The Phantom Paragrapher

  Are you a fan of Harlan Coben's novels ? Have you read and made your way through his Myron Bolitar series ? Needing a Myron fix but run out of books to read? Try Harlan's new series starring Mickey Bolitar - Myron's nephew. Review: Seconds Away - Book #2 Mickey Bolitar Series - Harlan Coben - September 2012 Your favourite Teen Detective is back , Mickey Bolitar - now living with his Uncle Myron, Mickey has been slowly easing into school but it seems that trouble can't stray far away from him and now with only being at school a week , he has found himself bang smack in the midle of not only a homocide but also an arson attack and if that wasn't bad enough the Chief of Police Ed Taylor has it in for Myron and Troy - the Chief's son has it in for Mickey. Seconds Away focuses on not only the homocide of one of Mickey's new friends, but also delves deeper into the Abeloa Society which is the group with the butterflies. When an old photo shows u

  Are you a Janet Evanovich fan ? Have you read the Stephanie Plum series ? As those who follow me will know that I am slowly making my way through the Stephanie Plum series,so here today readers I bring you Book #12 Review: Twelve Sharp - Book #12 Stephanie Plum Series - Janet Evanovich - June 2006 Our favourite and fun-lovin' bounty hunter is back in action - Stephanie Plum and this time if she's not careful , she might find herself shot and taken by a pair of male and female Ranger look-a-likes and then her job might be doled out to The Bounty Hunter lookalikes . Vinnie's Bail Bonds is running out of Bounty Hunters and is going down fast in the monetary department, Can Connie and Lula find some new Bounty Hunters and fast - ones that will fit in with their quirky team including newcomer Mervin Pickles - who was an FTA for exposing himself who has taken over Lula's job of filing which is good because she never did it anyway. Trouble seems to always fo

  Have you been following my reviews of Dystopian Author James Dashner's Maze Runner Series ? Get ready for what was supposed to be the end of the trilogy before they brought out Book #0 Kill Order. Here today on The Phantom Paragrapher, prepare for "The Death Cure". Review: The Death Cure - Book #3 Maze Runner Series - James Dashner - October 2011 With the sudden uprise in Dystopian fiction amongst Teen Fiction, I decided that it was time to give The Maze Runner series a read and I am glad I decided too as I have been enjoying it and now with only one book to go , I am interested in seeing the way it will go. The Maze Runner series is firstly though, a Dystopian novel that Boys in particular will enjoy and if you are wanting to get boys into reading- this series is the way to go. In The Death Cure , we have read as the teams have survived The Maze and The Scorch Trials and now after learning that they have the Flare or at least can contract it , they

  Ok, Have you ever read a book that has made you want to put it down but you can't no matter what your feelings are about it ? Have you ever read a book and thought OMG why him when you are supposed to be with him ? Have you ever picked up a book and found it such an addicting read that you couldn't put it down at all , you just had to keep reading it ? For me, that book was Molly McAdam's "From Ashes". Review: From Ashes - Molly McAdams - December 2012 Have you ever picked up a book and thought , OMG why am I reading this and you find yourself torn between wanting to put it down or continue reading it , but the feeling of reading it till the very end is so strong and compelling. That was what From Ashes by Molly McAdams was like for me . The book starts off introducing reader to two best friends Tyler and Cassi aka Cassidy . We soon learn that Cassi hasn't had the greatest life and has continually been beaten by her mother and step-father

  When you start out writing, I find it's hard to find places in order to be published and help build your portfolio, so that's why I like to offer The Phantom Paragrapher to those who are wanting to get their name out into the world of book blogging.   Guest Review written by Jack Myers : http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/book/bunnicula When I was a little kid, there was nothing I loved more than a book about animals: talking animals, funny animals, animals on adventure. It did not matter to me what the story line was or where they went. I just loved cats, dogs, horses, and everything in between. The only thing that could make a story about animals better was if they talked. Talking animals were the pinnacle of story perfection for me. To that end, I had a book series that was my favorite for a long time. It was called Bunnicula by Deborah and James Howe. The overarching story is this: a rabbit is found in a midnight showing of Dracula and brought

    Are you a big as fan as I am when it comes to James Patterson's novels ? Do you love to read them in one sitting ? Have you been following his new Private Series featuring Jack Morgan's new PI company "Private" ? Review: Private Oz - Book #4 Other Private Offices Series - James Patterson and Michael White - October 2012 Is there that one author who know matter how many books they release , who they release them with and what genre they may be in - you just have to read and get your hands on them . Growing up as a child it was Jacqueline Wilson but as I got older to College age , I started to read alot of James Patterson's novels and fell in love with his books and from then on I have read and will continue until one day the need might stop as it did with Jacqueline Wilson and then I will discover another author , but until then I revel in reading James Patterson's books and bring to you the next one in the Private Series. As fans of the P

    Looking for a new Chick Lit novel to get into ? Are you a fan of Cecelia Ahern's books ? Get ready for her latest hit ..... Review: One Hundred Names - Cecelia Ahern- October 2012 Journalism is a hard career to get into and a lot can happen in the background that others aren't aware of , so who better to write a book about journalistic expectations and disasters than one of Ireland's best journalists now turned book writer Cecelia Ahern. I have read all her books but personally , Im not too sure what it is but I haven't been personally overly impressed with her last three. My all-time favourite would have to be Where Rainbows End. In One Hundred Names , we read as Kitty a journalist who has made a big mistake that has already ruined her career is looking for a chance to redeem herself when the Editor of Ectcetra passes away from Cancer. In a bid to make a commerative issue, Constance before she passed gave Kitty a list of 100 names - no notes, ju

        Writing Real Good                                                              by Deborah Heal Christian fiction writers sometimes think their stories are less important than the sermons, essays, and treatises of the "serious" non-fiction writer. But imaginative writing has tremendous power to teach deep truths. For example, many, many people have come to know God through C. S. Lewis' Narnia stories. Storytelling is even an effective tool for fund raising. One Christmas, when it was time to send out the monthly newsletter for our crisis pregnancy center, I decided to use a story to help readers understand the problems families faced. Here is the letter I sent out:   " And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger." Luke 2:7 Now that was a crisis pregnancy! There is something so heart wrenching about the newbor