Here's what I thought...

So I finished 32 Candles today. How was it? You know how I said I was super excited to read it? We-lllllll (in my Antoine Dodson voice) that excitement died down...and then it came back to life....and then it went away....and then I was like ok, let's just finish this book. I won't sit here and say the book wasn't good. It's just I don't really know if it was good either. What was it? I guess it was interesting and entertaining. I think what really kept me going is finding out if she was going to get her happy ending. After reading the book, I need to watch 16 Candles because there were just so many references to the film.


In my opinion, 32 Candles was about a girl who was perceived as an ugly duckling who against all odds, becomes more than anybody ever thought she would. After each chapter, I was left wondering "ok, is this going to lead to her happiness?" I think there was a whole segment of the book that was super ridiculous. I had a hard time believing some things could actually happen, but I guess anything can happen in a book.

Another thing that I had a problem with is that she had a negative nickname that she actually answered to. Who does that?!


On a scale of 1-10, I think I would give this book a solid 7. Not so bad, but not excellent. I am still undecided on recommending it.....sorry. *shrugging*

My next book on the deployment list is Tempted by Trouble. I have been an Eric Jerome Dickey fan for at least a decade. Although I haven't been super happy with the direction of some of his novels, the books I do like....I really like. I think this one will be a good one. I'll let you know what I think :-)

The next few books on my list are:
The Pact by Jodi Picoult
Getting to Happy by Terry McMillian
Evil Without a Face by Jordan Dane
In My Father's House by E. Lynn Harris
Going Buck Wild by Nina Fox
Holly Rollers by ReShonda Tate Billingsley
Moth to a Flame by Ashley Antoinette
Sunday Morning Wife by Pamela D. Rice
One For the Money by Janet Evanovich
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Sugar by Bernice McFadden


...and I plan to read more out here.