Books Reviews
For One More Day by Mitch Album
Mitch Album has done a phoenominal job once again! I recently finished reading, For One More Day, his newest novel to hit the book shelves! Not only did I just adore the relatively quick read, but I loved the uplifting feeling it left me with at the …
Harry Potter and the Order Of Phoenix
I am a huge Harry Potter fan!
Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix by J.K.Rowling is an execllent book and loved evry bit of it and with last four super hit harry potter movies everyone was expecting a masterpiece this time with so much fun and excitement to …
Playing with Fire by Katie MacAlister book
“Playing with Fire” is the first book in Katie MacAlister’s Silver dragon series. Honestly I picked up this book out of curiosity. I’ve never really been into multi-racial romance novels or dragons. I like dragons but I never understood how they could be sexy. Nothing wrong with a multi-racial …
The Glades book
I just downloaded this free script of the first episode of The Glades, written by Clifton Campbell, through Barnes and Noble for my nook e-reader. I wasn’t sure what to expect, and had no idea what the show was about or what the storyline entailed, but I have to …
The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything
This book, titled: The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything is a very good resource book for aspiring money-makers and money-spinners and just generally enough for those of us out there who wants to strike it rich or just wanting to get grip of what business …
Boy, Oh Boy! From the Files of Madison Finn by Laura Dower
This book is the 2nd book in the popular Madison Finn series of books by Laura Dower. These books are great for preteen girls. Madison is a 7th grade girl attending Far Hills Junior High. She and a couple of her friends are very interested and skilled with computers, …
Detective Conan Manga
Reading mystery novels is a good way to relax and make me use my mind, I love reading almost anything but mystery is one of the best but the first on my list is comedy because laughing and chuckling is great in relieving stress, I stumbled upon a manga …
The Women Men Adore and Never Want to Leave by Bob Grant, book
I found this e-book on the Internet at the moment that someone I loved left to work abroad. I was devastated, I didn’t know what to think. I needed something to change my life completely. I didn’t want to give up and I didn’t want to stay indoors waiting …
The Bride’s Baby by Liz Fielding
If you are looking for a good book to read during those rainy and cold days, read The Bride’s Baby by Liz Fielding and the two main characters are none other than Sylvie Smith and Tom McFarlane.
This is a fantastic love book but an accidental baby bump on …
Micro Computers for Business and Home book
Micro Computers for Business and Home is a real window into the past of computing. It was published (by the British company Paperfronts) way back in 1983, and although its author A. D. T. Fryer has not gone on to become a well known name in the industry it …
The Client by John Grisham
“The Client” is one of the best novels by John Grisham. It is a setup on a fast track and the story makes you eager to read every detail, waiting for the unpredicted. It is full of suspense and makes you smile, as an eleven year old boy Mark, …
The Impatient Gardener, written by Jerry Baker
The Impatient Gardener by Jerry Baker has been in our home library for several years. It has become an indispensable reference book for us when we start our gardening each spring. Jerry Baker is a real character who used to have a gardening show on television and …
Fruits Basket Manga Volume 4 ( Graphic Novel )
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 …
The Guardian by Dee Henderson
“The Guardian” by Dee Henderson is Book 2 in the O’Malley series featuring seven orphans, Kate, Lisa, Jennifer, Rachel, Marcus, Jack, and Stephen who had decided to be “adopt each other” and be a family and took the family name of O’Malley. Each book focuses on one of the …
Animal Farm
I had heard about the short novel Animal Farm but never really knew what it was. But, since I had finished reading another book by George Orwell (1984) I figured it wouldn’t hurt to read that one as well.
I can say I really liked it.
