Northanger Abbey

Northanger Abbey

Jane Austen

Northanger Abbey was Jane Austen’s first published novel. It takes place in Bath, England, where she goes with her aunt and uncle, and begins her experiences in the real world. She also spends time in Northanger Abbey, the estate of her beloved friends Eleanor and Henry Tilney’s father. The Heroine of the novel is Catherine Morland, a seventeen year old girl. Not only does she fall in love Continue reading

Jon Schmidt

Jon Schmidt

New Age Classical Piano Solos, Including Waterfall and Tribute

Well, our website states that we are dedicated to reviewing books: of all kinds. So here is the first of my favorite Piano books.

Jon Schmidt is today’s classical composer. I generally refer to his genre as modern classical. This book is a combination of probably his most popular compositions, and certainly some of my favorites. Continue reading

Eclipse

Eclipse

by Stephenie Meyer

Eclipse is the third edition to the Twilight series, and not the last.

In this book, Victoria is as vicious and determined to kill Bella as ever. There is the stress of when, and if, Bella will actually be turned into a vampire, (Edward refuses to change her until she marries him; a revolting idea to Bella), when will the Volturi will arrive, and also the newest problem: Who is creating a new army of vampires, and why? Continue reading

New Moon

New moon

by Stephenie Meyer

New Moon, the sequel to Twilight, is debatably as action packed as the first. In this book, Edward breaks up with Bella, thinking that separating his world from Bella would bring her more safety. This only throws her into a state of depression. Jacob, only an insignificant character in the first book, is the person who helps pull her out of her deep state of depression. Continue reading

Eragon

Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1)

by Christopher Paolini

If you don’t know about this book, then here is a short background…

This book is a fantasy adventure novel part of the inheritance series and is a story about a boy named Eragon who lives in a land called Allegasia who discovers an odd stone which turns out to be a dragon egg. This dragon, who he names Saphira, hatches for him and bonds to him at the beginning of this adventure. Upon finding the dragon many changes happen inside him and to those around him pushing the adventure into overdrive. Continue reading

Fahrenheit 451 – by Ray Bradbury

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

This book is remarkable in its future outlook. It was written many years ago projecting around the time of our day. The way he wrote the book a reader might think he had seen forward to our time and seen the iPOD, and LCD televisions.

The story starts on the premise that it has become against the law to own and read books. For many reasons that will be presented this futuristic society simplified things and got rid of radical ideas and anything that might be presented in books that wouldn’t allow things to be nice and simple. Continue reading