Providence By: Jamie McGuire

This is paranormal romance book is about a girl named Nina who is a college student at Brown University. The book starts off with her father passing away (big mean and part of the story line). She was close to her father and thought she knew him well. Since her father’s funeral she keeps running into a man name Jared. He tries to push her away but ends up watching over her. There is a reason why he does this that I do not want to revel. Jared has a secret (he was NEVER supposed to tell anyone) that he revels when Nina finds out that her father was not the man she thought and there was more to his death then anyone new. Nina is targeted by a group of people that Jared keeps saving her from while she learns the past of herself, father and family. This is a great book and it is a series of 3, I have not finished the 3^rd one yet but I think I will after this post J.

There are some things that I should warn readers about. Since this is a paranormal book you have to keep your mind open while reading. It will keep you guessing on what is going to happen next which I love in books. With this book you will think you know what is going to happen next and then be shocked because you where wrong. Another things is Nina’s character can be a little annoying at times because she is younger then Jared, but you just have to look past that because this is really a good book.

Don’t worry this is not a vampire/werewolf book, but Jared does have a cool secret.

This suspense novel by Mary Higgins Clark will keep you guessing from start to end. This book is about Liza Barton; at the age of ten she accidentally shot her mother while trying to protect her from her abusive stepfather. When Liza was old enough she changes her name to Celia in order to keep people from recognizing her and her name.

Celia married and had a son with her first husband who knew about her past but unfortunately he passed away and she promised him that she would never tell anyone about her past to keep their son safe from the horrors of people who were taunting her because they recognized her. She remarries a man who has also had his first wife die. Her new husband (2^nd one) surprises her with a new home that ends up being the same home she grew up in and the one she shot her mother in when she was a ten. Her husband does not know about her past and she ends up staying that she loved the surprise of the new home that they can start a family in. Within a couple of days of moving in someone in town knows that Celia is really Liza and starts vandalizing their home with memories of her murdering her mother. Celia starts investing around town to try and find out who could be doing this. Read to find out who knows Celia’s secret past!

Women’s Murder Club Book Series By: James Patterson

This series of books is based on five good friends who all work within the crime field in San Francisco. There are currently 12 books in the series with the 13^th coming out May, 2014. The characters include Lindsay Boxer the homicide detective, Claire Washburn the medical examiner, Jill Bernhardt the assistant D.A and Cindy Thomas the reporter from the Chronicle. The 4^th book introduces a new member to the club Yuki Castellano the district attorney. These five women are bright, very successful and solve a lot of murders in San Francisco. With the club solving murders and sending a lot of people to jail, this puts a target on the clubs back. Each book has its own story, but the personal things that happen to each club member carries on to the next book. James Patterson does a great job adding personal touch to each ones lives. For example Lindsay Boxer’s marriage is in trouble water, and she turns to her friends for advice on what to do.

I chose this series because as women we know that it is important that we have at least one close girlfriend that we can really count on and know that we can talk to her about anything and she wouldn’t judge us on our mistakes. These books show the strong bond that club has in terms of “best friends” but also has the murder suspense story that keeps you reading.

The House of Night Series

This is a Fantasy based book about vampires by P.C. Cast and her daughter Kristen Cast. This novel is different from the twilight books because in this world humans know that vampires exist. Vampires are created and marked by a tracker. They are marked by a blue sapphire crescent moon on there foreheads. There is a school that newly changes vampires must attend for 4 years (the time is takes to transform into an adult vampire). During the 4 years at the House of Night boarding school they learn about the different changes that are taking place in their minds and body, and the rules they must follow as a vampire. BUT not ALL young vampires make it through the change, some may only last a couple of weeks until there body rejects the vampire change and they die.

This series is about a 16 year old girl named Zoey Redbird, who suddenly turns into a vampire.  Zoey’s is marked in high school (literally in school). Zoey’s friends and family leave her not wanting anything to do with the vampire race. There is only one person that she can count on and that is her grandmother. Zoey is different from any new young vampire that anyone has seen because her crescent moon is already completely filled in, which signifies that she is an adult vampire. In addition to the filled in crescent moon the adult vampires also develop beautiful tattoos that will be made up of some type of personality trait. Zoey still has to go through the 4 years of “schooling”, but things are different for her. Zoey thought that now being in a place where she is like others it would be easy for her, but with her crescent moon being filled in she feels more alone and out of place then she did when her friends and family rejected her.  Zoey goes through all of the typical teenage stuff, that a teenager goes trough. The House of Night School is more like a college where you live in a dorm. All of the classes are at night because the sun hurts them. They will not die from being in the sun it just causes them pain.

