The story of Doc and Fluff is about a futuristic world with two heroines who do what they can to make life work for them. The book is labeled a dystopia, but in my opinion it is not so much a dystopia as a realistic and “raw” portrayal of …

This is a book by Anthony Capella which explore a maiden voyage of Laura, an American, twenty-something girl. Her destiny is Italy and in Rome she is mesmerised by the culture, and tradional background. As it has to be, she fall for Tomasso a chef at a Italian restaurant …

This is yet another book (of fiction)about the growing business of organ transplants. While the topic is familiar, the most interesting part of the book is in the Acknowledgments. Michael acknowledges “various experts in organ donation, who have asked to remain anonymous”. Of course that peaked …

‘Veronica decides to die’ is the first book by Paulo Coelho I have ever read. It was recommended by a friend, who was very impressed with it. It is, indeed, a very pleasant and easy to read book, full of wisdom and written in a simple - yet not …

Fourteen year old Trixie Belden an amateur detective lives in Sleepyside near the Hudson River in New York. This story entails the strange happenings at the Lisgard house where Fay Franklin lives. Fay Franklin just moved to Sleepyside, when she hears stories about Lisgard house being huanted but she …

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 …

“Digital Fortress” by Dan Brown is the third Dan Brown book I have read. Although “Digital Fortress” has a much different plot compared to reader favorites “The Da Vinci Code” and “Angels and Demons”, it is still a fast-paced action/adventure book that keeps you hooked in until the end. …

The fifth book, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, is my favorite book in the series. It is the longest book and the most complex story in the series. It is here where Harry finally tests his mettle when he meets and fights with Voldemort. I thought …

This story, Tan Lines: A Novel of Sex and Sunburn by J.J. Salem is filled with angst, rock and roll, fun and danger; all rolled in one. I enjoy reading this story because it is like in your face type of story, and might be happening out there or …

Mark Levin has emerged as one of the most popular conservative talk show hosts in the United States. His program, The Mark Levin Show, draws in an audience upwards of 7 million regular listeners. In addition to hosting his radio program, he has authored three New York Times bestsellers. …

Deathbed (written by William X Kienzle and published by First Ballantine, 1987)
This is a different sort of story; in fact it departs from the usual serious tone of the author’s other stories. Kienzle has injected humor and wit in this story, through a number of hilarious characters.
Sister Eileen …

Note: This Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone book review may contain spoilers.
I watched the movie version of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone before I’d read the book. Well, I actually didn’t technically “read” the book; I listened to the Jim Dale audio version of it first. When I …

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 …

The Darkest Road by Guy Gavriel Kay is the conclusion of the Fionavar Tapestry trilogy. In this novel, Kim, Jennifer, Dave and Paul, four students from Toronto, continue their fight against Maugrim the Unraveller, the ultimate source of evil. They are joined in this battle by the …

Each chapter is divided into tips according to the same subjects. For example, the first chapter is devoted to tips about the user interface of the program, then proceeds with tips devoted to various Photoshop skills like Layers,Image Editing, Retouching and Enhancing Color Tones. The first few lessons are …

I could not put this book down from the moment I picked it up. Black Ice by Anne Stuart labels itself Romantic Suspense and is published by Mira Books. I’m not normally a Romanitc Suspense reader prefering straight thrillers, but this book met the grade.
The storyline revolves around privileged …

Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days #1) by Susan Ee was Published May 21st 2011 by Feral Dream.
In short its a book about Angels hell bent on destroying our modern world, street gangs rising up and ruling the day and an older sister given no choice but to …

Havana Noir is a collection of short stories set in Cuba. My favorite story in the collection is called The Last Passenger. This is a very suspenseful story about a serial killer who terrorizes the city. He kills women throughout the city and the authorities have …

During a plunging economy I find myself attracted to educational type books that appear to be missing the ordinary get rich hype so common these days. Not too long ago I came across the book entitled The Millionaire Next Door. I sat down and read the entire book in about …

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 …

Ernest Hemingway tried to identify the meaning of war in the modern era as background for drama and short stories in this book. You will not find heroes in this book. The story of the war in general tells of a brave warrior. However, Hemingway thought it took a …

Nightshade is the third installment in the series of Night Tales by Roberts.
Althea Grayson and Colt Nightshade are our players in this story. Althea is Boyd’s partner but now, she works alone. A lieutenant with the police force, this gorgeous lady is one sharp cop. Colt tangles up with …

Reece Winstone’s book “Bristol in the 1940’s” - and yes, there is indeed an apostrophe in the title, before anybody thinks of castigating me for poor punctuation skills! - is already something of a period piece in itself, given that it was published way back in 1961 and so plenty …

‘Iceberg’ is the second book in Clive Cussler’s unrelated series of ‘Dirk Pitt’ novels. This book has a different plot, but will feel very familiar to Clive Cussler fans, which is a positive and a negative for it. On the plus side it retains Clive Cussler’s famous action style …

I bought the Disney, Cars pillow book at our local Sam’s club, recently and it has been such a hit with my son. He is 20 months old and does great with the book. The tag on the book as with almost any children’s book or …

