A Date on Cloud Nine written by Jenna McKnight is a good dreamy story that I love because it plays with good, funny fiction. Lily Marquette has a time-line on Earth and it suddenly becomes her time-up when she’s given the no-go for her time on Earth.
She begged the …

Essential Art History’s title is quite a claim for anyone to make for a single book, and one which in actual appearance is fairly unassuming, being no more than a medium-sized hardback of a little over 300 pages, albeit one with a rather startling bright blue front cover. This …

Being a Stephenie Meyer fan, I am up in the air about this book, The Host. I felt that it was a bit too wordy, I felt that I was stuck reading pointless things at times, things that I felt were page fillers. As much as I love detail, …

Gone with the Wind, the unabridged edition is a thick book, indeed, thicker and larger than the Bible. It is called the unabridged edition because it is closest to the original manuscript of the author, Margaret Mitchell. Of course, this version underwent editing too, but compared to regular …

This book, by Tamora Pierce, is both a social stance and a fantasy adventure, combined in a Young Adult book that kids will both understand and love. This well written, exciting tale begins with four young children, Lady Sandriline fa Toren, the duke’s niece; (10), Trisana Chandler, a merchant’s …

Cooking by James Peterson promises you over 1500 pictures and step-by-step help with each technique, and the book lives up to that promise.
After using my friends and family as test subjects for my cooking, a friend suggest that I start entering recipe contests to help build my creative skills …

Fruits Basket Manga Volume 6 begins with Kagura discussing with Yuki whether or not Tohru knows his secret about his true form while Kyo’s martial arts master returns.
This was a great manga to read because it shows the darker side of the story and just what it means to …

Last Ditch (written by Ngaio Marsh and published by Berkley, 1981)
How many sons and daughters can successfully step into the shoes of their already famous parents? In this story, Chief Superintendent Alleyn and his wife tried to shield their son from the dangers and burdens of his job. …

Cold Blooded is the chilling story Olivia Becket, a woman plagued with visions of murder. Set in present day New Orleans this story tells the tale of a serial killer who is hunting women and killing them on Saints days, in the same way the saints themselves had …

This book is hilarious! There are so many little jokes about gender and misogyny, that it’s actually hard to notice all of them. This made it nice to reread the book.
I especially liked how the author treated the countries in the book. Even though they are made up countries, …

Nora Roberts ‘Key Trilogy’ is a must read for any Nora Roberts fan! It is by far one of her most captivating books yet.
Each of the three novels (Key of Light, Key of Knowledge, and Key of Valor) are certainly amazing stories by themselves; however, Nora Roberts “Key Trilogy” …

This tongue-in-cheek book, written by Beth Kendrick is good for newly-weds especially and a definite good read for all and also for married couples. It is a very heartwarming novel that I really enjoy reading.
The characters are mainly Stella, Erin and Casey and they have had their fair …

Banshee first made his appearance in the Marvel comics universe in X-Men #28 in 1967. His real name is Sean Cassidy, and as you may guess by his name, he is Irish. After his wife was murdered, he was recruited into a evil mutant supergroup that brainwashed …

The House of Chains, the 4th novel in Steven Erikson’s Malazan Book of the Fallen, introduced the Malazan 7th Army, an untested force of recruits with a scattering of veterans, which formed to return to the Seven Cities and defeat the uprising of Shaik. That was done in …

Tuesdays With Morrie nearly got me crying for a lot of times throughout the pages in the book itself. It is a very good story, but up till now, I wonder if this is of a true inspiration account of the author or not. The story starts with …

Stay hungry stay foolish is the latest nonfiction book by Rashmi Bansal a former IIM student. The book showcase the 25 people from IIM ahmedabad who didnt take up the usual campus placement and high paying secure job, instead of that they their own …

The secret life of Oscar Wilde by Neil McKenna, is a biography about the famous playwright, author, and poet Oscar Wilde. I previously, knew very little about Oscar except that He wrote poetry, and was An contemporary of the famous playwright George Bernard Shaw, …

Scott Lazenby used to be a city manager for a small city in real life. He wrote this book, “Playing with Fire”, as a fictional account of the goings on within city government. From the very beginning Lazenby grabs your attention with tles of the wild people city officials …

The Hunt For Red October is probably Tom Clancy’s best book ever. It tells the story of a Soviet submarine, the latest and the best missile submarine in the Soviet fleet, whose officers, led by their embittered captain, Marko Ramius, intend to defect to America. The Soviets learn of …

“Casino Infernale” is the seventh book in the series Secret Histories, which was supposed to give a new start in the life of the protagonist Eddie Druud , an agent of the influential Druud family and currently an employee of his grandfather in the Department Of The Uncanny, and …

I picked this book up on one of those days when I had read everything else in existence and I was desperate for more. After lots of browsing, I stumbled across The Naming and really liked the title. It was catching and had promise in the fantasy …

If you want to learn more about the vegan diet in a simple and easy to understand way then this is the perfect book for you to read. Alicia Silverstone is by far one of my favorite actresses and I …

Her job is her life. His life is a winding road. Their paths are about to collide, though, in Jennifer Crusie’s delightful romance “Charlie All Night.”
The basic premise of the book is that radio producer Allie McGuffey has not only been dumped by her boyfriend, but has also been …

