Let's Talk Books!

As you know I love to read.  When I was a little girl I would save up my allowance to buy books - The Babysitter Club books to be exact (weren't those awesome?!).  I still love books but now I use the library for most of my reads.  Though I have found a couple of websites that have awesome books giveaways.  I have won 4 books on Goodreads.com and I also found this awesome Chick-Lit blog that has giveaways and it's fun to read - Chick Lit is Not Dead.  I've won 3 books on there so far!  Woo hoo!  Here are my most recent wins from them:

 

I cannot wait to receive these books and start reading them!  I will definitely let you know how they are.  I have read some awesome books recently though so let me tell you about those so you can go pick them up!

First, let's talk Kristin Hannah.  I cannot believe that I had never read any of her books before.  Why I had I not heard of her???  Her writing is awesome.  She easily sucks the reader in to the stories and you really feel like you know the characters.  I am reading anything of hers I can get my hands on right now.  The most current one that I finished was called True Colors.  This was such a good read.  From Amazon: 

"True Colors is New York Times bestselling author Kristin Hannah’s most provocative, compelling, and heart-wrenching story yet. With the luminous writing and unforgettable characters that are her trademarks, she tells the story of three sisters whose once-solid world is broken apart by jealousy, betrayal, and the kind of passion that rarely comes along."

I also read all three of Mary Karr's books that began with The Liars Club and ended with Lit.  I have to say that I liked The Liars Club the most out of the three of these books.  Lit was a close second with Cherry being the least favorite.  Cherry wasn't bad but in some parts it just seemed to drag on a little too much for my liking.  Mary Karr is a great writer though - her memoirs are very descriptive of her sometimes insane childhood upbringing all the way through her getting sober in her adulthood with Lit.  I really recommend The Liars Club especially if you liked The Glass Castle.   The books are somewhat similar in their writing. 

I am currently reading another Kristin Hannah book "Night Road" and it is AMAZING so far.  I don't want to put it down.  It's a tear jerker but again, her writing is amazing.  If you haven't read any of her books I highly recommend you go pick one up.  You won't be disappointed!