- A Game of Thrones (A Song of Fire and Ice #1) by George R.R. Martin - LOVED
- Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse Series Book #9) by Charlaine Harris - Liked
- The Stranger by Albert Camus - Hated (why did amazon recommend this book to me.. it was one of the dumbest stories I have ever read - I wrote a whole post about how much I hated it)
- Dead in the Family (Sookie Stackhouse Series Book #10) by Charlaine Harris - Liked
- Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler - LOVED (I think this book should be given to high school girls so they can understand their bodies better - maybe not when you first hit puberty because you are too young to understand at that point but a little later on - so much valuable information!)
- A Clash of Kings (A Song of Fire and Ice #2) by George R.R. Martin - Loved
- Belly Laughs by Jenny McCarthy - Didn't like (This book is basically about how Jenny McCarthy felt during her pregnancy - not all of it can be generalized to most women and she has no expertise. Its not even that funny like the reviews said it would be.. Not worth the read).
- The Fault in Our Stars by John Green - LOVED and LOVED the movie even more! Here is my post about the book to movie comparison.
- The Impatient Woman's Guide to Getting Pregnant by Jean M. Twenge Ph.D. - LOVED (great information, straight to the point, loved the way it was written, definitely would recommend this)
- Dead Reckoning (Sookie Stackhouse Series Book #11) by Charlaine Harris - Liked
- Deadlocked (Sookie Stackhouse Series Book #12) by Charlaine Harris - Liked
- Dead Ever After (Sookie Stackhouse Series Book #13) by Charlaine Harris - Liked
- On Becoming Baby Wise by Gary Ezzo - Loved (Basically a guideline on how to implement good sleep habits in a baby from the beginning and how focusing on daytime naps can help a baby sleep better at night. Some people mistakenly believe that this is all about crying it out and it most definitely is not! Had some really great concepts that make a lot of sense.)
- Expecting Better by Emily Oster - Liked/Didn't Like (mixed feelings - writing style was annoying but content was good, but kind of biased... I probably wouldn't recommend this book- there are so many others out there that are so much better - not really worth it)
- Husband Coached Childbirth by Robert A. Bradley - Liked
- A Storm of Swords (A Song of Fire and Ice #3) by George R. R. Martin - Loved
- Bringing up Bebe by Pamela Druckerman - Loved (Great comparison of how French and American parenting differs with some valuable takeaways.)
- The Guardian by Nicholas Sparks - Loved (Cute romance but slightly predictable, but not quite the normal Nicholas Sparks type.. there is a little more there)
- Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn - Liked (Not as good as Gillian Flynn's other books but still not too bad - a little on the stranger side)
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter #1) by J.K. Rowling - Loved
- A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray - Liked
If you noticed all the parenting/pregnancy books - it is never too early to start preparing!
As far as series are concerned, I finally finished the Sookie Stackhouse / True Blood series of books and honestly I think they started going downhill a bit after book 8 but I was determined to see it through. I also finished catching up on True Blood, the show, to see how it compared and there are some things I liked better about the books and other things that I liked better about the show.
I started the Game of Thrones series in 2014 and wow those books are long and kind of drag at some points. There is so much detail, which at times can be great, but sometimes you want to just skip to the point. There are a lot of characters described in such a manner that you can see them in your mind.. and then they die or are no longer in the story for some other reason... WHAT IS THE POINT?! But still... if you get over how long and strenuous of a read the books can be - all of them have amazing plots so far (3 books done.. started on book 4 for 2015).
