If anyone had ever told me that I would be a cat owner, I would have laughed at them. I had dogs most of my childhood and my family never looked at getting a cat, even thou kittens are just too cute for words. So, when I met my …

I have really been enjoying the Fear the Fever collection of short stories. But when I came to “The Sinister Woods” I was at first intrigued. The story seems to deal with the repercussions a young man must endure once his father finds out that he’s …

Cooking has become one of my favorite hobbies—”since learning how to do it correctly, and for the past few months I have wanted to start a food blog, but the problem is I didn’t know where to begin. I’m familiar with blogging platforms and writing, but other than that …

According to Barry Hannah, Heart of Darkness involves Modernist themes which was typical for Conrad’s writing style. The characters in Modernist stories are so “shocked” that they are paralyzed from being able to describe the “grief” of modern realities.
I agree with this idea. In many ways, Heart of Darkness …

Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse by John Joseph Adams, is a collection of post-apocalyptic short stories by a multitude of authors. Some of the better recognized of these are Orson Scott Card, Stephen King, and Gene Wolfe. But there are plenty of others to enjoy. The stories contained in …

Back when I was a teenager.I had to deal with a lot of things such as peer pressure, academics and parents expectation. I don’t know how to manage it since it was so much to take and one day a friend of mine shared with me a book entitled …

“Aaaarrgghh! Spider!” is a children’s story by Lydia Monks published in 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. This is a really cute and funny story that little kids should absolutely love!
The story begins with a cute little spider telling the reader that she is lonely. She lives in …

My favorite types of cookbooks to read are ones that involves southern cuisine. Being from the south I just feel connected to the recipes because they are ones that I either grew up on or currently prepare for my own family. Although southern cuisine is a guilty pleasure I …

I picked up this book because I’d enjoyed a few books by the same author. The Fault in Our Stars and Looking for Alaska were both books I enjoyed, so I thought I should try this book out too. The plot didn’t interest me much at all, but I …

This book, Exploring the Darker Side of America: Strange Highways: A guidebook to American mysteries & The Unexplained by Jerry D.Coleman could actually be better. The pictures are quite in handy, and in depicting the story, I sort of understand what the author was trying to talk about. …

I personally find that this is a good book, and I have read it over twice. It certainly is an enjoyable book to read, and it tells about the character Earl of Devonshire, who is aging, and felt that he do not have long to live. He …

I picked up a copy of this book at a used books store, an older copy (dating back to the 60’s, just a couple of years after it was originally published). The front cover promises that this is the most originial science-fiction novel I’ll ever read. The …

The master is back! Freddie Forsyth is the author of so many exciting, well-written novels that another should be no surprise. In this case, he takes the former Soviet Union as the setting for his tale.
A man is found floating on a skiff, far from land in the Black …

This book is a fun novel for girls aged 10 to 13. It’s light hearted while the main character clearly has actual real problems - making new friends, getting along with her soon-to-be-stepsister and finding her way in a new city.
Robin Palmer begins the Yours Truly, Lucy B. Parker, …

Throughout Survival of the Sickest, Dr. Sharon Moalem writes in everyday language and explains to the reader how and why disease has evolved with humankind. He starts the book by telling of his Grandfather’s struggle with Alzheimer’s and how it sparked his interest in genetics research.
Some of the …

Super Smash Bros. BradyGAMES Official Strategy Guide is a guide to the original Super Smash Bros. game on the Nintendo 64. It is a guide that I found to be a little bland because it seemed to focus more on the strategies of the playing the characters properly and …

The World is Moving Because of Love is the first chapter of the manga, The World God Only Knows; written and illustrated by Tamiki Wakaki. The manga chapter starts out with Dokurou Skull talking to someone about the capture percentage of runaway spirits. Elsee comes late and gets scolded …

Written by T. Harv Eker, Secrets of the Millionaire Mind is a bonus for me to be able to read it from start till finish. This book is really super fun to read and it seems pretty bogus at first for me when I read the first few …

Actor Patrick Swayze was largely known for his roles as Johnny Castle in Dirty Dancing and Sam Wheat in Ghost. However, his career spanned so many other roles, some with dynamic substance that let him flex his acting muscles. My favorites were Orry Main in the TV …

This story, Mr Cavendish, I Presume by Julia Quinn is actually like a feel-good for me for all men out there who just love to take things or rather, ladies, fiancee and girlfriends for granted, and finding out that actually he does really love that particular person in the end! …

Robin: Year One Book 4 of 4 concludes the Robin: Year One miniseries written by Chuck Dixon and Scott Beatty. Dick Grayson has infiltrated a group called the “Vengeance Academy”, lead by a man named Shrike. It’s a school for young assassins and their target is Two-Face. …

If you still speak the language of children, you will love this book of poetry and drawings by Shel Silverstein! It is a twisted way of looking at life, most of us would say! It is a wonderful twist, and certainly, not meant to be a rule book for …

A Christmas Carol is one of Dickens most famous works. It has been made into films, TV series, shows and cartoons. It tells the story of an old business man called Scrooge. His business partner has been dead for seven years, so Scrooge runs his own business as he …

I do know for a fact that for less than a day’s drive from New York City, Philadelphia or Boston, you could reach the Catskills, which is a very popular weekend hangout and a summer hotspot for the city people.
I have read The Catskills Alive! and this book …

I undertook this book because I know very little about Scandinavians and their cultures. But, having acquaintances in a number of these countries, I heard things from them that appealed to me. For me the book opened a window for understanding the specificity of the Scandinavians, the possible reasons …

