend to be misleading. This is not a story about bees …

This is one of the best books I ever read by the bestselling author James Patterson. It is the story of Max, a genetically modified girl who escapes from a clandestine laboratory in the wilderness of Colorado. She is then discovered and cared by Frannie O’Neill, the local vet …

Most of the people I know who have read The Hunger Games Trilogy like the second book best. However, in my opinion, I still like the first book “The Hunger Games” better, although Catching Fire is undoubtedly very good as well.
Catching Fire is actually the start of the …

‘How to win friends and influence people’ is a book written by Dale Carnegie. In this book, Carnegie tells us how we can attract people, the easy method to make a lot of friends and the art of impressing and influencing other people. He has given tips to influence …

Remember Me has to be one of the most entertaining books I have ever read. If you’re looking for lighthearted comedy with a touch of romance, then this is the book for you.
It starts with Lexi out having a good time with some friends in a bar. …

Minnie Hamilton is the assistant director at the Chilson District Library, where her boss Stephen is preparing her to take over his position as director when he retires. Minnie runs the bookmobile along with her co-worker Julia and her cat Eddie. They make daily runs into the community, so …

OK, I don’t have any kids, but I still really enjoy this book. I’ve lived in Ohio all my life, and I wanted to find some fun stuff to do. Maybe I’m really a kid at heart, but this book is a great resource for inexpensive and unique places …

In Country is a book written by Bobbie Ann Mason. I found this book at a going out of business sale for $2. The summary caught my attention. I’m glad I got this for $2, because if I had paid any more for it, it would have been a …

This is a book that I recently picked up at someone’s suggestion. I have been feeling like I should become a better wife to my husband and am finally becoming familiar with the term Helpmeet. I wanted to learn how to become a better complement and helper to my …

Jose Carlos Somoza proposes the reader a trip to ancient Greece in his novel “The Athenian Murders”. This trip could remind us that one Umberto Eco offered with “The Name of the Rose”.
The body of a young man who studied in Plato’s Academy is found on the streets of …

This trilogy of novels is one of the most moving, sad and sometimes uplifting reads I have had in a long time. The first novel, set in an Eastern European country, begins with the outbreak of World War II, with twin boys Claus and Lucas, being left by their …

I’ve just read “MasterHarper of Pern” for the second time. I really enjoy this book because it gives MasterHarper Robinton’s background story. I loved finding out that he was friends with F’lar’s father, that was something that wasn’t mentioned in the previous stories. It also gave …

This is another Terry Pratchett book featuring Death, who has decided to take an apprentice. The wizards appear in this book as well.
The apprentice himself is Mort, who is a boy from a farm who goes out one day with his father to find someone to be apprenticed to.
I …

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 …

Bill Bryson’s humorous travel books have become extremely popular, and A Walk in the Woods fits very nicely into his body of work. It deals with Bryson’s attempt to walk the Appalachian Trail together with his friend (occasionally enemy!) Stephen Katz, who also featured in the earlier Bryson book …

Of all the Dr. Seuss books I’ve read to my daughter, one of my least favorite ones is If I ran the Zoo.
On the surface, this should be a good story. It’s about a young boy who is bored with the animals at the local zoo and talks about …

Robin: Year One Book 1 of 4 is a comic mini-series about Dick Grayson’s first year as Robin the Boy Wonder and his early adventures as Batman’s partner and sidekick. The authors are Chuck Dixon and Scott Beatty, the artist is Robert Campenella. Batman and Robin investigate …

‘Making peace with the things in your life’ is a book written by Cindy Glovinsky. The author tells us about the psychology of things. The author tells us the reason behind our acquiring things and the ways we use to get those things and the way we organize those …

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 …

Franz Kafka’s “A Hunger Artist” makes use of characterization in order to reveal an existentialist point of view in the main character of the story. This is evidenced by numerous areas in the Hunger Artist’s stream of consciousness, one of which is quoted above. Such stream-of-consciousness portrayals of characters …

A classic McBain story of the 87 Precinct police —“ a curious rigmarole of incidents and occurrences that were part of the policeman’s routine.
The city had been subjected to a rash of inane crimes —“ killing of graffiti killers and dumping of old people. To add to their problems, …

This book published in the year 1932 is a critique that the author, Aldous Huxley, wrote about the advance of science in the time when he was living.
Summarizing, the story happens in a future London, with really advanced science, where humans aren’t born the traditional way anymore, but are …

“Mouse Guard” is a series of comics set in a medieval-like world of mice who strive to live a prosperous lifestyle with the daily threat of predators and natural disasters, alongside enemy factions of mice, with the help of the noble and legendary Mouse Guard. The first collection …

Eric Tyson put this book together for fans of the …for Dummies series and, quite hoesntly, he dumbed down the topic to a degree that makes it pretty much worthless.
The basics are covered here: real estate, IPO’s, Certificates of Deposit, but none of it really amounts to a comprehensive …

I wouldn’t ordinarily buy a book like this because a lot of the content is available for free on the internet, but having received it as a gift I did enjoy it. Wrapped-Up Foxtrot by Bill Amend contains the final daily strips because Amend is no longer doing daily …

‘A Voice in the Wind’ is the first book of Francine Rivers’ trilogy entitled ‘Mark of the Lion’. The first thing that crossed my mind when I started to read it and I figured what it was all about was that it was very much like ‘Quo Vadis’, even …

Anne Elliot is a twenty eight year old lady from an aristocratic but impoverished family. Her father, Sir Walter Elliot of Kellynch Hall, has wasted his fortune by the life of luxury and uncontrollable spending, which he nevertheless intends to continue, somehow, relying on his name and connections. He …

The babysitter’s club has found the most fun thing to do for the summer, go to camp. The whole club is going even some of the charges they babysit are goint to go. This time though the babysitters are going to be CIT’s even stacy. Only two are not …