#0029A New Moon - Stephenie Meyer

I know, I know. I'm embarrassed to say I like them.

All Stephenie Meyer's books are easy to read and easy to fall into. This is the second time I've read this book, only because the movie comes out and blah. I am; however, glad that I reread this book. The first time I felt like I skimmed it more than read it just because I knew what happened and I was just waiting for Edward to come back into the story. That's like half the book being skimmed. I told myself this time to slow down and read everything and not to get ahead of myself. I got every detail in this time. And I didn't really see that much of a relationship between Bella and Jacob. I mean, yeah he's a good friend or whatever, but their connection is really not as strong as the movie looks like it will be.

I only plan to reread those books when the movies are about to come out. So, beware.

#0028A Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Jeff Kinney

Oh me. I just had to read this book. Every kid that walked into the store that I work at goes straight over to Diary of a Wimpy Kid display. They are reading all these books up like candy. I just read this while I was on my break at work.

Greg is in middle school and is definitely not in the "popular crowd" At least he has his best pal Rowley, even though he thinks Rowley is quite dumb. This book is just like a diary of a young boy with pictures on every page. It grabs his thoughts about halloween, the school play, and a big stinky piece of cheese that sits outside on the basketball court that seems to never leave.

I thought this book was really cute. Whatever gets the kids to read, I'm down with. Greg sometimes has a bad attitude, but then when doesn't a middle schooler have that? This is for kids around the ages 8-12 and perfect for both boys and girls. I've always liked kid's books :) 5 stars

#0027A Waiter Rant - Steve Dublancia

I was just handed this book and told to read it. Since I used to be a waiter I was definitely interested. I have loads of stories about horrible customers and about some coworkers in the food business. I connected with Steve like I never had with an author. I felt his pain and worry throughout the whole book. It could have been me writing.

Steve became a waiter just as a temporary job while he was trying to get back on his feet. It turned out to be a long six year, tormented career. He explains through all of the different sides of a restaurant business and adding the customers into the mix. He does explain a few stories: dealing with drunken slobs who bring in a different stripper a week to meeting the famous. He talks about how to leave a correct tip, and how not to act in a restaurant. I wish that I had not waited tables so I could get the whole feel for the book. It would have definitely opened my eyes to see what exactly goes on in a restaurant business.

By the end of the book, I got quite annoyed at him. Taking the last rush of people and sitting them in his section because the other servers are a little more busy than him. He thought he was helping them out, but really he was stealing money from the other servers. That is like rule #1 in waiting tables. There is a rotation for a reason. I also hoped that there would be more stories about the difficult/happy times while serving. But I guess I just have to go to his blog for that. 4 stars

#0026A Double Take - Kevin Michael Connolly

One of the forums that I read had a thread about how Kevin took at trip around the world, to different countries to photograph people's reactions (or stares) to him riding on a skateboard. The thing is, Kevin has no legs. He wrote a book and got it published so I decided to check it out.

It is like a life's story, but Kevin is still young. He's just 23, but there were a lot of hardships for a boy to go through with no legs. The book goes into everything about how many pants he went through just scooting around to when he won 2nd place in the Winter X games for skiing. It's a very uplifting book. For as much as Kevin is doing with his life, makes me want to go out and reach more goals. I highly recommend this book to anyone. It's a quick read. Short and sweet. 5 stars