Night Road

Night Road by Kristin Hannah

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Ahhhhhh........... It feels so good to read. I have had a way too long hiatus from reading. Having a new baby really puts a damper on some things. But it is all worth it, right?

Anyways, this book was so good! It felt so good to lose myself in this world. A world full of emotions. Infatuation, love, friendship, a mother's love, loss, hope, despair, and more. The author takes you into the mind of Jude - a mother of high school twins Mia and Zach, Lexi - a teenager who has a bad, lonely past, and Grace - a child just trying to figure out this sad, lonely world she is a part of.

Jude is an overprotective mother, who loves her kids so intensely. She watches as Lexi comes into their lives as Mia's best friend and as the love of Zach's life. Then tragedy strikes. How can Jude cope? She gets stuck in the gray of life and won't let her family - let alone herself move on. And then there is Grace. She just so desperately wants to feel love and happiness.

I have read a couple of Kristin Hannah's books and they don't disappoint. They are quick reads and full of emotion. I was crying so hard at a few points in the book. But it felt so good! Definitely try this book, just know that you might need to have some tissues nearby.

Happy Reading!



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I'm Back, Hopefully!

Wow, I definitely have missed reading! I have taken a little hiatus due to having my daughter a month ago (can't believe it has been that long!). Having two kids definitely puts a dent in my reading time. But I am getting used to it and hoping to get back into reading soon! Here are two books that I have read since my last post on here.Tiger's Quest is the second book in the series. This series is seriously good! The books are long, but it is a young adult book so it goes by super fast. I definitely recommend you looking up these books. Click here to see what I thought of the first book. This book continues to follow Kelsey and Ren, but we get to see a lot more of Kishan, Ren's brother who is also cursed. The third book just came out this month, so I can't wait to check that one out. Enjoy!
The other book was The Other Life. I don't have much to say about this one because honestly, I didn't really care for it. I got super bored and it took me a long time to finish it. I started it in June and would get so bored I would give up and go on to other books. It is about a woman who is able to see what her life would be if she made a different choice. For example, she often wonders how her life would be if she didn't marry her husband, so she is able to go to that life and see what would be different. Weird, I know. Anyways, I think it had potential, I guess it just wasn't for me.

Well, hopefully I will be able to get back to reading more regularly. I sure have missed it!

Look Again

Look Again by Lisa Scottoline

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Okay, let me begin by saying this is a really good book. It is just I am pretty sure I have read it before. Within the first 20 pages I was having a deja-vu moment. The funny this is, is that I don't remember reading it. So weird! Anyways, I really enjoyed reading this book (for the second time???) even though I new what was going on/what was going to happen.



This book follows a reporter who 2 years ago adopted a little boy. On a typical day she finds herself taking a double take at a "Have You Seen Me" card. The boy on the card looks exactly like her son. With a little digging, she finds too many similarities and coincidences. The problem is, does she really want to know the truth? Is the truth putting her in danger? Well, you will have to read to find out.
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The Book Thief

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Wow! What a amazing book. Really, I definitely recommend it. It is so heart breaking but so good. Definitely not a uplifting book but it is written so well and from a interesting perspective.

The book follows Leisel when at 9 years old she is taken to a foster family, the Hubermanns. Oh, and it is set in Germany in the 1930s. On the way to her new home she finds a book in the snow and takes it. That is the beginning of her becoming the book thief. The Hubermanns live in a poor area and are already struggling to make ends meet. As Hitler becomes more powerful, life becomes more and more hungry for Leisel, her family, and her friends. But all Leisel cared about was books, and whenever the opportunity came about, she would steal a book. Leisel loved words, and lived in words. In this book we get to see Leisel become strong, brave, have relationships, experience grief, death and survival. Oh, and the narrator .... is death. Good, right?

Happy Reading!



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One Day

One Day by David Nicholls

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Well, this book was pretty good. It was my choice for book club this month and I picked this since I had heard great things about it and knew there was a movie coming out. I wish I would have read it before I picked it though. It was a good book, but not a great one - in my opinion. I was in the mood for a great love story, that was a quick, fun read. This is a love story, but it isn't one where you are just so sucked in you can't put it down. Does that make sense? Anyways....



The book follows Dexter and Emma. Each chapter is the same day, just the next year. We meet them right after their graduation from college. Dexter is getting ready to travel the world, Emma is more realistic and is trying to find a job and get on with her life. From the start we know that Emma has real, deep feelings for Dexter. Dexter on the other hand, is immature and selfish. He is living in the moment, from girl to girl, adventure to adventure. Each year/chapter we find Emma and Dexter in different jobs, relationships, and different variations of their own relationship with each other. I really enjoyed Emma's character. She seemed very real to me. Dexter on the other hand annoyed me. Through the years he settles down and becomes more "normal" but until then I just did not care for him.



If you like love stories, definitely check this out, just don't expect it to be the best thing ever. I am going to watch the movie, and am really excited. I just will probably wait till out it is out in DVD.

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Supernaturally

Supernaturally by Kiersten White

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


This book is probably more like a 3.5 than a 3. I liked this book, just not as much as the first one in the series, Paranormalcy. Supernaturally just jumped right in to the story, which is good but I had a hard time remembering some things and wished there was a brief recap to get me up to speed. I have to say I am still excited to read the next one and hope it answers a lot of my questions. Unfortunately it doesn't come out till 2012.



We find Evie finally in the "normal" life she has always wanted. But is it really what she wanted? And is it really that normal? She still is madly in love with Lend, but that is all that is really going for her. Soon she is sucked back into working for IPCA and more and more weird things are happening to her. This book follows Evie on her journey to understand more about herself, where she came from, and why such weird events are happening to her. Definitely a good series to follow, so check them out!

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Slowing Down a Little

I am not really sure if anyone reads this blog. I mostly do it for myself to keep track of what I have read. It is kind of my own virtual library since I get most of my books from the county library. Anyways.... I haven't been reading as much as I would like lately. Since I will be having my baby sometime in the next 5 weeks I have been really tired. I will pick up a book while my little boy is napping and next thing I know I am fast asleep. So sorry if I don't post very much for a little while. I have a big list of books I want to read so hopefully I don't slow down too much. Here is a list of books I am getting ready and excited to read:

Supernatural (the sequel to Paranormalcy)
One Day
The Book Thief
Look Again
Bossypants
Night Road
and many, many more!

What are you reading?