Books Reviews
“Marked” By PC and Kristen Cast book
Marked by PC and Kristen Cast is the first volume in the House of Night Series about a vampire finishing school. This book is juvenile fiction. Although I am far from Juvenile, I enjoyed this book. I do not consider myself to be one of those …
“Possession” book by A.S. Byatt
Everything starts in the library, where Roland Mitchell, a very attractive and not relevant spectacular successes of a literary critic and poet of nineteenth-century dealing with Randolph Ash, accidentally discovered in a dusty, unread book in years draft letter of the deleted hand of the poet. A letter, from …
Jane Eyre
‘Jane Eyre’ reflects Charlotte Bronte’s own independent spirit, but also her desire to be loved and appreciated as a woman and as a human being. Poor yet spiritually rich, plain yet beautiful inside, Jane Eyre is, in many ways, a Cinderella of the Victorian times.
In a world where women’s …
Eldest book
Eldest is the second book in the Inheritance Trilogy, following Eragon. It starts off exactly where the last one ended and takes the reader to whole new lands and on great new adventures. In this book, Eragon decides to accompany Arya to the land of the elves to receive …
New Moon by Stephanie Meyer
New Moon is the second book in the Twilight series written by Stephanie Meyer. I don’t personally like this book too much because it is filled with sadness. In most of the book, Bella is alone without Edward who left Forks. Bella was crushed after that and even started …
Lord of the Rings book
Lord of the Rings is one of the best known fantasy books, written straight after the second world war by JRRTolkien. It has been the inspiration of many other fantasy books and quite a few films, amongst them several animated films and the hugely popular ones made by Peter …
Upgrading and Fixing PCs For Dummies
When I got my first computer years ago, my husband bought it from a yard sale. It was an older model Gateway with Windows 95 on it. He wanted to start me out with something cheap to see if I would enjoy it. Silly man! …
Mayo Clinic Guide to Pregnancy book
I got the Mayo Clinic Guide to Pregnancy towards the beginning of my pregnancy and I have been very happy with it. It is informative, comforting, and very easy to follow.
The book is organized by month of pregnancy. For each month of the pregnancy, there is a …
Friday Night Knitting Club novel
I picked this book up, and for some reason I expected something like the jane Austen Book Club novel, I’m not sure why. At any rate, Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs was one of those books I started expecting a warm, cozy read.
It might just be me, …
Before I Die by Jenny Downham
Before I Die by Jenny Downham is a very sad story, and be prepared to shed a bit of tears for readers out there whom have a very sensitive feeling. This story is about Tess, and she only have a few remaining months to live.
When I read …
“A Reliable Wife” by Robert Goolrick book
As I purchased this book, the thought did cross my mind—¦ “this is going to be a historic bore”. However, I am glad to say that I was wrong, very wrong. This novel, which is set in the early 1900s, tells a tale of sex, scandal, love, …
Sweet Valley Twins: Steven the Zombie (Book)
This book is really funny. The title speaks for itself and it features Jessica Wakefield wanting to practice voodoo and she tests it out on her brother Steven. She makes a doll that looks just like her brother, chants some spells, does some poking on the doll using a …
Parva by S.I Bhyrappa
If all qualities are the human, as for all qualities envy, you get angry, permit and or exactly it is policy, it is the complicated quality which feels all of feeling. As for the fight of Pandavas in them themselves you introspect entirely mainly in itself life and the decision …
Death Walker by Aimee & David Thurlo
Death Walker is the second book in the Ella Clah series that takes place in NW New Mexico on the Navaho Reservation. I started reading this series several months ago and have read many of the books.
I really enjoy the SW landscape and the bits of Navaho Culture I …
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
If you are looking for an easy read, Twilight is the book for you. If you are looking for an intellectually stimulating classical novel, I suggest you pass this by. I decided to read the book because of the hype that surrounded it. The characters and the story line …
The Seance by Heather Graham
This is a poorly written 377 page book. The main character Christina Hardy is supposed to be a jingle writer of Irish descent who finds herself in contact with a dead spirit and the target of a serial killer who kills redheads.
Let’s start with the character …
Shattered by Teri Terry, 2014 Book (Slated #3)
I enjoyed the first book in this trilogy, but I was majorly disappointed by the second book. I was really hoping for the third book to resurrect the trilogy, and I was expecting a major turnaround and a fantastic, nail-biting finish to the trilogy.
Unfortunately, this book managed to be …
Red Sky In The Morning by Elizabeth Laird
I read this Novel back in the late 1990s, after chancing upon it during a garage sales of a bookshop.
I bought it as I thought it was cheap and I needed a book to pass my free time. Well, I must say that the title was the only unique …
Let go of clutter by Harriet Schechter
‘Let go of clutter’ is a book written by Harriet Schechter. The author tells us how to get rid of the junk, waste material in our houses. Harriet has written this book in a way which is very easy to understand. She gives useful tips regarding how to get …
In the wake of sea serpents By Bernard Heuvelmans
This is quite the tome. It weighs in at over 600 pages, but within those pages is the single most comprehensive look at sea serpent from Antiquity to about 1965. Bernard Heuvelmans, the author, holds nothing back in this book and crams in as many sightings as he …
IPFW Bookstore (Follett’s)
I have been a student at IPFW for many years (sad but true) and I love their bookstore. It’s on campus, and near the food court. It’s in the main building, also, so it’s very well located. I love the fact that they have many deals …
Rainbow Six by Tom Clancy book
“Rainbow Six” might seem like a book that brings special operations over the top, but in a post September 11th world, and as a former Infantry man myself, I couldn’t help but feel sympathy and wonderment at the story that Clancy put together. As over the top as it …
Sideways Stories from Wayside School
This book is the first of three books in the Wayside School series by Louis Sachar. (There are other books as well that are sort of spinoffs, but they don’t really have stories in them). These books are now the basis of a TV show called Wayside.
