Just when you thought I had forgotten about the book blog I post something new. :) I finished this book last week sometime. I've been busy dealing with all sorts of wonderful things (see personal blog for details. I should be posting on there about my week and all the joys it has brought before the end of the week) and haven't had time to really sit down and blog about my recent readings.
I did finish the second book in the Stephanie Plum series over the Thanksgiving weekend. I sadly don't remember enough details to give an accurate summary of this book in its own blog post. The book was called Two for the Dough. I enjoyed it a lot, so if you've read the first book and are thinking about picking up the second one, go for it.
Now on to the title of this blog post. I have always enjoyed Jodi Piccoult's books. My best friend Missy is the one who got me hooked on them, whether she knows it or not :). Jodi Piccoult wrote My Sister's Keeper, which was then made into a movie in which Cameron Diaz played in. Just a random tidbit about the author and her writing style. Anyways. . . I've never read a book by her that I haven't liked. I have an entire shelf on my bookshelf full of her books, so I decided to bring one with me over Thanksgiving to start reading after I finished Two for the Dough. This book was AMAZING! Seriously I LOVED it. Here's a little summary.
Delia lives in New Hampshire with her father Andrew, her Daughter Sophie, her fiance Eric, and her best friend Fitz. Delia has a search and rescue dog and together the 2 of them find missing persons. Delia starts having dreams and flashbacks to a life she can't remember. She tells Fritz about her memories and Fritz does some detective work. One night, the police knock on Delia's door and arrest her father for kidnapping a girl named Bethany years ago. Delia is confused until her father tells her that SHE is Bethany, but that he is her biological father. Delia, Andrew, and the rest of the gang travel to Arizona (where Bethany was kidnapped from) and learn all about Delia and Andrew's past as Eric (who is a lawyer by trade and whom Delia insisted work on the case) tries to prove Andrew's innocence in a crime Andrew admits to committing.
Seriously this was a great book. As I was reading it, I found myself torn between whoI was siding with, not only in regards to the trial, but in regards to which parent I liked better, or which man I thought was better for Delia. This book deals with some interesting issues, especially when it comes to who should have custody of a child after a divorce. I would recommend this book to any young adult/adult reader.
Right now I am reading a book called Confederates in the Attic. My plan for the next few months is to focus on books that I already own. I have so many books that I've never read that I need to bust through. I love the library and all of the cool books I've seen there, but it's time to focus on my books for a while.
In other news, Ashley is pretty close to being done with finals for the semester. She says she will be blogging about some of the books she's read and will read over the break. I'll try to hound her about it :)
Happy reading!
~Tara
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