Books Reviews
Planahead brand journal
Planahead brand journals are fashionable, hard cover journals that are sold both online and through discount stores such as Walmart. I first encountered these journals in 2004.
Each hard bound journal features approximately 200, 8″x11″ lined pages. The pages are sewn-bound. The lines and borders of the pages are colored, …
Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary
This book is great for kids. It’s the endearing story of Ramona, Beezus’ younger sister. Beezus is Henry Higgins’ friend.
Ramona is always very excited and happy. Her main goal in life is to grow up and be a big girl, although she doesn’t always want to hang out with …
The Chronicles of Narnia book
The Chronicles of Narnia is a about a magical world with all sorts of creatures. There are lions, centaurs, minotaurs, and a lot more unique creatures. You could say that it’s a bunch of kids’ stories, but even adults may like to read it. …
Be a great parent by Dr.H. Norman Wright
The book ” Be a great parent” by Dr.H. Norman Wright is really a good guiding book for every parent . This book has been written with a Christian background but tells many things about raising a responsible children. It teaches how parentcan remain in …
Dream Chaser: A Paranormal Romance by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Being an omnivore when it comes to reading, the fact that I decided to read a Sherrilyn Kenyon novel as opposed to something a bit more literary is no surprise. What did surprise me, though, is that there were actually some highly crafted elements to the book and that …
Prom Dress
If you want to ever learn the dangers of “borrowing” items without the owner’s knowledge then Prom Dress by Lael Littke is the book you should read.
While not overly scary, this thriller is somewhat entertaining for a book that was obviously written with teenagers in mind. It centers around …
X-Men Forever Volume 1 TPB, Picking Up Where We Left Off. Comic Book
Having Chris Claremont comes back and continues the story after Magneto’s death. Magneto has died and come back so many times, the man even lost his powers and got them back. What makes this so much different than all of those other moments? Maybe the fact that Claremont is …
The Mill On The Floss novel
The Mill On the Floss by George Eliot, the name of the novel itself tells its own versatility. George Eliot, is a big name in the Victorian Age and since women were not allowed to write, she made herself a pen name George Eliot. I got this novel from …
Spider-man: One More Day
What’s the stupidest decision a person could ever make? What has never had a good outcome for anyone who has tried it? What did Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada decide to have Spider-man do? The answer to all three questions is “Make a deal with the …
A Dark-adapted Eye by Barbara Vine
A Dark-adapted Eye by Barbara Vine is a dark novel, laced with mystery but wouldn’t be a real cup of tea for those not liking complicated plots, lots of secret plots and etc.
In short, this book is not suitable at all for an impatient reader, and unfortunately, I wasn’t patient …
Paradise County by Karen Robards
Paradise County is by Karen Robards. I’ve read her books before and they are always pretty good.
This book involves murder, corruption, a sadist, and new love. Alexander Haywood’s father owns Whistledown Farms in Shelby County, Kentucky. When he’s killed Alexander and her sister Neely come to see about closing …
A MAN CALLED OVE, a novel by FREDRIK BACKMAN
Europeans have already worn out their tolerance! Soon they will be lying at the feet of any visiting stinking goat!
