Things to do...

So here's the thing. I have too many reviews I need to finish. Warm Bodies, The Mortal Instruments books 1 to 4, Beautiful Creatures the movie, Jack the Giant Slayer, and several short stories I've read. I already have the reviews on draft but I've yet to complete one. Yeah, I know, lazy me!

But I will get it done soon. I promise!

Anyway, I am currently reading (once again) Maureen Johnson's The Name of the Star. I decided to read it again in preparation for the second book which I already have. I need to be reminded of what took place in the first book so I won't get lost reading the second one.

Alright, that's it! I will be back with a review of Warm Bodies both the book and the movie.

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Defending Jacob

I saw this book via National Bookstore's daily recommendations in their Facebook page. It's Defending Jacob by William Landay and here's the blurb from Goodreads...

Andy Barber has been an assistant district attorney in his suburban Massachusetts county for more than twenty years. He is respected in his community, tenacious in the courtroom, and happy at home with his wife, Laurie, and son, Jacob. But when a shocking crime shatters their New England town, Andy is blindsided by what happens next: His fourteen-year-old son is charged with the murder of a fellow student.

Every parental instinct Andy has rallies to protect his boy. Jacob insists that he is innocent, and Andy believes him. Andy must. He’s his father. But as damning facts and shocking revelations surface, as a marriage threatens to crumble and the trial intensifies, as the crisis reveals how little a father knows about his son, Andy will face a trial of his own—between loyalty and justice, between truth and allegation, between a past he’s tried to bury and a future he cannot conceive.

Award-winning author William Landay has written the consummate novel of an embattled family in crisis—a suspenseful, character-driven mystery that is also a spellbinding tale of guilt, betrayal, and the terrifying speed at which our lives can spin out of control.

Definitely captivated my interest! I will read this book in between City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare.

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