Off the Shelf

Welcome to "Off the Shelf", a book review blog for the rest of us. What does that mean?  Well, it means we're not profession...

TITLE: Strawberry Shortcake Murder AUTHOR: Joanne Fluke REVIEWED BY: Phineas QUICK OVERVIEW: Hannah Swensen is back in the boo...

TITLE: Hit List (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Book 20) AUTHOR: Laurell K. Hamilton REVIEWED BY: PrincessLadyBug BRIEF SUMMARY: “A serial...

TITLE: All By My Selves: Walter, Peanut, Achmed, and Me AUTHOR: Jeff Dunham REVIEWED BY: Cleggy BRIEF SUMMARY: "His YouTube v...

TITLE: I'm Feeling Lucky: The Confessions of Google Employee Number 59 AUTHOR: Douglas Edwards REVIEWED BY: Cleggy BRIEF SUMMAR...

TITLE: The Midnight Palace AUTHOR: Carlos Ruiz Zafón REVIEWED BY: Cleggy BRIEF SUMMARY: " In the heart of Calcutta lurks a da...

Title: Hoot Author: Carl Hiaasen Reviewed by: Phineas Storyline: Roy Eberhardt is new to Florida. He and his family move a lot bec...

TITLE: A Wedding Blunder in the Black Hills AUTHOR: Kim O'Brien REVIEWED BY: Lizzie BRIEF SUMMARY: David is a widowed dentist with a...

TITLE: The Art of Romance AUTHOR: Kaye Dacus REVIEWED BY: Lizzie BRIEF SUMMARY: In the second book in "The Matchmaker" series...

TITLE: The Neon Graveyard (Sign of the Zodiac, Book 6) AUTHOR: Vicki Pettersson REVIEWED BY: Princess LadyBug BRIEF SUMMARY: Joanna Arch...

TITLE: My Misadventures as a Teenage Rock Star AUTHOR: Joyce Raskin REVIEWED BY: Cleggy BRIEF SUMMARY: "Rock ’n’ roll isn’t j...

TITLE: The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana AUTHOR: Umberto Eco REVIEWED BY: Cleggy BRIEF SUMMARY: Italian rare book dealer Yambo h...

TITLE: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers AUTHOR: Mary Roach REVIEWED BY: Cleggy BRIEF SUMMARY: Stiff is a fascinating boo...

TITLE: Her Best Catch AUTHOR: Lindi Peterson REVIEWED BY: Lizzie BRIEF SUMMARY: Allison Doll leads a dull life. She is a single woman w...

TITLE: City of Bones AUTHOR: Cassandra Clare REVIEWED BY: Princess LadyBug BRIEF SUMMARY: Fifteen-year-old Clary Fray & her best f...

TITLE: First Impressions AUTHOR: Debra White Smith REVIEWED BY: Lizzie BRIEF SUMMARY: Edie Bostwick and Dave Davidson take on the ic...

Name: Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder Author: Joanne Fluke Reviewed by: Phineas Brief Storyline: Hannah Swensen owns a bakery called The Co...

How do you begin to describe Bone ? It's a graphic novel, true. But it's not your typical superhero or "comic" novel...

Is it possible to be best friends with someone you've never met? After submitting a poem to an online message board for teen poets, S...

The Prince of Mist was actually Carlos Ruiz Zafón's first book, originally published in Spain in 1993. Now, seventeen years later,...

It's hard to review a book where you didn't like the main character. That's the problem I'm faced with now that I'v...

TITLE: The Good Neighbors series ( Kin , Kith , and Kind ) AUTHOR: Holly Black ; illustrated by Ted Naifeh. REVIEWED BY: Cleggy BRI...