BOOK REVIEW: The Time Traveler's Wife

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

This book was recommended to me by more than one person in the church.  They said it was fabulous.  So I bought the book before I read it.  Big mistake.  The whole idea of the book was really cool.  Being able to time travel and interact with your past and future self   But it had horrible language and some very inappropriate behavior.  I quit reading it after the first chapter because I couldn't take anymore.  So this is definitely a book to avoid.  Sorry Audrey.

AUTHOR REVIEW: Shannon Hale

I love Shannon Hale books.  They are awesome.  The first one I read was Princess Academy.  It was so cute.  I then read the 4-book Goose Girl Series, I have read Book of a Thousand Days, Austenland, and The Actor and the Housewife.  I really liked them all.  I have most of them. :)  They are fun books about princesses or people with magical powers.  Austenland and The Actor and the Housewife are geared more towards the older crowd.  They were a little more mature but still good.  I remember there was kissing in Austenland, but nothing raunchy.  The Actor and the Housewife also has had mixed reviews.  It's all about a Mormon housewife who runs into her celebrity crush and they become best friends.  You either love it or you hate it.   All in all, they are very fun books.  I am excited to read her new ones that have come out.  Here is her website.

http://www.squeetus.com/stage/books.html

You can get online and read the first chapter in each of her books.  She also has other fun tidbits about each book.  Anyway, you can't go wrong with a Shannon Hale book for a good, fun, quick read.

BOOK REVIEW: The Mitford Series

The Mitford Series: by Jan Karon

This has been one of my all time favorite reads.  A few ladies in Morgantown recommended the series and I fell in love with them.  If I remember right it took a little while for the story to get going.  But once you learned about all the people you just fell in love with them and just really enjoyed reading about their lives.  Nothing fancy here, just a feel good series.  I loved them.

Amazon Review of the first book: "It's easy to feel at home in Mitford, North Carolina. In these high, green hills, the air is pure, the village is charming, and the people are friendly. Yet, Father Tim, the bachelor rector, wants something more. Enter a dog the size of a sofa who moves in and won't go away. Add an attractive neighbor who begins wearing a path through the hedge. Now, stir in a lovable but unloved boy, a mystifying jewel theft, and a secret that's sixty years old. Suddenly, Father Tim gets more than he bargained for. And readers get a rich comedy about ordinary people and their ordinary lives."

BOOK REVIEW: Hunger Games Series

The Hunger Games Series (by Suzanne Collins): .

The Hunger Games

Catching Fire

Mockingjay

My review: Loved it! I won't summarize it since most people know the basic storyline. There is violence (obviously) but I don't remember it being graphic or descriptive. A lot of people are killed though. I don't remember any other questionable content like language or adult themes