Monday, August 16, 2010

The Last Summer (of You & Me)




This book is the story of two sisters, Alice and Riley, who spend their summers on Fire Island together with their parents. It is a sweet story about growing up, sister relationships, young romance, and dealing with tragic events. It is a quick read, and the story definitely moves along and pulls you in, as each sister struggles to find herself, and assert independence in her life. It is from the author of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series, so it definitely has that more teenage element to it. However, it is a bit more mature than that series, which some sensual scenes which can be a little too racy at times. For this reason I would give the book a PG-13 rating.

Saturday, August 14, 2010

The Moroni Code





EJ Morgan says:




This is a very interesting book. It is a mystery, problem solving story about the Book of Mormon and Joseph Smith. It has some pretty cool twists and is written very well. Plus it has a a good spiritual side. The author put in a lot of factual information about the translation of the Book of Mormon and I found it very cool and informative. Its a quick read and really fun. I highly recommend it and give it a PG rating. 






Thanks, EJ! --The Fiction Fairy

Eat Pray Love







Rachel Durazzani says:


This was an interesting book for me. I read it in two parts, putting it down after a few weeks because I had a difficult time getting into it. The book is about a woman who takes a year of her life to travel to three different countries - Italy, India and Indonesia - while finding herself and figuring out what she believes in. The first few chapters, as she described needing to "find herself" and why she spent a  year of her life traveling, was not my favorite part. I found it kind of boring and off-putting. However, once the she got into her actual traveling I enjoyed it much more. I thought that the Italy section would be my favorite, however, my favorite was her time in Bali. The descriptions of the various places she visited were so descriptive and inviting that I felt like I was there with her, too. And it certainly increased a desire in me to see more of the world - places I've never been. So all in all, it's probably worth a read. I am curious to see how the movie turns out!




Thank you Rachel! --The Fiction Fairy

Mr. Darcy: Vampyre




Ok, this is just a totally fun, silly book. It is a continuation of the Pride and Prejudice story. It picks up right after Darcy and Elizabeth get married, and takes a fun twist, for those who love Twilight. It is a quick read, and purely entertaining, with some fun twists. It's a little corny, but hey, sometimes that's fun, too. Rated PG.