Showing posts with label reading. Show all posts
Showing posts with label reading. Show all posts

Monday, May 13, 2013

simple days

I have a confession,
sometimes I am really happy when it rains.
{Even though my pup, Hardy, is not}

When I say sometimes, I really mean sometimes.
Like a lot of people, I love the sun and warmth 
and love spending my time outside.

However, every now and then, I LOVE 
when it RAINS.

It gives me a chance to settle down.
Not run around.
And a great excuse to just stay inside and relax.

What do I do when it is a rainy day?
Completely unique things, of course, like reading and watching TV

On this rainy day, I want to talk about a couple books I have read lately and like:

Killing Floor (Jack Reacher, #1)
This is the first book in the series of Jack Reacher (ya know, that Tom Cruise movie that came out not too long ago). This book is not the same book as the movie is based on and I hear the movie wasn't very good, but I really enjoyed this book!
I had trouble with the beginning because of the style in which Lee Child writes, but it definitely turned into a gripping novel!
There were some awesome twists and turns
which I didn't see coming and
I always see them coming.
If you're looking for a light, easy to read and thrilling book then check this one out!

That Old Cape Magic: A Novel

This was another light, easy read. Perfect for by the pool or the beach!
The book had great characters and hilarious moments.

What do you do on rainy days?

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Hunger Games

So I am behind on the times with this one I think, but just started the trilogy The Hunger Games last Sunday and I am already on the third book!


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These books are seriously so good! Around 270 pages, easy to read, and a perfect escape from the real world if that’s what you’re looking for.

The books are narrated by a 16 year old named Katniss that lives in a country called Panem. Panem at one point was North America, but there seems to have been some kind of apocalyptic event that demolished it. There’s The Capitol and its now 12 Districts. There had been a rebellion at some point in history and now The Capitol hosts the Hunger Games every year to punish the people of the Districts for their rebellion and remind them of the Capitol’s power. Each district has to send a boy and girl to participate in the Games in which they all fight to the death until only one remains.

There’s a movie of it coming out in 2012, but the books are definitely worth reading.

Has anyone else read this addicting trilogy? What did you think?