Books Reviews
First Aid for the Betrayed by Richard Alan
Have you guys ever read First Aid for the Betrayed by Richard Alan before? Well, if you haven’t, then it’s time to start reading this book. It is a very good self-help book filled with lots of tidbits and healing process for those whom have been betrayed before.
And …
Will The Boat Sink The Water?: The Life of China’s Peasants
Last few years, there are many books about the rise of China heavily written and published. The presence of China as a global power is seen with a sense of awe and anxiety. The atmosphere that appears, the communist country, will eventually shift the dominance of the U.S. as …
90 Minutes in Heaven by Don Piper
90 Minutes in Heaven by Don Piper with Cecil Murphey is the story of a man who was in a fatal car crash and died…then two hours later he came back to life.
The author of this book explains how he died after a car crash and was taken to …
Pizza At Sally’s by Monica Wellington
“Pizza At Sally’s” is a children’s book written and illustrated by Monica Wellington. It was published by the Penguin Group in 2006. This is a very cute, yet basic story about a pizzeria owner named Sally. The story shows the reader what all goes into running a …
Killing Time by Linda Howard
Linda Howard is another new author to me that I discovered through the only email club I belong to.
I generally don’t like science fiction or anything close to it, by “Killing Time ” is different. I’m not sure exactly why I wasn’t put off by the time travel, but …
IT, book by Stephen King
Published in 1986 “It” represents perhaps the pinnacle of Stephen King’s long career in horror. A complete synopsis is simply impossible without a review nearly as long as the book itself but in short this story is set in the fictional town of Derry Maine, where seven children-known as …
Blindness by Jose Saramago book
Translated from Portuguese by Geovanni Pontiero, Blindness is now a full length movie starring Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo.
The Blindness novel starts straight in the story with the origin of the plot within the first pages of the novel. Blindness is the story of an unexplained mass disease of …
Green Arrow Year One
When I learned that a new mini-series centering on the long time DC character Green Arrow was being released, I figured I would take a chance and check it out. The character has been around since the 1950’s and has alternated between phenomenal storylines and really bad ones. Green …
Ayashi No Ceres Manga Book
This is one of the best romance and tragedy mangas I have ever read. Ayashi no Ceres is the Japanese name for the manga. Ceres Celestial Legend is the English name. Even thou I know most of my anime and manga names in English, I normally say them in …
ILLUSTRATED First Dictionary Book
This book is very useful for children. This illustrated first dictionary book is an alphabetical word bookthat introduces a child to dictionary skills.This book is designed very simple picture wordbook. It is not yet ready to use a full fledged dictionary. This book contains of an alphabetical list of …
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Peacekeepers
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Peacekeepers is a novel that I did not really enjoy too much. The reason I did not care too much for the novel is because the story did not strike me as being very interesting, although I would have to say that …
The Mournful Teddy written by John J. Lamb
This book is the first in the “Teddy Bear” series, a group of “cozy mysteries” that feature Bradley Lyon and his wife, Ashleigh Lyon. The “cozy mystery” is one that is not very graphic or violent in nature and is usually in a series highlighting some profession such …
Stay, novel by Deb Caletti
I’d never read anything by Deb Caletti before. Stay was the first and it really surpassed my expectations!
When Clara and Christian meet each other, the attraction is immediate. From the very first time their eyes meet, they know they HAVE to be together. Clara used to be shy, …
Top 10 of Everything 2007
The Top 10 of Everything 2007 is written by Russell Ash, and my family has this really big book. In fact, I have other versions as well, ranging from different year at home.
There are basically thousands of questions in this book that you will feel truly honored to …
The Adventures of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting
The book “The Adventures of Doctor Dolittle” by Hugh Lofting if one of the greatest American masterpieces—as far as literature is concerned. Its premise is very interesting, and it is a great tale for all ages.
