The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale

I've had many people tell me about this book and how good it is that I finally read it. I have all of Shannon Hale's books but have yet only read two and now three so far. This is the first in her series and I really liked it. At times, I would predict how things would turn out but then had to second guess myself until the truth was revealed and I learned my predictions were right. Mostly, though I didn't know what would happen and the way the story unfolded was brilliant. Everyone should read this book.

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For One More Day by Mitch Albom

This was January's book club book. I like this book. I think it is interesting how Albom's book seems to be about death in a way. My favorite parts in the book were when the main character, I forget his name, writes about the times he didn't stand up for his mother and the times his mother stood up for him. It really makes you think how as kids you treat your parents because they are supposed to be the strong ones and can take care of themselves but who knows how often you may have hurt them by your actions or inactions. It was pretty quick read. I think liked Five People You Meet in Heaven a little more but this author doesn't necessarily blow me away. I don't know if I'll read any of his others.

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The Road by Cormac McCarthy

This was our December's book club book. This book was really interesting about a father and son traveling through a post-apocalyptic world trying to survive evil people, starvation and the cold. The book chronicles their journey to the sea and all the trials and horrors that they face along the way. The reader never finds out what happened to the world or even the characters' names, yet I was really drawn into their relationship and how much this father cares for his son and is willing to give up his own morality to protect him and keep him fed. I would recommend this book as an interesting read but would caution that it does allude to some pretty horrible things. It also sparked a great discussion on food storage in our book club and how we will all survive the apocalypse or disasters.

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