The Fault In Our Stars by John Green

So I read this book yesterday.  All of it.  Not that it is a long book.  It did take quite a bit of my day to read it, but I didn't want to put it down.  Once I started I had to keep going.  It was a very good book, an easy read.  It's about this sixteen year old girl who has cancer, and she is in a support group where she meets this very cute boy.  It goes on to tell their story, they have a small adventure, and there is a slight twist in the book that you can tell is coming.  It's very sad in places, but the writing is spectacular.  It's funny too, made me laugh out loud.  I also read Papertowns by John, but I like this book a lot more.  Obviously, I read it in a day.  It made me smile a lot too.

Sign of the Cross by Anne Emery

This is this month's book club book.  I finished it yesterday.  I didn't think I would like it based on the title, and assuming it would be way too churchy.  I was wrong, I loved it.  It is a murder mystery.  Two women are killed (a bit apart) and a priest is accused.  The main story is about the priest's lawyer; what you learn about the priest is in bits and pieces as the book progresses.  What makes it more interesting is that it is set locally, in Halifax, and mentions Chester a few times.  The mystery keeps you guessing as to who the killer is.  I changed my theory a bunch of times and couldn't settle on who did it.  There are other books after this one and it is easy to tell the end is setting the reader up for the next book.  I think I will eventually come back to this author.  I enjoyed her writing style.