My New Hobby/Entertainment

Being across the country away from all of my family and friends, well it can be a tad bit lonely. So far here I haven't made many friends, it's kind of hard to when I mostly stay home and am with my dogs. Reading is how I have stayed sane and not minded the move and being lonely really. This new hobby is keeping my entertained for hours on end and I'm loving every second of it. I have found great books and am getting through them faster then I used to. I wasn't much of a reader before, I always aspired to read and get through books over 50 pages long but for some reason or another my heart was not in it. Now I have discovered the greatness of reading and the fulfillment it provides me with as well. It has become a whole new world for me, where for an hour or two a day I take a vacation and get away to a whole different world. I spend more time reading then watching TV or on the internet, which I think is a much healthier way to spend my time so I'm even more thrilled. 

*Happens Every Day by Isabel Gillen

This is the book that started it all. After our move to PA and being settled this is the book I began my new hobby with.

I really enjoyed it and was captivated by it. Isabel tells her story that many women and men are faced with everyday, her husband was leaving her and there two boys. I felt her emotions through the book the love she had for him, frustration with their drying up marriage, and facing the truth once it comes out. The way Isabel writes feels like as if your best friend is telling you this. The story is at a familiar level for the reader where they feel connected with the writer and I was hooked page after page. Full of emotion, it's a very heartfelt story, about dealing with it all and trying to be strong.

*Where the River Ends by Charles Martin

Next was this book, about love and death.

After the first few pages I knew this was going to be one of my all time favorites and I fell in love. By far this is an absolute moving story that talks about the reality many have to deal with, losing the person you most love in this world and even harder knowing they only have a limited time with you. I was captivated and glued to this book, I must say that I was sad to finish it. There are so many layers to this book, it's not just another love story. It shares both, from being strong and not being afraid of death, enjoying life to the very last second you have; as well with being strong while you feel you're losing it all. I loved both characters, it felt so real I felt what they did and went through their journey right along with them. This book is one I will probably re-read, it's one of the purest and truest love stories I've came across in a long time. I definitely recommend this book to any reader out there.

*Bringing Adam Home by Les Standiford

This book was a birthday present from my husband that of course I jumped on and read as soon as I got it. Now this is not like the others that I had read before, but still worth my time. This book depicts the story of Adam Walsh and his kidnapping from beginning to end. It goes to the very beginning of the day that the Walsh family's life would be forever changed to decades later when finally the case is solved and closed. Before this book I did not know anything about this story so this was all new information to me. The writer did an outstanding job in describing the events. I must say though throughout most of the book I was a bit enraged and very upset with the Hollywood Police Department. I was dumbfounded by the way the case was handled and how things went. I felt for the Walsh family and all the went through. I learned a lot in this book and one thing that is evident and shown by the Walsh family, is to never give up no matter how much time has passed.

*A Big Little Life by Dean Koontz

Being the dog lover that I am I couldn't resist this book. It was a great quick read and I too fell in love with Trixie. Dean Koontz loved her very much and did amazing with describing her, I was able to picture it all. A very heartwarming story full of love and laughs, my husband even caught me laughing a couple of times. I enjoyed it very much, Trixie was an amazing dog. This is a great example of the love between man and dog, as well as the greatness of dogs.