Reader Book Reviews

Strawberry Fields, A Book of Short Stories by Chuy Ramirez 
Review by: Karen Tanguma, San Antonio Literature Examiner

The intriguing novel, “Strawberry Fields,” features the migrant journeys, experiences, and ...

"Unlocking the Poet's Realm" by Matt Wiebusch 
Genre: Fiction Fantasy.

Number of Pages: 506.

Year of Publication: 2009.

Recognition: Winner of the 2009 Readers Favorite Award- Fiction- Fantasy/...

Eerie Moments by Raghavan Jayaprakash 
Eerie Moments" by Raghavan Jayaprakash to be released by Publish America soon. ( ISBN 978-1-4489-9090-0 ) 4 Pages.

The story is about a young U.S. Airforce ...

POEMS THAT THRILL: POEMS OF WONDERLAND by Raghavan Jayaprakash 
"Poems That Thrill" ( Poems of Wonderland) by Raghavan Jayaprakash ( ISBN: 978-1-4489-2667-1) Published by Publish America. Recently Released. 73 Pages;...

LIFE BLOSSOMS LIKE A ROSE IN THORNS by Raghavan Jayaprakash 
" Life Blossoms Like a Rose in Thorns, (when a Goddess Rose in revolt in God's own country" by Raghavan Jayaprakash. (ISBN:978-1-61582-430-4) published ...

HE KEPT HIS PROMISE (How do you stand on the WORD of GOD when your legs of FAITH are broken?) 
He KEPT HIS PROMISE (How do you stand on the Word of God when your legs of faith are broken?), is the “must have” inspirational book of the year. This ...

The Evolutionary Glitch by Albert Garoli 
Albert Garoli, in his original new book, The Evolutionary Glitch, identifies the problem-causing patterns that negatively impact our lives. From the way ...

Mack's The Chessmaster 
This book is about couples that have lost their communication in and out the bedroom. It is a good book and the author recommends couples to read the ...

Almost Kings by Anne Hassett 
This is not going to be a spoiler.

Almost Kings is just pure and simple, a good book. It takes place during the nineteenth century, in Ireland, and ...

Water for Elephants By Sara Gruen  
Sara Gruen’s Water for Elephants is a fictional but remarkable tale of a man’s adventure with a depression era circus.

The novel is about Jacob ...

Book Review 
What You Can Do To Conquer Your Credit And Debt Problems
By Michael W Newman

Published 2007
222 Pages

Book Review By Jesse Schmitt - Author, and ...

Broken Life - A Fight for Forever by Vangie Williams 
Genre: fiction - Historical Romance

Number of Pages: 324

Year of Publication: 2009

Recognition: None yet! But soon!

Crown Discussion Rating:...

All Men Are Cremated Equal: My 77 Blind Dates by Elizabeth Fournier 
Genre: Memoir/Humor/Relationships

Number of Pages: 212

Year of Publication: 2009

Recognition: Used in Barcelona, Spain's English is a Second ...

Alice in the Know by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor 
Fiction
277 pgs.
Publicated: 2006
Simon & Schuster Childrens Publishing Division


Alice in the Know is about a girl named Alice, just trying ...

A Week in the Woods by Andrew Clements 
Genre: Children's fiction
Number of Pages: 190
Publication: 2004
Recognition: New York Times bestseller
Crown Book Rating: 3 crowns

Short Summary:...

Milk Money by Jane Squires 
Genre: Inspirational Romance

Number of Pages: 170

Year of Publication: 2008

Recognition: N/A

Summary:
Emily Cooper loses her Dad and her ...

Finding Jenna by Miralee Ferrell  Not rated yet
I would like to recommend book "Finding Jeena" by Miralee Ferrell.

Review follows:
What a journey. Jenna has a dream life - a beautiful home, expensive ...

Plain Pursuit by Beth Wiseman  Not rated yet
This book shows God's unconditional love and restoration to people. From the beginning you won't be able to put the book down. You will just keep reading....

The Happy Minimalist by Peter Lawrence  Not rated yet
This is an easy read, written by someone who was able to retire young and who enjoys good health (meaning not dependent on any prescription drugs or falling ...

