The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult

Ok back to promising books by Jodi.  This one didn't disappoint like the last one did.  It is about this teenage girl who gets raped by her ex boyfriend.  Her father has a past that catches up with him after he spent so long reinventing himself as a picture perfect dad and husband.  There is a side storyline of her mom in there too, which brings it altogether.  There are several twists in the book, and the ending doesn't disappoint.  It stops rather abruptly, but all in all I was very happy with this book and the ending. 

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

I just finished this book at lunch.  I loved it!  It's about this boy, Jacob.  It goes between his life when he is 23 and his present life when he is 93.  It is set up so you can know what is going on now, he is in a nursing home, and he is funny!  Anyway, then he will drift off and be back at the circus when he is 23.  It tells how he comes across and joins the circus, his daily work, and the inner workings of the circus.  There is a small love story on the side; the book is full of adventure and it's a vivid tale.  I wanted to pick up the book any time I could to see where the story was going.  I highly recommend this book!  It will take no time to read.  And now I can watch the movie and compare the two.  Books are always better.

Mercy by Jodi Picoult

I finished this book this week.  As far as this book goes, I must say it has been my least favorite by Jodi.  I didn't like it much at all, but I want to read all of her books.  It took a while to get into, and even then it just wasn't great.  It's about this man who kills his wife, but he did it because she asked him to.  So it goes through his trial.  And there really wasn't a twist...unusual I think.  I don't have much else to say about it.