I decided that I wanted to track the number of books I read over the course of the year. I suppose, that since I came to this at the beginning of January, this is a New Year's resolution, and I'm not big on NYR's. I will use this page to track the books I read and give a little review of each one. I do not guarantee that all the books I read will be new to me. I am known to read books over and over and, well, you get the idea. Who knows. You might find your next read here.
Salem Falls-Jodi Picoult-A modern-day witch hunt at its finest.
House Rules-Jodi Picoult-Good book, but kind of left me hanging at the end.
Room-Emma Donoghue-I don't know how to describe this book. It's incredible. It's terrifying. It's told from the perspective of a five year old.
Perfect Match-Jodi Picoult (anyone noticing a trend here?)-In my opinion, this was not Picoult's best work. The story was rather slow...it took me well over a week to finish this book. I'm general done with her books in a matter of days. Also...the subject matter was tough for me: a five year old boy is molested by a priest. Need I say more? Matt was pretty shocked that I continued reading after that revelation, but I hoped she'd change it up a little. And in a sense, she did. Kinda. Sorta. In a weird twisted way. I don't want to say more out of fear of ruining the story.
Dark World-Zac Bagans-Matt got me this book for Christmas because over the summer I really got into "Ghost Adventures." I've always been interested in paranormal investigations, haunted history, stuff like that. This book goes more in depth with some of the crew's more high-profile "lockdowns." The book, to me, is more eerie than the episodes. Thanks to Netflix, I've been able to go back and watch episodes that they mentioned in the book. It was also pretty entertaining...several laugh-out-loud moments!
The Woman in Black-Susan Hill-Ugh...this book was a disappointment. I was really looking forward to the movie. It was slow-moving and just very odd. SO much more could have been done with this. It's a chilling concept, but left much to be desired.
The Seance-This was pretty good. It's a Victorian-age ghost story about a young woman who inherits some property from a long-lost relative, only to discover some dark history. It was confusing at times, as many of the characters have very similar names.
The Hunger Games/Catching Fire/Mockingjay-Remember how I said there may be some rereads on this list? I reread the first book to prepare for the movie and ended up rereading the trilogy. It was a good thing, because I had forgotten so much!
11/23/63, Stephen King-I'm not a huge Stephen King fan, but Matt read this book first and recommended it to me. The main story: a man living in present day America goes back in time to stop the assination of JFK. It's an intriguing concept, stepping into the past, and no matter how long you are there, when you come back to the present, you've only been gone two minutes. Every trip back is like the first trip, but the slightest thing can change the course of history, big or small. An interesting twist: one of the towns he goes back in time to discusses briefly the plot of "It," which is now on my list to read. It's a great book and definately worth reading, but it's a massive 800+ pages. It was not a quick read for me, not from lack of trying, just from lack of, well, time.
Girl Interrupted
The Crowning Glory of Calla Lilly
It-Stephen King
After Long Silence-Helen Fremont
A Discovery of Witches
Rapture-Lauren Kate
Undead and Unreturnable
Undead and Underappreciated
Undead and Unwed
Undead and Unemployed
