I didn’t like reading at first. It was boring. It took me awhile to find out that great places, amazing people, and fantastic things were found in the pages of books.
Pawn of Prophecy is the first book in David Eddings Belgariad Series. The book mainly focuses on developing a world, filling it with characters and then have an adventure. Nothin…
Chasing the Prophecy is the concluding book in Brandon Mull's fast-paced adventure trilogy, The Beyonders. The author has a knack for creating up-tempo stories that include intense, dramatic, emotio…
Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series is a popular fantasy collection that is used as a back story for his stand alone book, The Law of Nines. Readers who haven't read …
Sherlock Holmes' legendary powers of deduction have always seemed unnatural--almost super-human--akin to flying or x-ray vision. The genius that is Sherlock Holmes is universally known and admire…
These days, stories about the end of the world are quite popular. So are vampires, virus epidemics, and government conspiracies. The Passage by Justin Cronin combines a…
Certain books are referenced as the perfect example of their genre. Ender's Game is one of those books. Set in a future world that doesn't feel that far away, Ende…
Criminal: A Novel is Karin Slaughter's dark crime novel. Criminal is interesting in many ways. First, the story is told during two different time periods--the story switches back …
When you think about what you know about Christopher Columbus and then when you find out what history actually knows about the famous explorer, you will find two very different stories. Eac…
James Treadwell's book, Advent, deals with what all fantasy readers have thought about at one time or another--the return of magic to our world. Through the course of the book, the rea…
Learning to Swim by Sara J. Henry is mystery story initiated by an unlikely but incredible event. What would you do if you saw a small boy thrown off a ferry? Troy, the main character…
The Truth of All Things is an excellent crime novel set in late 19th century Portland, Maine. The similarity between the main character, Perceval Grey, and Sherlock Holmes is very apparent …
Vodnik by Bryce Moore is a fun adventure story. Those who enjoyed the Fablehaven series will probably like Vodnik. Magic and mystical creatures abound, but the reader will be deli…
