• Grasping at Eternity (The Kindrily Series #1) by Karen Amanda Hooper
• For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund 
• My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick 

I read Diana Peterfreund’s Killer Unicorns forever ago – pre-blog. I have to say that I didn’t enjoy the story as much. That’s why I was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed For Darkness Shows the Stars. And I mean REALLY ENJOYED reading it. This book is actually a post apocalyptic retelling of Jane Austen’s Persuasion. I have to admit that the only Austen book I have read is Pride & Prejudice. But after reading For Darkness Shows the Stars, I am inspired to read Persuasion. That is how much I loved For Darkness Shows the Stars!

I also finished Grasping at Eternity by Karen Amanda Hooper. This book is a combination of reincarnation and people with abilities (like moving fast, stopping time, etc.). All I can say is that it’s very similar to all the other reincarnation books out there – a couple has been sweethearts forever, then one or both of them has been reincarnated, then one of them forgets his or her past. That’s basically what Grasping at Eternity is so, it’s really nothing new to me. 

And lastly, I finished My Life Next Door. I don’t read (or should I say not I am not a fan of) YA contemporaries. But I am so happy I chose to read this. It’s funny, sad, and touching; and makes you think about the choices YOU make in your life. This book is a keeper.

So, for this week, I plan to read the following books:

• The Annotated Persuasion by Jane Austen and David Shapard
• Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins

Yes, I plan to read the annotated version of Persuasion. I really enjoyed Shapard’s The Annotated Pride & Prejudice. It contains additional insights as to the whys and hows of Austen’s world. 

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