Year-end reads

"Books are delightful society. If you go into a room and find it full of books---even without taking them from the shelves, they seem to speak to you, to bid you welcome." - William Ewart Gladstone

The past few weeks, I neglected to keep my blog updated. I tried to but somehow, I wasn't up to the task of writing another post. Ideas come to mind but I wasn't focused enough to sit down and write.

I've been reading a lot lately though. So I'm torn between taking the time off from reading in order to write. Anyway, enough of that. I'm sure you don't check out my blog just to read my tirade about not writing often.

If there's one thing that I never get tired and bored of doing over and over again, that is, reading. I know, I've  made mention of this before. I just love being on my own, in between the pages of a good book. I have this plan to list down all the books I read this year but I'm not sure if I'd ever get down to it. So allow me to share the latest books I've read so far....

Winter of the World ( Ken Follett )
Second installment from the Century trilogy. I enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed "Fall of  Giants". The 900+ pages didn't stop me from forging on ahead and read every page.

The Racketeer ( John Grisham )
John Grisham is one of my favorites. I read all his works, except for a book or two. I can't remember the titles though. But I always make it a point to read whatever new book he has written. "The Racketeer" is the latest and you're in for a thrilling read with this one.

The Zoo ( James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge )
This is the fourth book I've read from James Patterson. Usually it just took me a day or two, tops, to finish reading it. I always feel like I'm watching a movie when I read his books and gets me right in the zone of "can't put it down until I get to the last page".  "The Zoo" deals with the idea of animals running amok and attacking humans. It is scary. And the irony is, we are to be blame.

The Secret Keeper ( Kate Morton )
The latest one from Kate Morton. If you've read "The Forgotten Garden"; "The House at Riverton" or "The Distant Hours", then you know what to expect. Kate Morton has this talent of creating an intricate web of suspense that leave you wanting for more, by this I mean, staying up late at night to read one chapter and end  up reading two chapters more.

Anyway, there goes my year-end reads. I'll take a break for a few days before starting again at the start of 2013. And it will give me time to brush up on my writing too. Hopefully.

"You know you've read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend." - Paul Sweeney