It's been a while since I've posted my 5 Favorite Things! I thought I'd bring this series back with 5 of my most favorite book titles. If you haven't read any of these, I suggest you run to the bookstore or library, or log onto your Kindle or Nook account and download these books now! They are good books to add to your spring break reading list...or maybe a good beach read! Let's hope that warm weather gets here sooner or later!!
1, The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Please don't tell me you haven't read this. What an amazing book, and soooooo much better than the movie. I began to read this book, and could not put it down. It's a classic that will be read for many years to come!
Book Description from Amazon.com:
"Aibileen is a black maid in 1962 Jackson, Mississippi, who's always taken orders quietly, but lately she's unable to hold her bitterness back. Her friend Minny has never held her tongue but now must somehow keep secrets about her employer that leave her speechless. White socialite Skeeter just graduated college. She's full of ambition, but without a husband, she's considered a failure. Together, these seemingly different women join together to write a tell-all book about work as a black maid in the South, that could forever alter their destinies and the life of a small town..."
2. Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin
This is one of those books that I can actually remember where I was when I read it. It was the summer of 2005, and I was spending the summer in North Carolina with my sister and her new husband. I was taking summer courses at the University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill, and I'd wait for the campus bus to pick me up and bring me home to the apartment. As I'd wait, I'd be reading this book, not able to put it down. I actually remember laughing out loud to myself, loving every moment of this book. Please, please...if you haven't read this...you MUST!
Book description from Amazon.com
"Something Borrowed tells the story of Rachel, a young attorney living and working in Manhattan. Rachel has always been the consummate good girl---until her thirtieth birthday, when her best friend, Darcy, throws her a party. That night, after too many drinks, Rachel ends up in bed with Darcy's fiancé. Although she wakes up determined to put the one-night fling behind her, Rachel is horrified to discover that she has genuine feelings for the one guy she should run from. As the September wedding date nears, Rachel knows she has to make a choice. In doing so, she discovers that the lines between right and wrong can be blurry, endings aren't always neat, and sometimes you have to risk all to win true happiness. Something Borrowed is a phenomenal debut novel that will have you laughing, crying, and calling your best friend."
3. The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
If you know anything about me, I'm one for romantic books, and Nicholas Sparks never disappoints! This book has a happy ending, and you'll love it!
Book Description from Amazon.com
"In his 14th book, bestselling author Nicholas Sparks tells the unforgettable story of a man whose brushes with death lead him to the love of his life.
Is there really such thing as a lucky charm? The hero of Nicholas Sparks's new novel believes he's found one in the form of a photograph of a smiling woman he's never met, but who he comes to believe holds the key to his destiny. The chain of events that leads to him possessing the photograph and finding the woman pictured in it is the stuff of love stories only a master such as Sparks can write."
Is there really such thing as a lucky charm? The hero of Nicholas Sparks's new novel believes he's found one in the form of a photograph of a smiling woman he's never met, but who he comes to believe holds the key to his destiny. The chain of events that leads to him possessing the photograph and finding the woman pictured in it is the stuff of love stories only a master such as Sparks can write."
4. Sisterhood Everlasting by Ann Brashares
I read all of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants books, and I even own both movies. I think every girl in their teenage years/early twenties can identify with the girls in the series. Ann Brashares does a great job of pulling us into every book, and makes the characters so real. Well...when she wrote the final sisterhood book, I cried before I could even get through chapter one! (I know...lame!) I had such a connection to the characters, that I was sad to see the series end! Then I heard the most exciting announcement! There would be another book written about the girls on the brink of turning 30...amazing!! This book is an incredible ending to the four best friends. It's the bow on the present. You must, must, must read this.
Amazon.com's Book Description:
"On the cusp of turning thirty, Tibby, Lena, Carmen, and Bridget are now living separate lives, out on their own. Yet despite having jobs and men that they love, each knows that something is missing: the closeness that once sustained them. Carmen is a successful actress in New York, engaged to be married, but misses her friends. Lena finds solace in her art, teaching in Rhode Island, but still thinks of Kostos and the road she didn’t take. Bridget lives with her longtime boyfriend, Eric, in San Francisco, and though a part of her wants to settle down, a bigger part can’t seem to shed her old restlessness. Then Tibby reaches out to bridge the distance, sending the others plane tickets for a reunion that they all breathlessly await. And indeed, it will change their lives forever—but in ways that none of them could ever have expected."
5. Best Friends Forever by Jennifer Weiner
A book about friends who thought at 9 they'd be best friends forever. Like most childhood friendships we grow up and grow apart, and this story is incredible!
Amazon.com's Book Description:
"Addie Downs and Valerie Adler will be best friends forever. That’s what Addie believes after Valerie moves across the street when they’re both nine years old. But in the wake of betrayal during their teenage years, Val is swept into the popular crowd, while mousy, sullen Addie becomes her school’s scapegoat.
Flash-forward fifteen years. Valerie Adler has found a measure of fame and fortune working as the weathergirl at the local TV station. Addie Downs lives alone in her parents’ house in their small hometown of Pleasant Ridge, Illinois, caring for a troubled brother and trying to meet Prince Charming on the Internet. She’s just returned from Bad Date #6 when she opens her door to find her long-gone best friend standing there, a terrified look on her face and blood on the sleeve of her coat. "Something horrible has happened," Val tells Addie, "and you’re the only one who can help."
Best Friends Forever is a grand, hilarious, edge-of-your-seat adventure; a story about betrayal and loyalty, family history and small-town secrets. It’s about living through tragedy, finding love where you least expect it, and the ties that keep best friends together."
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