Killing Britney, by Sean Olin

I am almost done with this mystery, but so far, I have had trouble putting it down. It is extremely interesting and has definitely caught my attention.
Britney Johnson is the main character of the novel. At the beginning of her high school career, she was a total "freak and geek" kind of person. But after her mother's death, she somehow transformed herself to becoming one of the most popular girls in school, otherwise known as "the hockey wives", since her and her four friends all date popular athletes of the hockey team. Though she now lives a life of reputation and fame, her world changes when tragedy strikes everything she touches. First, it was her mother, who died by drowning on a family rafting trip a few years ago. Now, death is haunting her again. Ricky, her super-star, hockey-playing boyfriend, is killed in a hit and run. Then, a Johnson family friend is murdered. Next, her best friend Melissa's life is taken away. Britney begins to feel that she is responsible for the deaths of all of her friends, realizing that all their deaths are related and that she is going to be next. But who would be so jealous of her fabulous life that they would want to take her life?
I am very eager to see how the book ends. Having read more than half of this book, I am left with three possible suspects of who I think the killer is. My first guess is Bobby Plumley, the ex-friend of Britney who is absolutely in love with her, and infuriated with her new popularity. Then there's Mr. Ed Johnson, Britney's father, whose shotgun was found in the closest of one of the victims, which can easily connect him. Lastly is Adam Saft, Mr. Johnson's friend's child. Ed took him in a little while ago, and ever since he has arrived, tragedy has struck.
This book is extremely interesting. I would definitely recommend this book to those who enjoy a mystery. :]

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Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier

This story starts off with one of the two main characters his name is Inman (Played by Jude Law) he has been shot during a battle in the Civil War. He decides to flee the war in the very first chapter knowing that there will be men out there hunting him down. Inman travels all the way towards Cold Mountain to live with the women that he loves, Ada (played by Nicole Kidman) whom he hadn't seen since he last kissed her before the war. In the mean time Ada has been learning how to live the hard way ever since her father's death. With the help of Ruby (Rene Zellweger), who was sent to Ada by a friendly neighbor, Ada learns how to look after the land. Iman meets many people on his way back to Cold Mountain like a corrupt preacher, a goat lady, a widow of the war, and bounty hunters. What I liked most about the book was the way that Charles Frazier writes it. Although there was times when I was extremely frustrated I still feel that the book was written beautifully. What I really liked was that after every chapter it was like I was starting a new book all over again because the book switches between the stories of Ada and Inman every other chapter making the reader feel as if they are starting new. At the end of every chapter I was kind of annoyed with the switches because I got so into the story of Ada or the story of Inman and I didn't want to see what the other half was up to, but after a page into the new chapter I was very interested with the other half. I reccomend this book to all readers because it's full of excitement that everyone will like as well as a touch of romance due to the whole reason as to why Inman goes to Cold Mountain in the first place.

Dear G- Spot by: Zane

Well, i want to first begin by letting everyone know that I know that Zane can be very sexual and "different", but i would like to state that this book was a little different from her others.
Dear G-Spot was meant to inhform the reader, the book was full of emails that her fans have sent to Zane. the emails were filled with the questions of their deepest thoughts, on many occasion the spouse or lover in question may not have known that the person had even contacted Zane. There were questions from sex education to the act itself. Zane answered the questions to the best of ability, she gave advice to those in question, despair, desperation, and anything else you can possibly think of. I would recommned this book to anyone of age, meaning, anyone in high school or in higher education. I recommend it to the mature ones who can very much handle what this educated woman is trying to say. I found Dear G-Spot to be very appealing and interesting, maybe you will too.

Three Weeks with My Brother, by Nicholas and Micah Sparks

This book is very interesting! It isn't a romance like other Nicholas Sparks novels, it is a memoir of his life. The book is written in a fashion that jumps back and forth from this trip around the world he took with his brother and stories from his childhood all the way up to his present life. I was amazed to read some of these tales he shares of his life. His life is definitely worth reading about. Some events that he wrote about are similar to books that he has written. It is interesting to hear about the real story and how it gave him the idea to write a book about that event. I found myself frequently laughing while reading this book, and sometimes wanting to cry. After a while I got kind of bored reading about all of the places they went on their three week trip but it was still interesting, I just couldn't wait for him to start telling about his childhood again. It is one of those books that make you feel refreshed after reading, like you figured out where a piece of the puzzle to life fits. Reading about these two brothers being there for each other and being able to reminisce about all of these stages in their lives made me wish I had a sibling. It is a great book for a leisure read. :)

Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov

I am reading Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov. This novel is very controversial because it deals with child sexuality. It is not necessarily pornography, but it is one of those so-called “dirty books.” These days, the title “Lolita” is used to describe seductive young girls, but “Lolita” is actually a nickname for Dolores Haze, one of the main characters. This is a hard book because the author utilizes figures of speech a lot. I am not sure if I understand the story. Here is what I have read so far.
This novel is narrated by Humbert. Humbert is born in Paris. He later moves to the United States. There, he rents a room from a widow named Charlotte Haze. He is attracted to her twelve-year-old daughter, Dolores Haze. (Humbert is obsessed with young girls and he refers to those attractive young girls as “nymphets.” I assume that the word “nymphet” is derived from “nymphomania” or “nympholepsy.”) Dolores reminds Humbert of Annabel, the love of his life. (Annabel dies of typhus and Humbert lives very miserable life until he meets Dolores.) Charlotte, Dolores’ mother is interested in Humbert, but he is interested in Dolores. Charlotte asks Humbert to marry her and Humbert agrees to marry her on purpose to make Dolores his stepdaughter. Somehow Charlotte finds out about Humbert’s plan and decides to leave him…
I was really looking forward to reading this novel because of its controversial subject, but this novel was nothing like I imagined it would be. I like how the narrator tells the story. It is like reading someone’s diary. Some parts are hard to understand, but this novel is very interesting.

This novel is not suitable for underage…

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