Screenwriters know that the term development hell is not the term of endearment. Instead it for the lengthy process where a screenplay loads in limbo waiting to go into production. Many famous films spent a great deal of time in development. This book covers some of those famous ones. …

I have always wanted to start my own online business, but I have no idea how to do do. The title of the book grabbed my attention and seems to be the exact thing I need to learn more about online businesses. Start you own E-Business is an …

This book totally made up for the disappointment I felt with New Moon. The Cullen family is back and much to my delight I got to read about other members of the family’s background. In the first book we hear about Carlisle and Alice and briefly about Esme and …

I have read several of these novels, and while they are appropriate for college kids and adults, they are NOT appropriate for young kids. I was in a bookstore over the weekend and I overheard what looked like a 9 or 10 year old talking about how she had …

Fast Beauty: 1,000 Quick Fixes by Rona Berg has been considered one of my darling books most definitely because it is a truly must-have for ladies who love quick fixes. I know I love one especially when I’m rushing to get to somewhere and do not want too much …

I was intrigued by the works of Kathy Reichs even since I learned that my favorite TV series Bones is based on her novels. The novel and the books have interchanged the characters; the novel’s heroine is Dr. Temperance Brennan and the author is Kathy Reichs, while the series …

“The Hide and Horn Saloon” is written by JT. Edson, the fabulous author of the Floating Outfit books. A writer of the western Genre.
It is hard to find good westerns these days.
Charlotte Canary, also known as Madam Bulldog come to Tennyson, Texas to take ownership of the Hide and …

Miriam the Medium by Rochelle Jewel Shapiro is brilliant. I’ve always wanted to find out the perspectives of a psychic and how they go about doing their business. Although I think that no one in this world could really predict anything, much less the future of someone, this …

“A Bad Business” by Anton Chekhov is about a graveyard watcher who stumbles upon a mysterious, old man.
First, the story begin when a graveyard watchman is working his shift when he hears someone in the dark. He calls outs for the person to come forth, and out appears an …

I think this would’ve worked better as a novella rather than a full-fledged novel. It’s not that there’s a whole lot of padding, but there isn’t much of a story here either. Like with Godfather Part II, I found the flashback sequences to be much better than …

I am a big fan of Sherrilyn Kenyons and have loved most of her books. There have been a few of her books that haven’t been quite to my taste but until this book there was not a single one that i could say I didn’t like. Unfortunately Devil …

Prophet by Frank Peretti tells a story of a modern-day prophet and explores, among other things, what it is like to have a prophetic ministry.
John Barrett, a well-known TV anchor, is annoyed and embarrassed by his father’s irrational behavior. The overly religious old man won’t stop talking about God …

Jude Deveraux has always been my favorite love novel author and in this Someone to Love title, she still hasn’t managed to fail me. Well, most of the time though.
Jace Montgomery is very depressed and sad that Stacy, his fiancee, had committed suicide. While trying to cope …

Marvel’s Ultimate line continues this time dealing with a Daredevil miniseries that focuses on the character of Elektra. Good thing they decided to focus on Elektra because the previous Daredevil miniseries spent far too much time on Elektra as opposed to Daredevil. That’s okay if you want …

Ruby isn’t my first VC Andrews’ book. This means I wasn’t shocked with some of the things that have happened. Her stories, Ruby included, are full of strange things that are the stuff of soap operas. Sure, these things may happen in real life once in a blue moon, …

In the ruins of the former North America is the country of Panem. Its bright capital is surrounded by twelve districts , each of which provides for any of the needs of the country - one is for fishing , the other for supplying wood. Once there …

Vault of the Vampire is the 38th book in the original series (published in the United Kingdom by Puffin) run of Fighting Fantasy solo gamebooks. As far as I am aware, there has been no republication of this title in the later Wizard Books series, although the Puffin edition …

The Real Floppy is a great little reading book for children. Based around the topic of going to the beach with friends and family, it’s something that you know your child will be likely to have an interest in.
If your child is around the ages of 6-7, it will …

“Oedipus Rex” is the Latin name of Sophocles’ most famous tragedy, “Oedipus Tyrannus” in the original Greek. At the time, the term ‘tyrant’ did not have the negative connotations it bears today: a tyrant was simply a ruler, often one who had taken power with popular support. Oedipus is …

This is the YA fantasy book that totally got me hooked on fantasy. I borrowed it from a friend who had happened to receive it in a book exchange, and both of us were just so glad she did! I think I was around 14 then, and …

The Magus was the first novel John Fowles ever attempted to write. By the time he finally finished it, he had written and published two more. Since then, he has gone back to revise the novel and this new edition is probably the one you will read. I am …

Being a fervent reader of fairy tales as a child, I picked up the Book of Lost Things with excited anticipation. The most appealing aspect of any book is to get entirely immersed in the world created by the author and this is certainly what I was hoping for …

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Q-in-Law is one of the few Star Trek: The Next Generation novels that feature the characters of Q and Lwaxana Troi - in the same novel, nonetheless. Both characters are associated with comedy on the television show, so it is no wonder that …

I’ve said it on many occasions and I’ll say it again– I’m absolutely 100% against war with every fiber of my being. However, I’ve always been very interested in historical fiction and fascinated by the Vietnam War. While it was the nation’s bloodiest that it’s been involved …

