The Fault in Our Stars by John Green: B
It was okay. It stuck with me for a few days. It was terribly sad. The 2nd half was better than the 1st half. I don't think it was OMG-AMAZING like some reviewers have made it out to be, but I'm glad I read it. It was a little more philosophical than I thought it'd be, but maybe that's what prevents it from becoming a Nicholas Sparks book. (Which is the tipping point for whether or not I'll read a book: slightly Sparksy? That's a no go.) Without the philosophical quality and Amsterdam stuff, it'd totally pass for a Nicholas Sparks book.
Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth: A-
My mom sent me this for my birthday and I had already placed the PBS series in my Netflix queue weeks ago. A friend told me about it last summer, so I knew it was something I wanted to check out eventually. I really enjoyed the book. I thought the birth stories were super interesting and I liked Jenny Lee's "character". You can't really call her a character because it's a memoir, but you get the idea. The chapters alternated between stories about patients and stories about nuns/Jenny/England in the 1950s. The jumping around was a little confusing, as I like to stick to one train of thought when I read a book (books with multiple perspectives push me over the edge). So I'd skip chapters and come back to them when I finished what I wanted to finish first. I read it before I started the series on PBS and, so far, I like the show too. The book's better though. As usual.
Wedding Night by Sophie Kinsella: A
I really love Sophie Kinsella. She is the one and only "chick lit" author I'll read and that's because her books have a story to them; a point to them. They usually are unpredictable in an ironic kind of way and she's quite good at making you fall in love with her characters. I always do! This is definitely a good book. It was told from 2 different perspectives but, a few chapters in, you get used to it. My favorite is still Can You Keep a Secret?, but I highly recommend Wedding Night. The only book of hers I never cared her was I've Got Your Number. I own all the rest.
Altogether Dead by Charlaine Harris: B+
I listened to this book in the car over the last couple of weeks. I read it over the summer, but forgot a lot of it. If I was going to continue this series, I needed to backtrack a little. I'm bound and determined to finish it!
I like Altogether Dead. It's not my favorite of the Sookie books. I like Dead Until Dark, Living Dead in Dallas, and Dead as a Doornail the best.
I do love the series though and I recommend it!
And I tried:
Divergent by Veronica Roth: yet to be determined
I know this is the next cult book. Or maybe it already is..I don't know.
Scott read it 2 years ago. He told me to read it. My cousin gave it to me for my birthday last year. So then we had 2 copies and I still hadn't read it. I started it back in November and, try as I might, I just can't finish it. I can't. I don't like it, and this almost bugs me.
Scott insists that it's good (I'm about halfway through), so maybe I should try the audiobook in an attempt to not be the last person on earth who doesn't know the story. The idea of finishing this book, and then muddling through Insurgent and Allegiant when I don't care about the story is a little discouraging. Maybe this series just isn't for everyone.
Downtrodden Abbey by Gillian Fetlocks: didn't finish it
A satire. Definitely funny. I didn't finish it because I didn't see the point. It didn't have a story to it. I'd laugh out loud but Scott would be sitting there and I couldn't share the humor with him because he doesn't watch the show.
Do you have any book recommendations? I always need a list with me when I go to the library. Or I quickly become discouraged and end up leaving empty-handed.
