Guilty as Sin is a crime/suspense novel by Tami Hoag. I’ve only recently got into Tami Hoag’s books, but so far I like what I’m reading. I know I’m going to be searching out her books the next time I’m in the library.
Guilty as Sin is about a lawyer …

“Curious George Goes Camping” is another pointless entry in the Curious George series of books, written by Margret and H.A. Rey, and illustrated by Vipah Interactive, whatever that is, ‘in the style of H.A. Rey.” From that I assume that this book is illustrated by graphic artists who …

This is book six in the Vampire Diaries series, which we all thought had ended at book four some fifteen years ago. The writing style changed dramatically from book four to book five and the subject matter was a little more adult to fit better into the market today. …

The cover of Becoming Strangers, by Louise Dean, suggested to me that it would be a light read. The summary on the back, which described it as being the story of two couples who meet on holiday in the Caribbean, also suggested something frothy, but this book is far …

Saffy’s Angel by Hilary McKay is a fun and amusing book for 9-12 year olds.
The book is funny because Saffy’s family is so unusual, from Caddy’s adventures in learning to drive, and her animals, to Rose the artist who wants her pictures back. It is also a very …

Being Nikki is the second book in the Airhead series by Meg Cabot. It doesn’t exactly start where Airhead leaves off, instead, Em is modeling on a cliff. In this book, so many things are revealed about Nikki. She has to balance school, and of course, try and continue …

When it comes to books, I love anything that can give me a new outlook on life. I love to have my viewpoint challenged or influenced by the minds of others. While I have been influenced very much by several different authors, I have to say that the book …

Enchanted, Inc. provides a very interesting story. This book tells the story of Katie, a naive girl who came from Texas and then decided to go to New York together with her friends. She worked at a company in marketing, under the leadership of Mimi, a leader who has …

The Complete Far Side 1980-1994 is just what it says it is. It’s every far side comic in two giant, hardcover books. I bought this for my boyfriend a couple of years ago for Christmas as he loves the Farside (but then who doesnt? :) And this set is …

‘The Secret’ by Rhonda Byrne is a book about the oldest secret in the world. It is available in many different languages and you can find it almost everywhere as well as online.
The oldest secret in the world according to the book is the Law of attraction (LOA). Basically, …

The Great Expectations School: A Rookie Year in the New Blackboard Jungle by Dan Brown and Randi Weingarten is a heartwarming story that makes me remember about the sacrifices done by a teacher and what it could have been and etc. The students in the class that Dan Brown …

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 …

Supermom is a very sweet book that compares animal mothers to human mothers. The book discusses the way human and animal mothers look, have children, take care of their children, etc. It also brings home the idea that all mothers are different in many ways, yet the same in …

Vladimir Nabokov never ceases to amaze me with his absolute understanding and use of the English language, which he picked up after learning Russian and then French. “Lolita” is a terrific and rather controversial love story written from the perspective of an aging Humbert Humbert examining his brief …

I have just finished reading Never Lie to a Lady, written by Liz Carlyle. The book was bought around $6.50, and it has a romance genre. I really love the plots in this book and my experience reading it could be described as somewhat exciting and fun.
The …

Written by Fred Van Lente & Dean Koontz
Illustrations by Queenie Chan

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this graphic novel after picking it up at the book thrift shop. I’m not too familiar with Odd Thomas book series saved only for the first book, my friend recommended, which I didn’t get to finish …

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 …

I find this book, Naughty Girl by J.W. McKenna pretty shady actually. I just can’t find myself liking the characters in this book, especially the way in the circumstance of Diedra Newman and Carl Harman find each other. I think the story is not suitable for the young …

A compelling thriller story with a main story about a mysterious murder. With early indications are very minimal and subtle, the case was very complicated to uncover. Quite complicated to find the people, who have the motivation to kill Katie. Is ex-boyfriend? old enemy of his father? or people …

I first heard about the book, —˜Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man’ by actor and comedian Steve Harvey while watching an Oprah episode, and half-way into the show, I was laughing so hard that tears were rolling down my face. I had to buy it, even though I …

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This Barnes and Nobles is fantastic location located right off the beltline which makes it super easy to get in and out of. i really like going here to pick up new book, as well as spend some time in …

I haven’t read book for more than three months now, since I finished the Twilight Saga. And I hadn’t plan on reading one soon, but yesterday, my flatmate handed me a book which she just read and she thought might interest me. I really had no intention of reading …

I’m not much of a reader; have not been since middle school. So why am I about to talk about a book, you may ask. Well, to put it shortly, Steven Spielberg was announced to be in charge of directing the live-action version of this same story, and …

The Dust Bowl by Donald Worster was a very interesting book in a way that it told the whole history of the plains and how it happened. I liked how it focused the link in the Great Depression and Dust Bowl hitting at the same time. The economic problems …

