Betrayed by P.C. and Kristin Cast

I read this book over the course of a day. I also carried it to the pool, balcony, and beach. This book is about Zoey's progress through her first year at The House of Night. Some major things happen, including more deaths, and Zoey finds out what the ghosts she is seeing really are. Zoey and her best friend's relationship evolves in a way I couldn't predict, and the one big event I had been waiting for finally takes place with Neferet. When I finished this book in the car, I immediately requested the next one from the library. When I checked my library, I was incredibly excited to find that I had the next one, so I will just cancel that request and move on to the next book. Read these if you can. They are getting better.

Baby Proof by Emily Giffin

I vacationed at the beach and I carried this book with me to the beach and the pool and the balcony. I didn't want to read it, because I have no real interest in children and I thought this book would be all about that, maybe more like Something Blue than any of Giffin's other, better books. It is not about babies. There are children in the book, but they are minor characters, and the real story is a romance. It is a sad and beautiful story. I don't want to give away what happens, so I will just say that this book is one of strength and hope and love. I am super excited to pass this on to Sister. Read it and love it.

Marked by P.C. and Kristin Cast

I have been resisting this series for years. I didn't want to read it, but when I found a couple of the books at Goodwill, I decided I would try them. I really liked this book. I finished it quickly. It is about a young girl who is marked as a vampyre and who discovers that she is far from normal. She struggles with supernatural issues (drinking blood, ghosts, Imprinting, etc.) as well as crushes, best friends, boyfriends, fights, and more. I enjoyed reading it and was ready for the next one.

I recommend this to a more mature reader. It is not for someone with delicate sensibilities, as it contains sexual references and also, it may not be for easily swayed children, as it focuses heavily on goddess worship rather than a focus on God as I know Him. I encourage a preview of this book before it is shared with anyone else.

The Secret Year by Jennifer Hubbard

I picked this book up for a couple of dollars from a discount store. Within two hours of getting it home, I had finished it. I didn't want to put this book down. It focuses on a young man who is relatively poor who has this secret romance with a rich girl from up the mountain. He reads her journal for a year after a significant event.

This book covers being a teen. There is a love story, broken hearts, grief, unrequited love, unfaithful romances, embarrassment, and so much more. I took it to my sister and while she and cousin S and I were playing cards, S read through at least 100 pages, only stopping to play her hand. She couldn't put it down, either, and it is being returned to Sister when she finishes. I do recommend this book. It was really good.