This book for youths, the beginning of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, starts the series off strong. Rick Riordan has created an interesting main character, although the foreshadowing is really strong, and a somewhat new plot.
Arguments among the Greek gods and the Greek gods or other …

If you have never been to a college bookstore then you can’t imagine what they usually look like when you go inside. Basically, they usually have tons of books that are stacked almost to the roof and organized by subject in order to make them easier for students …

I read to Kill A Mocking bird for the first time in nineth grade, it was required reading in my high school. Little did I know I would end up loving this book so much. I have read to kill a mockingbird at least 500 times in fifteen years. …

I love to read before bed it is not only relaxing but it gives me a chance to get lost in another world, so each night I curl up in my “library” and read for at least a half hour. If I can not sleep, you can find me …

Several years ago I was shopping at the local flea market. I came across a book table, and the guy was selling books a plastic shopping bag full for one dollar. I love to read so of course I bought a bag of his books.
I was enchanted with …

This is the best book for first time moms-to-be. Your Pregnancy Week By Week was the first pregnancy book I bought when I got pregnant with my first. This is a very helpful book which provides informations about the happenings as well as the growth, health, nutrition …

This is the third in a series. This book covers the END of Dave’s journey through foster care. It then covers his life in the Air force, his marriage, the birth of his son Steven and his struggles as an adult that is overcoming childhood abuse (at …

This is an wonderful book about being a foster family and about saving abandoned babies.
Debbe and her family started off being approved as a foster family. Their desire was to adopt a baby to add to their family of 2. Well of course, that doesn’t always work …

I bought this book as I was once a Computer Science student. I picked it myself and we were never required this book as a textbook. However, as I saw the subtitle, “Social, legal, and ethical issues for computers and the internet” and after scanning through the TOC and …

Written by Al Kelley, Ph.D. , and professor of mathematics; and Ira Pohl, a professor of Computer Science with 30 years of experience as software methodologist; this book is a must-have for students of Computer Science who wants to master this language.
The book is divided into 15 chapters, and …

The Gonzo Way is a short book written by the young widow of Hunter S Thompson, the original gonzo journalist.. This short book is a nice story about how to live the Gonzo way or something or other. I own two copies of it, and I read all one hundred …

Briggs’ pronounced Texas twang and affinity for bolo ties makes it easy to dismiss him as a novelty or silly character. At his heart, however, Briggs is a journalist and a very accomplished essayist with an astounding breadth of movie knowledge.
He uses this knowledge very effectively in Profoundly …

I should preface this review by stating clearly that this is a work of erotic fiction, so you should stay away far away from it if you are easily scandalized.
Disclaimers aside, I think Hart is one of the best erotica writers out there today. She understands that the …

Written on the Body is a book of poetry disguised as prose, Winterson’s style of writing adding all the more confusion to the sex of her protagonist. It seems at times, in its careful and loving descriptions to feminine and to be masculine as the protagonist talks of its …

Paperback swap is one of two book swapping websites I’m currently using, the other is the superior Bookmooch.com.
The idea behind the site is this: you make a list on the website of books you own and want to get rid of. Another user on the site decides that …

The best words to describe the book “Recipes for a Perfect Marriage” by the Irish author, Katie Kerrigan are pills of wisdom about marriage. This novel stays away from the usual cliché that we usually see in Hollywood movies, and tackles the real thing being married for …

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 …

Parallel Lies is by Ridley Pearson. I absolutely love his books! He is one of my favorite writers of all time. I like the way he writes, the characters he employees, and the meaning behind his plot lines.
Parallel Lies is about a large company that caused an accident that …

Mercy is by Julie Garwood. I’ve read other of her works and enjoyed them all. They are lighthearted tales of life and love.
Mercy is about Theo Buchanan who works for the justice department. While in New Orleans to give a speech in recognition of an award from capturing some …

On Mystic Lake is written by Kristin Hannah. I would consider this book along the lines of a romance/drama novel.
The main character is Annie Colwater. On the same day her daughter leaves for college her husband tells her he wants a divorce because he’s in love with …

Superstitious is by R.L. Stine. This book is in the horror/supernatural genre. I had never read any of R.L. Stine’s work before so didn’t know what to expect. I liked the way the book was written even if horror isn’t one of my favorite story types.
The book is about …

An Accidental Woman is written by Barbara Delinsky. This book is very much a romance/drama.
The main plot of the book is about Heather Malone. She moved to town fourteen years ago and settled down. She’s a kind gentle person that everyone in town loves. She lives with …

Midnight Runner is a suspense novel by Jack Higgins. It involves espionage, Mideast terrorist, and intrigue.
I liked this book, but the characters are a little on the unbelievable side. Some of the things they do you know aren’t possible in real life. I will say that the author …

Guilty as Sin is a crime/suspense novel by Tami Hoag. I’ve only recently got into Tami Hoag’s books, but so far I like what I’m reading. I know I’m going to be searching out her books the next time I’m in the library.
Guilty as Sin is about a lawyer …

Since everyone dreams, I highly recommend the book “Dreams and What They Mean to You” by Migene Gonzalez-Wippler. With this book you will get help in learing how to keep a dream journal, dream more effectively (who ever knew there was such a thing!), recall your dreams (which …

