Books Reviews
Ronnie, by Ronnie Wood
The Rolling Stones, Ronnie Wood writes a pretty much tell all story of his life, before, during and after becoming a superstar rocker. Being a Rolling Stone would be a high point in anybody’s life, but Ronnie has done a lot more than that. I think he will best be …
Beach Babylon by Imogen Edwards Jones
I read this book, Beach Babylon by Imogen Edwards-Jones not because I so envy the life and treatment given to the rich and famous, but rather, I read to have a glimpse of what it could be really like in the world of the rich and famous and I think …
Never Go Back by Robert Goddard
In his writing, Robert Goddard makes a lot of clever twists and turns that diverts your anticipation. “Never Go Back” is a very good fascinating book, built around a group of RAF comrades on their 50th anniversary re-union.
All these mates from different places were grouped together fifty years before. …
The Haunted Hotel by Wilkie Collins
“The Haunted Hotel” is one of Wilkie Collins’s lesser known works. Shorter than his other novels, this book is a mixture of mystery, melodrama, and a ghost story with elements of psychological thriller. The events take place in 1860. A count gets married despite the fact that he was …
Black Bird Manga
One day during my usual routine of procrastination, I decided to take up reading manga after watching a countless amount of anime series. Watching anime episodes take hours away from your life, and a lot of episodes (I found) were simply just filler episodes if you are committing yourself …
Honeymoon With My Brother
Two male siblings, the traditional and universal, not likely to be compact 100 percent. Franz and Kurt Wisner feel it. They’re a different age of two years, such as North and South Poles. The turning point occurred when Franz will marry. One week before the wedding, Annie, who became …
Batman: R.I.P. Graphic Novel
Batman: R.I.P. is a graphic novel by Grant Morrison. It has Batman trying to take down an organization called the Black Glove. A man named Dr. Hurt knows everything about Batman and uses his knowledge to cause Bruce Wayne to have a mental breakdown.
Batman: R.I.P. …
Tuesdays with Morrie book
Because I am not a heavy reader, I am very critical when it comes to reading materials. I only read those that capture my interest upon reading the first few chapters. Otherwise, I would give no chance and dump it. Tuesdays with Morrie, written by acclaimed author Mitch Albom, …
Margaret Cho’s I Have Chosen To Stay And Fight
Ms. Cho’s first book, “I’m The One I Want” was a encellent read that gave a unique look into her life and her comedic process.
This book, however, really missed the mark and reads more like an extended rantings and ravings with almost no focus.
Ok, I did like the part …
Grave Secrets by Kathy Reichs
Grave Secrets is the fifth book from Kathy Reichs. She is also the producer of the hit television series Bones, the stories of which are based on her books and the charaters therein.
The first few books of Kathy Reichs were not so interesting, even though I read that …
The Endless Steppe by Esther Hautzig (book)
“The Endless Steppe” is the true story of a young Polish girl, Esther, who gets banished to Siberia with her family in 1941.
I found this book to be very interesting. I’ve read lots of books set in the 1940’s, from every possible angle. Mostly, …
Art Greeting Card Book
This book was given to me as a gift and I adore it!
It’s a greeting card organization book with month by month folders with two greeting cards and envelopes in each. There’s also an address and telephone book in here as well.
The book is held closed with an envelope …
Hush, Hush book
I hated this book. I hated the fact that the cover was so much better than the rest of the book. I initially borrowed this book from my dorm mate because my cousin told me that it’s a nice book. Well it’s not. Let me tell …
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 …
Stonehenge by Bernard Cornwell
Bernard Cornwell does a fantastic job with the book Stonehenge, a Novel of 2000 BC. It was really amazing how he weaved the story of Stonehenge, from the ideas and personal lives of the people around its conception through the long process and layers of its completion; a chief …
Handmade Home book
I just randomly picked up this book, although I have read Amanda Blake Soule’s Soulemama blog, so I was expecting something pretty good and down to earth. Handmade Home doesn’t disappoint. Even if you’ve read the blog, Handmade Home, while in the same spirit, is quite different so it’s …
Breaking Dawn
Breaking Dawn is the last installment of the Twilight Saga Series.In this book,Bella and Edward were about to get married.The occasion was very grand and all their love ones were present in the occassion.Little did they knew that this wedding was also Bella’s goodbye party for her love …
Lords of the Bow by Conn Igulden book
I am a big fan of Conn Igulden and I have read a lot of the books he has written. The lords of the bow was the last one I read from him and I have to say that it was hard to put that book down once I …
Naughty Neighbor by Janet Evanovich
Janet Evanovich is a good and humorous author. She is one of the authors that I would always love to be reading her romantic love novel series. However, the other titles I’ve yet to be able to read. This title, Naughty Neighbor is a good romantic comedy …
A Darker Domain by Val McDermid
I love reading A Darker Domain by Val McDermid. This book is basically a thriller book and whenever I read thriller or crime books genre, I always look for the main plot. Like in this case, a cold case comes in highlight and when you are looking up …
Hypnobirthing - The Mongan Method book
I have read and keep dipping into Hypnobirthing - The Mongan Method book. As the name suggests it is about Hypnobirthing and a particular method developed by Marie Mongan.
