Saturday, January 23, 2010

There's A (Slight) Chance I Might Be Going To Hell

Laurie Notaro

Such a fun read. A great chick flick book! I liked that instead of the usual southern setting, or at least most I read are, this was set in the NW. We thought the characters were well developed allthough a little extreme, but that's what made them fun. Well worth the short time it would take to read! I will admit the end made me a little mad though.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Beautiful Creatures

Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl

I thought this was a really fun read. Very Twilight, but hey I am good with that I have to get my fix somewhere. I thought the characters were fun and I am so glad the authors left it open for a sequel, I would gladly read it. I wonder what is like to write a book with someone else???
A fun beach read or a good read for your teenager, clean as I remember!

Monday, January 4, 2010

Last Night in Twisted River

John Irving

I am sad to say I didn't get to read nearly as much as I would have liked to over the holidays, but I did finally get this book finished. I really enjoyed it. I think that is interesting because I read it for my Tyler book club, and they didn't like it. We are all very dedicated to reading the book before we meet, but randomnly almost all of us didn't finish it. 4 of us ran out of time, 1 just couldn't get through it and one read it. I thought it was a good story. It was well written and presented several main characters with good development without being overbearing or long-winded about them. It was very tragic at times, but I feel like for some people that is real life, however I hope not mine. I think some of the ladies were offended or got tired of fairly strong political opinions, but for whatever reason it easy for me to see that as part of the character and not let it bother me whether I agree or not. A good, challenging read. I liked it!