As you probably know by now, I am an avid reader; you can constantly find me with my head in a book. That said, recently I haven't been reading many books — queue violent sobbing. However, last week I received a hefty tax rebate and, although for the most part that went towards some of my rent and paying off my overdraft, I thought I deserved just a little treat. And so I bought a few books for a small fortune. I mean, it wasn't a necessary purchase, but I suppose it's better than the other alternative — clothes.
As you can see, I bought two more of Rainbow Rowell's novels, because I really did dig 'Eleanor & Park' and 'Fangirl' so much, so I've got a good feeling about these two. I also bought 'Four' which is a sort of companion novel to the rest of the 'Divergent' trilogy by Veronica Roth. I love, love, loved the trilogy so much (I actually think it was better than 'The Hunger Games'), and the thought of getting some perspective from Four's character had me experiencing heart palpitations. I can't wait to get stuck in!
It's 1999 and the internet is still a novelty. At a newspaper office, two colleagues, Beth and Jennifer, email back and forth, discussing their lives in hilarious details, from love troubles to family dramas. And Lincoln, a shy IT guy responsible for monitoring emails, spends his hours reading every exchange. At first their emails offer a welcome diversion, but the more he reads, the more he finds himself falling for one of them. By the time Lincoln realises just how head-over-heels he is, it's too late to introduce himself. After a series of close encounters, Lincoln eventually decides he must follow his heart...and find out if there is such a thing as love before first sight.
'Four: A Divergent Collection' by Veronica Roth (buy here)
Two years before Beatrice Prior makes her choice, the sixteen-year-old son of Abnegation's faction leader does the same. Tobias's transfer to Dauntless is his chance to begin again. Newly renamed 'Four' he discovers that initiation is only the beginning. Four must claim his place in the Dauntless hierarchy. And his decisions will affect future initiates as well as uncover secrets that could threaten his own future - and the future of the entire faction system. Two years later, Four is poised to act but the course is still unclear. The first new initiate who jumps into the net might change all that. With her, the way to righting their world might become clear. With her it might become possible to be Tobias once again.
Georgie McCool knows her marriage is in trouble. It's been in trouble for a long time. She still loves her husband, Neal, and he still loves her - but that almost seems besides the point now. Two days before they're supposed to visit Neal's family in Omaha for Christmas, Georgie tells him that she can't go. She's a TV writer and something's come up on her show; she has to stay in Los Angeles. She knows that Neal will be upset with her - he is always a little upset with her - but she doesn't expect him to pack up the kids and go home without her. When her husband and kids leave for the airport, Georgie wonders if she's finally done it. If she's ruined everything. That night Georgie discovers a way to communicate with Neal in the past. It's not time travel, not exactly, but she feels like she's been given an opportunity to fix her marriage before it starts... Is that what she's supposed to do? Or would Georgie and Neal be better off if their marriage never happened?
