Summer Reading, part II

my sister's keeper: wow. when i started this book, i was very hesitant. it's about a young girl who is born so that she can be a donor to her sister who has a rare form of leukemia. as the two girls get older, the younger one is expected to go through more and more medical procedures for her sister's health. the chapters are told from different characters' perspectives, ranging from the mom to the young daughter to an attorney she later hires. this was a turn off to me at first because as soon as you are wrapped into one character's story, bam, they switch on you. of course that is the point, but it was frustrating. however, by the end of the novel, i couldn't read fast enough. i was totally enthralled. the medical knowledge the author (jodi picoult) had was so impressive... but the twists at the end are fantastic. excellent book. sad, but excellent.

new moon and eclipse: these are the last two books of the 'twilight' series. and as i read these, i realized why i didn't like 'twilight' at first. it was too 'mushy.' see, a funny thing about me is that i'm the mushiest, most sentimental person in real life. but i absolutely HATE mushy writing. nicholas sparks is my LEAST favorite author ever. i loved 'the notebook' in movie form but wanted to barf as i read the book version. to me, it just isn't believable. it's cliche.
but i digress.
the first book, twilight, is all about the two young characters and their relationship. they are high school students which makes the 'can't-live-without-you-love' little less believable for me. i see high school relationships end and change constantly (but i know some work, michael!). the second and third books, though, have more action and drama and were much more exciting. the second book was my favorite because the characters get more interesting.
i still hold to my first review though: harry potter is much, much better.

now why are you reading this? go read a novel1 i've given you plenty of suggestions!