I thought that Dr. Dolittle’s ability to speak to animals was the best …
Anne’s house of dreams - Lucy Maud Montgomery
Anne’s house of dreams is the story about the first years of Anne’s and Gilbert’s married life. They have married and Gilbert has got a job as a doctor, but not in Avonlea so they have to move away from their friends and relatives. They get a house by …
The Backwoods by Edward Lee: novel
Edward Lee is a horror writer known for his hard-core style: extreme violence and sexual content. The Backwoods was released around five years ago, when Lee was just getting into the height of his popularity. The Backwoods is a horror novel about a young woman who returns …
Harry Potter Hogwarts Through the Years
This is a beautiful 89-page full color poster book published by Scholastic. The term ‘poster book’ is misleading, as the pages are not designed to be pulled out and used as posters on one’s walls. It really is a book of photographs from the five Harry Potter movies that …
Gerald’s Game Stephen King
Gerald’s Game is a Stephen King novel published in 1993. Jessie and her husband Gerald play a role playing game in the bedroom, while on a weekend getaway in their secluded cabin, Jessie changes her mind, and wants to be un-handcuffed, Gerald thinks this is an act, she kicks …
CHOKE, a novel by CHUCK PALAHNIUK
It’s crazy. It’s delusional. Likewise, it’s some kind of sexually turned filthy insanity. Anyway, everyone here is clearly off the rails. Especially Palahniuk himself. And damn, that’s cool!
CHOKE is a book about a silly boy who is confused about his awareness of the world. He doesn’t understand what’s …
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
A fantastic script written by Eric Roth and directed by David Fincher, ‘ The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ hit theaters with a bang! From the moment I saw the trailor it sparked my interest and pulled me in. Putting a spin on the norm, Benjamin Button is …
Montana Ghost Stories; Eerie True Tales by Debra Munn
Who doesn’t like a good ghost story? Whether it is around the campfire or on a howling, windy Montana night, ghost stories are always in style. This particular book was actually a reprint of stories that appeared in Big Sky Ghosts (volumes one and two, 1993 and …
The Railway Auntie by Mohan Sikka
The Railway Auntie is a story found in the anthology Delhi Noir. This book contains stories written by Indian authors. All of the stories in the collection take place in Delhi.
The Railway Auntie is narrated by a young Indian man. He lives with his grandmother and is very poor. …
It’s In His Kiss by Julia Quinn
This is an entertaining novel that will keep you turning the pages. Julia Quinn continues her tail of the Bridgerton family this time focusing on the youngest daughter Hyacinth. The story takes twists and turns combining romance and comedy. The conclusion is as all would want …
Super Mario Kart 64 Unauthorized Game Secrets by Prima Games
Super Mario Kart 64 Unauthorized Game Secrets by Prima Games is a guide that I quite enjoyed looking through. I liked how this guide offered maps of the tracks and character art that can not be found elsewhere. It was pleasing to look at the art and read about …
Shopaholic Takes Manhatten by Sophie Kinsella
This book is the sequel to Confesssions of a Shopaholic, and while it is not quite as good, merely because the main character repeats the exact same behaviours which caused her to get into trouble the first time, the strange situations she gets into are different and in the …
The Da Vinci Code Book
I know I’m probably the last one to read the Da Vinci Code, after all its sold millions upon millions of copies around the world, but with the new movie out I decided finally that I would read the book that everyone is talking about. I must say, …
I Have Lived a Thousand Years by Livia Bitton-Jackson book
I have Lived A Thousand Years, is a book written by Bitton-Jackson, Livia on 1997. It is a winner of the Christopher Award.
I Have Lived a Thousand Years: Growing up in the Holocaust is an account of a personal experience of Elli L.Friedmann. Born in Czechoslovakia, Elli was brought …
INVU: Korean Manhwa (Comic)
Author: Kim Kang Won
Korean (Manga-style) Novel
Genre: Romance, slice of life
I.N.V.U, pronounced like the phrase ‘I envy you,’ is a Korean manga-styled novel by author Kim Kang Won. I say manga-styled merely due to fans of manga out there that are insulted that Korean authors are allotted the …
The Trump Way : The Way to Success
Donald Trump is a symbol of the dream of the United States, an icon of success and inspiration for many people around the world. The fact that he managed to revive his business empire, then became a billionaire after drowning in debt 9 billion U.S. dollars, making the story …
The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
I would encourage anyone looking for their true purpose in life to read Rick Warrens, The Purpose Driven Life. I found this to be a truly revolutionary self help book.