I have read the book ‘Letters to Gauri’. This book is written by M.V. Kamath, Indian writer. This book is the collection of 84 letters which are written by the author to his grand-daughter, Gauri.
Gauri is an adolescent girl and is studying in a school which is far away …

Hard News is written by Seth Mnookin, and I borrowed it from the library some time back. I have a knack for reading books that play with arguments, and opinionated views.
This book touches on the deceptions of Jayson Blair, a former New York Times reporter who had made …

I don’t know who is the writer of this children book. But on the back of the book, it said that the book was an imprint of New Dawn Press, UK. So I guess, it’s from UK.
But I should say that this is a good book for the children. …

The Dark Elf Trilogy is a fantastic trilogy by one of the masters of fantasy writing, R.A. Salvatore. R.A wrote a book, titled The Crystal Shard, and one of the characters in that book, Drizzt Do’Urden, became so popular that readers wanted to know more about him and where …

There is just something about old centuries’ love and it has a special feeling when we read it. Agree..? I think that is so. The story sees through a woman in love and making sure she follows her destiny right up till the end.
There are …

Lately, I’ve been on something of a young adult literature reading spree, caused partly by my enjoyment of Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games trilogy, and partly by a Harry Potter-related nostalgia on the eve of the penultimate film’s premiere. Therefore, it was only a matter of time before I had …

Before I opened it for the first time, I expected that book four would be full of some kind of advice or scientific explanation as regards to several issues resulting from the changes a child’s body goes through in puberty. However, I was quite surprised to find that book …

The Secret Between Us by Barbara Delinsky is a novel about this mother and daughter who are kept connected with this horrifying secret that they both possess. Driving along a dark country road one rainy and depressing night, Grace and her mother Deborah were on their way home from …

This is a paperback book that was published by Popular Library in 1971 and authored by the writers of “All in the Family”. The problem with it being published in 1971 is that it only encompasses the first one and a half seasons of “All in the Family”. Now …

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 …

Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Exam Book is a wonderful book for Competitive examination preparations. Now I bought Third Edition of this book by Abhijit Guha. I am already having second edition of this book but unfortunately I missed the book somewhere. I really love that book. …

21 Stories (Graham Greene, Bantam Books 1966)
This is a curious combination of short stories, some of which were quite interesting while others were rather perplexing. Though I enjoy reading short stories, I found these quite a challenge to read and complete.
My favorite among these stories …

The book Girls In Trucks by Katie Crouch is an in-depth book that captivates the reader. It is about Sarah Walters and her quest to seek out a man for herself. It starts out as Sarah being a young girl living in the south. She attends dance classes each …

The plot gets commenced from the flashback of protaganist.. She met how mainly, remembers makushimirian thing, is most unusual something where (as for this in the holiday to Riviera where she has been useful, old Lady.They participates in the detestation impression of the old age lady greatly, while getting married …

The bad news is that “Nothing but Trouble” the tenth book in McGarrity’s Kevin Kearny series is the last book that has been published. The good news is that “Death Song” is slated to be released this year (2007). I’ve seen hints about it and from what I gather, …

I have always been a fan of the comic section of the paper. When I was a child I used to always pull out the comics in every Sunday’s paper and read my favorites. As the years have gone on my favorite cartoons have changed, recently I re-discovered the …

“Everyone Dies” is a book written by Michael McGarrity, featuring Santa Fe police chief Kevin Kerney.
The procedures followed by Kerney’s team to solve the case is very interesting and informative.
In the book a killer is killing victims and leaving notes taunting and threatening Kerney, Kerney’s wife Sara, (who we …

I love books like this; The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty are Used Against Women: by Naomi Wolf. This is a very powerful-voice type of book and if you are a woman, you have to make it a point to read books like this. It has such …

“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. …

Fruits Basket Manga Volume begins with Momiji and Hatsuharu starting high school with Tohru. Akito is at the ceremony and Tohru introduces herself. Akito praises Tohru, but frightens Yuki because he did not go to the New Year’s banquet.
This manga volume was very good because …

I just completed reading “Blind Side” an FBI thriller written by Catherine Coulter.
In Blind Side, a six year old boy, Sam Kettering is kidnapped his father Miles Kettering is frantic. He calls in his friend Dillon Savich and his wife Sherlock.
Meanwhile Sam has escaped his …

The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz gets me bored, really. It is about this particular family business of Izzy, and she has been working for her parents’ company since she was young and it is a P.I business actually.
The story is actually pretty hilarious, but it gets sort of …

The Sea of Tranquility is one of my favorite Young Adult books. The story is develop in a High School of Florida state ambiance. It’s narrated by the point of view from its two main characters, Nastya and Josh, who alternate with each chapter. This is one of the …

I am reviewing the book, Angel’s Unaware, written by Elizabeth Storm. This book was written in 1997 and runs 327 pages long. Anyone familiar with Quantum Leap is familiar with Dr. Sam Beckett and Admiral Al Calavicci, not to mention Gooshie, Ziggie, and all the others along …

90 Minutes in Heaven by Don Piper was a really inspiring book. My preacher at church had several copies of it that he lent out to the congregation and I couldn’t put it down once I began reading it.
Honestly, I don’t know if this man really spent 90 …

This book gives me lots of perspectives, lessons learned and many more. Multiple Blessings: Surviving to Thriving with Twins and Sextuplets by Jon and Kate Gosselin and Beth Carson. I highly recommend reading this book because it is such a good book, laced with realism and lots of …