the girl with the drago tattoo by stieg larsson

not recommended:

positive: this book started off just fine. it is a mystery set in sweden. i enjoyed the family history.

negative: that main thing is that the author is not that good of a writer. he's not very creative since i predicted the ending in chapter 5. the characters are not interesting. the author obviously views women as strong and confident, yet only useful for meaningless sex. there are no meaningful relationships. i think he tried to make some relationships meaningful, but the execution was tragic. i felt nothing. how can you be a writer and write with such empty words with no emotion. there was no vulnerability. not to mention the worst part of the book were violent acts that were unnecessarily detailed. the sex scenes were tasteful yet the violent acts were disgusting. how can anyone read this?

need by carrie jones

recommended: i've been waiting to read this book for a year, i just haven't had the chance. i finally got it through paperbackswap.com, and it was just as good as the critics said. this book is about a girl who has recently lost her father, and i like the way the author portrays grief. of course, it moves into a fantasy story which is very creative and mysterious. the fantasy consists of all kinds of creatures called shifters. i compare the visuals of the book to the shiver.

eclipse for the 5th time :)

by the time you read this, i'll be dead by julie anne peters

recommended: this is a book about a young girl struggling with suicide. she is a victim of bullying, and the author does a great job of portraying how real and hurtful can be without making it distasteful. slowly, friends come into her life that give her hope.

this is an extremely dark and depressing book. this would be a horrible book for a suicidal person, but i thoroughly enjoyed it.