Claiming the Doctor's Heart

Olivia Scott moved back to her hometown after she lost her job and her fiance. She runs back into her old crush Dr. Scott. He was married but his wife died and he has 2 beautiful twin girls. Olivia volunteers to babysit his girls for him. They are hesitant to start a relationship but something happens between they can't ignore. She also wants to start a new business. They end up falling in love.
       I really enjoyed reading this because it reminded me about the hope that I need to find to help find love again after my breakup. I was engaged to him and he left me for someone else. Plus he couldn't handle me and we were in different places. I know I will fall in love again but I am going through a very tough time right now because he was my first love and he hurt me a lot by getting with someone I knew he was having a relationship with while he was still with me. This book helped me see how to heal but I have a long way to go before I am willing to trust and open up to someone again.

The Diary of a Young Girl Ann Frank

This follows the journey of Ann Frank for a period of 3 yrs 1942-1943. It talked about her life prior to hiding in the Annex and in it too. I found it to be a hard read especially since I knew how the story ends. Ann was a very smart girl and had dreams just like a regular person. She and 7 other lucky people were lucky enough to hide away. It was interesting to see what they went through during the time in the war and how they were still able to stay connected to what was going on outside. I found it amusing how she had strong values about not being a traditional housewife when she got out of the annex. Even though Ann never lived to be an adult and live out her dreams I believe that this is a book everyone should read.

the It Girl

This is a follow-up/spin-off series to Gossip Girl. Except it follows Jenny Humprey. She transfers to a new boarding school. I will have have to read more gossip girl to know what exactly happens but she gets kicked out some how. She gets the boys attention right away which actually gets her in trouble. She has to go to a disciplinary committee to decide her fate. Her roommate likes to manipulate people into doing what she wants but in the end, someone else takes the blame. There is also a forbidden romance blooming. Jenny wants to be the next Serena I just wonder how far she is willing to go.

Gossip Girl it Had to You Prequel

I enjoy this book because it talked about the year and summer before the first gossip girl book. I am glad I read the other book first because it helped me understand it easier but I sometimes I forgot when I was. It followed the lives of all the characters from the gossip girl but it also included Vanessa's story which it doesn't really elaborate on in the first book.
       It talked about Jenny and how her boobs got some big. Blair and Serena's love triangle and the reason why they were drifting apart even before boarding school. They are both in love with Nate. Nate likes to smoke pot, Vanessa is in love with Dan, and Dan is obsessed with Serena to a stalker level. It also talked about Dan's dad and how much more weird he is then in the TV series which I actually prefer. It didn't really talk about Chuck either. He was only in a few scenes.

Gossip Girl

This is a 14 book series. It's was made into a TV show too. This was the 1st book in the series. I started reading this series after I started watching the TV series. It talked about the gossip following Serena, Blair, Nate, Chuck, Jenny, Dan, and Vanessa. The elite families of the Upper East Side in NYC. I liked how it followed the TV show to a ti almost. They changed some of it but most of it was the same. I actually liked some of the TV changes better than in the book. It was right up until after the Kiss of the Lips dance party.
     I really enjoyed this series and can't wait to read the next book to see how far the go to. I would recommend this to anyone who likes reading about rich people. I also found a great new author too.

The Giver

The Giver is a 4 part book series. The Giver was about Jonas, who lives in this weird world, where a lot of strange things happen. Each year the kids change their birthdays together and get a new initiation gift or right. when the children turn 12 they are given a job/ internship that is chosen for them by the council. When Jonas turns 12 he is given the job as the Receiver. He meet the Giver and he receives memories of things that don't exist anymore like snow, love, grandparents, and hills. Also things like war, poverty, and famine were hidden from the people to protect them from pain. He is intrigued and wants to change the way his world is viewed where people's choice is available. After working with the Giver for a year he sneaks out of the community where he lives so he can release the memories.
      This was a very easy read and a good book. I thought it was weird that certain things didn't exist. How can you live in a world where there is no snow, grandparents, or Christmas. It reminded me of the Divergent series in this aspect. I can't wait to see what happens in the next one.

The New Professional Everything you Need to Know for a Great First Year on the Job

I found this book very informative for anyone who really wants to know what to expect for the first year on the job. I really feel like I understand what to expect a lot better. The chapters covered include topics including professional dynamics, developing a winning attitude, employers view, professionalism, the facts of the organization, learning about the company culture, people, relationships, and politics, understanding your boss, being subordinate savvy, getting ready to go to work, hitting the ground running, breaking in strategies, a first-year timetable, breaking-in issues, special groups and situations, personal issues, the social professional, and coping strategies.
     I would recommend this to anyone starting a professional career. The only thing I didn't like about it was that the writer assumed that everyone coming from college felt the same way and loved to party. A lot of the comments or tips he had sometimes didn't apply to me specifically.