I heard about Dale Carnegie when I started my full-time job. There was a twelve week training that was being offered to certain employees. This book was one of the required readings for the class. I didn’t actually get to take the class, but I was given this book …

Memory and Dreams is a modern-day fantasy about an artist who is able to bring the subjects of her paintings to life.
Isn’t this what a lot of us with physical creativity (writing, painting, etc.) long to be able to do? As a writer myself, I have often dreamed of …

Reading this book is such a delight. It is funny, informative and very entertaining. The title itself is very suggestive. It is Why Don’t Penguins Feet Freeze? It is written by New Scientist. I am not sure who the heck this person is, but …

I usually read novels about the American Civil War but have read just about everything I can on the subject. I decided it was time to change it up a bit and start reading some of the classic books. The Scarlet Letter was the fist book on my list. …

A hard cover book written by Benita Brown.
This 346 page long book engrossed me from beginning to the end. A very powerful story of a young woman, not liked by her own family. Melissa learns her craft of dressmaker from her mother, who dies before her time. …

I am reviewing the book, Twilight, written by Stephanie Meyer. This book is the first in a four part series of books, chronicling the lives of vampire Edward Cullen and his family, Dr. Carlisle Cullen, Esme, Rosalie, Emmet, Alice, and Jasper. This book focuses on Bella Swan, a …

Good Grief by Lolly Winston is a smart, emotional story about a woman who is not even used to being married before she becomes a widow. Sophie Stanton is a dynamic, sympathetic character, and you feel sympathy for her as her life falls apart. And it does! In dramatic, …

I thought that when my friend talked about the sexual scenes in this book, it was over the top. So when I read Forever by Judy Blume, I was enthralled by the moral education that teenagers could get from reading the story.
Though my friend is right, perhaps …

Eragon is the first book in what is titled The Inheritance Trilogy. I had seen this book and heard that it was great but had never really paid too much attention to it. However I was at the book store looking for something new to read when I found …

Published in 2010, “blueeyedboy” is one of Joanne Harris’ most recent novels. As a long time fan of her work, I cannot help but feel that it is also one of her best. Though I read this novel for the first time over a year ago, I still have …

Judith Orloff’s “Positive Energy: 10 Extraordinary Prescriptions for Transforming Fatigue, Stress, and Fear into Vibrance, Strength, and Love” is a book that is close to my heart. This book helped me out of a bad time. I was depressed and feeling so alone. Anxiety and panic …

Opposite to the previous volumes, in the 5th volume of Nodame Cantabile there’s only a storyline, the school festival. By the beginning of the manga, the S orchestra will play for the first time in front of their school mates. They decided to play wearing costumes, to keep with …

For outdoor enthusiasts visiting Ohio, this is the must-have guidebook to decide where to go based on what you want to do. With photos and tons of information about each of the 72 state parks in Ohio, this book is an excellent resource.
The book is organized in alphabetical order, …

Last year I read an article about this book called Father Knows Less or Can I cook my sister? by Wendell Jamieson. The book sounded pretty interesting, so I pre-ordered it. The book was about all the questions that this guys son would ask him. Instead …

The 2010 novel, “Linger” by Maggie Stiefvater is the second book in her teen wolf romance trilogy. While I think that this novel is not as whimsical as the first novel of the trilogy, “Shiver”, I found myself swept up into the lives of Sam and Grace and the …

It was not until I saw the movie, “The Client” that I became interested in reading books by John Grisham. The first one I read was his bestseller “A Time To Kill,” which was also adapted into a movie. Since that time, I have read this book at least …

In Tobias Wolff’s “Hunters in the Snow”, there are three main characters that the author focuses on: Tub, Kenny, and Frank. Each possess many characteristics that make them different from one another. Kenny’s character is especially cynical, and as such, he is one of the characters who adds more …

Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, also known as The Yarn Harlot, is a knitting humourist. It seems like there wouldn’t be much material for her to write about, but her books are always fun and amusing to read.
This particular book, Knitting Rules!, is more of an explanatory book than knitting humour, although …

I had heard about the short novel Animal Farm but never really knew what it was. But, since I had finished reading another book by George Orwell (1984) I figured it wouldn’t hurt to read that one as well.
I can say I really liked it.
Animal Farm isn’t very …

I can remember reading this book with my grandmother as if it happened yesterday. I enjoyed reading it, as the plot had a weird and unexpected ending. You never saw it coming.
What happens is that twelve-year-old Samantha Byrd is a klutz, as well as being the laughing stock …

Did you know the writer Alexandre Dumas was black?
(Okay, let me back-track that slightly, do you even know who Alexandre Dumas is?)
No matter, I’d be willing to bet even if that name isn’t recognizable to you at all, you ‘llat least know one thing the man wrote, whether The …

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 …

Margaret Peterson Haddix has a knack for bringing history to life for the teen aged readers. By putting young people into historical situations, she makes history less stuffy and more personal. Her latest work, Uprising, tells the story of one of the worse disasters in American history, …

Tess Gerritsen is said to be one of the greatest writers of medical thrillers. On the cover of that book she is compared with Michael Conelly and Dennis Lehane. However, the publisher forgot to explain that this is one of her first
novels written for Harlequin series and although it …

The story begins with the Anna Sharp being propositioned by her boss, Saxon Malone. Tired of their attraction for one another, Malone suggests an affair, in which she would resign as his secretary, and he would in return provide for her. Marriage, however, is not an option …