I’ve been reading Archie comics ever since I was little. I never got to buy them because it was expensive; $5 CAD for a thin comic book? My parents didn’t want to spend that kind of money so I borrowed them off a friend. They’re humorous but sometimes rather …

Now here’s a book with a loaded title. Honestly though, that title was the reason why I picked it out of the sea of all other books on astrology. I did check out what others were saying about it and the consensus is that it’s actually well worth the …

Tender Is The Night is an amazingly subtle and deeply psychological novel of the American classic. Many critics put above THE GREAT GATSBY, which the author himself called his favorite work. And it’s no accident: the book is mainly autobiographical.
Fitzgerald described the flip side of his outwardly luxurious …

I look all over for amazing, suspenseful novels; to be frank, there are numerous books that will be a total snore. I know very well that I’m not the only person who has picked up a book that looks interesting, whether it be the …

This is a book written by Stephan Bodian. Written back in 2005, it is a book that aims beginners and advanced users on how to meditate and everything else involving meditation. I bought and read this book because I was interested in meditation back then. The book has 6 …

“The Lucy Book: A Complete Guide to Her Five Decades on Television” is a book that I was somewhat disappointed with. I felt much of this book was filled up with unnecessary things, like, for example, all the episode recaps and summaries! How many times are authors going to …

I had decided to read Outlander when the announcements of the Outlander TV show had just started. Gabaldon published this book in 1991 so I wasn’t too upset about being so oblivious about it even though it dealt with time travel. I love time travel. I dived right in …

The Bellingham Public has recently added a new resource and it is fantastic. I am a big reader and am always getting further behind as more books are published and as I discover interesting authors and subjects.
The fiction online book club is a great tool to help me sort …

Having read that book I must say I was a little disappointed. After reading two of Dean Koontz’s books I got accustomed to his storytelling skills and although I was aware of the fact that it wasn’t a great writer, his books seemed a good fun. No more. ‘The …

Four Years as a Writer: One Woman’s Story by Annie Jean Brewer is Ms. Brewer’s personal account of her life spending the last four years as a stay at home mom while making a living as a writer. A recent visit to her website revealed that this title was …

My experience with astrology and numerology was limited to occasionally reading the daily horoscope and calculating my Life Path number. I was more interested in it all than I lead on though. So, a while back I delved a little deeper into my astrological profile and that led me …

I have read the book —˜clue of the velvet mask’ written by Carolyn Keene. This book is somewhat interesting and is one among the Nancy Drew series. The story line is very good and the author has written it fairly well.
There is a gang known as velvet gang. …

The first book in J. K. Rowling’s series about an orphaned boy who finds out that he is a wizard is the perfect setup for what has become one of the most successful series of books in literary history. Sorcerer’s Stone chronicles Harry Potter’s first of seven years at …

In the book that I’ve read, The Ghost of Grania O’Malley by Michael Morpurgo, it is or isn’t a ghost story, I’m not going to really say. You would have to read and find out the truth behind this particular Big Hill. Rumors have it that this hill …

This book was very different from the books I usually read. I felt that the book was a little longer than it needed to be and for me personally, it didn’t have enough action or drama to hold my attention for very long.
I felt that the author did …

Over the past 22 years, I have heard and read Little Women by Louisa May Alcott four times. The first time, my mother read the novel to me, as my school required her to read something to me. I could hardly stand the novel. I vividly remember lying on …

These are a group of Four Companion CD’s to Bruce’s book, Relax you’re already perfect. The CD’s are very good though I would have liked to have an option for all of the technique’s in his book. The Personal Paradise as well as the Deep Relax are …

“Cock-A-Doodle Quack Quack,” is a really cute book written and illustrated by Ivor Baddiel, Sophie Jubb and Ailie Busby. Children between the ages of 2 and 4 should absolutely love it. I know I did.
The book tells the story of a baby rooster who does not know …

I nearly gave up on this book after reading just a few lines. I found out from the introduction that Burgess had made up his own language and I thought that his nadsat vocabulary would be far in between. Turns out he made it a very integral part of …

Mark Haddon’s debut novel is superbly written. The story is unique and refreshing. The author’s style of writing is plain, yet very strong.
The book is about an autist boy who finds his neighbourhood dog murdered. He wants to find the murderer under any cost, because he thinks it’s wrong …

The Poisonwood Bible is one of the saddest novels I have ever read in my life. I will go ahead and give that away right now, because by the time you get halfway through, you will need at least one box of Kleenexes. The Poisonwood Bible tore me up …

Do you want to become financially free and rich? This book will not make you one . No book can. No information can. But what this book can do for you is that it can give exact information about what money actually is and what you should do to keep …

True Betrayals is one of my all-time favourites by Roberts.
Gabe Slater and Kelsey Monroe are our characters in this story. Kelsey visits her mother, whom she thought was dead all along, at her farm, Three Willows. Gabe is a neighbour and owns Longshot, the farm next to Three …

Chii’s Sweet Home is a manga by Konami Kanata. The manga is a six volume manga with the genres of comedy and slice of life. The manga is about the life of Chii, a kitten with black stripes and his adventures with a boy named Youhei and his parents.
This …

In the third installation in the Mercy Thompson series, Patricia Briggs does not disappoint. It’s really the first time we get to see Mercy, the shape shift coyote mechanic, at a vulnerable place, and really see her fight with her own nature and the nature of the world into …

