A Northern Light ending

I had read this novel before but I did not remember every detail and the ending was a surprise. Mattie, the main character, has to make many hard desicions about her life in the novel. She learns a lot about herself and the truth about her family. The murder mystery of Grace Brown, which swirls around Mattie’s brain for days, is a symbol of everything that can go wrong in someone’s life. I was glad with the descision Mattie made at the end; I believe that she chose the right path—the one that was best for her. This book is filled with descriptive language on every page, which made it that much better. I would recommend it to anyone. It was an easy fast read and boys and girls alike would enjoy it.

A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly

This past week I have been reading A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly. When I first started it I instantly though "I’ve read this before" the characters and hints to the conclusion of the book made me believe that I read it in the past. I decided to keep reading anyway and decided that I have read it before. A Northern Light is about a girl Mattie Gokey who loves words wants to go to college in the city. It is 1906 and for a girl who lives in the middle of nowhere to go to college is a big deal. She must convince her father to allow her to go. I predict that she will somehow come up with a plan to attend college even without her father’s permission. Mattie seems like an intelligent girl who will not let anything from stopping her to follow her dream. I predict that her friend Weaver will get into trouble because of his wild temper and will not be able to attend college. Since I remember some things from the end of the book it is interesting knowing how it will end as I am reading it. I am noticing more hints that the author leaves and learning more about the characters personalities. I can’t wait to see how the rest of the book plans out and what happens in the characters lives.

The Reluctant Suitor by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

This past week I read The Reluctant Suitor by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss I was unable to put it down and finished it quickly. Adriana Sutton, the main character, was betroved to her neighbor the dashing ex-solider Colton Wyndham since she was first born. After 16 years of not seeing each other, Colton comes home to court Adriana and hopefully win her heart. I was captured by the descriptive details, which filled every sentence. Set in the 1800’s right after the battle of Waterloo The Reluctant Suitor is a novel that I enjoyed immensely and would recommend to someone who enjoys historical romance books.

The ending of the Secret Life of Bees

I just finished The Secret Life of Bees and the ending surprised me. Lily has gone though a lot, from discovering whom her mother was to discovering who she was. During the book Lily grows up immensely, she has new issues to face and copes with them well. All the challenges of living with her father and running away from the police feel like nothing compared to the anguish of the truth. The truth is very hard to handle but I feel like Lily delt with it wonderfully. I was shocked to find out the connections between all the characters of the book. I would have never thought about how they were all connected before the author explained it. I have come to realize that the bees stand for a lot of things. They can stand for love and how there is so much love in the world but you just have to find it and treat it carefully and lovingly for it to care for you back, like Lily and her bees. She must give them love so they don’t harm her. The bees can also symbolize how Lily feels. She is lost without her mother, like how a colony of bees feel like when the queen bee dies. Lily does not know how to act or live until she meets August and realizes that she has many “queen bees” or mothers. I enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone. It was a book everyone could enjoy.

Middle of The Secret Life of Bees

As I read more and more of the secret life of bees I begin to enjoy it more. Lily has run away and is now staying with august and working with the bees. Suddenly she feels what it is like to be loved and have a home where she is happy and cared for. At first I was kind of surprised when lily suddenly felt attracted to Zack, Augusts’ black nephew, but then after reading about him I really wasn’t surprised anymore. It seems like the typical thing for the author to do—make the main character fall in love with the wrong person, someone who is not right for them with a love that is forbidden. In the novel lily often repeats how she wishes there were no skin pigments in the world. If everyone were the same then there would be less prejudice, fighting, and angst. I wonder what will happen between Lily and Zack. I do not think that they will be able to become a couple for there is too much controversy. I wonder when Lily will finally get enough courage to tell August the truth about why she is there. Lily is learning a lot about herself and her past from August and her sisters. They are helping her grow into a young woman and become stronger. They are helping her to become someone who can stand up against her father, T. Ray, and discover the truth about her mother’s death.

beginning of The Secret Life of Bees

I am currently reading The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd. I just started it the other day and am not very far in yet, but so far it seems good. The main character Lily Owens seems like a smart, strong girl who has suffered incredible amounts in her past and has been influenced by them. When she was four, her mother died in a tragic accident, Lily feels lost without a mother and is only stuck with a father who doesn't seem to care about her very much. I can emphasize with Lily from the very first page. I have a feeling that the bees, which swarm Lily’s room at night, are symbolism and even though I am not sure yet what they could be, I know they will be important in the book. I wonder what will happen to Lily or if her life will become better over the novel, because right now its not looking too good. I wonder what will happen when Lily’s father, T. Jay, sees the bees that Lily is trying to collect as proof? Will he be angry or loving? I can’t wait to see what will happen next.

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

For independent reading over the summer, I read The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. In this book the main character Henry De Tamble is a time traveler which means that at any random time or place during the day, he will be instantly transported to another point in time either in the future or the past. The only problem with this beside the obvious fact that he leaves his present day life and wife Clare, is that when he time travels he cannot bring anything with him, so he arrives naked and in need of clothes and food. 

This often gets him into trouble with the law. Clare first meets Henry when she is six year old and Henry time travels into the meadow by her house. As she grows up he returns often and the soon fall in love. Even though Clare loves Henry with all her heart, it is hard being the wife of a time traveler, who is constantly leaving. Instantly I fell in love with the main character, Henry De Tamble, he is smart and caring. At and early age he watched his mother die in a car crash and I can relate to that because I watched my father die of cancer when I was eight years old. Henry though, is often transported back to the moment of the crash and has to relive it over and over again. The Time Traveler’s Wife is a wonderful book but is also very sad. I would recommend reading the book before seeing the movie because it makes the movie so much better. I would give this book a rating of 9 out of 10.