50 Shades

Did you read the books?  I loved them soo much and I am not afraid to admit it.  I just wish Christian Grey was real!

Read This!

Do you want a quick summer read that will suck you in?  Read "What Alice Forgot" by Liane Moriarty.  It's not the best book you've ever read, but it certainly kept me interested and unable to stop!


I also read "Summer Rental" by Mary Kay Andrews.  It is kind of along the same lines.  I couldn't wait to see what happened, so kept reading. 


Early this summer, I read "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls.  Not sure I could recommend this one.  A little too deep and sad for a summer time read!

Lately Part 2.

I forgot to mention in my "lately" post that I have been reading a lot.  I would like to steer you VERY CLEAR AWAY from one book, and recommend one to you!

I read the book Look at Me by Jennifer Egan for my book club.  Oh me, oh my, would I NOT recommend this book to you!  The book was long, filled with sex, and never got to the point.  It was basically about a model who got in a car accident which changed how she looked completely.  There was so much more that when along with that storyline though.  I will not get into details, because they would be a waste of your time!  If you are my friend, you will not like it, do not read it!

After finishing the awful book, I read MWF seeking BFF by Rachel Bertsche.  I loved it!  It is a true story about a girl who moved to Chicago for her boyfriend turned husband.  She realizes that after a few years, she hasn't made any new BFF's and was down about how hard it was to make close friends after moving somewhere as an adult.  She decides to go on 52 "girl-dates" for the year (one a week) in search of a new BFF.  It is hilarious and something I could totally relate to.  She is also coming to a library by me this week, I think I am going to go with a friend!  I would recommend this one!

I am embarrassed to tell you, but I am now currently finishing up the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series.  I can not help it, I am a teenage girl at heart!  I just wish David would let me decorate our bedroom in Pottery Barn Teen decor...

Mrs. Barnett : )

Read, Read, Read!

As a teacher, I always talk to my students about how I love to read and that you should read as much as you can.  This is true, but sometimes life gets in the way of reading.  I feel like I am always going a million miles a minute with work, running, exercising, watching reality tv-shows, and everything else going on!  This leaves me little time to leftover.  However, this all changed recently.


I had debated on wether or not to get a kindle for a long time.  At first, I thought I liked the idea of having a book in my hand and did not want to read from another electronic device.  I recently changed my mind though as I thought about how easy they are in terms of not having to lug books around and being able to read easily at night in bed.  Therefore, for my birthday this year David bought me one!


I started reading from it last weekend after I finished my last book that I bought (Little Bee - do not read this!  I didn't like it!).  I first started with Sarah's Key.  I started it for a book club I am in, but ended up totally loving it.  It was basically about a French girl during the Holocaust.  I would recommend it to anyone!

After finishing Sarah's Key.  I read a book that I saw in People magazine, Heaven is For Real.  I thought it looked interesting and it was, however just a little too religious for me!  It was about a 4 year old boy that claimed to visit heaven while on the operating table.

I have continued to read because I have been laid up in bed for 2 weeks with the worst sinus infection ever (still leftover from St. Patrick's Day week).  I have also continued to read because I am seriously in love with my kindle!  It makes it so easy to read and I have picked reading from it over my other things lately.  I am now half way through The Help, which I am totally loving!  I would definitely recommend it AND buying a kindle!

Mrs. Barnett : )