So, books...

Books
  First, be warned that I enjoy dystopian, fantasy type books.  I try to read a little bit of everything but find that I normally fly through that genre.  I have tried to pull some of favorites from the past 8 months or so.  I also tried to include a little bit of everything.  Yes, I read a lot.
   A couple of these books were recommended by a friend, a couple I had seen on online booklists, while 4 or 5 of them I happened upon (my favorite way to find a good book.)

1- Throne of Glass Series (4 books)
     I just stumbled upon this series when I had nothing else to read. It is about a female assassin in a world of magic.  It is fantasy, so if you struggle with believability (is that a word?) then this may not be the book for you.  But, if you have imagination and can get lost in magic world, it is a good read.  I haven't read the last book of the series but have it on hold from the library and am anxious to get my hands on it.

2- What Alice Forgot-
   Alice wakes up without any  memory of the last 10 years of her life.  This book takes a look at how life can harden and change us.  A bunch of little choices can change your life.

3- Big Little Lies-
   same author as What Alice Forgot.  This book spiderwebs between 3 characters and weaves quite a story that is neatly tied up by the end.

4- I am Pilgrim-
   Loved this.  It was long but really good.  A CIA agent tracks down a terrorist that almost destroys the world as we know it.  Complex but not hard to follow.

5- The Selection Series- (3 book series)
   A dystopian series that I stumbled across.  As many fantasy/ dystopian books, the target audience is much younger than me. haha, hey, I like Percy Jackson, Hunger Games.  I really think it would be fun to compare and contrast the story of Esther to The Selection.  The book is about a prince who has to pick his wife from a group of girls that come to live in the palace. 

6- We Were Liars. 
   Don't want to give too much away on this one.  But, the ending left me shocked. 

7- The Fifth Wave (series)- 
   Cant wait to see the movie.  Basically, this book is about 5 catastrophes that are sent to wipe out the human race.  It is along the same line as Hunger Games and Divergent. 

8- The Rosie Project-
   A funny little book about a man with undiagnosed autism who is searching for a wife.  Laughed out loud many times.

9- The Maze Runner series
   Again, right there with Hunger Games and Divergent.  Easy, fast read.  Like most books, it is much better than the movie.  You also need to read the whole series to fully appreciate it. 

10- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime-
   A quirky book, this time about a boy with autism.  He is on the quest to solve the murder of his neighbor's dog.  It is strangely funny and in depth.

11- The Boys in the Boat- 
   Started reading this one but didn't finish before my kindle copy returned.... currently on hold to get a hard copy of it. But, I cant wait to finish it.  I am not normally a reader of non fiction, ironically, true stuff just doesn't interest me.  haha.  But this book is great- maybe because the content interests me or maybe it is just a really good read.  Anyway, it is about the 1936 America crew team that won the Olympics.

12-  Unwrapping the Greatest Gifts
    ***Obviously this was not read in the past 8 months.
     I mentioned this book here last year.  This book is a family Advent to celebrate Christmas.  It is amazing!  The author, Ann VosKamp, also has the book The Greatest Gift which is the adult study.  It is also amazing.  But, if you can only get one of them.  Get the kid one.  It is short and sweet but in depth with thought provoking questions that will only get deeper as your kids age.  It will definitely be an annual study with my kids as we celebrate our King.


Here is what is currently on my hold list or want to read list...
1- Queen of Shadows (as mentioned above.  This is the last book in the Throne of Glass series)
2- Pretty Girls
3- Seraphina and the Black Cloak
4- Son of Neptune (Hunter and I are reading this series together, Heros of Olympus)
5- The Inspired Room - crafty book about decorating on a budget and using our space to serve (at least that is what I think it is about)
6- Simply Tuesday - this is the book that my old Bible Study group just started and I just ordered.  Though I live too far away to attend the Bible study, I always read along with them.  I have also read, "A Million Little Ways", also by this author.  It was good so I have high hopes for this one as well.

Let me know if you have read anything really good... or just plain good recently.  Happy Reading!