Although several years ago you would have never seen me pick up a book now it is one of my favorite hobbies. There are days when I could read and read and never stop. Those are the best kind of days and the best kind of books. Below are some of my favorite books that I have read over the past few months. Hopefully you can enjoy them as much as I did!
Children of Liberty is the prequel to my absolute favorite series of all time, The Bronze Horseman. Although it is not nearly as good as The Bronze Horseman it was a good and interesting story. I also loved getting to hear part of the back story of one of the main characters in my favorite book. I also truly loved seeing the story of Harry and Gina unfold and seeing how they developed into their own individual person, despite all of the pressures surrounding them. While I highly recommend reading The Bronze Horseman I also recommend reading this (but make sure to read it is second...sometimes the timing of a prequel is best).
You know it is a good book when it sticks with you long after you closed the pages. I got this book by accident, as my sister got two copies for Christmas and had to get rid of one. I was glad to take it off of her hands.
The House of Tyneford tells the story of Elise, a Jew from Vienna who is forced to leave her plush life there to become a servant maid in England. With war on the brink, life is changing. As Elise and Kit, the house master's son, develop a friendship it begins to transform life at The House of Tyneford. I loved this book. Even now, thinking about it months later, I am still enthralled by the story. This is definitely a first read and will even probably be a second and third read for me.
Jodi Picoult is one of my favorite authors so I was really excited to see that she wrote a book that also included reading on one of my favorite time periods, World War II. This book switches between present day and an ongoing story from World War II. There are many instances of this book that are still stuck in my head. Again, another sign of a great book. Although I had a little more difficulty connecting with the present day characters, as I continued to read I was able to enjoy them more. This book was different than any other book I have read by this author and I was extremely pleased with the way she wrote about such a horrific time in our world's history, the Holocaust. A must read!
Just last week I jumped on the Divergent bandwagon...and I am obsessed! I finished the first book, Divergent, in less than a week, and am now counting down the days until the second book in the trilogy arrives. I love the characters, love the storyline, and love that I was enthralled with the book within the first few pages. I finished the book two days ago and still cannot stop thinking about it. Don't fight jumping on the recent book bandwagon, just do it...I promise you won't be disappointed!
