My Reading Room
I love to read! It's been one of my greatest passions
for quite some time. There's nothing that relaxes me more than to curl up
with a good book and get lost in another world. One of my favorite authors
is V. C. Andrews. I began reading her books in middle school and have
loved them ever since. There's just something so special about the way she
describes things, I feel as though I can see what the characters see and feel
what they feel. Her style of writing is classified as realistic fiction
(or fluff to many lol!). I also like to read horror and mystery novels and
sneak a good romance in once in a while (I mean good, not one of those formula
written books where the women on the covers look like their clothes may fall off
at any given moment, a novel with real romance). I also love to read
novels with historical settings, the past truly fascinates me.
Currently I am reading the Landry series by V. C. Andrews
(well, not really, by the author who has taken over finishing her manuscripts).
For a long time after her death I refused to read any of the books that were
ghost written, but after finding the complete set at a yard sell for only $1
recently I decided to have a go at them. While they aren't as good as the
novels truly written by V. C., they are better than most.
On My Bedside Table...
These are the books I've read since starting this page...
A Child Called It by
David Pelzer
I actually read the second
novel in this series first so this was kind of like a flashback to me. The
story itself chronicles the abuse this little boy suffered at the hands of his
alcoholic mother. This story touches me deeply, especially as a mother.
It makes you wonder what in the world could transform a loving, caring mom into
the monster this little boy was forced to live with.
The
Lost Boy by David Pelzer
This is the second book in
the series and this one chronicles David's life in the foster care system.
As a long time foster sister it touches my heart, we saw so many children like
David who needed a loving home but didn't quite know how to react to one.
I read this book in one afternoon, it's so full of hope, even in the hard times,
that you can't put it down.
Lost Boys by Orsen Scott Card
The novel itself is a bit strange and I wasn't too happy with the ending, but
all in all a pretty good read. This one falls in the horror/sci-fi
category. It really isn't scary enough to be called horror to me, but I'm
pretty sure that's what it was written to be. The sci-fi part comes in
with the ending so I won't discuss it too much. (c; This book also
gave me a bit of an insight into the Mormon religion, something I knew very
little about, and not something you would normally expect from a horror book,
huh?
