Books That Make the Heart Go Pitter-Pat

I've done a lot of reading this summer. More than any other summer because my summers were usually bogged down with required reading and while required reading is good because books are involved it is required and that word, required, seems to put a damper on any situation.

Moving on; books.

Twilight -Stephenie Meyer, and you talk about a book that makes the heart go pitter-pat . . .
it's a book that is hard to put down because the characters are beautiful and natural, perhaps cheesy, but it a cheese that is easy to tolerate, like a medium cheddar instead of a sharp. Despite it's length, 498 pages, it's a quick read, three days for me, and I think the best part about finishing it is knowing there are another few books of equal length with the same characters. Need some love in your life? Check out Twilight.

The Scarlet Pimpernel -Baroness Orczy. While this is a little out of my reading zone it was the choice of the newly begun Rose, Olivia, and Samantha Book Club and it was good. The beginning is a bit dragging while the characters are sorted out and the plot unfolds and by chapter three I still wasn't sure who the story would be following but after I knew my protagonist, I really jumped into this tale complete with backstabbers, country hopping, disguises, and common brilliance. It's a shorter read between 250-300 pages and a little slower (five days for me) and overall lovely.

Extras -Scott Westerfeld. This is fourth book in the Uglies series that I remember reading in high school. Usually I am disappointed by series continuations and honestly, the trend that continued after the opening novel Uglies was disappointing Extras surprised me. The characters were new and exciting and the city was different and inventive. While the old characters return, the build up to their return was my favorite part of the story. After that, I found it a bit predictable because of the rest of the series.

The Things They Carried -Tim O'brien. I read the short story are OWU and was able to pick up the novel this summer and I wasn't disappointed. It left me melancholy but a novel of it's sort is supposed to and for that effect I won't describe it to you. Just read it.

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay -Michael Chabon. This is another long one dear reader and the near 700 pages took me a good three weeks to power through but in the end I am glad I did. Kids and comic book artists and WWII and giving a life to art and the pros and cons that come of that life. I suppose the lovely thing about it is that it is a novel that is easy to come back to and slip back into the story and, of everything I read this summer, it was the funniest.

So there you go reader, five books for your reading pleasure. Drop me questions in the comment section and have a great one.

Picture: Samantha says, "Read them so I don't have to go down the hill again."