Wednesday, June 23, 2010

...and back

Well, after a near 6 month hiatus I am back to review books. I can't remember all of them - and there have definitely been a few that I couldn't even finsih, but I'll just talk about the ones that stand out in my memory. Here goes...



After reading These is my Words I put it in my mental list of "favorite books of all time..." It was wonderful. As the cover says, it is a Diary of Sarah Prine, and it starts out with horrific spelling and grammar (which in my opinion is fun to read - fun to decipher and correct what she is saying) but as time goes on you can see the change that happens. Sarah teaches herself and after a while there are no mistakes in her diary. The story-line is fantastic. I loved how emotionally connected I felt to the characters. I loved the ending, but I won't give anything away. Just read it. You won't be dissappointed. Unless you are Kathy reading this... sorry hon, you probably won't like it. hehe.


Sarah's Quilt is book 2 in the Sarah Prine series. It was very good. I wouldn't say it was as good as the first, but it was still very good. It was a fun western story read. Book 3 in the series I ordered online and is on the way to my house.


Pride and Prejudice and Zombies was hilarious. It was a silly take on the classic story and I had fun reading it. I hear it is getting made into a movie with Natalie Portman as Elizabeth Darcy. So fun! I am anxiously awaiting it's release.

I just finished City of Bones last night. I read this book fast. I couldn't put it down. I was blown away by a SURPRISE ENDING!!!! Wow. I don't know if I've ever been more shocked/disturbed by an ending. It wasn't what I was hoping for/expecting at all! However... book 2 and 3 in the series are on their way to my house and I'm excited to read them. The story is about a 15 year old girl (about to turn 16) who can see things/people that others can't - and is pulled into the Shadow Hunter world (shadow hunters kill demons). It is very similar to Harry Potter (and also has an Uglies/Twilight(just a little bit) feel) but it has it's own things that make it unique. And it is funny - I laughed out loud quite a few times. It is a good read and I think I recommend it. I was just really blown away by that ending!!