I love Amazon.com!!! Seriously...I used to think Target was my one-stop shopping...Not so much anymore. I can order anything from jeans to jam and get it shipped to my front door within 2 days for free. I just love it...But more than the online shopping, I love their book selection and I love how they've (I picture little cave dwellers) gotten to know me so well...
I purchased my first Kindle a couple of years ago. I'm now on my second Kindle. I really grew rebellious towards the whole e-reader campaign...But once I bought one, I was hooked. I don't know how we ever crack open a real book anymore. These devices are amazing. I can read about a book in the middle of an airport, download a sample (probably my most favorite feature of the e-readers), and have a book in my hand within seconds. Simply amazing...
But the most amazing thing about Amazon.com is how I can rate a book I've finished and a little screen will pop up of "recommendations"...Ok, I feel like they've, more than likely, installed a microchip in my brain because they know me so well. I get hooked on their recommendations and before I know it, I'm downloading another book and falling in love with new characters all over again. It's fabulous!!!
With this said, here's a new list of books I've read this past month and they were so good, I had to share!!!
This book really, really surprised me...Like it says...It's a memoir of friendship. I knew it was a book I'd enjoy from how moved I felt after reading the sample. It's a beautifully written book about the love between friends, which developed because of their love for their dogs. It's so tragic, loving, and moving. Have a box of tissues handy!!!
This book had a slew of really well-developed characters. It was a joy to read. In fact, I loved it so much that I have already pre-ordered her next book coming out in January. I was sad when it was over.
Wow! Amazon did it again!!! I haven't ever heard of this book, but it popped up as "recommended" for me and it was so, so good!!! It starts out where a childless couple who are isolated and alone taking care of a light house happen upon a ship wreck on their desolate island. Inside the boat is a crying baby. The couple, who have always wanted children, but couldn't have any...decide to keep the child and not report the ship wreck. It a sad story of love and loss and the true meaning of family. I enjoyed every minute of it!!!
I happened upon this book while shopping at Target. It intrigued me. And if you don't already know...I totally judge a book by it's cover! :D This is somewhat a fairy tale. It's a very different genre for me, but I'm really enjoying it. While you know it's completely unrealistic, there's also a constant element of surprise It has kept me turning the pages!!!