This book, Sideways …
Motor City Blue: A Novel of Suspense by Loren D. Estleman
As those of you who have been reading my reviews lately know, I discovered the writings of Loren D. Estleman earlier this year. Estleman writes with a quirky style and viewpoint that mark him as special among current popular fiction writers. In the past I’ve favorably reviewed some of …
Beach Road novel
This is the first novel by James Patterson that I’ve ever read or tried to read. Beach Road is coauthored by Peter de Jonge, so maybe it is different from other Patterson novels.
I found it difficult in the beginning to keep the story and the characters straight. Each chapter …
Book: Into the Labyrinth
Each book in The Deathgate Cycle–a series by the New York Times best-selling authors Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman–adds more and more adventures to the series, building upon the enormous and unique worlds within them. “Into the Labyrinth” is the sixth installment and is no different. We find ourselves …
Color Me Lucy: Celebrating 50 Years Of I Love Lucy
“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 …
Laws of Attraction movie
Here is a romantic comedy about two divorce lawyers getting married ? how?s that for a punch line? Yes, that?s what the movie is about. Two very successful divorce lawyers, Audrey and Daniel, clash in court, working for the opposite parties. The divorcing celebrity couple has a castle in …
Black Holes and Baby Universes and other Essays book
I am a big fan of Stephen Hawking. And this book named “Black Holes and Baby Universes and other Essays” is one of my favourite books written by him. I always find space science very interesting, and black holes are the most interesting subject for me. Black holes always …
Indigo’s Star by Hilary McKay
Indigo’s Star is a book by Hilary McKay, and is part of a series of books which begins with Saffy’s Angel. It’s a fun and fresh book for preteen and younger teen girls, although it is a nice read even if you are older.
In this book, the main point …
Bad Cop: New York’s Least Likely Police Officer Tells All book
The author of the book does not typify a police officer. Bacon tells about his ups and downs at the academy and on the beat. As I was reading the book I could not help but understand the personal struggles Bacon was having as a police officer
and how he …
Mouse Guard Fall 1152 - Comic Collection by David Petersen
“Mouse Guard” is a series of comics set in a medieval-like world of mice who strive to live a prosperous lifestyle with the daily threat of predators and natural disasters, alongside enemy factions of mice, with the help of the noble and legendary Mouse Guard. The first collection …
Stick Man by Julia Donaldson
Imagine your life being a stick man and having to take care of your stick family at the same time, including yourself..? That would really he hard and that’s what this book, Stick Man by Julia Donaldson is all about. I think the author Julia had done a …
Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare book
Clockwork Prince is the sequel to the Clockwork Angel, which are part of the Infernal Devices series. The Infernal Devices is a prequel series to the Mortal Instruments series. The Clockwork Prince follows Tessa Gray, a Downworlder, as she lives in the Institute with the Shadow Hunters, during Victorian …
Letters to Gauri by M.V. Kamath
I have read the book ‘Letters to Gauri’. This book is written by M.V. Kamath, Indian writer. This book is the collection of 84 letters which are written by the author to his grand-daughter, Gauri.
Gauri is an adolescent girl and is studying in a school which is far away …
The Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davies
The book title, The Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davies is kind of boring and I did not have the desire to really complete it. I unfinished it because the plots were starting to get boring.
First of all, the settings of the story and all is alright and I’m …
Mystic Rose by Stephen Lawhead
The Mystic Rose by Stephen Lawhead concludes the Celtic Crusades trilogy telling about the recovery of three Christian relics. Murdo, a Celtic lord and the main character of Book 1, had found “The Iron Lance” - the spear that had pierced Jesus’s side on the cross. In Book 2, …
Cliffs AP United States History Book
I purchased the Cliffs AP US History book in order to better prepare myself for the Advanced Placement test in history. CliffsNotes are basically the way I survive reading books because, I am not going to lie, and I really do not have the patience to read a …
Mariel Of Redwall by Brian Jacques
Well I had just received this book about two weeks ago and I have already finished it and come to the conclusion that it is a great read. This book doesn’t stray to far from the formula that has made this series amazing. I got this book from my …
Smart Women / Foolish Choices by Connell Cowan, Melvyn Kinder
This is a very sensibly written book although, in some bits, the authors do sound like they’re enjoying the scolding they’re giving the smart women.
Nonetheless, the book has a lot of insights to offer, especially since it is written from the male point of view (don’t we women love …
Lab Manual for Application of Microbiology by Cheryl Duxbury
This is the lab manual book written by Cheryl Duxbury, the person who happens to be the instructor of the biology labs in University of waterloo. I have never yet to meet her but from what I know, she writes very hard exams. This book is actually called ‘Introduction …
Pulitzer by Elizabeth Storm book
I am reviewing the book, Pulitzer, written by Elizabeth Storm. This book was written in 1995. Anyone familiar with Quantum Leap is familiar with Dr. Sam Beckett and Admiral Al Calavicci, not to mention Gooshie, Ziggie, and all the others along for the ride. Quantum Leap was born …
Children’s Book: Bunny Money by Rosemary Wells
“Bunny Money” is a Max & Ruby children’s book by Rosemary Wells. It was published in the late 1990s and is fairly modern. The book also teaches a great lesson about spending money. It is high quality like most Max & Ruby books and my daughter …
Sudoku book by Lisa Penttila
Sudoku, book by Lisa Penttila is an excellent book with lot of good Sudoku puzzles in it. To start with tile of book is original Sudoku original which is appealing and that is the reason my husband bought it as a gift for me. I am big Sudoku fan …
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