I was perhaps moderately skeptical before opening up the book but I have been amazed and impressed. …
I, Strahd: The War Against Azalin Book by P. N. Elrod
Apparently readers in the U.S. have adopted the first “autobiographical” book of the aristocratic vampire Strahd von Zarovich also as good as I did, because Patricia Elrod was tasked to write a sequel as well. This to some extent is a repetition in the series “Ravenloft”, since the very …
Joke Stew by Judy Brown
The Joke Stew by Judy Brown is a good book to have in your house or at the back of the shelf in your office. It can help you to stay sane during those difficult time. The book is a collection of selected and probably the best jokes from …
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Game
This is the coolest game to play ever, it is so entertaining for all ages. I used to think that it was just for kids until I got it as a gift from one of my close friends and I fell in love with the game. You can actually …
The Godfather by Mario Puzo
The Godfather tells the story of the Mafia family headed by Don Vito Corleone. He is known as one of the leaders of the Mafia is respected in New York City United States. Although he was a leader of the mafia that controls illegal business activities and live …
Learn to Program 2nd Edition by Chris Pine
Nowadays it isn’t uncommon to use a computer every day. It doesn’t matter if we are working, studying or just hanging out, chances are we use a computer to do our every day, regular stuff. There are lots of different software to get a lot of different things done, …
The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
Sarah Dessen is a well-known author of books for young adults, and I found this novel to be another quality effort from her. Macy, the main character, has to make some decisions about the direction of her life one summer. Her new friends were lively and entertaining. …
Sweet Valley High: Jessica’s Secret Diary (Book)
This book is one of the bests in the Sweet Valley High series. It’s one of Jessica’s secret diaries, and it features her deepest darkest secrets, the ones I never knew she had feelings for, and I was surprised that this side of Jessica had been opened up, it …
Desilu: The Story of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
Desilu: The Story of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz is a book that in some ways is very touching and in other ways, it is quite heartbreaking. Either way, this book never fails to have an emotional impact on me. This book looks at the lives of Lucille Ball …
Moody to Mellow by Stephen Palmer and Christine Wilding
This book has 2 authors and the title, Moody to Mellow by Stephen Palmer, Get a Life is a really good book that you should not underestimate its power to change your views totally and giving some good tips for you to control your feelings of anger and etc. …
The Glass Castle: A Memoir book
The Glass Castle is a memoir written by Jeannette Walls about growing up with non-conformist parents. Her father, Rex Walls was an alcoholic who could never hold a job, but when he was sober was very intelligent and taught his children many things that most kids never learn like …
Lady Lollipop by Dick King Smith
This is a book for early chapter book readers, cute and easy to read. The author has written many other classic kids books.
The story involves a spoiled young princess, who insists upon getting her own way in everything. Her mother doesn’t really spoil her, but goes along with her …
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Growing your Business with Google
I saw this book at my local bookstore while browsing through the internet business section. When I looked through the content’s page, it looks like the book is going to be comprehensive and will be great value for money. My guess was accurate! The Complete Idiot’s Guide …
Sleepless by Terri Clark book
Sleepless by Terri Clark is a two hundred and fifty seven page long teen page turning novel. It is full of action, adventure, romance, and even science fiction. This book encompasses everything that a good romantic adventure should. I would recommend that all avid teen or …
Batgirl Comic Book Issue #37 (2015)
After three issues into the new creative team’s take on Barbara Gordon / Batgirl (BG) it’s clear the direction is completely different than what most of her fans have come to expect. In this issue BG tries to track down the Batgirl impersonator who is publicly giving her a …
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess book
I nearly gave up on this book after reading just a few lines. I found out from the introduction that Burgess had made up his own language and I thought that his nadsat vocabulary would be far in between. Turns out he made it a very integral part of …
The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
This book is the second book of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, and is a good followup to the Lightning Thief. I think the first book was a bit better, but the Sea of Monsters is definitely worth reading and I had several students clamouring for it …
Conspiracy Of The Rich book
Robert K. Kiyosaki; the author of the best selling book ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad’ has added another book to his name. The new one is called ‘Conspiracy Of The Rich; the 8 new rules of money’ a book not on another conspiracy theory like that of ‘who killed J.F …
Elegant Tatting Pattern book by Janet Carroll
I bought Elegant Tatting Pattern by Janet Carroll from Amazon.com awhile back ago for an exact amount I do not remember but I am sure it was a very low price of around $5 and to top it off Amazon was having one of their 4 for the price of …
The Room on the Roof: Debut novel by Ruskin Bond
The Room on The Roof is the first novel by Ruskin Bond. It is the story of Rusty who is a 16 year old boy. After his parents died he was living with his English Guardian. He was quite unhappy with the ruthless ways and strict rules of his …
A FAREWELL TO ARMS, anti-war novel by Ernest Hemingway
PROLOGUE
A FAREWELL TO ARMS, by the American Hemingway, Aldington’s DEATH OF A HERO, by the British, and Remarque’s ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT the German Remarque. Do you know what these three books about the lost generation and World War I have in common? Well, except for the general …
“The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”: a book by Barbara Robinson
I decided to read “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” by Barbara Robinson when I learned that some of my children might be trying out for the play version of the novel at our local community theater. What I discovered was an entertaining, funny, and thought-provoking tale that left me …
Mona Lisa Craving by Sunny book
Let me start off by saying that the cover art of this book is just stunning. “Mona Lisa Craving” by Sunny is the third book in her Monere: Children of the Moon series. This book continues to follow the story of Mona Lisa, the first mixed-blood queen of the …
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