This is a book filled with suspense, drama, and like a lot of other books, romance. I felt the author did a great job at disguising the identity of the killer. She led you in the direction of many suspects, so it made it kind of hard …

The Rockaway Township Library is located in the town of Rockaway in Morris County, NJ. It needs to be distinguished from the other library in the town, the Rockaway Borough Library. The Rockaway Township Library is located near the police station on Green Pond Road.
It is a …

The Book Barn in Denville is a charity store run by Saint Clare’s Hospital. They accept donations of books and then sell them to raise money for the hospital. The books are stored in a converted barn. The barn has heat in the winter and sealed windows, so …

Since watching Ironman in 2006 and being awed by the participants, I decided to try and conquer this sport. I have been going to the gym regularly for the last decade or so and an avid biker. I got some books for triathlon, and beefed up my collection with …

Memory and Dreams is a modern-day fantasy about an artist who is able to bring the subjects of her paintings to life.
Isn’t this what a lot of us with physical creativity (writing, painting, etc.) long to be able to do? As a writer myself, I have often dreamed of …

Worldwide mystery book club is a book club from Harlequin, which is better known for romance. This publishing company offers a number of book clubs. A book club is an agreement where the user gets a predetermined number of books shipped to them every month. They can decide whether …

I am a huge Leonard Cohen fan; I like his music, his poetry and anything else he decides to do. His talent is endless and, in my opinion, ageless. I heard about a book launch party at a book store in Calgary, Alberta, for a book which is a …

The Dream Book: Symbols for Self Understanding - by Betty Bethards is a book that I found to be helpful. As this book points out, it is important to understand the significance of one’s dreams because dreams can sometimes serve as a warning sign for a real concern or …

10,000 Dreams and Their Traditional Meanings - by Gustavus Hindman Miller is a dream book that I was disappointed in. The reason I was disappointed in the book is because it did not seem to offer as much flexibility in interpretation of images and symbols as other dream books …

I’m a longtime King fan. I started reading his work in elementary school and have been enjoying it ever since. I’m such a fan that I write soley about Stephen King related material for Examiner.com. As I discuss the books, I’ve been reading them so that …

I decided to read Watchmen again. Yes, I’ve already read it a few times already, but the beauty of Watchmen is that you can read it over and over again without losing any of the enjoyment.
This is often hailed as the greatest graphic novel of all time. …

In the book The Ambivalence of Abortion, Linda Bird Francke tells the stories of women who have had abortions, the men who are their partners, and the clinic workers and who deal with abortion on a day to day basis. She gives an inside look at what women go …

Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Rock and a Hard Place is a novel that I found to be fairly enjoyable and memorable. Fans of the character known as William T. Riker will get a definite kick out of this novel because a large portion of it focuses …

This Is a book titled “The MacLarens” by Margaret MacLaren of MacLaren.This book tells the history from the ancient times till today of the Clan MacLaren/MacLaurin.The Clan has now branches all over the world including Australia/America Canada and Scotland.The Clans original heartland is in Balquhidder in Perthshire Scotland,the Clan …

I was enticed by the title, hence I brought home If Jesus Were Your Counsellor by Selwyn Hughes. Pondering about the title, I recalled several questions I often asked but seldom answered. The book contained 50 questions people frequently asked pertaining to different facets of life.
Hughes answered these …

The sixth book in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, was not such a page-turner for me as I expected. This was the first time that I waited for the release of the book, and in fact, I reserved a copy from my favorite bookstore. …

This book is with out a doubt the best I have read. I received this book from an aunt as a gift, at first the style The Book Thief confused me but after the first page I was hooked. The Book Thief is the story of Liesel Meminger, …

The Remorseful Day was written by Colin Dexter and published by Ballantine Publishing Group, 2001.
Such a pity that the author had retired Inspector Morse forever, from the face of this earth. I really enjoyed reading the mysteries of his protagonist, the taciturn yet highly ingenious detective, who …

Recently, I finished a book written by Camika Spencer called Cubicles. The story revolves about the life of three women namely, Faulkner, Joyce and Margaret. Both, Faulkner and Joyce are black women looking for a spot in the corporate world. Actually, Joyce is a manager seeking for an executive …

The shabby looking girl in the cover of the book entitled Dovey Coe, written by Frances O’ Roark Dowell, gives inkling to the story. Dovey Coe is the youngest among the Coes; Caroline, the eldest and reckoned as the most beautiful in town and Amos, is the deaf and …

“Shopaholic” was the word that strongly caught my attention passed the big “SALE” sign at a stand of my favorite bookstore that even though the book was one feet away from the sign, I clung to it and handed it over to the cashier. I’m thankful though that regardless …

I recently purchased a copy of Ani’s Raw Food Desserts by Ani Phyo, being an excited fan of her first raw food book. I was a little disappointed with this book though. I do not like using agave syrup, and almost every single recipe in this book contains agave …

This spooky book for children and youths, The Midnight Hand by Paul Stewart, is a great combination of scary ghost story and mystery. The main characters, Tom, Asa, and Eva must figure out what the hand, which only appears as the clock tolls midnight, wants and do it before …

