All Year Round Reads

One of my favorite activities to do is to read.  I absolutely love to read during the summer at the pool and out by my pond in my back yard.  Since summer is over though and I am back at school, I have been taking on the nightly ritual of reading for about an hour while I am in bed.  It gets my mind off of things and makes me nice and tired to fall asleep.  I did stay up until about 2:30 am though last night finishing up my book because it was getting really good and intense.  I got an iPad a couple of Christmas' ago so I could use the Kindle app on there to read.  The iPad ended up really stinking in the sun and I could not see a single thing because the glare on the screen was so bad.  I then bought myself a Kindle, which I love.  I also have the Kindle app on my iPhone which I read off of when I am on the go and in bed.  I do not favor a single genre of books.  I enjoy many types of them and have a wide range of variety.

Here are some books that I read over summer:

'White Girl Problems' was probably one of the funniest and most politically incorrect books I have ever read.  If you are looking for a hilarious, fast read, and can overlook crude references, then this book is for you.  In a sick twisted way, I wish I was Babe Walker at times.  

I watched the show 'GCB' on ABC when it was on for only one season.  I was a pretty big fan of the show and really got into it.  I was pretty sad when I found out that the show did not get renewed.  The book takes a little while to get into, but is a easy read that is enjoyable.  I found myself comparing the TV show and the book constantly and I decided that I like the show better than the book. 

'The Ice Man' was a book that I would not normally read.  My chiropractor actually suggested this book to me.  This is a very gruesome book that is based on a true story.  It tells the story of a contract Mafia killer who gets away with murder daily.  In the end of the story I secretly did not want him to ever get caught.  They are actually making this book into a movie.  This should be interesting because there are super awful, bloody parts that I do not know if I want to see depicted out on the big screen.  I will probably end up seeing it though.  My mom read this book too and felt the same way. Expand your horizon and read this!! Not for the faint of heart though. 

I found 'The Lower River' suggested in People Magazine.  I look for suggested books in there and most of the time, they end up being really good.  My Mom and I ended up reading this at the same time.  This book takes a while to get into but when you do, its hard to put it down.  The story is of a man who lived  in Africa for a while when he was young and ended up going back for a while when his life basically fell apart and he and his wife separated.  This is a story of despair and hope.  

So I was really skeptical at first when I bought this book.  I am very much Catholic and believe in God and heaven with all my heart, but I didn't really think that this boy could have seen heaven before he died and went there for good.  While reading this book, I got goose bumps at many points and I actually have goose bumps right now while I am writing this, remembering parts of the book.  When I finished reading this book I asked my Mom to read it because I did not know what to think and was almost in a state of shock and jealousy.  She read it and felt the same way.  I am not trying to push a faith on anyone but, if you are having any doubts about heaven or anything associated with it or just want to strengthen your faith or even just want a good read, READ THIS.  Enough said.  

Have any good book suggestions? I am always looking for some new ones to read. 

Xx, Katie