I'm In No Mood For Love

I’m in No Mood For Love by Rachel Gibson

This was a quick and fluffy romance. I didn’t love it…it was your standard romance with nothing to distinguish it. Blah.

Monday Recommendation List

Monday Recommendation List

Random list of 10 books each Monday! I have read and enjoyed each one enough to flag for a potential personal library purchase.

Be bold and just choose randomly, stick to your normal genre...or step outside of your normal reading zone and try something you usually wouldn’t. You can look up the descriptions at Amazon.com, or search my blog for old posts by entering the title in the little search box in the top left-hand corner and clicking the magnifying glass.

Let me know what you think!!

This weeks 10 recommendations (in no particular order):

1. For the curious…or a gift for the curious: A World of Curiosities by John Oldale
2. Religion focused on love: Love Wins by Rob Bell
3. Creepy…Never seen the movie? Even better!: The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
4. Sweet Romance: Heaven, Texas by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
5. Sassy Romance: Smooth Talking Stranger by Lisa Kleypas
6. Emotional/Dramatic: Handle With Care by Jodi Picoult
7. Classic/Iconic: Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
8. Intriguing: Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho
9. Crime Drama Series: The Alex Cross series starts with Along Came a Spider by James Patterson
10. Will compel you to support victims of child abuse: A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer

Ada Blackjack

Ada Blackjack: A True Story of Survival in the Arctic by Jennifer Niven

An interesting read for the history/people crowd.

Amazon Description:

“In September 1921, four young men and Ada Blackjack, a diminutive 25-year-old Eskimo woman, ventured deep into the Arctic in a secret attempt to colonize desolate Wrangel Island for Great Britain. Two years later, Ada Blackjack emerged as the sole survivor of this ambitious polar expedition. This young, unskilled woman--who had headed to the Arctic in search of money and a husband--conquered the seemingly unconquerable north and survived all alone after her male companions had perished.

Following her triumphant return to civilization, the international press proclaimed her the female Robinson Crusoe. But whatever stories the press turned out came from the imaginations of reporters: Ada Blackjack refused to speak to anyone about her horrific two years in the Arctic. Only on one occasion--after charges were published falsely accusing her of causing the death of one her companions--did she speak up for herself.

Jennifer Niven has created an absorbing, compelling history of this remarkable woman, taking full advantage of the wealth of first-hand resources about Ada that exist, including her never-before-seen diaries, the unpublished diaries from other primary characters, and interviews with Ada's surviving son. Ada Blackjack is more than a rugged tale of a woman battling the elements to survive in the frozen north--it is the story of a hero.”

Paper Towns

Paper Towns by John Green

Amazon.com Description:

 “When Margo Roth Spiegelman beckons Quentin Jacobsen in the middle of the night—dressed like a ninja and plotting an ingenious campaign of revenge—he follows her. Margo’s always planned extravagantly, and, until now, she’s always planned solo. After a lifetime of loving Margo from afar, things are finally looking up for Q . . . until day breaks and she has vanished. Always an enigma, Margo has now become a mystery. But there are clues. And they’re for Q.”

My Thoughts:

I haven’t found a Green book as good as “The Fault in Our Stars.” However, this one is good. He is phenomenal at crafting such intense, complex characters. I felt like this was so similar to “Finding Alaska.”  Liked both, but didn't love.

The Color Purple

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

I admire Alice Walker immensely. The Color Purple is one of her many books that I love.  Celie is a character that transcends time and situation. The pain and emotion are palpable as Celie relates her story. She has been abused and beaten down by life, but her spirit withstands and shines.  

The power of Walker’s writing never stops amazing me.  

The Bone Collector

The Bone Collector by Jeffrey Deaver

I had seen this movie, but never read the book. I really enjoyed the characters here. Good suspense, but a bit too much detail for me. Masterful ending.

Good read for the suspense/crime crowd.