I don’t think I can read this series anymore. The last few books I read were such a disappointment. It wasn’t even the plot that killed it. It’s the lack of development for the characters. What was funny and intriguing about them at the beginning, is now annoying and …

Cream caramel is a manga that contains 3 different love stories. The first one gives the name to this manga. Is about a high school girl who decides to live by herself even if her parents are moving to stay with the boy she likes. However in the apartment …

As a truly passionate person I found the passionate, emotional side of “The Chrysalids” very appealing.
Having an extra toe or the ability to read minds would seem an advantage to me yet there are those that only notice these kind of “abilities” as a divergence from the norm and …

My first impression of this book was not very favorable. One look at the title and I thought, “Yet another attempt by some Christian author to beat Harry Potter.” Mind you, I have nothing against such attempts; but PLEASE, don’t be such obvious copycats! At least come up with …

“The Ethics of Star Trek” by Judith Barad and Ed Robertson is a book that takes a look at pretty much each and every episode of four of the five Star Trek series that features some sort of moral or ethical theme or issue and then attempts to build …

This is a fantastic book written by Viktor E. Frankl an internationally renowned psychiatrist. In this book “Man’s Search for Meaning” he author Viktor E. Frankl tells us about his endured years of unspeakable horrible experience in the Nazi death camps. During this period of suffering the author …

As an avid Oprah watcher, I followed the many people that read her top choice for 2008 which was Echart Tolle’s, “A new Earth”. I absolutely loved the book and really felt it was a beneficial read. I bought the book on an online book website for a reasonable …

Looking Forward through Childhood and Adolescence is a textbook by Candida Peterson that is required for studying early childhood. This book is approximately 450 pages, with some coloured pages and a huge amount of information. This book helps people understand the developmental stages of children from when they are …

The Wind Harp by B. J. Hoff is part of the Mountain Song Legacy.
It’s part 2 of a 3 part series.
I found this book by accident. It was one of those days where I didn’t have much time to look for a book so I just went up …

I picked this book up on one of those days when I had read everything else in existence and I was desperate for more. After lots of browsing, I stumbled across The Naming and really liked the title. It was catching and had promise in the fantasy …

I have to say that I have fallen into the category of teenage girls who have fallen for these books, and I fell hard. I was first introduced to these books because my college roommate was a die-hard Twilight fan - she simply insisted that I read the …

In the 1960’s and 1970’s, African American superheroes were virtually non-existent on the comic scene. In 1971, Luke Cage Hero For Hire debuted not only a new African American hero, but also one of the most well written Marvel books of the 1970’s.
The collection starts out with origin time: …

The Runaway Jury is another Grisham’s novel mostly based in a court environment. An old lady is suing a large tobacco firm after the death of her husband. Grisham gives us information about what happens in a courtroom, the juries daily life and how the jury team is selected …

“Curious George Goes Camping” is another pointless entry in the Curious George series of books, written by Margret and H.A. Rey, and illustrated by Vipah Interactive, whatever that is, ‘in the style of H.A. Rey.” From that I assume that this book is illustrated by graphic artists who …

I love this book, Love’s Funny That Way by Pamela Burford so much. I certainly feel that when it comes to the topic love, you can never be too sure or not too sure. Once love comes, it comes like a bolt of lightning just like that. …

The little girl who lives down the lane has a nasty little secret in her cellar. She doesn’t go to school or hang around with any of the other children. Though she may be lonely, mysterious and a little bit odd Rynn Jacobs is a well-equipped 13 year old …

With the multitude of books that reach out to people’s emotions, Tuesday with Morrie is the one book that really got to me. In a post-modern world where everything happens in an instant, we become lost in a fast-paced lifestyle and we stop to care. We are always in …

This book is one of Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot mystery novels. It is not my favourite of her books, however I did enjoy it for many reasons.
I liked the presence of the other, obviously inferior detectives (although this did sort of remind me of a Sherlock Holmes mystery) and …

In this book, Karen Kingsbury tells a story of teenage love, disregarded as nothing special by adults. Two high school students, Shane and Lauren, are in love and planning to get married when they come of age. They are together all the time, everywhere. One day, they make the …

I love to read, heck, I love it so much I decided to become a writer so I could write my own stories. My background is in journalism though, which has taught me a lot about writing, research and the nitty gritty bits of writing that creative writing or …

In the 22th volume of Nodame Cantabile, Nodame keeps rehearsing for her concert with Stresemann, while nobody else knows about her whereabouts, what makes Chiaki really worried while looking for her. Once they perform, everyone gets really impressed at her playing, making her known all over in the internet. …

This A-Rod book has gotten a lot of publicity due to the fact that the author, Selena Roberts, is the writer that broke the A-Rod steroids. Since I am not a fan of the Yankees or A-Rod, this book was sort of a cheap thrill.
Although Roberts seems obviously …

Since this book came out, everybody was talking about how wonderful it was, how good author Rainbow Rowell is and how painful the ending is. I finally decided to give it a chance, and I found a beautiful and real love story, but it’s a story that lacked a little …

Jennifer Crusie is a genius in romance novel/chick lits! It is said that she applied her knowledge on psychology and popular fictions to create a story with characters and plots that any women search in reading these genre of book. It is common to find the characters of ex-boyfriend, …