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 …

When I read just the narration and summary of this story at the back of the cover, I told myself I needed to read this book, actually I think almost everyone will be curious to read this as the plot is all about going into the past and changing …

This book contains 5 exercises or as they are called Tibetan rites that are supposed to make you look younger. There is also a 6th exercise which is not necessary and not all can practice it. This exercises allegedly were a well kept secret between a closed group of …

Drinking Problem by KD Wentworth is a clever story about a near future America’s solution to the problem of alcoholism. The United States government passes a law that proclaims that every person who drinks alcohol must have one container which will be refilled each time their alcohol is …

This is my favorite of Dave Barry’s books. It is screamingly, hilariously funny. It is a nice, thick book with medium sized print, so you are getting a good amount of material in one book. In his typical style, Barry takes his every day life and …

Reese ran away from her hometown after her boyfriends tried to kill her. He’s not being prosecuted, so to save her life she decides to leave to another state, change her name and start all over. That’s where she meets Mason, a boy she immediately feels attracted to. The …

Dating For Dummies by Dr. Joy Browne is an inexpensive, but great gift for anyone with single friends this holiday season. Because my husband and I obtain virtually all single friends, I have already picked up several copies of this humorous and light-hearted book. To be quite …

Paperbackswap is a site where you can swap the books you’ve finished reading for books you want. There are, in fact, a few sites online where you can do this, but Paperbackswap is by far the best.
First off, it is the biggest. This means it has the largest selection …

The Catcher in the Rye is a wonderful coming of age novel about the main characer, Holden Caulfield. He is a sixteen year old boy who finds himself kicked out of prep school and wanders the streets in search of the meaning of life.
The book has been strewn with …

The Author has a series of books involving a psychologist, Alan Gregory and his wife Lauren and good friend Sam Purdy ( a police detective. The books should be read in order as the subplots with these characters are a major part of what makes me continue to read …

The Dirt Eaters by Dennis Foon is the first book of the Longlight Legacy, a fantasy novel series for teens who like fantasy and adventure novels. This book is clearly the first in a series - the ending obviously shows there is more to come, and the main character’s …

The Novel Hollywood Girls Club written by Maggie Marr was another of the books I picked up from the library in my search for some light stress-free reading material. I hit the jackpot with this one.
If you love to read any of the tabloid style celebrity filled magazines, …

I used to be not a follower of Mahatma Gandhi. However, one day I came across his autobiography named My Experiment with Truth in the library. I decided to issue it, just out of curiosity to read something about the father of my nation in his own words.
It took …

This book, Breakthrough: Eight Steps to Wellness by Suzanne Somers is amazing. If one could find the time to read this, I highly recommend it. It is good to be living healthily, and moreover if you are wanting to look for a book from an author that knows …

The BC Health Guide is a fantastic health reference, containing authoritative explanation from cancers to something as basic as acne or even regular wound dressing or the common cold. It was produced by Healthwise, a non-profit organization devoted towards helping people make better health decisions. It is …

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 …

It seems like viewing the recreating 1,000,000 time where reading this book is pressed does thakurs of the village, the dowry and the ordinary citizen clearly? The struggle of s for degradation, tragedy and the eighties first stage of all steps of life of the movie of …

I have recently turned into a big fan of the Myth series by Robert Asprin. Before a few months ago I had never even read one of the books, now I can’t get enough of them. Recently I got my hands on a copy of this little …

Unlike many of my feloow students I greatly enjoyed reading Shakespear’s Hamlet. I am a major theater buff and though I ususlly prefer to see plays acted out I will read them from time to time. Hamlet is one of my favorites because of it’s dramatic, secretive and …

I enjoyed reading ‘Neuromancer’, a science fiction novel written by William Gibson. It was published in 1984, and the ideas expressed in this book came way before their time. Gibson coined the term “cyber space” with this novel, which is one of the very first considered a part of …

Much like “Heroes of the Forgotten Kingdoms”, “Heroes of the Fallen Lands” acts as a player’s handbook for the Essentials line. It is, in many ways, a companion piece. The two share a lot of similarities, though you could argue that it has too many similarities.
You see, just …

When the young gentlewoman Emma Woodhouse sees her governess marry a nice man named Mr. Weston, she flatters herself that she has arranged this match, subtly leading the two people to become interested in each other. Inspired by this success, Emma takes up matchmaking as a hobby. She thinks …

If I were to be stranded on an island and had to choose only one book with which to while away the days and months of being cast away, I’d pick Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy in a heartbeat. It’s simply that funny, even when read …

This is an amazing book if you want to change your bad habits for good. We are all so busy trying to make changes from the outside, when really success has to come from within. All of the things we do are based off of the habits that we …

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 book, Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan, is the fourth book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. The events in this books were much foreshadowed in previous books, and it is becoming a bit obvious as each book seems to be a lead in to …