A Great and Terrible Beauty

This is the first book in the 'Gemma Doyle' trilogy. It is a decent read, but is a young adult novel and reads as such. The story is not as compelling as the 'Twilight' series, but in actuality, the writing is a bit better and not as repetitive. Here is a little info from wikipedia:

A Great and Terrible Beauty is the first novel in the Gemma Doyle Trilogy by Libba Bray. It is told from the perspective of Gemma Doyle, a girl in the late 1800s.
Gemma leaves her home in India after her mother dies for a boarding school in England. Once there, she is plagued by clairvoyant visions as she looks into the magical secrets of the school with her three friends Felicity Worthington, Pippa Cross and Ann Bradshaw.

Oh yeah, one of the characters last name is Cross, so HOLLA!! I purchased the whole series without reading any of them, so I am committed to finishing it. So I will give my opinions on the other two books at a later date.

The Book of Lies - Brad Meltzer

This book is a nice little thriller/action read. It was not very deep and was no Da Vinci Code, it felt a little like that's what it was trying to be, but maybe that's just the genre and I really enjoyed the Da Vinci Code so my standards are a bit high. I read it fairly quickly and did enjoy it, so I would recommend it, but I usually like to come away from a book feeling a little more enlightened or at least have an idea to ponder upon. Aw, just read it and enjoy.

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Yes, the name of this book does sound like it may be a Nancy Drew story, but it is not. It is a nice little book written as a series of letters between an author and members of the aforementioned Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. You will also learn a bit of history, such as the fact the the English Channel Island of Guernsey was occupied during the Nazi's during WWII. I did enjoy this book and I knew I would enjoy it when I opened it and saw that there was a beautiful blue ribbon attached to the book to use as a place holder. This is a book about and for people who love books and love to read.

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle

I finished reading this book recently, before that Oprah put it on her book list. This story is so well written and fluid. I just recommend getting the book and reading it. Do not, I repeat, DO NOT, read the synopsis or the book jacket, it gives WAY to much away. Just read the book, and enjoy the story.

The Shack

Okay so I just started reading The Shack. I'm only on page 66, but I'm hooked. I already highly recommend this book to all of you. It has gotten so many great reviews, so i'll post a more complete post when I am done reading it, which will be tomorrow probably seeing as how I can't put it down.