For me, the book reflects the thinking of modern European society. An essential characteristic of which is tolerance. From my perspective, this tolerance is being taken to the point …
Last of the Mohicans book
I am reviewing the book, The Last of the Mohicans, written by James Fenimore Cooper. Coming in at 448 pages, this book is Cooper’s literary masterpiece. In this novel, the reader is introduced to several key characters, a few of whom were actual historical figures. Cooper …
American on Purpose book
American on Purpose is funny and self-depricating, but more than that, it’s honest. Through the highs and the lows of milk delivery boy/drummer/stand-up comedian/construction worker/actor/father/writer/recovering alcoholic/late night persona Craig Ferguson’s life so far, he’s managed to hold himself between the lines of raving egomaniacal Mr. Hollywood and humble, hardworking Scotsman; …
Three Cups of Tea book
Meaning of three cups of tea, made by Haji Ali Korphe, head of the village on Mount Korakoram, to Greg Mortenson, 51 years old. The man who came from Montana, United States, which has long been in the Himalayas. David Oliver Relin, author of the accompanying Mortenson, presenting …
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon - Book
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 …
Someone to Love Me by Anne Schraff
Someone to Love Me is a book within the Bluford High Book Series. But unlike most book in book series, reading this book doesn’t require any previous knowledge of the other book in the series that came before it, because this one is about a new character. A teenage …
The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry
In this short story the two main characters are looking for a way to come up with two thousand dollars. The believe the only way to do so is by committing the criminal act of kidnapping a wealthy family’s child and send a letter asking for two thousand …
That Hideous Strength by C.S.Lewis
The first thing most readers say about That Hideous Strength, Book 3 of the Space Trilogy by C.S.Lewis, is that it is very different from the first two. I agree, the book is, indeed, very different. First of all, it is not science fiction. Instead of taking us on …
Costume Jewelry by Judith Miller book
Learning more about collectible costume jewelry has been sort of a hobby of mine for years. Unfortunately, I don’t get enough opportunities to collect or buy the better pieces out there. Often, I must make do with books on collecting costume jewelry. This can become an expensive hobby too, …
Five go to mystery moor by Enid Blyton
‘Five go to mystery moor’ is a book written by Enid Blyton. This is one of the books among the ‘famous five adventure’ series. This story is not much of an adventure, but is very interesting to read.
Julian and Dick go camping while George and Anne stay at …
Perfect Phrases for Customer Service by Robert Bacal
Perfect Phrases for Customer Service is written by Robert Bacal and this purplish book is a real favorite of mine actually. I used to work in the service industry and I always wonder why some customers related well to some of my colleagues and not to me or …
Moonlight Secrets by R.L. Stine book
This is the first book in the “Fear Street Nights” teen thriller trilogy and it is a fast page-turner. Everything you want in a teen horror story is in here: fear, anger, hatred, creepy weird happenings and people dying. This book is also about superstitions in a way and …
Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin novel
This wonderful teen novel, “Elsewhere” by Gabrielle Zevin, could not be more touching emotionally and entertaining. I first picked up this cover by going against the old adage: I liked the look of its cover. The cover is a blue background with a snowglobe on it, in case you’re …
Eric Weiner: The Geography of Bliss book
The Geography of bliss is a great book for people on the search for the meaning of happiness, or even the meaning of life, for that matter. I enjoy how Mr. Weiner takes you on a tour through ten countries to find out how people enjoy life in each …
House of Secrets by Lowell Cauffiel
House of Secrets by Lowell Cauffiel is another novel about a man who controlled his family so badly until he could convince his daughter to kill her own infant child, and he did. He told his son to murder
his daughter’s child’s father and his son obeyed his father. …
Star Wars: Red Harvest Book by Joe Schreiber
“Red Harvest” is the second book by the author Joe Schreiber for “Star Wars” and similar to the first, “Death Troopers”, tells a horror story from the distant galaxy created by George Lucas. This time, however, the author takes us to ancient times, when the Old Republic was trapped …
Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
Slave to Sensation, the first book in Nalini Singh’s Psy/Changeling series, was a delightful surprise. This Fiji-born writer has created an amazing world of the future where three races co-exist: Humans, Psy (humans with powerful psychic abilities) and Changelings (shapeshifters). The story follows the relationship between Psy …
Dan Brown Origin book
Dan Brown’s books are now read and praised all over the world and all of that is because of his bestseller “The Da Vinci Code”. Because of that every new book that famous American writer releases automatically gets a crazy amount of attention, as well as the pressure to …
Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy
Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy is a special book about friendship that I truly love. The settings are mainly in Dublin, Ireland and a countryside setting as well. This is a story of 2 women, both the best of friends while growing up, and the story …
Look out, secret seven
‘Look out, secret seven’ is a book written by Enid Blyton. This book is of the secret seven series and it is a dry book, just like many other secret seven books.
