It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult. - Seneca

Friday, July 23, 2010

Book Blogger Hop!

I just came across this super cool blog called Crazy-for-books.com and found this cool blog hop! Most of the sites are for book reviews, and while the CHICKS aren't your normal book reviewers, we do give opinions and spotlight tons and tons of books and authors so I thought it would be fun to participate! Along with adding their blog hop logo, isn't it too cute? :O) You have to answer the weekly question. This weeks question was to talk about the book your are reading right now. So here goes ...
I just finished reading – NINTEEN MINUTES by Jodi Picoult

I am a huge Jodi Picoult fan and this book did not disappoint. Jodi Picoult is one of the best authors at tackling controversial topics. And once again with this book there is no gray area, most people will either hate it or love it. I found it extremely thought provoking, almost to the point where you could almost understand why the main character did what he did. ALMOST …

In nineteen minutes, you can mow the front lawn, color your hair, watch a third of a hockey game. In nineteen minutes, you can bake scones or get a tooth filled by a dentist; you can fold laundry for a family of five....

In nineteen minutes, you can stop the world, or you can just jump off it.
In nineteen minutes, you can get revenge.

Sterling is a small, ordinary New Hampshire town where nothing ever happens -- until the day its complacency is shattered by a shocking act of violence. In the aftermath, the town's residents must not only seek justice in order to begin healing but also come to terms with the role they played in the tragedy. For them, the lines between truth and fiction, right and wrong, insider and outsider have been obscured forever.

Josie Cormier, the teenage daughter of the judge sitting on the case, could be the state's best witness, but she can't remember what happened in front of her own eyes. And as the trial progresses, fault lines between the high school and the adult community begin to show, destroying the closest of friendships and families.

This is definitely one of my
RECOMMENDED READS!
AND NEXT ON MY HUGE TBR pile- The Leopard Prince- Eliabeth Hoyt
Enjoy the hop, and thanks for letting us CHICKS participate!

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