tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938890822031621679Mon, 07 Oct 2024 06:21:19 +0000FictionBooksale booksJane Austen booksSuspensesecondhand booksBiographiesBlack Lace boosBlogger NotesCourtesansHistorical RomanceJonathan Kellerman BooksLaura ThorntonMary Higgins Clark BooksNon-FictionPersonal NotesPsycho-ThrillerQueenscheap erotic booksconteste-readerseroticaJust keeping tabs on the books I've readhttp://nicabookshelf.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Nica)Blogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938890822031621679.post-5629513618142923187Wed, 13 Oct 2010 05:57:00 +00002010-10-12T22:57:15.637-07:00BiographiesNon-FictionQueens Finding this very old copy in Booksale was really a treasure. Bought the copy for only P35 and after several  two months, I am still not finished with it; got too busy with the work and new blogs that I am developing,. So far, Antonio Fraser has done a very good job on chronicling the life of this infamous queen. Hopefully, before October ends, I will get to finish this book so I can movehttp://nicabookshelf.blogspot.com/2010/10/reading-mary-queen-of-scots-by-antonia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938890822031621679.post-3627826850652830042Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:49:00 +00002010-09-07T23:49:32.675-07:00Black Lace booscheap erotic bookseroticaLaura Thornton Synopsis:Clarissa Cornwall, an American university lecturer in England, falls in love with her insolent student in erotic literature class Nicholas St Clair. She lets go of her inhibitions as they explore the pleasures of sex together. Eventually, she recognized her addiction for Nick and decides to move back to the US. Comment: When I first picked up this book, I was reminded by female friendshttp://nicabookshelf.blogspot.com/2010/09/shelved-name-of-angel-by-laura-thornton.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938890822031621679.post-1930603913751031464Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:34:00 +00002010-09-02T06:34:54.913-07:00Booksale booksJane Austen bookssecondhand books Like every avid reader, each books make a mark. For me, Pride and Prejudice has been a constant source of hope, belief, and faith.  Hope that things do fall into pieces. Belief that fairy tales can and do happen even to women who set their standards higher than they ought. Faith in love; that someone will love you for who you are, imperfections and all. Unfortunately, I lost that book. I http://nicabookshelf.blogspot.com/2010/09/lost-pride-and-prejudice-by-jane-austen.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938890822031621679.post-7328326112184364870Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:30:00 +00002010-09-02T06:31:39.396-07:00Booksale booksHistorical RomanceJane Austen bookssecondhand books Emma Woodhouse revels in being  the finest lady in Hartfield.  After her governesds/tutor marries, she takes into her wings a girl with an unknown background and turns her into a lady like herself and strives to find a suitable match for her. Unfortunately, our heroine is poor at matchmaking. In the end, the girl marries the guy Emma initially didn’t approve of and gets married http://nicabookshelf.blogspot.com/2010/09/shelved-emma-by-jane-austen.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938890822031621679.post-5667009690797780255Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:04:00 +00002010-08-18T04:04:07.810-07:00Blogger NotesFor all fellow book bloggers out there,  BC Bloggers 4 is now accepting members. This blogger network is good for creating quality backlinks to your blog, which we all know to be important if you want to get a Google Page Ranking.  Just check out the following posts for the full instructions on how to join this blogging network. How to Join BC Bloggers 4 BC Bloggers 4 is Now Accepting http://nicabookshelf.blogspot.com/2010/08/inviting-all-book-bloggers-to-join-bc.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938890822031621679.post-8742642731522397273Sat, 10 Jul 2010 20:24:00 +00002010-07-10T13:26:16.994-07:00FictionMary Higgins Clark BooksSuspense Synopsis Real estate agent Lacey Farrell bears witness to the murder of Isabelle Waring, mother of the late actress Heather Landi. She was placed in a witness protection program but her emotional state led the killer of Isabelle to her newfound home. She must now flee from new identity and  take control of her life. What do I think? Another gripping novel from Mary Higgins. I have alwayshttp://nicabookshelf.blogspot.com/2010/07/shelved-pretend-you-dont-see-here-by.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938890822031621679.post-489358382804733779Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:47:00 +00002010-06-24T06:48:25.186-07:00CourtesansFiction Synopsis: A Yale-educated Korean aristocrat finds herself disinherited and neck-deep in debt. To pay off her creditors, she joins a Russian ogresse's international harem of blue blooded courtesans and sinks into more debt. Irritable bowel syndrome caused her to fall out of favor with her rich lover but more in love with her penniless boyfriend. But soon her boyfriend discovered her secret http://nicabookshelf.blogspot.com/2010/06/synopsis-yale-educated-korean.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938890822031621679.post-7962629044807833819Wed, 16 Jun 2010 07:48:00 +00002010-06-24T06:49:26.506-07:00FictionJonathan Kellerman BooksPsycho-ThrillerSuspense Synopsis: What do you get  when you combine self righteous psychologists and ex-cons? Medi-Cal fraud and body count. To uncover the fraud, Detective Milo Sturgis and Dr. Alex Delaware had to make sense of the family dynamics of the Quicks and untangle Dr. Mary Lou Koppel's relationships with the men in her life. What do I think? This is probably one of his boring books. It took http://nicabookshelf.blogspot.com/2010/06/shelved-therapy-by-jonathan-kellerman.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938890822031621679.post-3274767539784293773Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:21:00 +00002010-06-11T12:21:07.033-07:00conteste-readersI've always been a fan of printed books. When I learned about Project Gutenberg before, I was ecstatic because it  gave me access to really old books. But what bugged me was that I had to use the desktop or the laptop to read a book. That's really inconvenient for someone like me who likes reading books in the bathroom and in public transportation ( I know it's bad for the eyes but I can't http://nicabookshelf.blogspot.com/2010/06/i-want-sony-pocket-e-reader.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938890822031621679.post-5840187656811086520Sun, 23 May 2010 18:12:00 +00002010-05-23T11:12:07.693-07:00Personal NotesI remember picking up my very first Sweet Valley book at a local wet market's booksale when I was in Grade 4. Since then I have become hooked on reading the point that I forgot my chores. My mom, happy that I was reading like voraciously, patiently reminded me that my books would not go anywhere.  By the time I reached Grade Six, I was secretly reading my mom's Sidney Sheldon books. Somehow,http://nicabookshelf.blogspot.com/2010/05/bookworm-in-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nica)0