Dating, Dining, and Desperation (Dear Daphne #2) by Melody Carlson

Three out of Five Stars What can one say about a Christian story. Oh what miracles. I was inspired. Ahh, that was so cute. And oh so much more. But this one I found as a believable story. Not only that, the author I feel did a good job of obtaining the readers attention and keeping the reader involved with the story from beginning to the end. I am looking forward to reading the story that comes before this and the one that comes after. Yeah, yeah I know. So out of order. But hey that is me. :)

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Two out of Five Stars Oh my word, I got caught in the crazy of the in crowd. A movie comes out that is based on a book. The previews seemed so good. Then heard some bad reviews. But hey, a book is always better than the movie. Right? Well I am unable to compare the two because I only read the book. But based on what I heard of the movie, I don't think it falls far from the book. The beginning of the book took forever to catch my attention that I almost was ready to put down the book and start to read a different book. But I was on a waiting list to be able to read this book, I just had to read to the end. Then finally I made it to the middle of the book, so excited the author grabbed me into the story. So, here I am excited the story was getting so good, and then the end happened. I don't want to give it away. but the end... Well, not a very pleasing end just like I saw posted for the review of the movie. If the end of the book kept my attention as well as the middle, maybe I wouldn't have not care for the end so much. But hey, never knock a writer. I am grateful for writers! They create for all the different enjoyments of all the different kinds of readers!

Die for You by Lisa Unger

Three out of Five Stars So the movie Gone Girl was coming out. And based on the previews it seemed to be a very good movie to see. So when I found out this movie was a book, I just so wanted to read the book before watching the movie. So I went to the library to see about checking out the book. While, you guessed it, the book was checked out and on hold. So I had to put my name on the waiting list. So while waiting for the book, I asked the librarian to help me find another book that would be similar to Gone Girl. And this is how I came to reading this book. The pace of this book; Die For You, was very up beat and kept the reader to want to read up until towards the end of the middle towards the end of the story. It almost seemed as if the author was trying to make the book longer, and so some parts towards the end seemed to be drawn out a tab bit more than what would have been needed. But over all, enjoy suspense novel. I would say this would be a good fall read in the woods on your porch.

Please forgive me

No I have not stop reading. I have just been slacking a little on updates and some reading. I ended up learning how to crochet, and just have been trying to do a whole bunch of different projects. But have no fear, three updates are books are here!

The Last Goodbye by Caroline Finnerty

Three out of Five Stars I know writing a book is not an easy task. But when an author struggle in which they would like to the story to go, it may lose a readers attention. Because of the different story plots that are going on can make the story longer than needed or confuse the reader. The flow of the writing is nice, it is just the focus of the story changed too many times. When the book comes to a part that seems like a perfect ending, the author keeps going. Over all the story was enjoyable read.

Going Postal (Discworld #33) by Terry Pratchett

Five out of Five Stars! Not a big fantasy buff. But this was such an enjoyable story from beginning to the end. Peter Jackson, the director of Lord of the Rings, this would be a great book for you to turn into a great movie! Enjoy the corny puns that are use through out the story and the flow of the book. With an author like Terry Pratchett, I just may become a fantasy buff!

Messenger (The Giver Quartet #3) by Lois Lowry

Four out of Five Stars The reason I picked out Messenger was because I remember reading The Giver as a child. I don't remember enjoying The Giver, but I was a child and was force to read it in school. With the Messenger, I opened the book and such an amazing story open up in front me. Lessons to be learned and reading to be read.