I've been busy

Yep, I have been reading. Fear not, my habits will not be contained by Christmas celebration! I just haven't had a chance to post due to Christmas celebration. So, forgive me and let's get right down to business. "The Distant Hours" by Kate Morton. So, after reading "The Forgotten Garden", I was on a Morton kick. Everyone tells me they loved "The Distant Hours" more, so I bought that and settled in for a GOOD read. I gotta say, I loved the other more! Call me crazy, but I could not get into this one like I could the other. That being said, I really did enjoy the characters in this book as well.
This is the story of three aging sisters that live in a rather famous castle with secrets galore. They ask a young journalist (with a family history woven into the castle) to come and do a piece on the castle. This book again goes between the past and present to unravel a story that will keep you reading long past bedtime.
Very clean book again. No sex, language, etc... Good read

"The Christmas Carol". Need I say more? A quick read that was perfect for the few days before Christmas. You all know this story but may not have read it. (I hadn't.) Very descriptive writing style. Awesome!

"When Parents Text"

I think I got this free or really cheap on the Kindle because it is no literary award winner. However, it is one of the funniest thing I have ever read! These gals stared a blog with the funny things their parents text them and then decided to print it. Hilarious!!! There is a lot of language and body humor so I would not recommend this to a young reader or someone who is offended easily. But, don't worry, I left it on the "hahaha" collection in the Kindle, just so I can refer back to it when in need of a good laugh.

This was a freebie as well. "Leaving Paradise" was an easy, quick little read that is like foreshadowing Heaven! I pretty much knew what would happen from the 2nd chapter. I think it is meant to be a young adult book, but it is anything but. There is a lot of language and adult issues.

Maggie and Caleb's lives are changed forever by one senseless act that left Maggie hospitalized and Caleb in jail. A year later, Caleb is back and hoping to reclaim the life he led before the incident, while Maggie is still picking up the pieces of her shattered body. Nobody seems to realize that things can never be the same. This was an ok one timer.

Soooooooo, I am in need of good books people!!! How many can we read this year?! Anyone have any resolutions? Mine might have to be....to actually make it into a 2nd chapter of a Jane Austen book.