The Great Alone

 I am so glad I picked up this book. I love Kristin Hannah so much, this is probably my favorite of her books now, and I have read so many of them. I can't get enough of her stuff. Her writing is breath taking. Had to take a couple of pauses due to intensity of the story. Anyway here is my review of the book.--

I mean what can I say really? I never worry when I read a Kristin Hannah book. I am always completely in awe of her writing. This one is no different. Such a poignant, colorful, painful, sad and happy story. A book that I will not soon forget if ever. Kristin Hannah has a gift of making readers feel every word printed within the pages of every book she writes. She takes my breath away very single time, and I could not ask for more.

She paints a beautiful picture with this story, the imagery so breath taking and so inviting, right from the first page. I was there in Alaska with all of them. The plot is so thought provoking and realistic. The characters are so very relatable in this story, they are so realistic, as if I have known them all of my life. I do have to put the warning in here. There are triggers in this book for anyone dealing with loss or dealing with abuse. In both cases it is pretty traumatic, so please keep that in mind.

If you love the works of Kristin Hannah and you have not yet read this one, please do pick it up, you will not be sorry. Get ready to be swept away.

Keep Quiet

 Well I never planned on reading this in one sitting, but it happened anyway. This is a great story even though it was a tad bit predictable, but the author follows up with a different mystery. I knew from the synopsis what was going to happen, however, the twist, I did not expect. I also enjoyed the characters and the story line, both were done superbly. 

This is also a very thought provoking story. How far would you go to protect your children? I could never in a million years live with what this family lived with.

The Institute, by Stephen King

 So this is definitely another favorite on the year, but of course I would not expect anything less from King. Again his characters, full of flaws, are written with realism and relate ability. This a true coming of age story, a tale of inhumanity, that matches the world today. It is also very thought provoking. I enjoyed every minute of reading this one. WTG King on another job well done.

Reading Habits are back!

 Well, since retiring, my reading habits are back to normal! I am on my 4th book for this month. Fortunately for me they have all been good so far, great as a matter of fact. I am currently reading The Institute by Stephen King, one of which I thought I already read but did not. It is rocking along ok, just a little bit slow for me, but Stephen King books can be like that. Just glad that I have the time to read again.

Another year Later

 Hey y'all here I am again one year after the last post. I have finally retired from work and my reading has picked back up substantially. I am looking forward to the new year with a lot of new reads planned. I have been keeping a book journal this year and so far reached 40 books read. That was a lot more than the previous years. I would like to read much more than that in this upcoming year. I did order another book journal that I hope to fill up. I used to read over 100 books in a year, that really dwindled once I started working again, but now that I am retired I am hopeful those numbers will pick back up.

 I would also like to get back to you tube at some point, I just do not know for sure when that will be. Lord knows I have a lot to share. I am sure I will get it all figured out in the very near future. The Bookworm's buddy group is still up on Good reads and I use it daily still, it would be great to get it really going again.

That is all I have to share this time. I will try and get back into this blog again as well, maybe more than once a year. Keep tuning in guys.

The Unseen 1&2 - Richie Tankersley Cusick

 I read these books once before back in 2012, and loved them, but missed some details that I caught this time around. I did still enjoy them quite a bit, but picked up on a key point in the ending this time which really annoyed me. I could not believe I missed it the first time around, and I can't help but be annoyed by Lucy's decisions through out the series. Also the ending seemed to hang there leering at me, is there anymore books to this series? Because there should be.

Wow Been a long time

Wow it has been a year since I have posted to my blog. Work gets the better of me. But be assured I am alive and kicking working my life away. I have been reading, just not near as much as I used to, but slowly, my love for books is returning full swing. I think this is because my family came to visit us, and my 16 year old niece brought that back to me. She was struggling herself, with wanting to read, so the two of us read a few books together. We read 2 books in 3 days, which is phenomenal. So I now I am finishing up as series we started for spook season. I am also striving to get at least one more book read. 

 As far as my you tube channel. wellll....let's not rush things. I do not see that happening in the near future, but maybe in time, we will see. Right now I am just happy that I have been reading a bit more than normal, because books for the mind, is like exercise to the body. Some food for thought there.