2025 Reading Challenge discussion

I didn't reach 50 last year. I'm going to push myself this year for 50. I'm going to have 3 months off later in the year for a new addition in our family that's currently growing in my belly, so I hope that time off will help.

#1 My Sister's Keeper 4 stars

yay!! congrats on the baby! my friends wife is due any day. Im excited to hold a newborn again. Theyve all been my friends or family members kids though. Btw do i need kleenex for My Sisters Keeper? ive heard its good.

Alison wrote: "yay!! congrats on the baby! my friends wife is due any day. Im excited to hold a newborn again. Theyve all been my friends or family members kids though. Btw do i need kleenex for My Sisters Keeper..."

Aww...thanks! I'm due May 30th.

I needed some Kleenex at the end of the book. It was a very good and would def recommend it.

#2 The Ocean at the End of the Lane 4 stars

#3 Martha Stewart's Favorite Crafts for Kids: 175 Projects for Kids of All Ages to Create, Build, Design, Explore, and Share 3 stars

#4 Winter Garden 4 stars

I am so glad I am a "finish a book no matter what" kind of girl. The first half of the book was really slow, the characters were annoying, and the writing seemed very amateur. I felt like I was walking in knee high slow with 15lb boots on; I was trudging! However, I kept reading. When Ania begins to truly start telling her story at the second half of the book, the story line really starts rolling. It is deep, passionate, and real. There are many parts where I actually cried.

I would recommend the book to readers who are like me "finish a book no matter what" kind of girl/guy. And I would have given it 5 stars instead of 4 if it had not been for the first half(I wish the author would have sone something about it.)

#5 Dark Places 4 stars

hey how's the baby? since its July I'm guessing you have a new person in your house.