Harry Potter was not bad. It was pretty good. I’m halfway through the series. The descriptions are fantastic, J.K.Rowling has every detail down to a T. The books keep you reading and reading and are addictive. I think they are great if they get people to read that don’t …

Copy written for the year 2000, Anne Katherine is explicit in her descriptions of human interactions through the relationships of everyday life. What’s most impressive about this book is difficult to determine because it covers so many aspects of human interchange.
Anne Katherine’s previous book is about boundaries, and …

Of all the Sherlock Holmes stories I’ve read, the Speckled Band is one I feel is the creepiest.
How else would you describe a young woman dying in her locked bedroom in the middle of the night with no explanation and her sister suddenly worrying she might fall victim …

Every one of my friends was dying about this book and when I first read the synopsis it seemed kinda of normal to me, which is the reason why I couldn’t understand why everyone was loving it so much. I finally gave it a chance, and oh, my god, …

I have been a fan of Meg Cabot’s novels for quite some time now. I enjoyed every one of her teen and adult books, excluding The Princess Diaries which I never really liked. As soon as I heard about Airhead I had to buy it. The synopsis sounded intriguing …

Catwatching & Catlore is an easy to read on cat behaviour by the famous zoologist, Desmond Morris. I borrowed this book years ago when I got myself two little kittens to scare off the mice problem I had in my terraced house, but if you want to buy …

This book is sort of a continuation of Welcome to Temptation, only focussing more on Davy Dempsey. The main characters of Welcome to Temptation get a brief mention, this book is mostly about new characters and Davy.
This is actually a really fun book. I liked the setting, the idea …

Serious Harry Potter fans may be a bit disappointed because the stories are nothing like the frenzy chapters of the 7 books. The book is written in a style of Enid Blyton’s fairy tails and children will love them. I myself enjoyed all the stories even though some …

I read a lot and I also have an account with audible.com where I can download audio books… I first came into contact with “The Secret” when I downloaded it as an audio book…
It is a great book and very motivating, but it is not something that is easy …

I’m not sure why I’m not entirely enthused about this book. The complete title is “Gut Feelings: The Intelligence of the Unconscious” and it’s basically a book about how people make decisions. Decisions based on instinct, that is, not decisions based on logical analysis.
The book is pretty clear, …

High Society is the second volume of Dave Sim’s Cerebus series. In some ways it is markedly different from the first, in that it is all a self-contained, single story (which stretches over 30 issues). It is also much more political than the first volume (although the …

I read Dan Brown’s Digital Fortress shortly after it was published. It was my first encounter with the author and, if it weren’t for all the hype around the Da Vinci Code, I probably would never have read another.
Overall, the plot of the book was OK. Basically, the heros …

Searching for Dragons, book 2 of The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede is a delightful book which follows the same pattern as the first book in the series, Dealing with Dragons.
This book continues the adventures of the unconventional Princess Cimorene, who must find the missing dragon, Kazul. …

Rogue Squadron is the first novel in the Star Wars X-wing series. The main plot centers on the new Rogue Squadron, rebuilt by the pilot Wedge Antilles, hero of the Rebel Alliance and one of the only survivors of the battles of the three original Star Wars films. As this …

An old story, an old author yet the plots are often better than those from many new writers. The Pariah was written by Collin Wilcox, published in 1989 by the Mysterious Press.
A prostitute was strangled to death in the jurisdiction of co-commanders Hastings and Friedman. …

In the theory of evolution who was created by Darwin, there is no place for God in the creation of human life on planet Earth. Life on planet Earth, created billions of years ago from the ancient single-celled bacteria to evolve by chance without the intervention of the creator. …

Fruits Basket Manga Volume 3 begins with Kyo and Yuki participating in a long distance run in P.E. class. While there Tohru Honda meets Hatsuharu Sohma. Yuki has bronchial attack and they get him home. Later on Valentine’s Day, Kagura forces Kyo to take her on …

Carol Berkin’s book, “A Brilliant Solution”, is an in depth look at how the United States Constitution was formed, and what sort of people formed it. Berkin describes with detail the characteristics and some life experiences of the founding fathers of …

If you are a fan of romances set in Victorian England, check out “The Proposal” by Lori Wick. Jennings, a businessman and a bachelor, is determined to never get married. Things change when he unexpectedly “inherits” three young kids, James, Penny, and Thomas. Having reluctantly accepted the role of …

Following “For One More Day”, I was itching for more of Mitch Albom’s best sellers and hence I snatched up “The Five People YOu meet In Heaven”. I remembered using much of my time within a 1 week frame to finish the book.
Written in memory of Edward, Mitch’s uncle, …

I picked up this small hardback book as a funny stocking stuffer for my dad, and it’s one of my favorite things to pick up and browse through in the bathroom. Although it’s not big, it’s the perfect book for something entertaining while in the bathroom.
I got this book …

“American Gods” is more than just a fairy tell set in the modern United States. I thought it to be a calling to arms over the importance of preserving the stories of the past, no matter how fantastical or uncommon to our own. Neil Gaiman gave me not only …

Margaret Fuller’s, “Excerpts from Woman in the Nineteenth Century” demonstrates a similar conflict in regard to the unfortunate notion that individual liberty in direct opposition with societal norms. Fuller makes evident in the first paragraph of her essay that “no woman has had a fair chance”. Therefore, Fuller makes …

This is one of my absolute favorite books. I am a teenager and I love to read. I probably started because of Harry Potter, then I moved on to romance, more specifically, I learned to love Princess Diaries. I loved it! I thought it was one of the cleverest …