Rachel's Garden by Marta Perry  Not rated yet
Rachel is struggling with a lot in her life - her husband's death, raising her children, trying to run a dairy farm, in-laws, and her brother being shunned....

Yoga for anyone by Suleiha Suguna  Not rated yet
This book is a fantastic guide for anyone wanting to learn yoga. Every posture and asana is well explained and coupled with beautifully framed images that ...

As nature made him, John Colapinto  Not rated yet
As Nature Made Him tells the heartbreaking story of David Reimer. At the age of eight months David suffered from a botched circumcision, to say the least,...

A Family Daughter by Maile Meloy  Not rated yet
I went looking for the novel Liars and Saints by Maile Meloy, but I ended up with the sequel, A Family Daughter.

I recognized my disadvantage as a ...

Life Blossoms Like a Rose in Thorns by Raghavan Jayaprakash  Not rated yet
" Life Blossoms Like a Rose in Thorns, (when a Goddess Rose in revolt in God's own country" by Raghavan Jayaprakash. (ISBN:978-1-61582-430-4) published ...

Third Times A Charm by Virginia Smith  Not rated yet
Tori is the youngest of three sisters. She has two older sisters, Allie and Joan. You can find books about them too as this is third book in series. I ...

The Apothecary's Daughter by Julie Klassen  Not rated yet
The Apothcary's Daughter was my first FREE Kindle book. And I want my money back!

Julie Klassen's The Apothecary's Daughter is plagued, not just by ...

Let the Great World Spin by Column McCan  Not rated yet
I wanted to EAT the words of this book, they were so delicious. Line after line after line just knocked the breath clean out of me. My reading progress ...

The Mafia Princess Diaries by Dionne Lee Nelson  Not rated yet
The Mafia Princess Diaries by Dionne Lee Nelson.

I absolutely loved this book. It was funny, it was sad, it was a bit graphic at times but it suited ...

The Lion King by Disney  Not rated yet
The Lion King
By: Candi Bladen

Children’s books are usually written for the “fun” aspect of reading. To get them involved in a story and hopefully ...

Emmy's Equal  Not rated yet
This books is a little slow getting yourself involved in. But once you do, you are headed for a great adventure. I felt like I was walking through this ...

The Doom Guardian  Not rated yet
Genre: Dark Fantasy

Number of Pages: 200*

Year of Publication: 2010

Crown Discussion Rating: 3

Crown Book Rating: 4

Short Summary: A dhampir ...

The Unknown Virginia Woolf by Roger Poole  Not rated yet
My fascination with the life and circumstances of Virginia Woolf continues to haunt my subconscious thirst for knowledge. It is that fascination that led ...

Tragic Love by Tammy Rockett-Box and Mary Rockett  Not rated yet
This is a new book I found it at amazon.com as I was looking to read something from a new author (so many out there). I enjoyed the book although it is ...

I am Going Where I Belong by Hans Lindor  Not rated yet
I Am Going to Where I Belong by Hans Lindor begins in Haiti where 14 year-old Hans Leger is a member of a privileged family. A detour by the family chauffeur ...

Blessings of the Season by Annie Jones and Brenda Minton  Not rated yet
The Holiday Husband

Addie shows up at a Dept. store applying for job. She runs into Nathan and Jesse playing hide and seek among the clothes racks....

Engaging the Sons of Darkness by Barbara Smitherman  Not rated yet
Fiction
Suspense/mystery
348 pages
2009

Engaging the Sons of Darkness takes readers deep into the realm of the spiritual where unseen forces are ...

Christmas Love at Lake Tahoe  Not rated yet
Fantastic - Wow - Wow - Wow. This book will delight you from page 1 to the end. You will have a hard time putting it down. Four stories about four girls ...

A Measure of Mercy by Lauraine Snelling  Not rated yet
Astrid is working at becoming a doctor. She has struggled with decisions about whether to go to Chicago for further training or not. She finally makes ...

Perfect Chemistry by: Simone Elkeles  Not rated yet
Beautiful, rich, popular, and all-around perfect cheerleader, Brittany Ellis is the girl of every guy’s dreams. Alexjandro Fuentes, the fiery bad boy from ...

"Emma" by Jane Austen  Not rated yet
Jane Austen said of Emma, "I am going to take a character no one but myself will much like."

