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 …

George Orwell’s famous dystopian novel “1984″ is not only a great book, it is also a startling look at a possible future if we don’t heed Orwell’s advice.
The novel takes place in the year 1984 in a futuristic London that doesn’t seem like London at all. In this …

Following in the darker theme of the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the third in JK Rowling’s Hogwarts series. This was my personal favorite because I loved the character of Professor Remus Lupin. Lupin ends up being a friend to Harry and actually …

This is without doubt my favorite Pirates of the Caribbean book. It is filled with dozens of full color photographs and interesting text that covers all three of the feature films. The book has 95 pages and includes a neat pull out poster of the Black Pearl & 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 …

It’s another tough week at the office for Harry Bosch, homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. His bureau commander is desperate to get his “solved cases” percentage up to the 50% level to avert a public relations fiasco. He doesn’t want the newspapers and TV news gleefully …

The title of this book, What’s a Ghoul to Do? (A Ghost Hunter Mystery) by Victoria Laurie is really funny for me and that was the major reason for why I chose to read this book in the first place.
The genre of this book is supposed to be funny and …

Superman is put on trial for treason. He’s given an attorney who does what he can to spin the story in Kal’s favor. The soldier with whom he’s being tried even tries to take the bullet for Kal, but Kal interjects saying that it was his decision …

I really enjoy reading the book Can You Keep a Secret? This book was written by Sophie Kinsella. It was borrowed to me by my colleague at work, and she says the author was the one who wrote the Shopaholic novels. I do remember those novels …

The appropriately chosen title of the ninth book in the series of Nightside, the hidden heart of London, I think it extremely well covers the plot of the story. After the war of the angels (in Book II) and the one war with Lilith (Book VI), a new destructive …

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Perchance to Dream in some ways reminds me of an episode from the show’s fifth season: Darmok. Both the episode and novel have a loose set of similarities: Captain Picard and a captain from an alien ship are both transported to the surface …

ESSENTIAL PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDERMAN Vol 1
In the 1970’s, Marvel decided to give Spiderman, who was appearing regularly in Amazing Spider Man and Marvel Team Up, a second solo book. This effectively cashed in on his popularity and gave fans another monthly book to read and also infused …

The Contour Road Book of Scotland is an interesting and engrossing look back at motoring as it used to be - the book was published well over half a century ago now. It is an extremely attractive very small hardback which fits nicely into your hand, and shows signs …

I really enjoy Nicolas Evans’ work as he manages to capture a real sense of the magic and beauty of Montana. As the novel that the Hollywood film was based on, it holds so much more of the story and detail than could be crammed into the movie. I …

Dear Sister is the first Sweet Valley High book I can clearly remember reading. In the last book Liz Wakefield was seriously injured after an accident on her boyfriend’s motorcycle and was rushed to the emergency room where she fell into a coma. As the book picks up, Jessica …

The New Year Eve’s Murder (by Lee Harris, published by Ballantine Books, 1997)
This is my first Lee Harris book, and it was a real surprise. Lee Harris was a pseudonym for a romance writer, and I thought that this could be one of those simple-to-solve mysteries to …

The Top Secret Journal of Fiona Claire Hardin by Robin Cruise is a young adult fiction novel about a 10 year old girl name Fiona struggling to deal with the divorce of her parents. The book is poignant and raw with emotion as Fiona details her life in her …

Adrian is approaching his twenty four birthday. Entering into the hardest age in life of a man, and although apparently fully mature, mentally, still in the dark days of growing up, filling the pages of his journal, directory, fears and obsessions, decent full of complexes teenager. His mature works …

This book, Masterpieces in Miniature by Agatha Christie, is a collection of short stories. Many of them are mysteries featuring her main detectives - Hercule Poirot, Parker Pyne, Harley Quin, and Miss Marple. Some of them are not really mysteries so much as interesting things the characters do - …

If you are into books that can be a bit strange and on the weird side, you might want to try reading A Short History Of The Future. I read this book not so long ago and was prone to think that parts of A Short History Of The …

Hugs to Wrap Around Your Heart is actually a pretty heartwarming story that gets to my soul. It feels like drinking a warm and nice cup of cocoa or something, really. This is actually the 10th Anniversary Edition and it was given to me by someone as …

The Long Walk is a novel written by Stephen King under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, published in 1979, this book is one of the most interesting book I have ever read. 100 guys compete in a competition called The Long Walk, nobody can slow down below four miles an …

This fairy tale, loosely based on Cinderella, is a good book for girls to read. Ella, cursed by a fairy to be obedient, must obey anything she is told. This is of course a very inconvenient and at times dangerous curse.
She decides to find the fairy who cursed her …

Grave Surprise written by Charlaine Harris is a must must must read! This is the second book in a new series about a girl struck by lightening that can now locate the dead. What’s the catch? Well she knows how they died but unfortunatly who killed …

