I Take This Man

First off, let me start out by saying this book is extremely explicit and SHOULD NOT be read by anyone under the age of 18! I would recommend this for young, mature adults. This probably is one of my least favorite books and would not have bought it if it had not been in the "Bargain Bin" on sale for $4. The language is untasteful for me. She author doesn't drop the F Bomb a few times, but multiple times in each of the 30-something chapters. It is really ridiculous to use the F word that many times. The storyline is good for a young audience (under the age of 30 but over the age of 18). It is about a girl who gets left at the altar on her wedding day and her mother knocks out the fiance and kidnaps him. I actually enjoyed the story when I ignored all of the foul language. There was also a lot of uncalled sexual content. I realize that sex sales, but this was by far too much! Nearly every chapter had some detail of someone having sex, especially outside of marriage. I realize that it is not uncommon for couples to do that nowadays, but it really was too much. And the F word was used several times as not only a curse word, but also a sexual phrase. It really ruined the book for me. Sorry for anyone who absolutely loved this book. I thought it would be much better because it received high remarks from one of my favorite authors, Meg Cabot. She is the author of all of the Princess Diaries, which were the inspirations for the movies. Her books do contain a handful of curse words and maybe one or two sexual comments or gestures, but they are nothing like this books'. I will let you make the call on whether you want to read this or not. If you would like to continue a discussion, please feel free to comment or message me. I would love to hear from you!

Through My Eyes

This book was a lot different from what I was expecting. But then again, it is Tim Tebow's first book that he wrote so there really weren't any expectations to live up to. It was a really good and encouraging book. I feel as though what I have heard and read about him is different from what his side of the story says. This past year I read a book called "Playing with Purpose" which was about Tim Tebow, Sam Bradford, and Colt McCoy. These are three very strong and positive Christian role models that children, teens, and adults can look up to and admire for their Christian values and platform, also two of which have won the infamous Heisman Trophy. When the author talks about Tim, he talks about how humble he is about every: losing a game, losing the Heisman twice, missing out on stuff. Now don't get me wrong, Tebow talks about how his parents taught him and his siblings the value of humility. His parents would give them a dollar for every compliment that other people told them. They were also taught to never talk/brag about themselves unless they were asked. As they grew older, they learned not even do that because they enjoyed hearing the success of others. But being humble wasn't the first attribute that I found in Tebow. I feel as though he talks about being the best more times than anything else. This is very encouraging for people who are struggling at being their best and settling for just average. It is encouraging to me as he had a goal to be strong and maintain a healthy weight no matter what the cost or what he would be giving up. I encourages me to exercise and to eat better. Although I won't be going to the extremes that he goes to, such as never drinking sodas, it is inspiring to hear how he is successful. Overall, the book was a good read. I still have mixed feelings about it because there were parts that seemed to contradict each other and some that were a bit of a let-down for me, but like I said at the beginning, this is his first book and I shouldn't expect him to be perfect. He told his story and seemed to honest about it.

True Compass

I must say, this book wasn't what I thought it would be. Let me start off and begin by saying that I actually enjoyed the first half of the book. Although Edward Kennedy is an extreme liberal and I am an extreme Conservative, I can actually admit to enjoying parts of his book. The first half of the book basically talked about his childhood, family, and the beginnings of the Kennedy political legacy. It really opened my eyes to see the Kennedy family as an actual family who weren't just about politics. I have gained a respect for them, which I can honestly say that I didn't beforehand. Although this was another one of the books that I began reading a year ago, it was one that I surprisingly enjoyed. I actually made a better grade on the book report that I had to write about Ted Kennedy unlike the one I wrote for the "South of Freedom" book report. The latter second part and whole third part did somewhat turn me off because Kennedy really showed himself as a complete Liberal and Democrat by never supporting any Republican, whether they were Conservative or Liberal, becqause he always thought that he was right about everything. That is one thing that I do not like about any person. We all make mistakes; it is what makes us humans. If someone is writing an autobiography about his or herself, then he or she should include those mistakes so that the readers know that they are human and are being truthful and real to everyone. Also, respect and support are two more things I hate about many politicians. In today's society, I think it is so important for politicians to respect people of the different parties and to support each other on things that they agree and work together to acheive a common goal. It seemed like Ted never really wanted to do that. But I will let the readers decide their own opinions because this is just the opinion of a Conservative Southern Baptist from Alabama.