Getting Closer to My Goal

With these books, I have 22 more books to reach my goal and we are just about finishing week 17 of the year.  Yeah!!!  I took about a week off from reading between the last two books listed, but I am back on track.

The Color of Light.  Another novel by Karen White.  I will be sad when I’ve read all of them.  This is another wonderful story about a family with a sorted past and the daughter who has had to figure it all out.  Of course, there is a cute love story as well.  White never disappoints.

I Am Number Four.  I chose this book because I have never read a book and then soon after seen the movie.  I wanted to see what that was like.  The book…well, it was really easy reading.  The characters were pretty flat, but it is science fiction, can’t say I was expecting more.  It is good though, a true sci-fi through and through - from the aliens blending in on our planet to finally an all out war on Earth between aliens from two other planets!

The movie…well, I was hesitant to go see it.  It got horrible reviews.  I even waited until it came to the $1 theater so I wouldn’t waste too much money if it was horrible.  I would give it 1 out of 4 stars.  I was fascinated though with the liberties they are able to take in not following the book.  Sometimes I just shook my head and thought, “Really, you think that was a good way to change or interpret that?”

Learning to Breathe.  Yet, another Karen White novel.  Again, very good as were all her others.  This one is about a woman in her 30’s who is trying to learn to live outside of her past.  More strong characters and great history of the town the book was set against.

The Council of Dads.  Perhaps it is my current state of mind, or that I’m a self-proclaimed “daddy’s girl,” but I cried through a lot of this book.  I loved it though.  It has a lot of good life lessons and I plan on buying the book so I can mark it up.  It was really easy reading, but very inspiring as well.

Saving CeeCee Honeycutt.  My sister-in-law, Jennie, recommended and loaned this book to me and I am grateful she did.  It was so funny, sad really, but in a funny way!  The characters are just as charming and extreme as can be.  My favorite part - I smiled the entire time I was reading it.

The Hunger Games.  Sometimes I feel like such a dork for waiting so long to enjoy reading for pleasure.  Clearly, there are so many good books out there and this this stands among them.  I can’t wait to read the other two in the trilogy!  Honestly, if you think too long on hard about what the book is about, it is really horrible, but it is such good reading.