Well I just finished my third book of 2012. The first one was when I read “Handle with Care” by Jodi Picoult, but I read the majority of that during Winter Break. I am however, impressed with myself and that I read two books in between January 17th (when I did my book review post) and yesterday.
The first one was When Crickets Cry by Charles Martin. This was my favorite book of his that I have read so far. It was about a man who has a secret past that is revealed throughout the book as you flash between present-day and the past with his wife as they are growing up. The other main character is a little girl who needs a new heart. I don’t want to go into too many details but this was a really good book. I also found out more than I ever thought there was to know about the heart. It goes into a lot about the heart since you find out the man’s wife had a similar condition. I would definitely recommend it. I probably only picked it up a few times since each time I did, I read a huge chunk of it.
The second book that I just finished last night was The Pact by Jodi Picoult. I truly love Jodi Picoult’s books because I cannot put them down and I think she is a fantastic writer. Her books are sooo well researched and they are based on topics that are really tough to read about but at the same time, the topics really intrigue you and you can’t put the books down. They are definitely not “uppers.” The Pact is another story that goes between “Now” and “Then” and has to do with a high school couple (in the “Now”) where after the first chapter of the book, the girl is dead and the boy is not and you see how everything unfolds. I just love books that go between multiple times! Anyways…a good book and tough to put down but it definitely won’t put you in a good mood.
I’m about to start a new book by Charles Martin called The Mountain Between Us. Hopefully I’ll like it as much as I did the last one of his that I read!
As always, I’m interested to know of any really good books that you’ve read! I try to read during the school year to relax me and if I have a really good book I definitely make the time to read!
