Twilight Saga
I was late getting into the Twilight books by Stephanie Meyer. I didn't know about them until the gossip of this vampire love story was being made into a movie and the male lead was a total hunk. I did a little research and asked my best friend about it and she told me she had read all four of the books and they were amazing. So, clearly I had to take a look myself and see what all this hype was about. I bought the first book, Twilight, and couldn't put it down! There is just something about a forbidden love of someone whom you're not only in love with but also infatuated in a literally deadly way. Needless to say I finished the book within two days. I immediately started on the second one a week later. It's very corny but the way Meyer writes, in such vigorous detail, about Bella's thoughts and emotions for Edward made me want to have some sort of forbidden love just like theirs.
Are You There Chelsea? It's me, Vodka
This book was written by the comedian and E! channel TV personality Chelsea Handler. I bought this book because I had seen her Show Chelsea Lately and I found her to be hilarious. When I read her book it just confirmed that I enjoy her humor and how brutally honest she is. I think that's why she is so funny. She tells it like it is so bluntly that it's absolutely shocking. This book is basically a bunch of short stories from her life. Some things she says are so outrageous that it makes me wonder if they are all completely true but either way I didn't really care because I laughed and was amused throughout the entire book.
My Secret: A PostSecret Book
I remember when everyone came home for Thanksgiving break (Freshman Year of College) and one of my best friends mentioned this book called PostSecret. She was telling me what an intense book it was about people sending anonymous postcards to the author. I went to Barnes & Nobles that same weekend and got the book. It literally is just that; a book of postcards. The individuals that send in these postcards write such harsh truths about their own lives. It was extremely powerful to read these people's darkest secrets that have such emotion within just a sentence or two. I commend the honesty of these people who share their painful stories because as much as they feel hurt they are actually helping someone who feels the exact same way somewhere else in the world. It's sad but true that there is always someone out there that feels the way you do. Sometimes you just don't know it yet. Especially for me being right out of high school and practicially in a new world (college), this book really opened my eyes to the bleak lives of people all over the country.