I had the idea that the original ‘Fitness for Dummies’ that was published in 1996 was a real step forward in the field of fitness and gave the reader a complete idea of the basics in a very simple and uncomplicated way. And this second edition is just an …

Saw an episode of Oprah where Geneen Roth was talking about her book. Actually my step-mother is a big Oprah watcher and she knows that I have issues with food and she thought it would be a good one for me to watch. So I let her show it …

This book is probably the most action packed of all the books, it focuses on the new Prince of Narnia rising to his foretold throne. The story ends happily, even though the children have to return to their world as usual. The only really very sad part of the …

If you read the Sherlock Holmes stories, you would never think Sir Arthur Conan Doyle had a twisted mind. But, his story, The Case of Lady Sannox will convince you otherwise.
I wasn’t sure what to think when I was reading this story. I knew something bad was going to …

Another story by Linda Howard, this novel revolves around a woman and her estranged husband meeting after many years apart. Sallie Jerome has been an independent woman for many years, working as a reporter for a prestigious news outlet while trying to leave behind the memory of her …

This book title, Notes from an Exhibition by Patrick Gale gave a lot of insights on what perhaps goes in the minds of different artists at any given time. The time set is not in this modern era, but rather a time long before us.
An artist has …

Zondervan, 2010, 314 pages
Christian Fiction Literature
Introduction: This report details the plot and issues that are discussed in the book written by Karen Kingsbury and how I, as a reader, feel about them.
Body:
The major plot of the book follows the relationships and thoughts of characters that are in close relationship with …

I’ve always had a sick interest in serial killers and their crimes so my mom bought me Lethal Intent by Sue Russell. This is a biography of the now infamous Aileen Wuornos, played by Charlize Theron in “Monster”.
The book gives great detail about Aileen’s home life as a child, …

If you love Stephen King books, then you’ll absolutely love the chilling tale of House of Leaves. It is arguably the greatest contemporary horror book of our generation. It will leave you shifting your eyes to the shadows in the corners of your room nervously and flinching at ever …

This book is written by Beverly Cleary, who wrote the Ramona the Pest and otehr Ramona and Henry Huggins books, as well as the Mouse and the Motorcycle books.
This kids book, written more for girls aged 8 - 10, is a nice look at what life would have been …

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 …

Kitty is a werewolf. Who also happens to have her own late-night radio show.
This caught my interest from the very beginning. A werewolf premise. With a twist. Very nice.
The plot of this story starts off in a small town called Pueblo, but the main character, …

‘I had it all the time’ is a book written by Alan Cohen. Cohen tells us that many things which we consider to be impossible are not impossible. We have to be self-confident. Therefore, Cohen gives us such inspiring information through simple methods and stories that anybody who reads …

I am not particularly a royalist but I do have an inquisitive interest in life behind palace doors and I enjoyed this book immensely. This is written by Paul Burrell who started life in a coal mining village, became footman to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and ended …

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 …

The subtitle of this book is “A Study of Bird Parasites”, and the cover of my 1961 Grey Arrow paperback edition is a plain green studded with microscopic (and otherwise) black and white drawings of some of these creatures. You might think from looking at it that it would …

There is no such perfection…, these words are crossing my mind whenever I read Filosofi Kopi, an inspiring short Story written by Dewi Lestari who’s well known with the pen name Dee. She’s a talented author and songwriter, and also known as a singer in Indonesia.
She launched her short …

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer is an amazing book. I feel in love with this book and it’s sequels. It takes a lot to keep me interested in a book. I have never been much of a reader but Twilight captured my attention and I could not put …

Pushing the Limits is the first in the Pushing the Limits series. It is told from the point of view of a girl named Echo and a boy named Noah. Echo can not remember the night she got the bumpy scars which cover her arms. That was the night …

This children’s book by Eva Ibbotson is a clever, funny book about a wizard who wants to get married and how he chooses which witch to marry.
There is the usual cast of funny characters and strange creatures, as well as a few strange coincidences. The part I think was …

The Dark is Rising is the second book in the series with the same name. In this book, the struggle between the good and the bad continues with the introduction of one the main characters, the 11 year old Will Stanton. What I particularly like with Will is that …

This is an absolute must read book for any mother of an autistic child or anyone that has been touched by autism in some way or another! In this book Jenny McCarthy explains what she went through with her son, Evan. To say her journey has tugged …

As I read this book I was happy to discover that Michael Caine, one of my favorite actors, is also a talented writer. This honest and humorous autobiography was a pleasure to read, and when I had finished it I felt like I personally knew Mr. Caine, his family …

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 …

Tuesdays with Morrie is a quick and easy read, by author, Mitch Albom. I absolutely fell in love with this adorable story about the wonderful relationship that developed between a student and his teacher, once his teacher was seriously diagnosed with an extreme illness. It is a …

The Hardy Boys are taking place in a celebration for an opening maze in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. The owner of the maze has suddenly dissapeared into what sends like thin air. The Hardy Boys must solve this mystery and find the owner before anything happens to her. Their …