The Virgin Cure by Ami McKay

Even though I no longer work in Chester I am still reading their books for their book club.  This was the one for this month.  I can't say I liked it very much, but it was still interesting.  It was way easier to get through than The Birth House so that was a plus!

This book is basically about a twelve year old girl whose mother sells her to an older lady for money, and she ends up working as a personal servant I'd say.  That old lady doesn't treat her very well and she runs away and joins a house in training to become a....can't tell you in case you want to read it!

Requiem by Lauren Oliver

Ok so I ended up finishing this book last night.  I'd say she wrapped it up pretty nicely at the end, however, it does kind of leave things open in a way that if she wanted to write another book in the series, she could.  I definitely hope these books are made into movies.  Love them.  Will have to read her other books!

Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver

Book two in the Delirium trilogy.  It was pretty good, however, after she falls in love with a boy in the first book I was hoping for a different storyline in this book than what happened.  There is a bit of a cliff-hanger at the end of book one that made me want book two right away.  I'm a strong romantic and held out a lot of hope for something specific to happen in book two...which does eventually but it's just not quite right.  I'm in the middle of book three and am still holding out hope it will end how I'd like!  Hope these books get made into movies!

The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult

This is her most recent and I'm almost all caught up to having all of her books read!  Only two more to go!  I really loved this book for a few reasons.  One, most of the time when I pick to read a book it is because someone has told me I'd like it, or in this case I just follow the author reading everything they have out, eventually.  Which is what I did in this case.  That means when I pick up the book it is a complete surprise when I discover what it is about.  I don't read the back of the books or the little summaries they have to try to entice the reader.  You may or may not know that I am very interested in the Holocaust.  Well, Jodi always picks a subject and runs with it for the theme of her book and this time it was just that.  The main character is a baker who had been in an accident and doesn't like how her face looks because of it.  We find out that her grandmother was involved in the war and eventually she shares her story.  The whole novel is excellent.  It isn't gruesome.  I may have to buy it.

Delirium by Lauren Oliver

 

I finished this book about a week ago and a lot has been happening in my life so I'm sad this book is no longer fresh in my mind.  I know that I loved the book and it reminded me of The Giver by Lois Lowry...which I also love.  It also reminded me of the Hunger Games.  Because it is another world filled with regulations and enforcements we don't have.  It talks about the disease and fear of getting "the disease" and symptoms of "the disease" and talks about the procedure that everyone has done when they turn 18.  You should know "the disease" is love.  And they match you up with whoever you marry, it's not by choice.  When I finished this book I realized it is part of a trilogy.  I've started Jodi's most recent book next, but I'm in line at the library for book two of this trilogy.

Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult

I didn't enjoy this book of Jodi's as much as I usually enjoy her books.  The information she provides about wolfs is interesting but the storyline didn't grip me like it usually does.  I still have a few more of her books to read before I am caught up.  Hoping whatever she comes out with next I'll enjoy a lot more.

Reflected in You by Sylvia Day

I read the first so I'm obviously going to read the other two.  This one annoyed me mostly.  I had liked the first but in this one the main girl (forgot her name already) just seems too much like Ana in the 50 shades books.  She jumps to conclusions too quickly about her man and it is irritating.  I don't feel this book was very eventful.  Hopefully the last one is better.