There is no mystery for the seven to solve. But Colin’s neighbour, General Branksome, has his medals …
The Secret of The Secret by Karen Kelly
Each is a phenomenal work that appears, always followed by a variety of responses. Whether it be a compliment, or otherwise provides a sharp critique. Before the book was published, The Secret, written by Rhonda Byrne stomping reason to think a lot of people. With full confidence, Rhonda demonstrate …
The Hobbit by J.J.R Tolkien
Tolkin spent over 20 years writing his epic tales of elves, wizards and the adventures of the Hobbits. He is said to be as much as a scholar as he is a literary writer. Tolkin extensively research when creating the background mythology of middle earth and the beings that …
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Dracula is often associated with the figure always bloodthirsty. History records, Dracula was a prince who came from Wallachia (Romania) and named Vlad Tapes. This vampire legend was adopted by Bram Stroker for his novel titled Dracula (1897). Although the novel does not mention the name of Vlad Tepes, …
In Love With Her Boss by Christie Ridgway
Though one of her older novels, “In Love With Her Boss” still demonstrates Ridgway’s ability to craft a mildly entertaining and sweetly charming tale of two people overcoming the insecurities of past relationships to fight for each other. Lori is the vulnerable yet headstrong female protagonist attempting to …
Mastering Music book
A 1985 publication by S and A Gibbs, Mastering Music is rather ponderously subtitled “Programming Sound on the BBC Model B Micro”. It is an official guide, as is indicated by the words “Published by the British Broadcasting Corporation” on the copyright page, something which I always feel gives …
Falling for Rachel by Nora Roberts
Rachel Stanislaski meets Zachery Muldoon and Nicholas LeBeck in this second installment in the Stanislaski series. And yup, it’s another hit by Roberts!
Nick gets Rachel as his PD when he gets involved in a burglary. However, it doesn’t stop there. While Rachel goes to the wall to fight the …
Aborting Planned Parenthood by Robert Ruff Book
In recent months, there has been much debate about whether or not Planned Parenthood should receive government grants and funds. Some people argue that Planned Parenthood the organization gives valuable help to women, helping them obtain birth control and safe abortions. Other people, most of those who oppose abortion, …
Little Blue Truck Children’s Book by Alice Schertle
I love reading a rhythmic children’s book to kids, especially my son. This is the only children’s book that I have read that has such a steady rhythm to it when reading it. It’s almost like you’re singing a song as you’re reading it. It has …
Star Trek: Klingon Novelization
Star Trek: Klingon Novelization is a novelization of the CD-ROM game by the same name. There is, as the name suggests, an intense focus on the Klingon culture in this novelization, however, characters from other species do appear, from both the Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: …
Parking by Ruchir Joshi from Delhi Noir
Parking is a story by Ruchir Joshi. He is a writer who lives in India. The story appeared in Delhi Noir, a book of stories by Indian authors. All of the stories are set in Delhi. Parking is set in a place called Nizamuddin West. I am not familiar …
R.L. Stine’s Fear Street Series
“Fear Street” was a series of books written by R.L. Stine, the same author who wrote the series of Goosebumps novels for children. Although the two sets of books were similar, the difference between the two was that the “Fear Street” set of novels was written specifically for teenagers …
The Universe in a Single Atom, book by the Dalai Lama
The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is an amazing person, and for a student of Buddhism, his summation of that religion when asked as “My religion is kindness” is a great inspiration. I would really recommend that you look into Buddhism if you haven’t already done so - I …
Where the Wild Things Are
Jump into the imagination of young sebastian, when he travels into a world where the wild things live. this is a wonderful childrens book that i remember enjoying a great deal when I was younger. I was recently at the book store and noticed the book for sale. After …
Alone in a Room book
Alone in a Room by John Scott Lewinski
This book is interesting look at the processor screen writing. Rather than a book on craft or a book on how to sell a screen play, it looks more at the psyche of writing and the psyche of the screenwriters looking …
The Best Value Beauty Book Ever
Have you ever come across a beauty book that is not heavily filled with advices that you have heard like countless times..? Well, this book, The Best Value Beauty Book Ever is the answer to your question and I shall be honest about it. This is like one …
Successful Drawing Book
This is a book written by Andrew Loomis. I read this book way back when I was learning to draw, and since then I’ve enjoyed reading it. First of all, this book is not really a ‘how-to’ book which teaches you how to draw specific subjects like faces, animals …
This Present Darkness by Frank E. Peretti
I picked this book because I am a fan of Frank Peretti. This was his first novel. I really liked it, once I got a handle on the plot. Evil demons (well, what demons aren’t evil?) are trying to take over the town of Ashton, and …
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