Stories

Not too long ago, I saw a journal for bibliophiles(?): For them to write down their impressions of the books they read. Not a new idea, certainly, but for some reason, I've never really thought of it before: Blog about the books you read. Surely would be spoilers for those of you who haven't read the book, but I'll try my hand at this because even though I remember I may have read a book, my memory of the story and impressions fade to fuzzy quickly.

The last book I read was The Dark Hills Divide by Patrick Carman...

A recent publication, I had already forgotten the story although it hasn't been a couple weeks yet since I've read it; I had to consciously remember what was going on: An adventurous mayor's daughter seeks a way out of some connected but physically walled communities. After the death of a great man, she solves mysteries, is gifted with the ability to talk to animals by a glowing stone, and has to deal with tunneling criminals. My feelings are that I won't mind reading the next book when it comes out but I don't think I took anything away after I finished the book.

In other news, I tried reading a few pages of The Merchant of Death by D.J. MacHale, but the 1st person narration and the way it started just turned me off.