Did you enjoy reading The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown? I did. I loved the story of the adventurous symbologists nerd Robert Langdon. I was taken back to the time when I watched Indiana Jones several times so much that my eyes watered. Langdon’s adventures are the modern …

Black is the first book in a trilogy by Ted Dekker. (The other two books are Red and White, and I will be writing reviews for these ones as well).
Black is a Christian fantasy novel about a man named Thomas Hunter, who is a failed novelist and a twenty-five-year-old …

If there was one complaint that I had about DC Comics’ “Final Crisis” event last year, it was the delays. Just about every book had a serious delay in the printing that led to the story coming out months late; mostly, from what I understand, the delay was …

Busman‘s Honeymoon (written by Dorothy L Sayers and published by Avon Books, 1968)
This would have been an amusing book; however there was too much saccharine for me. It seemed Lord Peter Wimsey turned slightly idiotic because he was on his honeymoon, after having married Harriet Vane, the …

Reading this book is like slapping a social system that was practiced by our society. Things like this do not just happen in the Middle East, but also occurs in women everywhere. Women were considered so despicable in religious, social, esteem, honor, and not bring prestige to the …

This book is one book that inspires memoir of my heart. After reading the first chapter ordinary memorable, so I forced myself to read the next chapter. From the continuation of that chapter, I get a clear picture of the struggle of Dr. Ang in helping the Palestinian people, …

Eric Shanower, author of the comic who came from the United States, formerly known as the creator of Oz graphic novels, intended to describe the War Troy as comics, when he listened to an audio book The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam, written by Barbara W. Thucman. …

One of China’s history is revealed that less re-education for adolescents. Re-education by sending their teens to villages. Very few books or movies that describe the real system for adolescents and their families. This book is one that successfully describes the experiences of a teenager who does not …

In 2007, I bought Time For Kids Almanac 2008 With Fact Monster for myself. Not that I’m fed up reading novels full of text from the beginning till the end—not a sight of pictures at all; reading novel leaves visual to our imagination. Nevertheless reading books with colorful pictures …

Any kid who likes SpongeBob will enjoy reading this book. The illustrations are very colorful and look like the characters do on the TV show.
This book starts out with SpongeBob being excited about his dental appointment that day. His best friend Patrick stops by to see SpongeBob …

This book is all about romance and believing that no matter what you have been through in your life, there can be a happy ever after for you if you will allow yourself to find and accept it.
The main male character named Sterling McCallum is your typical brooding character. …

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 …

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Old Debts is a comic book that follows up on the episode “Relics” as well as the original series episode “The Trouble With Tribbles”. In this comic book, Scotty along with Robin Lefler who was in a few Star Trek: The Next Generation …

A Year in the World is a beautifully written book that makes you want to travel. It is written by Frances Mayes, who is the author of Under the Tuscan Sun (which is different from the movie, by the way), and A Year in the World is her story …

I recently bought the fourth book in the Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn. Of course, my purchase came immediately following the prior three books. I wanted to find out the conclusion of all the characters I had come to appreciate reading about. I have to say, I …

After reading the first two books of the Twilight Saga, I went on to read the third book, Eclipse. It really wasn’t a decision on my part so much as the book calling to me. Like many other Twilight fans, I couldn’t just read the first two …

Ernest Hemingway’s “The old man and the Sea” is considered one of his best books and is most likely one of the best books ever written in the English language.
The book takes place in a small fishing village in Cuba, where an old fisherman named Santiago lives. …

True Grit is a story about nine women whom in spite of their unimaginable adversities have emerged a victor because they’ve found God. Early in life, some of the women in the book have endured different forms of abuse; most of them are from Asia while the rest are …

It is unavoidable not to come across unfamiliar words, whether I am watching movies, reading books or conversing with friends; I always learn new words. Consulting Collins Dictionary and Thesaurus has been included in my routine. I’ve acquired Collins for only Php 100 and yet it has given me …

I am reviewing the novel, To the Lighthouse, written by Virginia Woolf. This novel develops the modern characteristic style of writing in that throughout the whole novel, readers are subject to streams of consciousness from the various characters. In this book, readers are in the minds of …

I am reviewing the book, The Last of the Mohicans, written by James Fenimore Cooper. Coming in at 448 pages, this book is Cooper’s literary masterpiece. In this novel, the reader is introduced to several key characters, a few of whom were actual historical figures. Cooper …

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Out of Time is a comic book that follows up on the episode “Relics” as well as “Cause and Effect”. I think the comic book story does a superb job of following up on stories that the television show should have, but never …

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 …

When J.K. Rowling first came out with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, I was not one of those who eagerly anticipated the release. My friends kept discussing Harry Potter but it was not enough to arouse my interest. I thought I was too old for witches and wizards, …

The first time I heard about the Harry Potter series, I dismissed it as a children’s books. Despite the numerous times that I heard people talk about this series I ignored it until right before the release of the first movie and I was forced out of habit to …

I can see the brilliance once more of J.K. Rowling in her third installment in the Harry Potter series. I really enjoyed reading Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Again, I was impressed with the way JK Rowling introduces the world she created, one by one. It was …

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is the seventh and last installment in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. I love this book even if this is not my favorite in the series. The development of the plot is just astonishing. I really love reading this book (in fact, I …