Goodreads

I didn't realize it's been so long since I've updated my goodreads. I go in spurts where I'll read like 6 books in a month, then not read for a while.

But I have read a few good books lately:

Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10

Luttrell, Marcus

This book was about a SEAL and how he survives in Afghanistan, it was an excellent story. The first 100 pages or so are about the SEAL training, so it was a little repetitive, but then the story got very intense.

	Flags of Our Fathers	Bradley, James This was about WWII and Iwo Jima. It was a good story too, but I wished it talked more about the war instead of giving so much personal background about the soldiers.
	City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments, #4)	Clare, Cassandra * These are fun books. I re-read the series before I read the new 4th book. They are about vampire hunters, I know it sounds lame, but they are exciting.
	Water for Elephants	Gruen, Sara I'd heard mixed reviews on this book. I really liked it, but there were a few crude parts, just to warn you. It is a love story that takes place in the circus in 1930.
	Matched (Matched, #1)	Condie, Ally I read this in a day, i couldn't put it down. It was a lot like some of the other books i've read lately-The Giver, The Hunger Games and The Uglies series. It is a future society that controls everything, even who you're "Matched" with. The second book doesn't come out until later this year, so I would wait to read it until the series is finished.
	These Is My Words	Turner, Nancy E. I really loved this book. It is about a family who settles in Arizona territory and all the hardships this girl faces. It is a love story, it's funny and touching, I'd highly recommend it.
	The Lincoln Lawyer (Mickey Haller, #1)	Connelly, Michael * I checked out this book after I saw movie previews. It was really good, I like reading murder/law mysteries. It was nothing too special, but if you need something to read I liked it.
	Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1)	Clare, Cassandra * This is a prequel series to the Immortal instruments series. Again it's a really fun read, you'll fall in love with Will.
	The Shack	Young, William P. This was hard for me to read because most of the book is just conversations between people. There was a lot of good insight in it though. I have difficulty understanding why God "let's" bad things happen sometimes. In the book the man's daughter is taken and he is angry with God, and I feel that I would be the same way if something horrible like that happened to me. But he learns that He was with her the whole time and you can be comforted in difficult situations.
	Last Sacrifice (Vampire Academy, #6)	Mead, Richelle * I read the Vampire Academy Series, and it was entertaining, but I wouldn't really recommend it. It was kind of scandelous, but sometimes I like to read a little crap.
	Jellicoe Road	Marchetta, Melina I would never have picked up this book if a friend hadn't recommended it. It's about a girl growing up in a boarding school in Australia and her finding out where she comes from. There's some humor and romance. It was a fun book and I really liked it, I want to find more from this author.
	The Confession	Grisham, John I just found this at the library and really liked it. I like learning about the law and this one was about a death penalty case. And though it's fiction, there is a lot of information in it. I am pro death penalty, but this book described how costly it can be to try a death penalty case, like 3 million +. So while I am pro death penalty, if it will cost the state 10x more to try a case, I'd just as soon see him rot in prison for life.

So my favorite books that I'd recommend were: These is my Words, Matched, The Lone Survivor, and The Mortal Instruments and Infernal Divices series.