Animal Farm isn’t very …
The Dog Who Rescues Cats by Philip Gonzalez and Leonore Fleischer
This book is absolutely amazing. Philip Gonzalez shares the true story of his dog, Ginny, a little mix-breed he had adopted from a pet shelter. Ginny turned out to have an extraordinary gift: not only she loves cats, she always finds and rescues those of them who are hurt, …
The mother of all pregnancy books by Ann Douglass
My husband bought me The Mother of All Pregnancy Books when I first found out I was expecting. I know he did a significant amount of research and chose the top rated book on amazon, but man was this book a disappointment. I suppose it wasn’t necessarily …
Greg Hildebrandt’s Book of Three-Dimensional Dragons book
“Greg Hildebrandt’s Book of Three-Dimensional Dragons” is a wonderful book. I have had mine since I was in the second grade through college and have never grown tired of it. I think what made the book so great is that it is a pop up
book and brings …
Howl’s Moving Castle book
I enjoyed Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones. This book, intended for a young adult audience just because of the complexity of the plot, is fun, a little bit silly, and engaging. I’m tempted to find the other books which seem to be based on the main characters …
Vampire Kisses by Ellen Schreiber
This is a sweet fun novel about being different than everyone else and the problems that it causes. Raven is a teenage girl who loves vampires and dreams of being a real vampire someday, even if she knows vampires do not really exist. The story is well written and …
Dark Hollow by Brian Keene
This is the first horror novel that I read by author Brian Keene and I must say it is a real page-turner. This story has a lot going for it: spine-tingling suspense, a truly creepy setting, great characters and even originality. The main villain in this novel is a …
How to remain ever happy by MK Gupta
Are you surrounded by stress or tension or anxiety and need help? - Read “How to Remain Ever Happy” by MK Gupta. This book was suggested to me by my friend at a time when my life seemed to me a burden. Surrounded by some never ending problems coupled …
Fruits Basket Manga Volume 5 (Graphic Novel)
Fruits Basket Manga Volume 5 takes place during Golden Week and Shigure takes Tohru. Kyo and Yuki to the Sohma summer house in the mountains.
This manga was very deep and meaningful because it explored Tohru Honda’s character more. It showed that she’s not perfect and that she has …
The Final Reckoning by Sam Bourne
This is Sam Bourne’s third book; he also wrote ‘The Last Testament’ and ‘The Righteous Men’. He’s described as ‘the biggest challenger to Dan Brown’s crown.’ Dan Brown wrote ‘The Da Vinci Code’.
He may well be a challenger but he’s certainly nowhere near as compelling a …
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls is the story of a girl who grew up in less than ideal circumstances. Jeannette and her brother and sisters were born to a genius father and eccentric artist mother. In between constantly “skedaddling” from place to place, the Walls lived …
Like Father, Like Son book
Like Father, Like Son (by Robert Scott)
This book had my emotions running from one end of the spectrum to the other —“ it started with deep sympathy and then progressed to profound disgust and horror. The father, Thomas Soria Sr, had a damaging childhood, suffering mental and physical …
The God Project by John Saul
The God Project is a book by John Saul that focuses on two different families. The Montgomery’s are devastated when their little girl dies of SIDS and the mother Sally can’t focus on anything except finding the real cause of her death. Her son Jason has a best friend …
Top 10 of Everything 2007
The Top 10 of Everything 2007 is written by Russell Ash, and my family has this really big book. In fact, I have other versions as well, ranging from different year at home.
There are basically thousands of questions in this book that you will feel truly honored to …
The Ranger`s Apprentice: Book 3: The Icebound Land by John Flanagan
The Ranger’s Apprentice: Book 3: The Icebound Land has Will and Evalyne are taken to Skandia while Halt is stripped of his status as a Ranger after they refuse to let him search for Will. Horace accompanies Halt in the search for their friend.
This book was fantastic. …
Ultimate Spiderman Vol 10: Superstars
Ultimate Spiderman Vol 10: “Superstars”
This is a nifty little volume that explores the relationship between Johnny Storm, The Human Torch and Spiderman. They were an occassional duo in the 60’s and 70’s and in this moderncretelling, we see them cross paths in…High School! And. also, on rooftops as the …
Lord Foulgrin’s Letters by Randy Alcorn
This book is a shameless rip-off of C.S.Lewis’s “The Screwtape Letters.” Judge for yourself: in C.S.Lewis’s book, a demon named Screwtape writes letters to a subordinate demon, instructing him how to keep a certain man away from faith in God; in Mr. Alcorn’s book, a demon named Foulgrin is …
Twilight
Twilight tells the story of 17 year old Isabella Swan and how her life changes after moving to a small town named Forks.
