My Passion!!!!

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I owe my passion for reading to my mother. She NEVER said no when I asked to buy a book. My teachers would pass around those order sheets in elementary school and I would get so excited filling out the little order forms.
Her only requirement was that I read every book that I ordered before the next order form came out; no problem Mom!!



This passion for reading led me to the teaching profession. I have been a high school English teacher for seven years. During that time, the high school where I taught implemented the Accelerated Reader Program. I can't tell you
how many of my students protested, and how unbelievably happy I was when some of them became avid readers themselves. The greatest joy of my teaching career, other than meeting some awesome young people who touched my
life forever, was watching kids go from, "You can't get me to read," to, "can we please have five more minutes to read!" Heaven!



Sadly, I have several health problems which have culminated in my inability to teach for the foreseeable future. Because of this, I knew that I had to find another way to share my passion for reading.



Yes, I am a bookworm! I love, love, love to read. However, I am also a book snob. Like many of my students, if I am bored after the second chapter, the book gets donated to Goodwill or sits on my shelf. Therefore, I spend A LOT o
f time reading book reviews on numerous websites, talking to people about books, browsing, checking bestseller lists (and bargain lists for hidden treasures) and sitting on the floor of bookstores. In fact, it used to be my Saturday
ritual to hit the used bookstores in search of Accelerated Reader books that my students would enjoy. My classroom library was quite impressive. In my home I have more books than I can or would care to count. No, I haven't read
all of them because life is too short to read bad books! I also have a Nook Tablet and I am saving for a Kindle DX since Amazon has a better selection and better prices, which is why you will find links to buy books on Amazon on my
blog.



My goals for this website are simple:

-To review books that I have read, especially ones that are awesome

-To help my subscribers, whether they are avid or reluctant readers, to find books that will pull them in and stay with them long after the last page

-To get feedback from other readers who share my passion for reading

-To help readers find great books at good prices

-To start book discussions

-To help readers find books based on other books they have enjoyed

-To share how reading has benefited my life and how it can benefit anyone physically, spiritually and emotionally



Wow! I have plenty of material to cover, and I'm always open to suggestions. Subscribe to my blog, email me for personal suggestions, join others in book chats, and find books for great prices. I love books of all genres, so I'm going
to add a lot of material every week.


For today, let me tell you about the book I'm reading now. It's called Island of the Lost Girls by Jennifer McMahon.. When I first read the description of this book, I was a bit skeptical; a woman is traumatized after she sees a giant
rabbit kidnapping a girl at a local gas station????? It sounded so ridiculous, but this book kept showing up in my recommendations on various websites and it was very reasonably priced, so I finally decided to give it a shot. Let's just say
I am NOT sorry that I did!







Rhonda sits frozen, unable to move a finger to come to the rescue of a six year old girl as she watches a giant rabbit (Yes, it's a costume, lol) kidnap a local six year old. No one can figure out why she didn't lift a finger to help the
innocent child when she clearly could have prevented the abduction. However, the reader soon begins to find out that Rhonda has a complicated history with this "creature." In fact, her childhood best friend used to go off and play
with him before she too disappeared over ten years before. Once the shock wears off, Rhonda begins her own investigation which includes remembering things from her childhood that disturbed her so deeply she has buried them for
years. What really happened to her best friend all of those years ago? Has the man she has been in love with since she was a child, the person she trusts most in this world, the devilish rabbit? Will she be able to find the six year old that
she let slip away, and in doing so, will she finally be able to find the person that she really lost so long ago, herself. Childhood trauma, adultery, twisted family secrets, murder??? This book will keep you hooked until the last page. You
will think about this rabbit long after his identify is revealed.




Have you read this novel? If so, I'd love to hear your feedback. However, if you leave a post, please don't reveal any plot secrets so that others may enjoy the book. Peace, love and happy reading until tomorrow!!!!


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