The romantic family story Love The One You’re With written by Emily Giffin is more like television soap rather than a novel. But it is readable for its pleasant and relatable story line. The one line plot of the book is that an ex boyfriend unexpectedly comes into life …

How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks For Big Success In Relationships by Leil Lowndes is such a good book for those people out there having problems reaching out in social functions and stuff like that. Have you ever wondered how easy it is for some to communicate …

Several months ago I was at my local library when I saw a book called Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. I had only heard of this book once and that was in by book group. We had discussed reading it and decided that it was not a book …

I was a bit skeptical about the Crochet Answer Book (by Edie Eckman) because I thought that it was a bit overly ambitious - according to the front cover, it has the “Solutions to Every Problem You’ll Ever Face” and the “Answers to Every Question You’ll Ever Ask”. While …

This is one of the most interesting books I read in a long time. That may sound a bit weird as these stories are mostly about ghosts, UFOs and other paranormal events, but they are truly well-written. These are not the old, boring ghost stories that have been passed …

I am a lover of books, mostly novels. I feel novels are good for passing the time as well as for improving English.
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This book is one of my favorites amongst the dozens of Jude Deveraux books, it has a classic love story which is set back in the medieval times but also has a future setting - this is actually about a young woman who feels lost and one day tries …

Batman: Cacophony is a graphic novel by director Kevin Smith and is about Batman trying to capture a killer who hunts criminals while trying to figure out who’s been turning Joker’s lethal laughing gas into the hottest drug on the black market.
This graphic novel is pretty good. …

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is the first of the 3-book series written by Stieg Larsson. The movie version of this was recently released but I put on hold watching it until after I finished the book. And what a great decision it was because this book turned …

Adopted Paws is a story by author Retz Reeves. Adopted Paws tells how Retz Reeves came to have so many animals in her life, and ultimately how she met her spouse, who is the animal lover in the family. Adopted Paws is a must read for any and all …

“Bark George” is a book by Jules Feiffer about a dog named George who can not bark. His mother asks him to bark, and rather than your traditional “arf” he instead moos, quacks, and meows. His mother doesn’t know what to do with him, so she takes him to …

Last year I moved to Berlin for good. Without knowing how to speak German well, I was jobless for quite a while. Before I realised, i was actually suffering from depression. I spoke to a friend, and he recommended me to read alot, to keep my mind active and …

Yoshi’s Story The Unauthorized Guide by Bradygames is most definitely not as good as the strategy guide put out by Nintendo Power. The reason it is not as good is because this guide is missing some details regarding a few of the hidden paths and the locations of the …

After many years of starwars the trilogy was finaly finished. Most people only had their eyes on the movie. But i had my hands on the book several months before the movie came out. The book is written on a special way. Everything is described into the smallest detail. …

Written by Eisenberg, Murkoff and Hathaway, this book has been around forever and most pregnant women have at least heard of it, if not read it.
The main thing I like about this book is that each month of pregnancy is described in separate chapters. That way, you don’t …

This book is a classic kids book from Farley Mowat. As a sequel to the classic book about the dog Mutt, it tells the story of a boy from Saskatchewan who adopts two owls - Wol and Weeps. They have interesting adventures including a pet parade, learning to fly, …

Twilght is the first of three books by Stephanie Meyer about Bella and Edward Cullen and their twisted fate.
This is a love story between a used-to-be ordinary girl and a member of a “vegetarian” vampire family(they don’t drink human blood, just animals), struggling to be a vampire …

Last In, First Out is a story by Irwin Allan Sealy, which appeared in Delhi Noir, a short story collection which contains stories by Indian writers. All of the stories are set in the city of Delhi. I had never heard of Sealy until reading Delhi Noir, but after …

Another great book written by John Sandford is the debut title, Naked Prey. This has got something to do with the Davenport series because it is mainly Lucas Davenport trying to solve this crime and that crime. I bought this at a whim, because my previous review …

Pistol: A Biography of Pete Maravich, is written by Mark Kriegel and there is something that I’m not sure about this book. I am not sure whether this book is official or non-official one.
I am not a basketball fan but I do have heard of Pistol …

Divided in Death, written by J D Robb, was published by Berkley Publishing Group in 2004.
I find Robb’s books extremely riveting! I’m no fan of science fiction; but I like this series of futuristic crime detection. She has developed realistic and likeable characters like Eve Dallas, husband …

For fans of Sidney Sheldon, This novel may have a very long time you ever read. Base memoir owned by Sheldon, The Naked Face is a novel first published. Indeed, this long novel, but I love it with the story. I seem to prefer the Naked Face than Windmill …

Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Wake is a story that features Scotty, McCoy and Spock, but takes place in the 24th century. Both Scotty and Spock visit McCoy at his home and discuss the events that occurred in Star Trek: Generations, including Kirk’s first supposed death, then …

I have read the book —˜The World of Peace’ by J. Krishnamurti. This is a very good book. It is interesting to read for anybody who wishes to think about the various problems, conflicts and disorder that is troubling the world. This book consists of six chapters. Four chapters …

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 …

I love investigative and police-type or a mystery case type of books sometimes; depending on my mood, really. Harry Bosch is an amazing officer from the LAPD, and there is another book too, featuring the character, Harry. So he is on a quest to find the linkage or …