The Nightingale by Kristen Hannah

Honestly, I try to stay away from World War II books.  I'm a wuss - and I don't like sad books, which 99% of the time, WWII books are.  I guess it was too much Schindler's List in Senior Religion class.  Anyway, the book club I just joined was reading this book, so yeah, peer pressure.  

So now, I'm telling you - RUN and get this book.  Yes, it's a heart wrenching story, but it also is filled with all kinds of different characters, suspense, mystery and heroism.  I read half of it on the way home for Easter, and was 10 pages from the end.  I stayed up past midnight finishing it.  Yes, you will cry, but ah! the story is so worth it!

Year 1- 30 Before 30

So...I haven't been diligent in posting book by book, but I've finished the first 10 books so I'd thought I'd write it down to keep myself accountable and let you know I haven't given up - yet!!

Here it goes:

#1: Persuasion
#2: The Year of Magical Thinking
#3: In Persuasion Nation
#4: The Corrections
#5: The Bluest Eye
#6: White Teeth
#7:Everything I Never Told You
#8: Midnight's Children
#9: Sense of an Ending
*#10: To the Lighthouse
*#11: Americanah

*I started these two book, but couldn't get through the first couple of pages.  There are so many books I want to read and that are on my list that I just can't waste time (and valuable alone time) reading books that are making me miserable!

My favorites: Midnight's Children, Everything I Never Told You, The Corrections

Least Favorites: The Year of Magical Thinking, In Persuasion Nation

Honestly, there is not one book on this list that I would be like, "OMG you HAVE to read this!" but they were pretty good and most of them definitely got me out of my reading comfort zone.

Now I have 13 months to read another 10!

Katie