Before I Go To Sleep

 Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson

My rating: 3 out of 5 stars

This book was okay. Not the greatest, but overall good. I definitely got bored during the middle of the book though. The beginning starts out really strong and you are definitely drawn in and interested. Then it kind of fizzles in the middle. The last 50 pages or so it picks back up and is actually kind of intense.

Anyways, the book is about Christine. About 20 years ago Christine had a traumatic brain injury and lost her ability to retain memories. Now every time she falls asleep she forgets everything about her life. When she wakes up she doesn't know where she is, how old she is, and who this man is who is claiming to be her husband. Every day she tries to figure out her world and slowly she is remembering strange events. Events that don't exactly match up to what her husband is telling her. Is he keeping things from her? And if he is, how much of what he tells her is the truth?

Happy Reading!!!

Still Alice

 Still Alice by Lisa Genova

My rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Alice, a Harvard professor, wife and mother of 3 has just been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's. Throughout the book we follow her on her journey of figuring out how to live with this awful disease. We see how she is slowly loosing herself and forgetting everything that once was so important to her.

I don't think I will ever look at Alzheimer's the same way. This was a great book! I thoroughly enjoy Lisa Genova's books (she also wrote Left Neglected) and am looking forward to reading more of her.

Beastly

 
 Beastly by Alex Finn
My rating: 2 out of 5 stars

This was okay. I liked the idea of a Beauty and the Beast spin off type thing, but I just found this book to be a little boring. Maybe it is the fact that I already have seen the movie, although it was awhile ago. Anyways....

The book follows Kyle Kingsbury, a rich, good looking, perfect, spoiled teenager. His mother is not in the picture and his father has taught him that good looking people are worth everything, and ugly people are worth nothing. Kyle and his group of friends are ruthless at school to anyone who is less then perfect. But one day all of that catches up with him. A witch cast a spell on him and turned him into a beast. He is now as ugly on the outside as he was on the inside. The only way to break the spell is to kiss a girl who has fallen in love with him.

This was a cute, easy read. Not the best, but it was okay. The movie is entertaining but predictable also.

I Will Cary You: The Sacred Dance of Grief and Joy by Angie Smith

My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Wow! What a incredibly sad book. Literally every time I picked this book I would soon be in tears. But I absolutely loved the faith, hope, love and relationships in this book. I can not imagine going through something like Angie did and I truly admire her strength, courage and faith during such a heartbreaking time.

In this true story, Angie and Todd discover when they are 18 weeks pregnant with their 4th child that the child is not compatible with life. This tragic news throws them through an emotional whirlwind but their strong faith carries them through. They continually look at God and know that He has a plan. Although this plan is not what they want, they have faith in Him. I found it very refreshing to see that even though Angie had a strong faith, she definitely had times with doubt and hatred. How could this be happening to her? I am definitely inspired by this story and even though it is extremely depressing, it is also uplifting.