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. …

Of course I can’t separate between Harry Potter and JK. Rowling itself, but I guess sure Harry Potter is the only one who has changed the author’s entire life. Harry Potter (for all the seven books) was really phenomenal stories. Not only the fantasy and the witch theme they …

The book Straight Talk by Joyce Meyer is a great book rich on spiritual insights and revelations. This book equips well a person in overcoming depression,discouragement,fear,insecurity,loneliness, stress and worry. Joyce Meyer is one Christian leader who is gifted with God’s wisdom on facing issues in life and …

Two male siblings, the traditional and universal, not likely to be compact 100 percent. Franz and Kurt Wisner feel it. They’re a different age of two years, such as North and South Poles. The turning point occurred when Franz will marry. One week before the wedding, Annie, who became …

The Book of General Ignorance is an awesome coffee table book, party tool and boredom breaker. As a book that contains a lot of random facts presented in a comedic fashion, it doesn’t come off too serious or too silly. I found it to be a tough read as …

I don’t often read true crime novels, but I picked this up the other day and decided to skim a bit of it. Before I knew it, I had read the entire book. Worth More Dead and Other True Cases by Ann Rule is vividly real.
Ann Rule carefully …

I have read this book written by Karen Whiddon, and this book is very fictional. Something about this book made me remember another similar book that I’ve read, only that this is way better.
The book that I have read before has the same characters, which are shape-shifter. …

I can normally find something I enjoy in just about any book I read, but this was one of the few books I’ve read in the past few years that I’ve really disliked. My problem boils down to it being too much of a Harry Potter clone. …

Darkly Dreaming Dexter is a novel about a mysterious serial killer of serial killers. By losing his sense of reality, he identifies long lost feelings and some awareness and insight into the evasive sense of humanity. Dexter is lovable and hatable, interesting and embarassing. A good …

“Color Me Lucy: Celebrating 50 Years Of I Love Lucy” is a coloring book that I did not purchase to color, but to merely look at, appreciate and add to my collection of Lucy books. Despite this book being a coloring book, the drawings are actually on the complex …

I am not an avid reader. However when I received the famous book Positively False written by cycling champion Floyd Landis, I just gave it a try. The best thing is that the book is laid down in a very simple language that even a person like me who …

I’m a longtime King fan. I started reading his work in elementary school and have been enjoying it ever since. I’m such a fan that I write soley about Stephen King related material for Examiner.com. As I discuss the books, I’ve been reading them so that …

The minute my wife found out she was pregnant she made it her mission to go and buy me a book about how to be a dad. Ok I’m with it. She came home with a nice little book called “Quarterback Dad” by Bobby Mercer and Alison …

To Pleasure a Lady is written by Nicole Jordan and this book is really “something”. It is a very good love story to depict the settings of historical romances which I love to read so much.
This is like one of the first few series of her book and …

‘A gift of fire’ is a great book that makes you reconsider technology. For starters I am not one that likes to read, and considering this is a book on computer technical subjects I was very hesitant to read it. I like the way the other flows …

Ghost Rider was a pretty schizo book when it debuted in the early 1970’s. In the 1990’s, when the book made its comeback, people laughed because they didn’t think GR was anything more than a dopey character. While the 1990’s books were cool, this 1970’s version is pretty dopey.
The …

This story, Major Crush by Jennifer Echols brought back old memories for me from my high school days. Enter 2 characters, Drew and Virginia. Both of them have crushes towards one another in the middle of the story, but not without Virginia having a major, major crush on …

I personally find that this is a good book, and I have read it over twice. It certainly is an enjoyable book to read, and it tells about the character Earl of Devonshire, who is aging, and felt that he do not have long to live. He …

Shadow Kiss is the third book in the Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead. Shadow Kiss is where the series begins to get a bit more action packed and has a massive twist at the end. When the book begins, Rose finds that her shadow kissed abilities are drawing …

I received this book for my birthday from my sister in law this year and found that it was a great read. I think that this is a great gift idea for any shoe lover — and most women are indeed that.
I like the idea that women can …

The Goosebumps series, published under the name R.L. Stine, which I think is a pseudonym and there are actually multiple authors considering how many books there are and how long they have been being published for, is a bit formulaic but it’s still a good read for kids who …

‘The anatomy of human destructiveness’ is a book written by Erich Fromm. In this book, the author analyses the causes of man’s lust for cruelty and destruction. Distinguishing between defensive aggression and cruelty, Fromm analyses the conditions of human existence which lead man to the orgies of destruction and …

I have read the book —˜The clue of the black keys’ written by Carolyn Keene. This is one among the Nancy Drew series. This book is quite interesting to read. This is a good mystery. Nancy has shown great courage and tact in this mystery.
Nancy manages to find a …

Pilgrim’ Progress is one of history’s greatest works of literature; not to mention arguably the greatest in Christian literature. Except for the Bible, Pilgrim’s Progress has been read by more people than any other book in the English language. However, the confusing old English has kept many …

The Reptile Room is the second book of ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’ written by Lemony Snicket. It expands on the first story by showing you a piece of what Count Olaf is willing to do and how much the children must go through to rid themselves of him.
The …

