The Last Song

Finished The Last Song (Nicolas Sparks) today. I cried through the last quarter of it. It was so sad, but an amazing story. Sparks did an amazing job at telling this story, not only from main character, Ronnie's point of view but from Steve and Will's as well. It was so cute and I was glued to each page. Recommended for older teens and adults, some of the topics they talk about not really for children. I'm looking forward to picking up another one of Sparks' books, hopefully VERY soon.

Starting Pegasus tonight, we shall see how this one turns out. Not very high expectations....

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Several New Books

Did not finish the Warriors yet. I started Avalon High by Meg Cabot. I have always wanted to read a book by Cabot, since she's written so many. Avalon High was really good. Ellie starts off the school year at a new school and instantly feels drawn to the quarterback/president of student body/everybody's favorite guy, Will. Ellie soon finds herself wound up in a modern story of King Arthur, but what she needs to figure out is what role she plays in all this. It was very well written, an amazing story and I loved it.
Today I'm getting Pegasus by Robin McKinley, and The Last Song by Nicolas Sparks. Pegasus looked kinda dumb when I first looked at it on the "Must Read for Teens" on the Barnes and Noble website. But after reading the reviews I decided to get it from the library. The reviews said it was well written and a captivating story about a young girl and her Pegasus. We shall see how this turns out..... The Last Song is supposed to be really good as well and since the movie came out (starring Miley Cyrus) I have been wanting to read the book (I have not seen the movie yet though).
Maybe I will adventually get to finishing Warriors but it's kinda slow and it tends to put me to sleep. It's cute story but a little bit too easy for me.

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Mountain Pose

I finally got Halt's Peril (John Flanagan)! It was awesome! Flanagan continues the story from The Kings of Clonmel, as Will, Halt and Horace track down the cult, led by Tennyson back into Araluen. The first half of the book is packed with sarcastic conversation and humor as well as the last eighth or so. But in the middle in completely nerve-wrecking. Halt gets poisoned by an arrow and is on death's doorstep as Will rides hard to find  maybe the only person who might know the cure. Flanagan did an amazing job with this book, I can't wait for the next that comes out in April.
Also, I picked up a book loaned to me a couple months ago, Mountain Pose (Nancy Hope Wilson). It was a cute story about a twelve year old girl, Ellie, who is named heiress of her grandmother's house and farm. Her grandmother never spoke to her and only saw her once in her whole life, at her mother's funeral. But along with the house, Ellie is left and requested to read a collection of diaries written by her great-great grandmother. Through these diaries, Ellie finds out a secret of her family's past.
Just started the Warriors series. Book 1: Into the Wild. So far so good. Rusty a house cat is welcomed into the ThunderClan to become a warrior that they despretaly need. It's a cute book, but a little too easy for me.

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