Winter Reading

These are the books I have finished in the last month! 2 of them were book club books, and the other one, was one I bought on sale last summer. 

Room by Emma Donoghue 

This book I could not put down! I just wanted to keep reading to find out what happened. It is told from the perspective of a 5 year old little boy.  The first few pages, it was a little hard to get into because of the way it was written, but after I figured out what was going on, I COULDN'T STOP.  It is similar to the Jaycee Dugard story.

The Girl You Left Behind  by JoJo Moyes is a love story about a painting and trying to find its rightful owners.  It takes place during WWI and in the present time. It is a quick and easy read and a history lesson!

Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz was another book club pick. I finished it, but it wasn't my favorite. It is very jumpy with its characters and time.  It is about 2 sisters and their relationship.  However, one sister has a deep dark secret, which is slowly revealed. 

Other book lists:
My list of Summer Reading

Summer Reading

My summer bookshelf has been full! However, 

not all of my picks have been as good as these three books!

 (Gone Girl, The Shack, Fault in Our Stars, and Sing You Home were all winter reading! 

They are good ones too! )

Click on the links to learn more about the books! 

For Joco Library people, these are all in their e-books  library, 

so you can read them on your iPad, Kindle, or Nook for free! 

1. The Promise of Stardust by Priscille Sibley  

I stayed up all night reading this book. I finished it in 6 hours! 

I could not put it down. I had to find out what happened! 

2. The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh

I finished this one in 2 days. 

3. Wild by Cheryl Strayed 

This was our book club book. Parts of it were hard to get into, but it was interesting to see her adventure, one that I could never accomplish! 

Adding to my list: 

The Murderer's Daughters by Randy Susan Meyers this was another book club book. It was a quick and easy lake read about 2 girls whose father killed their mother. 

I listened to this one in the car on my long drives. Chelsea Handler is pretty funny! 

My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One Night Stands by Chelsea Handler chronicals her life as a single gal living a party life. 

The best way to read- on a dock at the lake!