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Weekly Recap 1/30/11

Posted on 30 January 2011

Books read this week:

Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta – Have I mentioned how I am in love with MM’s writing? :) Review here (Aussie Challenge, Melina Marchetta Challenge, Realistic Fiction)

The Half-life of Planets by Emily Franklin and Brendan Halpin – I am kind of torn on this book.  On one hand, I really liked Hank.  His Asberger’s made him an interesting and honest character.  On the other hand, I didn’t like Liana much at all.  Her motivations didn’t make sense to me and I really didn’t understand her dad’s hypochondria or the resolution of that story line.  I really felt like Liana’s story was missing something that would have made me relate to her or have empathy for her, but I didn’t. (Romance)

Origins (The Vampire Diaries: Stefan’s Diaries, Bk 1) by L.J Smith, Kevin Williamson, Julie Plec – This was fun.  It was the story that is laid out on the show, so there weren’t any surprises.  I wish I knew who actually wrote the book.  It is actually listed as “based on the books by L.J. Smith and the show by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec.”  The writing was definitely better than the original Vampire Diaries book I read last fall. (First in Series)