Holy Books Batman!

Aaron being gone last weekend combined with my already increased reading pace means I have about a bajillion books to post on, so they will be excessively short reviews I hope. Here are some of the ones I remember in no particular order.
These Three Remain was the 3rd in a series that tells the Pride & Prejudice story from Darcy's point of view. They had been mildly interesting (mostly to know more about Georgianna) but this last one was painful to get through and I skipped a lot. Darcy was ridiculously lovesick at all times, but I'd already started the series...









The third Fablehaven was much better. An interesting story with new characters, etc. It actually gave a bit of closure to a few things while still leaving a gaping hole for the next book to fill. I read it in 2 days.













The Land of Elyon books are some I've seen for awhile but never read, so I started them. The first was fine. Fairly short and simple, not overly engaging, etc. I started the second and realized it was a lot like the first and resolved to not read any further in the series, but the 2nd & 3rd books are tied together, so I read that one too. Then I found out there's only 1 more, so I'll most likely be reading it next.



Here is a book I really didn't want to read (for book club) but chose to go for it anyway. I like books where the problems are solved by the end of the book (or at least most are) which means I don't usually read true stories. Sue me, but I want to be entertained, not taught usually. This was an amazing true story about a man who failed while trying to climb K-2 (A ridiculously tall, hard mountain in Pakistan) and ended up finding his way in life. He now builds school for children (most notably girls in an almost 100% Islamic society) in Pakistan and Afghanistan. It starts in 1993 and continues up until 2006 I think. It was AMAZING and really really interesting. It totally kept me going and you will be stunned by the amount of change 1 dedicated man can make happen. It also gives a very different view on Islam, the Middle East, and even a bit on the Taliban than we are currently getting in the media. Don't worry, it's not promoting the Taliban or anything, it's just very interesting to see how they got their footing in these countries and the ways that one man is able to deal with them in a peaceful manner. I know this wasn't short, but go read this book. It's the most worth it out of all of these!

This is another book club one. It's a pioneer story a bit like A Lantern in Her Hand for those that have read that, although it's quite a bit more shocking. I don't think I would necessarily label it as a "dirty" book, but it is written as a woman's absolutely personal journal and things like "the marriage bed" and other topics find their way more frequently than you would expect into this woman's writings.








I had heard that these were supposed to be like the next Harry Potter books, but I'm sorry to say they fall far short. They are about a boy who learns he can do magic and gets sent to a magic school, but they don't seem to be as well thought out as the Potter books where everything ties together in the end. I'm not sure why people are after
Charlie Bone and it all ends up fairly confusing and ordinary as far as writing style.