Where's the Stop Button

My 3 year old just doesn't stop. She wakes up before 8 and goes to bed at 9. A 90 minute nap right in the middle. Yet, she's constantly on the move. Always asking questions. Nothing seems to slow her down. The worst is the inane questions that comes out of her mouth. "how do you spell 'bad mushroom'?". "what are you going?". "what are you going to do at the gym?". "how old is the net?". These are just few of her gems today.

I keep telling myself that this is a sign of her intelligence and curiosity. But, darn it, I just want some peace and quiet.

Fifty Shades Freed

Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The third book in this trilogy is a nice capping stone. The writing didn't improve much, but at least there was more of a plot. Finally, the reasons behind why Christian Grey is who is was explained in the last book. But, it was a given that everything is always explained in these type of books.
The third book was best of the three. The sex scenes got tedious starting on the 2nd book. I was looking forward to the interaction between the different characters and why they are who they are more than the sex, again.
The nice bonus in the 3rd book was the very last chapter, after the epilogue. They were the scenes where Ana and Christian first met, written from Christian's perspective. Very cute.




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Gathering Blue

Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

The second book in "The Givier" trilogy was a disapointment. It has no link with "The Giver". The dystopia world described in "Gathering Blue" doesn't seem to have any relationship with the dystopia world described in "The Giver". I was told by others that the third book in the trilogy will tie the first 2 books together and the characters will come-together. I guess I will have to read the third book.

"Gathering Blue" by itself lacks the engaging characters and environment. The dystopian world was more like a village in the European Dark-Ages. I was defintely hoping for more after reading "The Giver".



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