Life Swap by Jane Green is a cute and I wish I could have the power to swap life anytime that I feel that my life is on a boring and endless track. It is about lifestyle swap and through literal means and not like magic swap. This …

I got this book when one of the famous book stores in Jakarta was having a year-end sale. I am not a very religious person, but after reading it, I can feel closer to God. The author gave many types of prayers (her own personal prayer), for many circumstances, …

This is one of my favourite books, definitely in my top 5 and I have read it about 5 times. I did find that once I started it I just couldn’t put it down.
The book is a true story about a young girl growing up in San Diego, …

I admit to choosing this book in a shop based on the cover. Rare for me a) because I preach not judging a book by it’s cover and b) I’m rarely in shops these days tending to buy most music and books on the Internet.
The UK edition published by …

I picked up the book Solo by Noel Perrin for free at a garage sale a couple of years ago. Noel Perrin, a university professor, buys an electric vehicle and attempts to drive it from California out to his home on the east coast. He must spend …

As far as vampires are concerned, Sir Francis Varney (the title character from Varney the Vampire) has to be one of the meekest I’ve ever read about.
Varney comes off as an evil villain early on in the book but, the more you read about him, the more you learn …

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. …

If you are a fan of comic books, then no doubt you have heard of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. Considered by many to be the quintessential Batman comic, it is Frank Miller’s dark future of DC Comics’ darkest knight.
Having recently reread it, it continues to dazzle and …

Rogue warrior managemenet secets is an excellent book for anybody who would like to get involved in the world of business. This has been written by one of the US Navy’s most notable Seals. What I really liked about this book is the way he breaks down the idea …

This is the story of teenager Alexander Cold and his journey into the Amazons with his grandmother Kate Cold who is a reporter for International Geographic. Them along with his best friend Nadia and some photographers go in the deepest parts of the Amazons looking for a forbidden city …

As a rather loyal buyer of this magazine from way back in the days when hard copy media was the order of the day, as far as all the latest information is concerned, I was really eager to see how the Kick Off hard copy magazine would commence to …

I tried not to read this book for a long time, since it’s such a long series. There are SIX books to get through. I didn’t really want to start it, but about a month ago I was feeling bored, so I picked it up and started to read.
The …

Atlantis Prophecy, written by Thomas Greanias is a kind of a fantasy cum thriller type of movie but filled with action sequences which I find interesting and not bored reading at all.
It is something like Twister meets The Da Vinci Code at its best and I find the elements …

The Big Picture by Douglas Kennedy is not a romantic comedy nor a serious romance. In fact, it is a thriller, well, nearing to the middle right up to the end. This book is fabulous, but I have a word of warning though.
It is not suitable …

‘Wuthering Heights’ is a tragic romance novel first published in 1847. Having been a fan of only a select few pieces of literature of that that period, I gritted my teeth when I saw that I had to read it as part of my university course. I …

Stephen King is known for writing long books. Two of his most classic works, “The Stand” and “IT”, both broke the thousand page mark. Once again, King goes for a sweeping epic with his latest novel, “Under the Dome”.
The story concerns a small town that is suddenly …

Despite the fact that it isn’t Christmas time, I still enjoyed this book. Dr. Jeffries and Katherine O’Connor are the main characters. They are brought together by fate. It was foreseen in Katherine’s neighbor’s box of kitty litter. They discover right away that they believe …

WOW! I read all 4 of these books back to back in less than two weeks and loved every minute of it. I can only say if you are a fan of smart, sexy heroines you MUST read this series.
Riley is one of the best female leads in …

Batman: R.I.P. is a graphic novel by Grant Morrison. It has Batman trying to take down an organization called the Black Glove. A man named Dr. Hurt knows everything about Batman and uses his knowledge to cause Bruce Wayne to have a mental breakdown.
Batman: R.I.P. …

ESSENTIAL TOMB OF DRACULA VOLUME 2
Marvel continues its reprint of Tomb of Dracula comics and the legendary duo of Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan have their outstanding work on display.
The first few issues of Tomb of Dracula (published in vol one) were quite good, but the series was still …

Fashion Victim by Sam Baker is a good book on fashion backdrop, what goes on behind the scenes perhaps in reality and many more juicy details.
However, this fiction story is uncanny and has a voice of mystery and bit of thriller to it. You get fashion-packed laced with murder …

I tried reading this novel one Saturday afternoon while my computer was defragging and truthfully, I never read a duller book! I picked it up from the library because the description on the book’s back sounded very interesting: an ancient weapon created in Atlantis was rediscovered in modern days …

The third book is the final chapter of the Millenium Trilogy of Stieg Larsson. In my copy, the inside cover has a picture of the author and a short piece on him. I was saddened to learn that he died before seeing how much of a big …

Kiss of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning is the fourth book in her Highlander series. I’ve mentioned this in my previous reviews, although each Highlander book can read alone and stand alone they all have common elements that
tie them all together and it makes the whole world and …

I have relatives living in UK, and occasionally when my family and I go there, we live to visit London in the process. We would always bring this guide-book which is called England For Dummies, written by Donald Olson. This guide-book is very helpful. There are …

Now if this technology magazine actually cost anything, I would honestly say that it was true value for money, but the fact that it is completely free constitutes my acclaiming it as true value for time instead.
The Tech Smart technology magazine is something I look forward to picking up …