night owl..

Insomnia is making a comeback in my life. I think my body is getting used to not being on a set schedule. It's tough but I've found ways to combat it.. like rekindling with my old love READING! Since graduation, a little over two months ago I have read four books. I figured I would take sometime to review them.

The Hunger Games- Nothing much to say here, since I am a bit behind the bandwagon. I refuse to see a movie without reading the book first, and like the saying goes, the book was a hundred times better then the movie. The movie was pretty accurate, there was a minute detail that was skipped, which plays a little bit of a bigger part in Catching Fire, so I wonder how it will be played out. Very easy read.

Defending Jacob- Not knowing what to read next my mom brought home this novel from work. It was hard to get into, I don't typically read books where a male is the voice and main character. However after awhile it got really good! The main character is a DA who is put on the case of a murder of a middle school aged boy, one who attended his own son's school. This is until the son becomes a suspect. This book is full of twists that you wouldn't suspect and the last page is shocking! It takes place in Newton, MA so I loved reading about a plot so close to home!

Catching Fire- Next I wanted to get back into an easy read so I went down to Ugly Dog Books a used bookstore in my town and purchased Catching Fire. For those who do not know, this is the second book in The Hunger Games trilogy. It was fantastic, better than the first book. I don't want to give too much information away because I know many will want to see the film. READ THE BOOK FIRST.

Heart of the Matter- This book I had been meaning to read way back in January, when I expected second semester senior year to be a breeze (that was a BIG joke). It is an Emily Griffin novel (she has written more popular novels, one being Something Borrowed, which was recently released on film). It follows the lives of a plastic surgeon (for children, who are burn victims), his wife and the mother of one of the paitients. It turns out to be a love triangle, and I won't tell you how it ends, but I was not happy, only becuase it does not follow my beliefs on marriages. I love the format of Griffins writing, each so called chapter is from the perspective of one of the characters and it changes back and forth. I hope to find more authors who write like this.



Now comes the big question..what do I read next. Of course I want to read Mocking Jay.. but I am scared, I hate ending series of books, I feel lost, the last series I finished was the Twilight Saga and I was deeply saddend after. Then there is always the the possiblity of starting the Fifty Shades trilogy...I guess I'll have to sleep on this decision!

Goodnight world..