Isaac is currently rubbing lotion onto my feet. Does life get better than this? I don't think so.
I have been doing some reading lately which has been awesome. I have neglected reading for pleasure for so long that it has been so refreshing to pick up a book again.
A Girl Named Zippy - 3/5 stars
An autobiography done in different snapshots. It was okay. The scattered tone and mixed up time line got tiresome after a bit. It was a quick and humorous read though.
Breaking Dawn 2/5 Stars
Ugh, where to start. Okay, well I will start out by admitting that I read this book in less than five days. I read over 200 pages in 36 hours. It is like a train wreck, you want to look away, but you can't. You can't put the book down. My critiques of this book are the same that I have had for the whole series. Bella is a piss poor role model for young girls; she continues to be written as annoyingly weak and helpless. She does grow a bit of a spine and make important decisions without Edward (and even keeps a secret from him- *gasp*). She starts off the book by deciding not to go to college and getting married. By the time her honeymoon is over she is knocked up with a half vampire baby. Her whole life continues to center around Edward who finally changes her to be a vampire. I will admit, that Edward was less annoying in this book, and definitely did not display as many signature characteristics of an abusive, controlling boyfriend as he did in the first book. This book features about 100 more vampires, all with special characteristics that you have to try to keep straight and waaaaaay too much info about the sex life of vampires. Anyways, if you are in the mood for a light, fluffy, not terribly well written read, I recommend the
Twilight Series.
Next on my reading list: Water for Elephants.
Anyone else have any recommendations? I want to read at least ten books this summer.
An autobiography done in different snapshots. It was okay. The scattered tone and mixed up time line got tiresome after a bit. It was a quick and humorous read though.
Breaking Dawn 2/5 Stars
Ugh, where to start. Okay, well I will start out by admitting that I read this book in less than five days. I read over 200 pages in 36 hours. It is like a train wreck, you want to look away, but you can't. You can't put the book down. My critiques of this book are the same that I have had for the whole series. Bella is a piss poor role model for young girls; she continues to be written as annoyingly weak and helpless. She does grow a bit of a spine and make important decisions without Edward (and even keeps a secret from him- *gasp*). She starts off the book by deciding not to go to college and getting married. By the time her honeymoon is over she is knocked up with a half vampire baby. Her whole life continues to center around Edward who finally changes her to be a vampire. I will admit, that Edward was less annoying in this book, and definitely did not display as many signature characteristics of an abusive, controlling boyfriend as he did in the first book. This book features about 100 more vampires, all with special characteristics that you have to try to keep straight and waaaaaay too much info about the sex life of vampires. Anyways, if you are in the mood for a light, fluffy, not terribly well written read, I recommend the Twilight Series.
Next on my reading list: Water for Elephants.
Anyone else have any recommendations? I want to read at least ten books this summer.
4 comments:
I really enjoyed reading the Gemma Doyle Trilogy - the first book is titled A Great and Terrible Beauty and they are by Libba Bray.
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo is also a really good read.
If you like Pride and Prejudice, you might enjoy the Fitzwilliam Darcy Trilogy by Pamela Aiden. The first book is called An Assembly Such As This. It is Pride and Prejudice from Darcy's point of view. It is actually a pretty well written series.
Happy reading! :)
any Jodi Picoult book...
The Shack by William P Young
just a few that I've enjoyed recently
Have you read any of Shannon Hale's books? Princess Academy is good, as is the series of Goose Girl, Enna Burning, & River Secrets (and Forest Born, coming out this Fall). I couldn't put Goose Girl down, and neither could my husband or my MIL.
Lisa-Did you know that "Girl Named Zippy" was written by Abby from IRF's Aunt?
I am avoiding the Twilight series like the plague...
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