This book was written by Morgan Menzie and is marketed as “based on a true story.” This does not mean that it is a memoir or an autobiography. The story is written in a journal type format and is about a girl who suffers from anorexia and yet later …

This is Sam Bourne’s third book; he also wrote ‘The Last Testament’ and ‘The Righteous Men’. He’s described as ‘the biggest challenger to Dan Brown’s crown.’ Dan Brown wrote ‘The Da Vinci Code’.
He may well be a challenger but he’s certainly nowhere near as compelling a …

Percy Jackson and the Olympians is the literally one of the best children books of all time and in my opinion, better than the Harry Potter series. So far, there are four books in the Percy Jackson series and more coming out soon.
Based on Greek mythology, it is about …

Synopsis
Written through the eyes of Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard and Jane Boleyn. Three young women caught up in the power hungry and volatile court of King Henry VIII.
Anne of Cleves, picked to be the fourth Queen of England yet a fatal mistake dashes her hopes before they have …

This Marya Hornbacher novel is a memoir about her journey through a life of anorexia and bulimia and back again. This memoir is said to be a favorite among the eating disorder population of today’s youth. The author likens eating disorders to Alice going down the rabbit hole and …

This book is written by the compilation of Jennifer Hendricks, the anorexic girl in the story who eventually dies, her father, and the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders. Jennifer’s own writing is provided to the readers through her journal entries. Throughout the book the protagonist goes …

John Gardner ‘Grendel’. Probably, most people heard about Grendel, an infamous monster, a half-human who used to terrorize Dans’ villages. It’s considered to be one of the first and fundamental texts of English literature. In fact, it is written in Anglo-Saxon, which is completely incomprehensible for us …

Anaconda was a groundbreaking character in the Marvel Universe for the sole reason that she was ugly. She was really disgusting looking. When you think about it, virtually no super heroines or super villians are unattractive. Virtually none of them are even average-looking. More than ninty …

Alpha Flight was the first superhero team created in Marvel Comics that took place outside the United States, specifically Canada. I only read a few Alpha Flight comics when I was younger and only appreciated them after realizing the storylines were more mature and realistic than most other …

The Absorbing Man, also known as Carl “Crusher” Creel is a top tier villian in the Marvel Comics universe. The Aborbing man has went toe to toe with the heavy hitters of the Marvel universe, including the Incredible Hulk and the Mighty Thor. The Absorbing Man was …

The Abomination, otherwise known as Emil Blonsky, is one of the Incredible Hulk’s greatest enemies. The Abomination is unique in the Hulk’s gallery of villians in that Blonsky is strong enough to go toe-to-toe with the Hulk, at least for a while. The Abomination, at normal strength, …

Ray Bradbury ‘Fahrenheit 451′ is one of the classic dystopian books, by many regarded as one of the best of this kind, next to Orwell’s ‘1984′ and Huxley’s ‘ Brave New World’. The story is set in not so distant future, in the USA governed by …

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A novel that brings the two thousand years ago past of a Roman Britain into life of the present day, a novel where the past impacts heavily on the lives of all the characters involved in the present day.
The main character of the book, historian Viv Lloyd Rees has …

This book by Constance Rhodes is about what she terms the “thin cage,” which is a so-called cage in which many women find themselves in where being thin becomes an obsession. The book does not necessarily talk about eating disorders, as one might think upon first reading the title …

The book “Play Or Be Played” by Tariq Nasheed (you might know him as “King Flex”) in my opinion its a most have for all the ladies across the world.
It teaches and educates ladies from all cultures in how to be successful with the opposite sex.
I’m a man and …

Stephenie Meyer started out with this unique series (4 books) with her novel “Twilight”. It sounds bizarre when you hear what the plot is about, but reading the actual book keeps you hooked. It is basically the story of a girl, Bella Swan, and her encounter with Edward Cullen. …

I had often seen Nicci French books in the book shop, but the book description was never anything that jumped up and grabbed me.
I was given Catch Me When I Fall as a gift a while ago. It took a few weeks before I actually picked it up …

My husband loves to cook. He thinks it’s therapeutic. I loved that he loved to cook. He would whip up great-tasting dinners in no time because he’s been cooking for himself since he was in middle school. I took on the role of cleaning up after he cooked, so …

Although it’s been read by several, I can’t speak highly enough of this book. It’s a true story of a student and a professor, Morrie, who is dying of Lou Gherig’s disease. He spends Tuesdays with him talking about life, death, happiness, marriage, etc. It is appropriate for …

Being someone who’s first language is not English, I definitely need a dictionary and a thesaurus. I am fond of writing articles so I should use words the write way as I construct sentences with good grammar. I am also fond of watching English films. Honestly, it helps me …

‘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 …

‘Making peace with the things in your life’ is a book written by Cindy Glovinsky. The author tells us about the psychology of things. The author tells us the reason behind our acquiring things and the ways we use to get those things and the way we organize those …

‘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 …

‘No enemies within’ is a book written by Dawna Markova and is very good to read. Markova tells us that each of our thoughts and feelings- whatever they are are important, valuable. We have to give heed to our thoughts and feelings. Most of the time, we …

Four Blondes by Candace Bushnell is not the best book I’ve read recently. The book is nothing like you’ll expect from Candace Bushnell if you’re expecting Sex and the City type of writing. The television series itself is nothing like the book and I shouldn’t have expect …