This book is by an author simply called Zane. It is part of the collection of Urban Erotic Tales. I received this book when I joined the Blackexpressions Book Club over the internet. This book is about a girl who grew up and got married only to find out …

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 …

Sins Of The Wolf is a William Monk mystery, written by Anne Perry.
Once again Ms. Perry does not disappoint and writes a wonderful story.
Sins of the Wolf, the book opens with Hester Latterly accepting a position as a nurse/ companion. She is introduced to her patient and the …

David Copperfield, or The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery (which he never meant to publish on any account), is one of Dickens most famous novels. It is also the one which is most autobiographical. It tells the story of David …

This was a first book I’ve read from the “Smart Pop” series. It’s a set of 16 essays concentrating on the CSI franchise and the CSI effect.
Each essay is written by a different author. From writers and editors to actual police officers and real life CSIs. As with every …

I’ve always been fascinated with mythical creatures like vampires or were-wolves. But, even though I can find countless tales involving vampires, it’s surprising how few stories there are that deal with werewolves; at least good stories.
That’s why I was glad when I came across Clemence Housman’s story The Were-wolf. …

Shantaram is based on real events that happened to Gregory David Roberts, an Australian prisoner who escaped and ended up working in the underworld of Mumbai, India.
I was extremely interested in this book because I am currently living in India, although not in Mumbai. What I …

The Conversation: How Black Men and Women Can Build Loving, Trusting Relationships
Hill Harper
Gotham Books
Non-Fiction
ISBN: 978-1-592-40475-9
Now, when it comes down to the bottom line, I think I’m a pretty confident women when it comes to men. I’ve taken some time off from the dating scene because I never really experienced …

The Onion Field was written by Joseph Wambaugh and published by Dell Publishing, 1979.
Joseph Wambaugh’s books are really in a class of their own. In this book, the author started with the background of four men with different upbringing and environment, and slowly led the readers to …

Thou Shalt Not Kill… My Babies is a little known book on abortion published in the 1970s, shortly after the legalization of abortion via Roe V. Wade. It was written by to pro-life authors and published by a small Christian ministry. The book discusses abortion for a …

Being a big Sherlock Holmes fan, it would be a sin for me not to read the very first book that featured him; A Study in Scarlett. But, as far as Sherlock Holmes stories go, this is actually one of the worst.
The book takes place in two parts. The …

“Once Aboard The Lugger” written by Arthur Quiller-Couch is a story about how a couple came to meet and fall in love.
The begins with a reverend Samuel Bax who comes to Troy to preach full time. It’s apparent that he is single, and all the women–the single ones–have their …

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 …

Sometimes, I do wonder how successful people become more successful after a certain period of time. I read this book, What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful by Marshall Goldsmith and Mark Reiter and I have a better view on the …

L. Bostock & S. Chandler have really outdone theirselves in writing this maths text for A-Level students. I used this textbook write CAPE (Caribbean advanced proficiency examination) and I successful got a grade 2 in Pure Mathematics.
It’s a really good book with most of the content required by the …

If you want a book that will make your mind twisted or shall we say a book that will make you think and will make you recall the recent chapters that you read.. Then I suggest you to read Haruki Murakami’s The Wind Up Bird Chronicle.
A compelling book. …

My Anastasia is a book for preteen girls about a young girl who runs away from home and, through an odd series of events, becomes friends with the Grand Duchess Anastasia, as well as Anastasia’s sisters and little brother Alexei.
Adults reading this have an inevitable warning about the unhappy …

Gawain, a goose, serves in the Royal Treasury as a guard. He is honest and proud of his service to the king, Basil the bear. One day, Gawain notices that some rubies are stolen from the treasury. He runs to the king to report the theft. King Basil trusts …

The book Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane is an autobiographical story of Mark’s childhood in South Africa under apartheid. Mark grew up in a very poor black family under an opressive government. He spent many days not knowing if he would eat, or if his parents would …

“How Full is Your Bucket” is a self-help book designed in the fashion of the better known, and better written “The Power of Positive Thinking” and “Enthusiasm Makes the Difference” by Norman Vincent Peale. “How Full is Your Bucket” adds nothing to either of these classic writings. Essentially the …

“The Open Window” written by H.H Munro is about a man named Framton Nuttel who has ventured to a new town to endure nerve cure treatments. His sister does not want him going to the new town and closing himself off from the other town people; she sends him …

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is one of the best books of all time. Austen does a fantastic job of developing the characters and drawing the reader in. When reading the novel, one actually feels as if you are sitting in the Bennet household listening to Mrs. Bennet …

Angela’s Ashes is a memoir of known author Frank McCourt. The story is about McCourt family amidst hardships and tragedy, the agony of having a good for nothing father depicts real life happenings even in present time. The story is set in America and Ireland particularly in Limerick in …

This is another Jaine Austen mystery that I read, as lately I’ve been hooked on these incredibly funny books. I never knew mysteries could be funny like this and I’m glad I found this incredible author. The stories are very zany and yet believable. This one involves Jaine going …