“Curious George And The Pizza” is a children’s book featuring the iconic Curious George the monkey. This is one of the shorter Curious George books I have read, and since I am not a huge fan of the monkey, this is a good thing.
The plot of this story …

‘The continent of Circe’ is a book written by Nirad C. Chaudhuri, an Indian writer. This book consists of essays on the people of India. The purpose of the book is to understand the nature of things in India. The author describes the conditions of India after India gained …

Roadwork is a novel released in 1981 written by Stephen King and published under the name Richard Bachman. The novel is about a man named Dawes who is forced from his home, the city is putting a road right where his house sits, and they will pay him a …

This was one of the first makeup books I purchased, and I still keep it in my collection as a great bit of reference. Although I don’t think it’s entirely up-to-date, at least 80% of the makeup tips and tricks contained within can apply to any period. This is …

Carrie Bebris has taken two favorite, classic characters and written new books about them. She has taken Mr. and Mrs. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice and written new stories about them after their wedding. However these new stories are all mysteries and Mr. and Mrs. Darcy are the ones …

Grow Taller 4 Idiots is a book that teaches how adults can grow an inch or more from exercises. I followed the tips from this book so let me give my review.
The book lays out some guidelines on various areas which affect growth. First, it addresses nutrition and …

This book title, Stay Mad for Life has really a long link to it. And on the front page itself, the continuation title is: Get Rich, Stay Rich (Make Your Kids Even Richer). Can you imagine the title? Very long indeed and makes me wonder can …

Greg Iles has given us another great thriller just like his previous ones that have landed on the New York Times best seller list. All of the action in Third Degree takes place in one day, and once you start reading, that is about how long it will …

This science fiction novel was very well written and wonderfully detailed. It was a bit too detailed when describing certain events, like deaths, though. (I found it quite graphic).
This book, like the movie, is about an island that is full of dinosaurs, which have been created using DNA from …

I utilized the SAT Princeton Physics Subject Test Preparation Guide to get ready for the SAT Physics Subject Test earlier this year, in November. I spent approximately 100 hours reading the text (enough to get through it once and finish a practice exam), and I was quite satisfied with …

For me, R.S Grey’s books are always really fun and entertaining to read. It never seems to be a boring moment in her books and they always leave me very satisfied when I finished them. They’re the type of books that keeps you laughing like crazy with the funny …

I’ve read several books by Jennifer Crusie, and one other book by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer (Don’t Look Down), and this book is quite similar to all of them. There is the usual - girl has a former boyfriend who isn’t that great of a fit to her, …

This a classic story written by world’s greatest novelist of all time- Alexandre Dumas, the man who had brought us the Three Musketeers. It is a dark story of love, loss and revenge and the price that one has to pay for achieving their goal. And it also …

SEX DRUGS AND COCOA PUFF by Chuck Klosterman
Where to magazines like Spin and Rolling Stone find writers like this? Allegedly Chuck is a humorist and his book is about pop culture and his book is about pop culture and how it relates to the average male. What it never …

I had a chance to go through this book written by John Wright –The former Coach of Indian Cricket Team.There was much hype for this book.But i don’t think this has the content as expected.May be the media is the reason for the artificial hype.John Wright in his …

Have you guys ever read the story, Mariah Carey: Her Story by Chris Nickson before? If you have not yet, then it’s time you should. This book is awesome and it features everything about my favorite singer; Mariah Carey. This book is like the shortcut route to …

I am reviewing the book, The Rez Sisters, written by Tomson Highway. This book was written in 1992.
This book focuses on the lives of seven sisters on an Indian reservation. They each are very different in their own way, but each wants a better life. Reservation life is …

Ally Carter has never been my favorite author, but with this book, I think she may have struck a chord. It’s so different from what I’ve read in this genre, and I’ve read almost everything in here. But Carter delivers something I just haven’t seen before. In Heist Society, …

Between Good and Evil is a book from an expert criminal profiler’s view. I bought this book as research for a murder mystery I’m writing. An avid reading yielded what I needed - a working knowlegde of a sociopath’s mind. But it was more than just a …

How many times has one of your dreams seemed so real that for a few moments you are caught in the limbo of wondering whether the waking world or the dream one is the true reality? What a mind-blower it would be if both the sleeping and waking states …

I have read the book —˜The mystery at Lilac inn’ written by Carolyn Keene. This is a book among the Nancy Drew series and is very interesting. In the beginning of the story, the reader tends to feel that this is a book about a haunted place and is …

‘The mountain of adventure ‘ is a book written by Enid Blyton. This is a very interesting book and full of adventure.
The children go off on a mountain trek along with a guide, known as David. So, there is much excitement. They reach the mountain and the scenery and …

“The I Love Lucy” Book by Bart Andrews is a book that is primarily about the “I Love Lucy” series. Although there were some aspects of the book that I found to be unnecessary, like for example the episode descriptions, for the most part, I
enjoyed reading this book because …

I was very happy to find four Hopalong Cassidy novels written by Louis L’Amour. Rustler’s of West Fork is the first of these. I’ve always had a special connection with Hopalong Cassidy because when I was four or five years old, I inherited my …

Dr Chopra is an allopathic physician by profession. But his wide exposure to Eastern Philosophy and Ayurveda made him apply the principles of modern science to Philosophy to propound a theory for finding the man’s eternal search for an elixir. His research is basically based on the belief that …

This is a fantastic book that will touch the hearts of many. If you are a foster mom/dad or work in the social services field - I recommend reading this book. It gives so much insight. I felt like I was writing passages of this book …