Four Books

This past week I read four different books which, in keeping with my new resolve to document, I will note here. My rating system will be a 1-5 ♥ scale...with 5 being the highest recommendation. If I ever give something more than 5♥, that means it utterly rocked my world. Don't hold your breath!

• Saturday by Ian McEwan. ♥♥♥
  This story got off to a slow start for me. I brought it on our trip to read, and I swear I read the first page about 8 times before I finally managed to focus in and get my head in the story...which I finally did. The whole book transpires in one day, so there is a ton of introspection and internal dialogue. It's not a fast read. I gave it 3 hearts because I enjoy medical stories, but if you don't, your mileage may vary.
• Loved Like That by Julie Wright ♥♥♥♥♥
  I was running on very little sleep from our travels home, but decided to just read the first few pages of this book by my friend Julie Wright before I went to bed. At 5:30 a.m. I turned the last page and finished the thing. I paid for it all the next day, but I guess I'm a sap for stories like this one. Thanks Julie! I'll never recoup that night of lost sleep, but I enjoyed your story greatly. I should note that it's LDS Fic. But if you're the intended audience, then you'll definitely enjoy Loved Like That.
  
• To Catch a Falling Star by Julie Wright ♥♥♥♥♥
  So you'd think I'd have learned my lesson. But Noooo! I woke up after my all-nighter and dove right into this next Julie Wright book and perpetuated the sleep deprivation. Again, she's a delightful story teller. Maybe I'm biased, because I happen to like the author so much and she's a friend of mine. But I think any LDS'r would enjoy this one without reservation.
• Me & Emma by Elizabeth Flock ♥♥♥♥
  This book just reached in, grabbed my heart, squeezed hard and twisted it right around. It was a tough subject matter for me to read about. You can read the bit on Amazon if you'd like the summary. Only four hearts because the subject matter isn't for everyone. But it really worked itself under my skin.