‘Five fall into adventure’ is a book written by Enid Blyton. This is an interesting book and is one among the famous five adventure series. I liked this book much. George’s parents, Fanny and Quentin go to a holiday in Spain. Thus the five children and the cook remain …

The “I Love Lucy: The Classic Moments: 12 Hilarious Magnetic Postcards to Send or Save” is a book that features postcards that I most definitely saved! I did not want to part with the post cards in this book because I just like them too much! The book does …

When I first heard about Virgin Comics I was intrigued. A new line of comics written and drawn by Indians, incorporating Hindu mythology into some of the well-developed norms of modern superheroes? It sounded quite interesting, and the one that sounded most interesting of all was the …

I think I’ll start by giving you guys a confession. I’ve only ever made two road trips in my entire life! The first one was from Washington state to California, which I can say it wasn’t a total road trip per say, because we just went through Oregon to …

No matter how many times I re-read this book, the same giddy feeling of finishing a happy ending book bubbles up inside my system. Whitney, My Love surely hits the right spots for making the hopeless romantic really feel hopeless. I mean, it made it more challenging …

“Hungry Hen,” written by Richard Waring and illustrated by Caroline Jayne Church, is a morbid little story about a fox who wants to eat a big fat hen. The overall plot struck me ad disturbing considering this is a children’s book. The author does not attempt to shy …

The Silent Bride was one of Leslie Glass’ creations, featuring the lover-detective duo April Woo and Mike Sanchez. It was first published by Onyx in 2002.
Two brides were killed on the days of their respective weddings, one in a synagogue and the other outside a cathedral. …

I bought Big board of first 100 words book (bright baby) when my little one was only a 9 months old. It is a board book that has all the necessary information of the most important things that a child would first learn to know about. One …

Checkmate is one of those books which make us laugh out loud after finished reading. This book can’t be categorized into any particular category as it is just a different story. This is a short story from the collection ‘A Twist in the Tale’ written by the master storyteller, …

Reading the title will remind us to a super reality show about Music named “American Idol” created by Simon Fuller but, this chicklit is not about the show and contestant but focused to Jules, a women behind the American-Idol-alike show named “Pop Star Live!” with her various problems and …

I have read the book —˜An ace up my sleeve’ written by James Hadley Chase. This is an interesting book and is written by chase in an excellent manner. Almost all of Chase’s books are interesting, but I would say that this particular book is more interesting than the …

Down on University street, in the Village, just south of Ball State University, and across from Ball State Federal Credit Union, is a tiny used bookstore called White Rabbit Used Books.
Despite being small, the store packs a huge amount of bookage into the tiny space, with floor-to-ceiling shelves of …

Pretties is the second book in the four book Uglies series. At the end of the previous book, Tally became Pretty do that she could try out the cure for the brain lesions. All of that is long gone now because her life is full of parties, freedom …

Few aspects of the Christian walk are as simple and yet as personally challenging as prayer. I know in my own life I often struggle with not only carving out the time for prayer but also in simply remembering to do it. Pastor David Jeremiah adds good insight and …

Made to Stick (Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die) is written by Dan and Chip Heath and I love the tongue-in-cheek approach of this book. It is something like a self-help book and at the same time depicts a lot of humor in its writing in giving a …

The Great Hunt is the second installment of the Wheel of Time series. Robert Jordan masterfully weaves his tale as the intrepid heroes and heroines continue to learn more of the chaotic world in which they’ve been born. The Great Hunt continues seamlessly into the pattern of The Wheel …

This book title, I Love You But I’m Not in Love with You: Seven Steps to Saving Your Relationship by Andrew G. Marshall is a must read for those of you having problems in your relationship right now and who would want to improve them. I find relationships something …

I brought this book as a guide to making cocktails, but it is more than just that. Ms Berk discusses the essentials for setting up a home bar whether it be a big or small one, she also touches on ingredients.
A glossary of drink terms near the …

This is a review for the complete and uncut addition of Stephen King’s The Stand. Having passed this book over many times due to the length of the book, I finally just started reading it, knowing nothing at all about the book. The story begins with a frantic soldier …

I was stunned when I read My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult. First because I had never heard of the book or its author. Secondly, because this was an outstanding book. So good that I’m tempted to put it in my personal list of bestbooks.
This book tells the story …

I have purchased this book a month ago and I am still reading it. From the first page on, I have had hard time putting it down because it has such a clear language and friendly approach that the author makes you feel as though she has just stepped …

This book is written by Walter Isaacson, and it is all about the ever famous, Einstein. I have a very interesting time reading the whole of this book. And if you have questions like what made him a genius? And how did his mind work? If so, …

This book is yet another suspense romance by Howard. I have to say, it was better than I had expected.
For the readers out there who have read other similar novels by Howard, you will that there is often a long and convoluted plot involved. However, in this book, the …

I have to say that I am continually impressed with the storytelling of John Flanagan. Flanagan, an Australian author who has become famous in America for his Ranger’s Apprentice series, seems to get better with each book he writes. The third book in his fantasy epic, “The Icebound Land,” …

The full, and arguably rather excessively long, title of this book is (take a deep breath now) “The BBC Micro ROM Book: Sideways ROMs and RAMs”, which if somewhat ponderous does at least give a pretty good idea of what Bruce Smith’s book, published in 1985 by Collins, is …