Henry Hodges Needs A Friend

I don't believe that I've posted a kid's book in a very long time. Let me just say what a nice little "retreat" it was to get away and let my brain just relax for a little bit.

Henry Hodges Needs a Friend is a short story by Andy Andrews. It's about a lonely boy who ends up looking for a friend. His parents decide that he doesn't need a human friend, but a pet. Not just any pet though; a one-of-a-kind pet. The majority of the book is Henry thinking about all the possible silly animals that he could find.

The illustrations are vibrant. The text is easy to read, even for a beginner reader and would make a great learning tool. There was one thing I did find odd. On every page, only one word was a different color than the rest of the text. I don't know if there was a special reason for it or they just felt like doing that so it too was one-of-a-kind.

Overall this book was cute and I think kids would get a kick out of the pictures of the animals that Henry dreams up while the adult was reading the book to them.


I recieved this book for free in return for my honest review from BookLook Bloggers.

Beyond Willpower

Many people are looking for something "higher", something that will help them change their life. Many people are looking for self-help as well. Living a healthy and balanced life, being happy and successful has at one time or anoher crossed every person's mind.

Although, I agree with almost everything Dr. Loyd has to say, I believe that God has a bigger hand in healing and bringing peace to our lives.  Dr. Loyd speaks of God, love and grace, which is good. I see God, love and grace powerfully packed into a bold, capital letter GOD. Maybe he does too. I'm not sure. The Bible is good. Psychology is good. The Bible is where I go first. But I don't discredit other books that have helped others (including myself) along the way that are considered "new age-y". 

I would still recommend this book to anyone who wants to  overcome and ELIMINATE (not cover up or repress) past unhealthy negative memories and images. The many years of experience, research, and scientific information will open up an new positive way of thinking and new outlook on life.

Season of Fire

If you are a fan of the Hunger Games, City of Bones, and Divergent, then you will surely like this series. Remnants: Season of Fire is the second book in the Remnants series by Lisa Bergren.

While I started reading the Hunger Games books a long time ago, I much prefer to watch the movies for some reason. While waiting for Season of Fire to come, I picked up the first book, Season of Wonder. It got me hooked and ready to read this book.

This is the continuing the story of Andrei and her knight Duncan, two teens trained since birth to restore peace and order to a world in chaos. For some reason, I was picturing them to look like Katniss and Gale. But that's just me. It took me a little bit to get into the first book, but once it got going, I couldn't wait for the second one to get here. This book is full of action. It's well worth the read. 

meQuilibrium...

I have been under a lot of stress lately. Getting diagnosed with cancer, going back into Spring Sememster for school full time, and being able to work part time while I'm doing treatment. Needless to say, my body has been going through a lot.

When I saw this book on Blogging for Books for review, I decided to give it a try. I mean, I'd do anything to find a little bit of happiness in my crazy life right now.

I was a bit skeptical at first because I was always under the impression that it takes 21 days to form a habit. How can it be any different in 14 days to become happier? I've read books like the Secret and the Power. This book reminds me of that. I also visited the website and you can take one of those tests that "examine" your stress in your life. I've tried a few of the things in the book and I feel a little lighter. I'm hoping that it continues!

The Burn

I don't know why I continue to read "diet" books. I know what I need to do to help lose weight. To me, this book was just like any other diet book out there. It didn't offer any cool, new, special ideas to help lose weight healthy. I tried some of the recipes and they weren't all that great. I love my green smoothies and these made me gag. I'm all for trying new stuff but this was just the worse. I can see why you would drop 3 in 3, 5 in 5, 10 in 10. Wasn't my favorite book.

For the Right Reasons

I normally don't read biographies and authobiographies. They are not my cup of tea. I guess I was in for a little bit of a "brain mush" kind of reading, so I decided I'd give it a try. I have watched the last few seasons of the Bachelor and Bachelorette, and I think I actually started watching when Sean was the Bachelor. I'm glad that he chose Catherine. She didn't cause any drama like some of the girls and she seemed to be under the radar for most of the show. I can see how happy they are when they are together. Overall, I think that this book was like any other biography that I would expect. It was nice to see a different side though of the Sean that you only saw on the Bachelor.

Believe, NIV

When I first got this book, I thought that I was going to be getting another Bible. I opened it and went to the first chapter. I was a bit confused because I didn't know what I was reading at first. I finally figured it out.

These were stories from the Bible that help us to understand how to be more like Jesus.

The "regular" font  parts of the book are the selections from the Bible. The text that is italicized is what the author wrote about that particular text.

I was thoroughly confused at first. I had to stop reading for a little bit. I finally finished the book. It took me longer than I had planned because I had to remember what I was reading, between the author's writing and the biblical selections.