There were many things about this Young Adult fantasy novel that I did not like at all. While the story moved quickly and had many unexpected twists in the plot, I think the book is sending teens and preteens the wrong message. I have thought about the book as …

I love this book, Makeup Your Mind by Francois Nars. Reading this, I have a very great insight on the before and after of a make-up and this is especially handy because I’m always looking forward to having a perfect made-up face. I love experimenting with make-up and …

This children’s book by Roald Dahl is not quite as funny as some of his others, but still contains many of his zany ideas and funny words.
The story is of a boy, who Dahl does not give the name of, whose parents unfortunately die in a car accident. He …

I love Sweet Valley books and this is one of my favorite Thriller books; the plot is about Elizabeth still being stalked by her psychotic deranged stalker William White although they all think he’s locked up in a high-security insane asylum, but little do they know that William has …

Martin Fido creates and interesting title and it begs to be read. Within the 231 pages of the book Fido looks at the victims and some of the suspects. He does not go into as much detail as the Donald Rumbelow book JTR The Complete Casebook. Keep in mind …

Is the book too thick? Are the letters printed small? The answers in these questions are both “Yes”. So why bother to read the book? Because the story is certainly as thick as the book and the details are as fine as the letters.
The author, Ken Follett, is …

If you have toddlers in your life, a great book to purchase is “The Toddler’s Busy Book” by Trish Kuffer. This 390 plus page book offers 365 creative games and activities that are bound to keep your 1 1/2 to 3 year old child busy, no matter how …

Profiles in Courage is a book by former President John F. Kennedy. Explains a good amount about the book, it profiles a number of Senators in American history who have displayed a great deal of courage in their office. In this way the book shows us much about not …

Cooking French-style cuisine is probably the only style of cooking that my husband does not do; pretty much every other ethnic cuisine he does extremely well and often. I went looking for a good cookbook to widen his repertoire of resources and to make is easier for him to …

The subtitle to ‘The Complete Beatles Lyrics’ is ‘Every song written and recorded by Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starr’. This book came out in 1982, published by Omnibus Press and is avalailable on Amazon. A boyfriend bought me this as a present years ago as he had …

I am software professional. Initially at the start of my career, I was associated with finance and to turn it into Software was not easy. The biggest hurdle was programming. It all starts with C. I studied a lot of books for this but could not understand the intricacies …

Billy Ray’s a Good Boy is a horror story chosen as one of the best of the year by the Willow Brook Review. It is a traditional horror story in the tradition of John Saul. I compare it to John Saul because it is similar to the theme …

The Seer and the Sword by Victoria Hanley is about the young Princess Torina, the only child of King Kareed of Archeld, the most powerful kingdom in the land, and Prince Landen of Bellandra. On his latest conquest in Bellandra, the mythical kingdom that was said to be impossible …

Kingdom Hearts Manga Volume 1 is a graphic novel adapted from the video game by Shiro Amano. It tells the story of Sora, Riku and Kairi, three friends who live on an island that want to go out and see other worlds so they build a raft …

I don’t buy many poetry books myself, although I am a fan of the genre. Recently I purchased Persephone’s Dream and Other Tales by Persephone K Vandegrift, from ebook bookstore seller www.todaybooks.com.
This ebook of poetry is wonderful, I haven’t read anything in years that made me laugh, cry think …

A few years ago, I was so raptly into reading, and loved the written words so much that I decided to write a book myself. And I did, I actually sat down and wrote it. It took a little longer than I would have liked, the entire process (planning …

A Modern Instance was, to me, a really good book. Written in 1882 by William D. Howells and John Dryden. It tells the tale of a Marcia Gaylord, a foolish and impulsive young woman who chases and marries a man simply because her father will not allow her to …

Twilght is the first of three books by Stephanie Meyer about Bella and Edward Cullen and their twisted fate.
This is a love story between a used-to-be ordinary girl and a member of a “vegetarian” vampire family(they don’t drink human blood, just animals), struggling to be a vampire …

The next book of the Meredith Gentry series took the characters into the Sithen. This book was different in the sense that the setting changes considerably. We are no longer in modern times its like we’ve gone back in time. But its still present day.
The fairies live differently than …

How many times have you heard your friends complain about their mother in laws? It seems to be an endless battle. Is it really possible to marry a man (or be with a man in a serious relationship) without marry his mother? If you have …

Shopaholic & Sister is the fourth and next to last book in the Shopaholic series. In this book Becky Bloomwood has married Luke Brandon and the two are on their year long honeymoon. After ten months though they both realize that they’re ready to head back to London. Luke …

I checked out this book along with my four-year-old niece, who happens to be the big sister of an 11-month-old! Of all the books we checked out that day… all on the topic of families… this one was my niece’s favorite! I think she liked it because she’s so …

When people think of Bram Stoker, they naturally think of him as the guy who wrote Dracula. And, most probably don’t realize he had other books as well.
One of these, The Jewel of the Seven Stars, is actually more entertaining than Dracula was.
Based in London, the book starts out …

“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 …

Compared to the Kindle, the Nook is simply so much better. The Kindle offers 3G, but it only works well if you connect to their online book store. There are two versions of the Nook. There is the one with wi-fi and the one with wi-fi and a 3G …