What I read this week:

Change of Heart - By Jodi Picoult - This was shared by Kristen O and Alyssa O. It is SO good. I really love her books. They are all mysteries in a way with a twist. This is the story of a guy who is on death row for allegedly murdering a cop and his daughter. He sees on the news that the other daughter of this family needs a heart transplant and he wants to donate his heart too her, but obviously the court and the mom of the family have lots of emotions about this. There is also an interesting twist on religion in this book as well. I give it 5 stars. It is a real page turner and thinker. :)

The Shack - By William Young. This was loaned to me by Allyson W and recommended by several of you bloggers. The subtitle of this book is "Where Tragedy Confronts Eternity". This is a short book (only 250 small pages) and it truly is a must read. Without giving too much away, it is basically about a man who God invites to spend a weekend with him at a shack where a great tragedy happened to the man's family. This book really blessed me. Even though it was fiction, I felt like it showed a lot of insight into God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. Please take the time to read this book. It is outstanding and I know it will bless you like it blessed me.


On a COMPLETELY different page, Breaking Dawn, the 4th book in the Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer is coming out in one week! I am so excited to find out how this story ends. I know so many of you out there are fans of this series like I am and although I should be embarrassed about my obsession to this love triangle (those of you who have read it know why it is embarrassing to talk about), but truthfully this series is SO captivating, innovative, and compelling, I am not ashamed to admit that this series is one of the best fiction series I have read.


So here are my questions blogger:

1. Do you think I am crazy for reading two books in a week?
2. Have you read any of these books?
3. Have you prereserved a copy of Breaking Dawn?
4. Did The Shack change the way you look at things?
5. What are you reading?

Here are some of my favorite quotes about reading:

“The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read.” ^{- Mark Twain}
“Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.” ^{- Mason Cooley}
“Of all the diversions of life, there is none so proper to fill up its empty spaces as the reading of useful and entertaining authors.” ^{- Joseph Addison}
“A capacity and taste for reading gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others.” ^{- Abraham Lincoln}
“It is not true we have only one life to love, if we can read, we can live as many lives and as many kinds of lives as we wish.” ^{- S.I. Hayakawa}
“Reading a book is like re-writing it for yourself. You bring to a novel, anything you read, all your experience of the world. You bring your history and you read it in your own terms.” ^{- Angela Carter}