I got this one
from a friend who read it in high school. She said I had to read it, it was one of her favorites. So of course I read it, and I can’t believe it. This is a short read, more of a novella or short story. I read it in a day. It was one of those where I was literally yelling at it out loud, I know I’m a dork, it’s fine. But it was just one of those where I was so surprised I couldn’t believe it! Continue reading Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Monthly Archives: April 2016
Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen
Ok, first
off, you should know that Sarah Dessen is my favorite author. She could write an instruction manual for boiling water and I would read it. But this novel, her twelfth overall, might just be my favorite one. Let’s be honest, I might say that after reading each of them though. Dessen has a fantastic ability to write romance novels that don’t really seem like romance novels. While relationships are forming and you get all happy because the couple makes it, you are also reading about getting through rough times in life, getting your friends through rough times, and finding yourself. Saint Anything is a good one. It’s a story of hope, of finding a place in the world, of being seen as the person you want people to see, and those perfect nights that you will never forget. Deep stuff disguised in a YA novel. Continue reading Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Ok, so I just finished this book and all I can think is WHAT EVEN?!?!?! I read this one based on a recommendation from my aunt, I did not know anything about it when I started it except everyone was saying it was good. Let me tell you, it was worth the wait. WOW! I am normally very good at guessing what the ending is for mystery books but I had no idea until the last few pages who did it. I suspected every other character in the book except the one that did it. I couldn’t put it down! Now, if you’re like me and don’t know anything about it, it’s about a girl on a train who makes stuff up about the houses that she passes every day and the people living in them. One of the women goes missing and the girl on the train gets involved because she thinks she knows them. Half the book I thought the lady was crazy, half the time I felt bad for her and what she had been through. My favorite thing about this one is the fact that I did not know how it was going to end! I wasn’t sure if the killer’s wife was going to help the girl on the train or not, and I won’t say what happens here.
They are making this into a movie, set to come out October of this year. The book takes place in London, but they filmed in New York, so I’m not sure about that…anyway, go read this book!