This book is not like any other book I have read. First of all it involves 40 days of reading, …
Amazing Grace by Danielle Steel
Amazing Grace is a fine example of another one of Danielle Steel’ sgreatest books. I could not put this book down. It truly shows the spirit of kindness in strangers when put in a tragic situation. It had me crying and laughing and brought out the …
John Banville: The Sea. A Book
I recieved this book from my sister several years ago becuase I greatly like prose. To give a bit of information this book deals with the lead character named Mac Mordon. Mr. Mordon has recently lost his wife to cancer and this book deals with his loss and the …
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; …
The Man in the Picture: A Ghost Story by Susan Hill
Susan Hill, the author of “The Woman in Black,” has written this Gothic novella as a “ghost story.” As a chilling, Gothic tail, it works well. I read it in one sitting on a sunny spring day instead of a cold winter’s night, but I found it to be …
The Little Book of Humorous Quotations
Random House published the Little Book of Humorous Quotations, a bright little orange book that holds, you guessed it, a bunch of different humorous quotations.
The book is organized by category, running the gamut from politics and philosophy to the arts to marriage to women to sports and everywhere in …
Home to Holly Springs By Jan Karon
I have read every book that Jan Karon has ever written. She is the master of the easy reading genre. If you have not read her Mitford Series, then get over to the library and read all seven of them You will fall in love with Father Tim, …
For Matrimonial Purposes, a chicklit by Kavita Daswani
There is no doubt that Indian people can write. After a brilliant Jhumpa Lahiri with her Pulitzer Book, “Interpreter of Maladies”, I found another Brilliant writer with her brilliant chicklit about the wedding culture in India.
It is about Anju, a 33 years old Indian girl who has not married …
Blowout by Catherine Coulter
This novel is written by Catherine Coulter and she is one of my favorite authors up to date. I am not a big fan of FBI thrillers, but this one really blows my mind out. The story is very climactic and around 300 over pages.
The story …
Harry Potter and the Sorcerors Stone
I really like this first installment in the Harry Potter saga. I Like how the book really introduces me, as the reader to the magic of being a wizard right alongside Harry. He is hesitant at first about believing that he is a wizard and knows …
The Stand by Stephen King
Another of my favorite book written by Stephen King would be The Stand. This book that I’ve read is actually from the Uncut Version and if you want a clue, the cover page of this book is something of a blue bird or something. A weird blue-like …
Small Business Management book
Okay, this book, Small Business Management: Launching and Growing New Ventures, Fourth Canadian Edition looked and felt to me like a textbook - but a really interesting textbook. I found lots of information that was useful to me, as well as some things I hadn’t even thought about so …
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare book
Clockwork Angel is the first book in the Infernal Devices series, which is a prequel series to the Mortal Instruments series. Tessa Gray arrives in England during the reign of Queen Victoria, leaving her home in America behind. Soon after arriving, Tessa is kidnapped by the Dark Sisters who …
Victorian Pins pattern booklet
Last week my mom bought a new pattern book called Victorian Pins for crochet at Hobby Lobby in Cookeville, Tennessee. The booklet was printed and designed by Nanttee Seale and Jeanettte Crews Design. It cost 6.99 for the booklet which is not too bad. It contained patterns for …
Dracula by Bram Stocker (novel)
“Dracula” is a novel I have a lot of respect for, but can’t say I’ve enjoyed reading. It’s definitely a classic of Gothic literature, and it deserves to be, but for the average modern reader, who knows the story quite well, it’s not that exciting.
The characters are one-dimensional, …
The Street Lawyer by John Grisham
I have not read many books by the lawyer and author, John Grisham; however, when I read the book “The Street Lawyer” by him some months ago, I thought that it was a really good book.
At first when I saw it, I thought that it would be slightly …
City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare book
Minor spoilers in this review:
City of Fallen Angels is the fourth book in the Mortal Instruments series. This book picks up where City of Glass left off after the war against Valentine, who was defeated. Clary has begun to train as a Shadowhunter and she is finally dating Jace. …
The Nerd Who Loved Me by Vicki Lewis Thompson (book)
“The Nerd Who Loved Me” by Vicki Lewis Thompson is a romance novel. Harry, an accountant, finds himself helping Lanie, a Vegas showgirl, and her son escape from Lanie’s ex. Things get complicated when the two very different people start developing feelings for each other.
I don’t normally …
Dead Wrong by Mariah Stewart
Dead Wrong by Mariah Stewart. This is book of a series. This series has been a great series to read these last few weeks.
In this book we are introduced to Archer Lowell, Curtis Alan Channing, and Vince Giordano. These are bad guys. They …
Reckless by Cecily Von Ziegesar
I kind of like this IT GIRL series, and Reckless by Cecily Von Ziegesar is one of it. I have read the other series, which is Gossip Girl also by the same author and now, it’s Reckless. This story is mainly about college drama or something and I …
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