Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

Finally finished the trilogy!  After a long-ish wait for book three from the library.  It's action packed, intense, and had my heart racing.  It actually made me anxious!  But I do tend to get involved...anyway, loved all three books!  So much happens in this one.  And the ending!  I'm not sure what I think about it.  It wasn't disappointing, it wasn't all roses and sunshine either.  It was just...right, I think.  Carefully considered after everything that Katniss has lived through.  Can't wait for the movie!

Fifty Shades Darker by E. L. James

I was happy to discover book two has a bit more storyline to it.  It's better.  Still a lot of sex.  There are a couple of events that draw you in.  This book ends better (happy) and I kept wondering how they were going to set it up for a third, because it seemed like everything was resolved.  The last two pages set up for book three nicely.  I'm hoping book three will be different from the first two and a pleasant surprise.  Time will tell. 

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

Waiting for book club books, I had picked this out and decided it was finally time for me to see what it was all about.  I could summarize the book fairly easily.  Not a lot happens in the beginning, just typical going to a new school, fitting in, making new friends...and then falling in love with a vampire.  That develops and at the end of the book there is finally something exciting going on, it gets a bit intense, resolves, and leaves the reader wanting to pick up book two.  Of course, I am now in love with Edward Cullen.  This other guy, Jacob, he is younger and a very minor character in this book.  My friend informed me this book was about Edward and Jacob will have a larger role in the next book.

I plan to read them all eventually.  Once I read the first in a series, I like to continue on.  Unless I hate the book...but I don't encounter those often.

I'm very excited to watch the movie.  Usually I like books better.  I have the feeling this won't be the case here.

Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella

I am waiting for the third book in the Hunger Games trilogy and the second Book in the 50 Shades of Grey trilogy at the library so I decided to pick something different to tide me over in the meantime.  (Also members of my book club at work hadn't picked books for the upcoming months yet, so I was a little desperate for a book to read).  I wasn't sure I'd like this book and after finishing it I'm still uncertain what my opinion is (that is if I liked it or not). 

Parts of this book made me really anxious; this woman spends, spends, spends and she doesn't have the money and her credit cards are in overdrafts and her banks are sending letters wanting payment.  And she BUYS MORE STUFF to make her feel better.  I couldn't take those parts.  I don't match that style.  Anyway, so because of this the whole thing it's like watching a train wreck, because she is also pretty much a compulsory liar IMO.  I just had to keep reading to see what would happen next.  I was happy with the ending when things work out for her.

The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff

This is this month's book club book.  I found it hard to enjoy.  There is a lot of history in between the story-line.  I think there are actually two 19th wives and I got them mixed up--couldn't keep them straight.  The ending is rather abrupt.  Overall it took me a long time to read (the full three weeks the library allowed me to loan it) and I didn't have any desire to pick it up in the evenings at home or on the weekends.  Just not my style of book.