Connie F's 2012 challenge

[Connie]

1) The Night Strangers ***

[Connie]

2) The 6th Target 3/9/12 *** entertaining

reread - The Hunger Games finished 4/9/12
reread - Catching Fire 4/17/12
reread - Mockingjay 4/23/12

3) The Night Eternal*** 1/2 entertaining and much better than the 2nd book of this trilogy

OK so I am waaaaay behind on reading this year. I have decided that since I've been so burnt out for the last year and a half that instead of worrying about reading books fast in order to get in a certain number a year that I'd just read at the pace I want and enjoy the books and then whatever number I have at the end of the year is what I have.

[Connie]

Wow - it's been forever and a day since I've finished a book and updated. This is the worst reading slump ever, but it's been a rough year with my health issues and my sister was diagnosed with colon cancer.

4) No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden ****

I liked this book - the author was likeable and the writing flowed (which sometimes in military memoirs isn't always the case).

[Connie]

I think I may have a couple other books I read, but I'm not sure. I'll have to check my list on my computer at work. Either way - this year was a complete bust for me reading-wise. My sister was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in the fall of 2011 & I was hospitalized with liver problems in Jan. of this year & the doctors couldn't figure out what was wrong with my liver. I never was able to concentrat on reading the whole year. I'm hoping 2013 I'll get back to reading at least 50 books in the year!!!

[Connie]

5) Fearless: The Heroic Story of One Navy SEAL's Sacrifice in the Hunt for Osama Bin Laden and the Unwavering Devotion of the Woman Who Loved Him *

I like military books and books about special forces. this book was terribly boring. I'm all for people overcoming adversities and getting their lives together but I can't stand people getting a pass on things because they know someone. This guy was a serious drug addict but was not only allowed to join the Navy because a friend of his from high school's father was an Admiral - he was allowed in the SEALs and given a top secret clearance. I personally was not able to get a top secret clearance when I was in the A.F. because I had admitted to smoking pot in high school. This guy even relapsed while in the SEALs. I don't know if my judgment of his character is a fair assessment of this book - but the book was very boring and I struggled to get through it. Also - it's riddled with chrisitanity - which if you're religious - you may like that - but I'm not and so I don't really like books with religious undertones. (I should have looked into this book more on Amazon before I got it from my library and I would have seen it was listed as a Chrisian book with a Christian publisher.

Anyways - I don't really recommend this book - too boring (except the last chapter).

[Connie]

6) Deadlocked ***

Typical Sookie Stackhouse book. Very quick read - I picked it up from the library yesterday morning and finished it this evening. If you like the other Sookie books - you'll enjoy this one.