The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory

The Boleyn Inheritance tells the story of Henry VIII's fourth and fifth wives, Anne of Cleves and Katherine Howard. Both women are very different but the both eventually learn how dangerous it is to be Henry Tudor's wife.

This book is just as interesting and emotional as The Other Boleyn Girl. I loved that it was in the perspective of the three women, Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard, and Jane Boleyn. All three women had such vastly different personalities and thoughts about what was happening. Anne was so independent and was just trying to live her life without a man telling her what she could and couldn't do, Katherine was naive and vain, and Jane was calculating and a little mad, I think. I loved this book, and I wish Philippa Gregory had written more books about Henry VIII, but this was the last one. Maybe I will find some written by other authors. I've seen them at the bookstore. I'd like to see how other authors tell the story of the Tudor family.

5 out of 5 stars

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

I finally finished this book. It took me forever to read it! I liked it more than Wuthering Heights, which was written by her sister. I thought the story was interesting, but it was a bit slow. It took a lot of energy to force myself to read it. Anyway, this book is in the book 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. That leaves me with 976 books to go!

My husband and I just bought a house a little over a week ago and we've been fixing it up every weekend. So far, we have almost all of the walls primed and about half of them painted! After the painting, we need to have tile and carpet put in. I'm excited to be finished so we can move in! I have been very busy with house stuff, so I haven't updated my blogs in a while. I also noticed that reading hasn't been as fun because I feel like I'm just doing it so that I can update my blog. I may end up taking a break from blogging. I don't want to, but I want to enjoy reading again.

3 out of 5 stars

The Host by Stephenie Meyer

I finally finished The Host today. I got it last Wednesday, so it took me a little over a week to read it. I've been busy with crocheting (I've made two bags and I'm currently making bunny slippers!) and we're closing on a house tomorrow, so that's been keeping me busy, too. Anyway, back to The Host. Here is the summary from Amazon.com:

"A species of altruistic parasites has peacefully assumed control of the minds and bodies of most humans, but feisty Melanie Stryder won't surrender her mind to the alien soul called Wanderer. Overwhelmed by Melanie's memories of fellow resistor Jared, Wanderer yields to her body's longing and sets off into the desert to find him. Likely the first love triangle involving just two bodies, it's unabashedly romantic, and the characters (human and alien) genuinely endearing."

I loved this book! It was so good! I think I would love anything Stephenie writes, though. She's such an amazing writer. At first I thought the book would be really weird, but it was great! The "love triangle" was a very cool aspect of this book. I hope she writes a sequel. I want to read more about Wanderer and everyone else! I already want to reread the book. I thought I would compare it to Twilight the entire time, but I really didn't. If you liked Twilight and aren't sure if you should read The Host, you should! Go read it! Right now! You won't regret it! Can you tell I'm excited about this book?

5 out of 5 stars!

I Have The Host and I'm Loving It!

I got The Host on Wednesday, and I've been liking it a lot. The only problem is that I have a new obsession that has been taking up a lot of my time: knitting and crocheting! I've made a baby blanket, some scarves, a clutch, a baby hat, and I'm currently working on another bag. I've been writing all about my projects in my other blog which is linked on the right. Go check it out!

Tithe by Holly Black

Tithe is about a girl named Kaye who can see faeries. When she was young, she had three faerie friends. When she moves back to her childhood home with her mother, she finds her faerie friends again. They tell her about a plan to help out all faeries, and they need her help. She agrees and ends up in way over her head.

This book is very odd and I found it to be pretty confusing, especially at the end. Overall, it was an interesting book, but not my favorite. I'll probably read the next book, Valiant, just because I want to know what happens in it. I liked that Kaye was portrayed as a "real" teenager, but it also teaches young adults that it's OK and normal to smoke and drink alcohol when they're under-age. Eh, I guess Holly Black is just not my favorite author.

3 out of 5 stars