book club book

We chose the book Room by Emma Donoghue for our next book club.  When I stopped by school a few weeks ago, several of the ladies had already started reading it and warned me that it was hard to read and that they didn't really like it.  I picked it up from the library this week, knowing that I had to read it, but unsure if I would like it.  It turned out that I really enjoyed it.  It's written from the perspective of a 5 year old boy.  His mother was kidnapped 9 years ago and has been held captive in a room that entire time.  Jack, the boy, was born in the room and has never been out.  The writing style takes a little to get used to because the narrator is 5 but once you get past that, it's quite a touching story.  I stayed up late last night to finish it because it got a bit scary and then once I got through that part, I just wanted to know what happened to the characters.  I'm really excited for our discussion on Friday because I know some of the ladies did not like the book so it should be a good chat.

safe haven

I've read a bunch of Nicolas Sparks' books before and I usually enjoy them.  I like that they're quick reads and have a good love story without being too smutty.  I just finished reading Safe Haven and loved it.  It has a great love story but also quite the dramatic ending.  I loved that he wove some suspense into this novel.  I had to make myself put it down last night at midnight and as soon as Hudson went down for his nap this morning, I finished reading it.  If they make this one into a movie, I may actually see it.

a surprising read

I started reading Indivisible by Kristen Heitzmann with a bit of hesitation.  I knew it was a Christian suspense novel so I had no idea what to expect.  The beginning started out a bit flowery for me, but once the plot got going, I was intrigued.  The mysteries are developed pretty well, although she gives away too much as I had figured it out about half way through.  I think the best part was the lack of a "come to Jesus" moment that many Christian novels have that are so cheesy.  It really was just a suspenseful book with out the language, sex or gore that many mainstream novels have.  I will probably pick up another one of her novels to see if I like it a little bit better.  Overall, this was a good mystery that kept me intrigued but not awake all night.

Thank you to Waterbrook Multnomah for providing me with a copy of this book to review.