Blog Posts on book reviews

{Book Review} The Virgin Suicides by inmidnights on Feb 9, 2012The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides My rating: 4 of 5 stars The book tackles how memory fails us and …Continue reading »...

[book review]: Principles of Ethics in Information Technology by George W. Reynolds by Ursula's Desk on Feb 8, 2012(Photo Source: FU Libary and Information Center) Book Title: Principles of Ethics in Information Technology Author: George W. Reynolds Categories: Reference, Textbook Finally, after four years of teaching Professional Ethics in IT, I have found a te...

Linamnam by Bookmarked! on Feb 7, 2012I’m a foodie as much as a bookworm (just ask the members of my book club, with whom monthly book discussions end up as gastronomic exercises), and local travel here in the Philippines, however, is almost synonymous to food trip, and I’m l...

War Horse by Michael Morpurgo – Book Review by The Bookish Pinoy on Feb 5, 2012War Horse is the story of a horse who lived during a British and German war. Can't get a description any more straightforward than that.

Book Review: Hex Hall #2: Demonglass by Rachel Hawkins by books. food. travel. on Jan 26, 2012RATING: Genre: Young Adult > Paranormal | Fantasy (Hex Hall #2) Sophie Mercer thought she was a witch. That was the whole reason she was sent to Hex Hall, a reform school for delinquent Prodigium (aka witches, shapeshifters, and fairies). B...

Book Review: Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins by books. food. travel. on Jan 23, 2012RATING: Genre: Young Adult > Paranormal | Fantasy (Hex Hall #1) Three years ago, Sophie Mercer discovered that she was a witch. It’s gotten her into a few scrapes. Her non-gifted mother has been as supportive as possible, consulting S...

Book Review: Fracture by Megan Miranda by books. food. travel. on Jan 23, 2012RATING: Genre: Young Adult > Paranormal | Suspense Eleven minutes passed before Delaney Maxwell was pulled from the icy waters of a Maine lake by her best friend Decker Phillips. By then her heart had stopped beating. Her brain had stopped w...

Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli – Book Review by The Bookish Pinoy on Jan 23, 2012Stargirl is one of those books I've put off reading for quite a while. And it doesn't take a genius to figure out why once you've seen the cover.

Book Review: Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock by books. food. travel. on Jan 22, 2012Rating: Genre: Young Adult > Contemporary | Romance (Dairy Queen #1) When you don’t talk, there’s a lot of stuff that ends up not getting said. Harsh words indeed, from Brian Nelson of all people. But, D. J. can’t help admitting, maybe...

Book Review: The Best of Chico and Delamar's The Morning Rush Top Ten by School Librarian In Action on Jan 20, 2012Yes, I admit. I am a Rusher. I started listening to The Morning Rush with Chico and Delle in 1997 and stopped tuning in the show in 2004 because of, work. At that time, live streaming was unheard of and listening to FM radio via mobile was but a dr...