The Last Song

The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks


My rating: 3 of 5 stars
This was a good book. Before I got to around pg 100, I couldn't stand Ronnie, the main character. After a little way in- the character changes and you find out why she has the attitude problem. It makes it a bit more tolerable, however, I still think she is a brat. The ending was appropriate and a bit predictable. I really like the spiritual aspect of this book. I read it a week before Easter and really enjoyed reading it around Easter time. Defintiely read this book before seeing the movie. I haven't seen it yet, but I can imagine it being good. I always find the books better than the movies though. Heads up- this is a tearjerker. I recommend a box of Kleenex towards the end. You'll need it!

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The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins


My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Loved this book! Totally unique from anything else I've read. It did remind me of Total Drama Island a bit, but only in really funny ways. Other than that- totally unique. What a great writing style. Easy to read. Easy to pick up where you left off. Hard to put down!!! I highly recommend this book to everyone. If you live in a bubble and haven't read it yet- please do. You'll be glad you did!

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To Kill A Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee


My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This book is definitely not a quick read. It took me a long time to get through it. However, I am not sure whether it is because I didn't want it to end or if it was poorly written. A classic- definitely. A favorite? Not necessarily. Although I found it interesting, it was just too slow for me to really call it a favorite. Definitely a must read though. How can you not read a classic?

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50 Rules

50 Rules Kids Won't Learn in School: Real World Antidotes to Feel-Good Education by Charles J. Sykes


My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I really enjoyed this book. I randomly picked it up from the library one day when I was in the mood for a self-help book. I found this one very entertaining and all so true. I plan on reading this book with my children once they are a bit older. I think all children would benefit from this book and it's "rules."

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The Cinderella Pact

The Cinderella Pact by Sarah Strohmeyer


My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Cute book. I actually liked her other book, "The Penny-Pincher's Club" better, but this one was fun too. It has to do with weight-loss in a comical sense as well as deceit, love, romance, etc. Definitely recommend this book for anyone wanting a light read and a hearty laugh.

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The Penny-Pincher's Club

The Penny Pinchers Club by Sarah Strohmeyer


My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I really liked this book. It is not typical of me to read "girly chic lit," but I absolutely would recommend this book to others. It has some money-saving ideas wrapped around a fictional story. Awesome ending BTW and not what I expected either.

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Tuesdays with Morrie

Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson by Mitch Albom



I read this book in half a day.It is almost 200 pages, but it was a snow day. What can I say? It had really good parts to it. Lots of ideas on how life should be. My favorite part was on pages 124-125 which read,
"We've got a form of brainwashing goig on in our country," Morrie sighed. "Do you know how they brainwash people? They repeat something over and over. And that's what we do in this country. Owning things is good. More money is good. More property is good. More commercialism is good. More is good. More is good. We repeat it-and have it repeated to us-over and over until nobody bothers to even think otherwise. The average person is so fogged up by all this, he has no perspective on what's really important anymore.
"Wherever I went in my life, I met people wanting to gobble up something new. Gobble up a new car. Gobble up a new piece of property. Gobble up the latest toy. And then they wanted to tell you about it. 'Guess what I got? Guess what I got?'
"You know how I always interpreted that? These were people so hungry for love that they were accepting substitutes. They were embracing material things for love or for gentleness or for tenderness or for a sense of comradeship.
"Money is not a substitute for tenderness, and power is not a substitute for tenderness. I can tell you, as I'm sitting here dying, when you most need it, neither money nor power will give you the feeling you're looking for, no matter how much of them you have."

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