Zoey discovers evil while she is at the House of Night and while she defeats the evil she continues to receive more tattoos over her body, making her have more tattoos than some of the professors at the school. There are 11 books with the 12^th book is coming out in October 2014, read to find out why Zoey Redbird is so special and different than any vampire known to man or should I say vampire.   

Two Little Girls in Blue - By Mary Higgins Clark

This suspense novel by Mary Higgins Clark is about twin girls Kelly and Kathy who turn up missing on their birthday. When the parents Margret and Steve return home from a party they find a ransom note with demands. If they meet these demands the kidnapper will return Kelly and Kathy. The ransom is paid for by the company Steve works for and the kidnapper only returns Kelly to the parents. Kelly claims that Kathy is still alive and is scared while others believe that she is dead. Margret believes that her twin daughters are communicating with one another and convinces the police and FBI to continue the search for Kathy. There are clues that Kathy is giving to Kelly in order to help her come home. Will she be found dead or alive? Read to find out!

If you have a sister you will like this book, you can really relate to the relationship that the sisters have with one another. And if you have children you will be able to understand what Margret is going through. I really enjoyed this book I think more because I am an identical twin. This book made me tear up at some parts. It’s also interesting because there has been studies that say twins in some way can communicate and feel what the other is feeling which is what Mary Higgins Clark does in this book. My sister and I have never been able to do any type of communication with one another and we have never been able to feel each other’s pain, but that doesn’t mean that it cannot happen. 

My first book recommendation

For my first book that I would recommend is the Twilight book series. I know some of you might be thinking “oh my god, another fan of twilight”, BUT this is really a good series to read. I remember sitting in the movie theater seeing the trailer for the twilight movie and not really paying attention until my friend told me that I should read the book, because she thought I would really like it. I was unsure at first and really didn't think of it for a couple of weeks. I went to Borders (when they were still open) and saw that the first table right when you walked into the store was all about Twilight. So I decided to give it a chance and bought the book. I read the book in less than a week. I could not put it down. After reading the book I had to get the others. I ended up reading all four books within about 2 1/2 weeks. Some nights I would be up all night, because I could not put it down.

The series is about a human girl (Bella Swan) who falls in love with a vampire (Edward Cullen). The series is about Bella finding out that Edward is a vampire and Stephanie Meyer does a great job with letting us know how Bella is feeling when she finds out that vampires do exist. With Edward being a vampire it adds the excitement of fantasy. Edward is described as perfect as a god, something that all of us want. Bella’s best friend Jacob Black is also hiding a secret that she discovers in the 2^nd book New Moon. The 3rd book Eclipse Bella goes through loving 2 people at once, and the 4th book Breaking Dawn is Bella finally being with the one she always new she loved.  Without give away information in case you haven’t read the books or seen the movies, Stephanie Meyer goes through what it’s like to fall in love, go through a break-up, loving two people at once, and finally being able to be with the one you truly love in the end.  The love that Bella and Edward have is something that women could only imagine, having someone love you back as much as you love them. In the books you can actual relate to the relationship as being an adult and remembering what it is like to be young and so in love. (Sounds weird because I am young only 27, but its the only way I could describe it) There is action in each book so its not just a book on oh my I love him so much type. In the books you do meet different vampires who are not like Edward and you learn about rules that vampires have in order to stay hidden from humans.

Twilight has gotten a lot of attention because of the movies. I think that this is a good love story and the books are a lot better than the movies (most books are).  I think that people have just gotten use to associating Twilight with the movies, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattison, and the actual love story has been overridden. I think that this is a good book for young adults because as women can relate to how she is feeling when falling in love, loving 2 men at once, what it’s like to lose someone, and finally what it is like when you truly love someone no matter the type of person they are. These books really show that it is possible to love someone who is different.

For my first blog I would like to tell everyone more about me. Like it says in “about me” I just started blogging January 2014. I am very new to the whole blogging environment, so please be patient with me. At first I did not know what to choose to blog about. I really enjoy reading when I get the time between work and class. So I came up with the idea that talking about books is something that I can do pretty easily. So what you will see on this blog form is going to be about books that I have enjoyed reading. Since I just started this blog some of the books will be older. I will start with some book that I have read in the past and hopefully work my way to the newer and most current books. I hope everyone enjoys reading my blog and please if you have any comments or recommendations please feel free to share.