Category: Books

I just finished this book the other day. FINALLY. I have started this book a couple times before and couldn’t get into it. This time I thought I should just commit and read it. Holy cow. It took me forever to get through this book. It wasn’t very good so it wasn’t very motivating to read. Plus, when I did get reading a few chapters at a time, I was so distracted or upset that the story kept going on random tangents that I didn’t think were necessary for the story line. 30+ chapters in, new main characters were being added. I was not impressed.

So I decided to stick it out, because Chuck used to coach hockey with the author. He has written a few other books (which I have read), but I was least impressed by this one. I had high hopes, though because I thought it was going to be a good “who-done-it” book. It just wasn’t all that interesting. I feel bad saying the book wasn’t good because I knew the author.

The writing itself wasn’t all that bad. It was mostly the new characters and adding in seemingly unnecessary information throughout the book. There just wasn’t enough to hold my interest.

Therefore, I am not going to recommend this book to you. It just wouldn’t be the nice thing to do to you!  

One of my resolutions for the year is to read more. I have been quite diligent about reading every night before I go to sleep. I have been given some books from some friends that I want to read. I also want to read more while I walk on the treadmill. I used to read to and from work on the bus and I enjoyed that time. Now I need to make myself find other ways to fit in reading.

Have you read anything lately that I should be adding to my list?

Happy reading!

I finished this book a while ago. Over the summer, actually. I had read the first two books in this series. I had borrowed those books from someone at work. When I was ready to read this one, Chuck had given me my iPad, so I rented it through the library. It was a really easy process. Not every book is available online this way, but there are quite a few. It will be nice when even more of them are available this way.

There isn’t a whole lot to say about this book that I haven’t said when I talked about the first and the second books. The story was good and I enjoyed the writing. It was a good conclusion to the series. He wrapped things up well. I do have to admit that by the end of this book I was getting a little bored. But that’s just me.  

I have another book review coming tomorrow.

I recently finished this book. I use GoodReads and this book was one of the books they recommended one day. Then I got it for Christmas.

This book was a bit different. I can’t really put my finger on what made it so different, but it was. And different is good.

The story is about twin sisters. The story is mostly from the view of one sister after her twin dies and she tries to move on. But she really just throws herself into her work so she doesn’t have to face things she doesn’t want to face.

They had some chapters that would go back in the past to when the twins were younger so you got to know the other twin a little bit. There’s a bit of mystery mixed in as well as some adventure and the main character finding herself.

Overall, it was a really good book. I liked it and will definitely pass it along to friends.

Happy reading!

My brother's girl friend let me borrow this book. She read it and said it was good. She was right. It was a fast read and a nice book for me to read on the bus. It was enotional, funny and well written. I definitely want to see if there are other books by this author and give them a try.

I don't want to give too much away about the book, but it follows a couple girls who were unlikely friends at a young age through their lives and over a number of decades. It's a story of friendship last stands the test of time.

Happy reading.

I was given this book for my birthday. I was reading another book at the time, but I just finished it last night on my long bus ride home during a snow storm.

I was a good book…as are all books I have read by Jodi Picoult. This one was hard to read because it was about a high school shooting. A kid had been bullied most of his life and something snapped one day and in the matter of nineteen minutes….lives were changed forever. It was hard to put down because there were a lot of unanswered questions throughout most of the book. Most of her books don't really have a happy ending. But this one had both an unhappy and happy ending. It was a little different than other books by her.

Overall, if you have read other books by this author and enjoyed them, you'll probably enjoy this one as well.

I don't want to say too much more about the book because I am sure I will give too much away.

Happy reading!

I borrowed this book from a coworker. She said it was one of her favorite books she has ever read. I have heard other people say it was the best book ever, too. So, I wanted to read it.

I thought it was good. I wouldn't buy the book and give it to everyone I know, but I would recommend it to people. It was a good look at the differences in the upper class and the “help” from years ago in the South. It was interesting to read the way people treated each other and how different it was at that time. I can't imagine living in such a segregated time and treating people the way people were treated in this book.

I also think it's sad to know that there are people who still think this way today. It seems like such a prehistoric way to think. But I have heard some people (especially in the South) still feel this way. And that is just plain sad.

So, if you get a chance, grab this book and give it a read. I think you'll like it.

I just finished this book. This is the 2nd book in the trilogy. I read the first book and liked it. I borrowed this one from someone at work. I liked this one better than the first book. It was a bit more suspenseful and a faster read than the first one.

The ending really made you want to read the 3rd book. The way it ended, could have been a chapter ending. There was a short excerpt for the 3rd book at the end of this one and I skimmed the first page. It really starts up right where this books ends.

If you haven’t read these books, I would recommend them. At some point I will get around to reading the 3rd book, but I have a couple other books on my list to read first. Stay tuned for those!

Happy reading!

I finished this book recently. I wanted to read it because I did watch some of the Hills. But I didn't expect too much.

And it was good I didn't.

It wasn't that great. It was a little like the show, but mostly a bunch of girly mumbo jumbo. I'm not sure I expected anything else, though. That was the same way the show was. But I was quite curious how Lauren Conrad's writing would be. It wasn't too bad.

This wasn't a very interesting blog post. But I like to write something about the books I read. 🙂

I figured I should read this book since everyone had been talking about it. I don't normally get into books that people talk about, but since it wasn't a preteen book that everyone loved, I figured I would give it a go. I found it at Target for $5.99. I like books for $6!

It was really slow going at first; maybe for the first 100 pages or so. But thankfully, it picked up and got more interesting. By the end, I didn't want to put it down!

The very end was a little slow and mildly confusing, but I think it was setting up for the next book.

I don't know if I will buy the next book (even though it is also at Target for $5.99). I had someone offer to loan their copy to me. I may take them up on that. I am also trying to break my habit of needing a complete set of things. 🙂

So if you want a suspense with some interesting twists that is also a quick read, I would recommend this one.

Happy reading!

I picked this book up from the clearance rack at a bookstore. I'm not sure what made it stand out…maybe I liked the cover or something. Either way, I think it was only $4 or something. I was sure it was going to be horrible since it was on the clearance rack. I was wrong.

This was a pretty good book. I was pleasantly surprised. The writing made me laugh many times and the main character was quite likable. It was a cute summer read and I think I am going to loan it to a friend who might like it!

I am not sure you can find this one at the bookstores (but I haven't looked), but I am sure you can find it online or possibly at the library.

This book was pretty mindless and humorous. So if that's what you are looking for…pick this one up!

Happy reading!