Seriously?! Is it possible that I am all alone in my affection ...

"Emma" by Jane Austen  Not rated yet
Jane Austen said of Emma, "I am going to take a character no one but myself will much like."

Seriously?! Is it possible that I am all alone in my affection ...

"Heroic Measures" by Jill Ciment  Not rated yet
Heroic measures is one of those novels that writers will love. It reminds us what a true artist of the craft can do in taking a seemingly trivial and ...

Dalton Shores by Daniel Schultz  Not rated yet
A young girl in the depression era of the 1940's has lost her 3 kids to a state-run institution. She works at a low paying waitress job which makes it ...

A Texas Ranger's Family  Not rated yet
Erin watches her Father murder her Mother as a Child. When in College she meets a man and becomes pregnant so they get married. She cannot deal with raising ...

Dream Lover/Chronicles of the Vampire Society Vol. 1 Topaz Jordyn  Not rated yet
Great read 5 stars!!! This book put a very interesting spin on vampires. Lots of passion, action, and suspense. There are so many twists in turns in this ...

Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris  Not rated yet
Genre: Fantasy/Mystery
Number of pages: 292
Year of Publication: 2001
Recgnition: NY Times Bestseller
Crown Book Rating: 5 crowns

Short Summary:...

Rebecca- Daphne Dumaurier  Not rated yet
I was required to read this book in the 9th grade. I passed with an "A" (thanks to fellow students) with having only read the very first page. BORING.... LAME....

Dalton Shores by Daniel Schultz  Not rated yet
This is a touching novel about a single mother in the 1940's, raising 3 kids on a waitresses pay. She has to put them in an orphan's home, and then gets ...

The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks   Not rated yet
Genre:Humor
Pages: 288
Publication: Sept 2003
Recognition: New York Times Bestseller

Summary: Its a survival guide against zombies.


Take ...

Water for Elephants By Sara Gruen   Not rated yet
Sara Gruen’s Water for Elephants is a fictional but remarkable tale of a man’s adventure with a depression era circus.

The novel is about Jacob ...

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith  Not rated yet
Genre: Fiction
Number of Pages: 420

Year of Publication: 1943

Recognition: ?

Many years ago, in my early teens, I first read A Tree Grows ...

Book Review  Not rated yet
What You Can Do To Conquer Your Credit And Debt Problems
By Michael W Newman

Published 2007
222 Pages

Book Review By Jesse Schmitt - Author, and ...

Surviving the Wilderness: On the Way to Your Destiny - by Priscar Manei  Not rated yet

Genre: Nonfiction Number of Pages: 184 Published: 2008.


Surviving the Wilderness: On the Way to Your Destiny

by Priscar Manei

Edited by ...

Uneasy Relations - Aaron Elkins  Not rated yet
Gideon Oliver, world renowned forensic anthropologist known to most of the world as the "Skeleton Detective" wonders if the near death experiences he has ...

Goosebumps: The Haunted Mask by R.L. Stine  Not rated yet
Genre: children fiction
Number of pages: 121
Year of Publication: 1993
Recognition: N/A
Crown Book Rating: 3

Summary:
Chuck and Steve are always ...

Customer Satisfaction is Worthless Customer Loyalty is Priceless by Jeffery Gitomer  Not rated yet
When my boss passed out this book, I chuckled and thought to myself, why should I have to read this book, my customer relation skills are great. In this ...

The Five Love Languages by Dr. Gary Chapman  Not rated yet
The Five Love Languages by Dr. Gary Chapman is a must read for anyone in any kind of relationship.

Dr. Chapman frames a new point of reference for ...

THE WEDNESDAY SISTERS by Meg Waite Clayton  Not rated yet
Genre: Fiction

Number of Pages: 304 pages

Year of Publication: 2008

Recognition: NY Times Best Seller

Crown Book Rating: 4 Crowns

Short ...

To The Power of Three by Laura Lipman  Not rated yet
This is not as good as Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult, but is still a very good book. It is about a school shooting only this time with girls.

Three ...

Gallimore by Michelle Griep  Not rated yet
Genre: Romance

Number of pages: 214

Year of publication: 2008

Recognition: none

Short Summary: Jessica Neal lost her faith the day her husband ...