Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

This was another fun novel by Seth Grahame-Smith (Same author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters.) I liked it, but not quite as much as the others I've read by him. This was written as a "history," and since I actually read a history of Abraham Lincoln (Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin - very good by the way) it felt a little slow for me. Also because it was written in a historical fashion, it couldn't be quite as funny as I felt the others by him had been. Again, very creative and different from any book you've read before.

Eat Pray Love

I wasn't sure what to expect from this book, but I actually did like it. Obviously, there were some things in it that I disagreed with (mostly religious) but I thought that there were some really good insights for me. For me, I thought that the discussions on prayer and meditation were valuable (general meditation, not the super intense stuff.) These were things that I think anyone would benefit from. Mostly I took from this book the importance of true introspection and finding that balance between all that is expected of us as women. I would recommend it I think. You just have to be able to take from it what will be of value to you personally.

Rose in Bloom

This is the sequel to Eight Cousins. It too, was a really sweet story; a continuation to what happens to Rose and her cousins as they get older. Rose goes abroad and returns mature and ready to save the world. I love how uncle Alec teaches Rose responsibility and goodness/kindness. He would be great to learn from. Seriously.

Eight Cousins

I just finished this super sweet book by Louisa May Alcott. I don't know why I'd never read it before, but I really liked it. It's about Rose, a sweet little orphan girl, that moves to the "aunt-hill" and is surrounded by seven of her cousins, all boys. If you liked Little Women, you'll like this on as well. It's a really sweet story to read.