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*The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
Now this book I had started once before but never got around to reading it all the way. Now that I actually read I picked it up again and can not believe I didn't finish it the first time. I loved it, I have to say another one of Nicholas Sparks' great books. Yes it's another love story, but like so many it is different much different. The story of falling in love and many years later having to make the toughest decision one could possibly make. Heart touching, emotional, and surprising are just some ways to describe the story. A wonderful story with turn of events that can not be for seen, definitely kept me on my toes that's for sure. Well recommended!


*Belly of the Beast by Judith L. Pearson
This book was recommended by my husband, I must say I enjoyed it very much. This book is about the POWs in the Philippines during WWII. It shares the most gruesome details the POWs had to suffer. Definitely an eye opener and suspenseful story. I was glued to the pages intrigued as to how it was that these men could escape the horrors they were going through and even if they would be able to. This was a side of history I had no knowledge of and I am glad I read the book. A great learning experience and very enlightening to never lose hope or give up; some never lost hope even in their darkest hours when all seemed lost. 


*Skipping A Beat by Sarah Pekkanen
One of my dear friends sent me this book recommending I read it, since I think she has good taste in reading I took her on it. I must say I was not disappointed at all. This book was full of surprises and I was glued to it, I hated putting it down. This is the type of story that keeps you guessing to what is going to happen next. A woman nearly looses her husband but after he comes back to life he has a new light on life and wants to change their world a whole 360. This book has a great outlook on life and helps one to see what the important things in life truly are and the horrors money can do to you. I loved this book and was very sad to finish it. This is a keeper and I am thankful to my friend for sharing this with me!


*The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
Once again I come back to Nicholas Sparks, after all it's always a good reading. This book is no exception to his legacy. Another one that I love and was touching and dramatic. A man finds a picture of a woman in Iraq and it so happens to bring him luck, now he is trying to repay her for his luck. Love comes in to complicated things just a tad. This one was different then some other books but I still enjoyed it very much. There are a couple of surprises and unseen turns that keep you intrigued with a climax much worth the wait. I especially love how he always finds a way in the very end to surprise you.


*Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin
Yes I read it because a movie about it was coming out also, because I wanted to see what the big "hoopla" was about it. I was not disappointed that's for sure and as a matter of fact I loved it. A dramatic novel of friends caught up in an ugly love triangle, but that's only the beginning. Giffin throws in some punches that blind side you, I loved it! My jaw was dropping, I kept turning the pages, laughing and yet at times being in disbelief. There are many surprises and turns I just couldn't foresee coming yet that is what kept me turning the pages everyday. After this one I'm sure I'm going to read her next and am soooo looking forward to it.


*Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Another movie book I wanted to read before seeing the movie. The title and story background also caught my attention. Traveling circus era during the depression is something I was not familiar with at all which made this story all the newer and intriguing. This is not a traditional love story, far from it. Half the time you don't even know it's a love story but the turn of events keep you going. I loved how Gruen didn't make this a "gooey" love story instead it was full of action and drama as well as unforeseen moments of suspense. There were adult situations in it but felt right because of the degree of the story. Very detailed, I could picture the conditions they were in the feelings they felt. I loved it, it was very different that's for sure but that was what was so great! I even loved that there were also moments that made me laugh and smile. Great read that is for sure!


*The Forever War by Dexter Filkins
This book is about the war in the middle east told by a journalist. This was an intriguing read mostly because I think it started so early in the conflict years that so much new information on this long talked about war can be found. I also admire him for even being out there as long as he was and going through the things that he did. He was a fearless man willing to go to far lengths to get the information he wanted. This book sheds new light as to what is going on over there. It is not biased towards one side rather it is just observations from a man who was there for a long time and dealt with both sides. I must advise that this is just a recounting of events and not a story from beginning to end, that is the only thing that caught me off guard and was not ready for. Other then that it was a fairly interesting read.




...and there are many more to come!