I felt bad after seeing the movie. I’m a fan of the books but the movie was just unpleasant. It was dragging, had poor script and the …
Across the Universe by Beth Revis book
Across the Universe is the first book in a trilogy. It is told from the point of view from a girl named Amy and a boy named Elder. Amy and her parents decided to be frozen in time for three hundred years, so that when they awake, they will …
Horrible Histories: The Gorgeous Georgians
The gorgeous georgians is a history book, written by English author Terry Deary, which aims to make historical fact interesting to children through the use of humour. Line drawings, complete with witty speech bubbles, are provided by Martin Brown . The book is part of the horrible histories series, …
angels and demons
Robert Langdon must hurry to find the antimatter in a magnet suspended canister. The plot has very vivid and persuasive arguments as to why the antimatter exists as well as references to biblical texts as the counterpart to matter, as there is good, evil counters good. These …
More Games for your ZX81 book
There are a large number of books of games listings and programming tips for Sinclair ZX81 enthusiasts, and as such they are mostly fairly easy to get hold of even for those who are part of the computing hobby scene today. However, many ZX81 books in particular do suffer …
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett (book)
A Little Princess is my favorite of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s children’s books. It’s like a Cinderella story, only with a little girl and no glass slipper. It gives me the best of fairytale and old-fashioned realistic story. The fairytale element is just as amazing as any …
Richard Brautigan
Do you have a favorite author? I sure do. His name is Richard Brautigan and I love him so much that if he came back to life and asked me to marry him, I would do it in a heartbeat.
Brautigan shot his head off in Bolinas California. He had …
Phaniyamma By M.K. Indira
Moving at once, that it makes be satisfied at once as for Phaniyamma because of you. Meaningless rule and rule and caste system and prejudice it is closely examined, does outline of the microscope of society Phaniyamma succeed with two methods? First being delicate, and for concept of the second …
Nodame Cantabile volume 14
In the 14th volume of Nodame Cantabile we get to see Chiaki’s performance with his new orchestra. It ends up being a complete disaster, and makes him feel really frustrated. However, through all the volume he will try to turn it into a real orchestra.
I have the feeling …
Deception Point by Dan Brown (Novel)
Deception Point centers on the deathly struggle between good and evil in a political world that has been given the opportunity to exploit an astounding scientific discovery. The novel abounds with superb descriptive prose on decisive moments of life and of death, of truth and of insincerity. The …
The Magic Of Thinking Big by David J. Schwartz, Ph.D book
I was offered by a friend to join a Seminar about an MLM business. During the discussion the speaker took out a book and showed it to us. The title of the book got my attention. It reads, The Magic Of Thinking Big. I decided that I’m curious enough …
50 Shades Of Grey by E.L.James, book
There is a new phenomenon on the book market right now, something that has taken the market by storm and ran into the distance with our imaginations, desire and passion. This is, of course, 50 Shades Of Grey.
If you have an active imagination and the ability to overlook some …
The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman book
This book is a must-read for couples and counselors. I first came across the idea of the Five Love Languages through a marriage counseling exercise. Someone eventually gave us a copy of the book.
What I love about this book is the author’s approach on how to relate to your significant …
Gulliver’s travels by Jonathan Swift
‘Gulliver’s travels’ is a book written by Jonathan Swift. Originally, this is a satirical narrative. Jonathan Swift has rewritten it in beautiful style. This book relates to us the adventures of Gulliver. The way in which Gulliver encounters the various obstacles fills the reader with inspiration and admiration.
The first …
The Other Woman by Eric Jerome Dickey
This book by Eric Jerome Dickey is part of the collection of Urban Erotic Tales. I received this book when I joined www.blackexpressions.com book club a few months ago. Its about a woman who discovers her husband is cheating, so as revenge she cheats with the other woman’s husband.
I …
Ghost in the Shell manga by Masamune Shirow
Ghost in the Shell is a manga, or graphic novel, by Masamune Shirow. I was first drawn to the book by the author’s intense cyber-themed illustrations, but I found the story pretty impressive. It’s about a futuristic Section 9 police that hunts down cyber criminals. The lead character, …
The Great Treasure Hunt Lift the Flap Book
My mother bought this Jake and the Never Land Pirates lift the flap book for my 2 year old son and he has me read it to him at least once a day. As I’ve said in other reviews; I’m a big fan of interactive books and toys. …
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