Only 3 days in...

And I've already finished 2 books.

The first was The Lost Gate by Orson Scott Card (one of my favorite authors). This is the first of a new series he has started. It follows Danny North, a young man who comes from a Family of mages from the world of Westil. The Family has been cut off from Westil by Loki, a gatemage, who has not only closed all the gates in the world, but has taken them away. The North Family is living in western Virginia now, where they can keep to themselves and still practice their magery. Everyone thinks Danny is a Drakka, or one born to mage parents, but with no magic of his own. He soon finds out he is really a gatemage. But he can't let anyone know. It was decided long ago that no one Family can have a gatemage who could open a gate back to Westil. Any child who shows signs of being a gatemage is to be killed instantly. Danny fears for his life and runs away from the Family compound. He soon takes up with another kid named Eric. Together, they beg, steal, and hitch their their way to Washington DC. They find Ced and Stone and live in Stone's house for a while....
Well, I won't go into anymore details. You will just have to read it for yourself!

The second book I read was Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs. A very interesting first novel by Mr. Riggs. This book combines fiction and photographs into a thrilling read. Jacob experiences a terrible family tragedy and sets out on a journey to a remote island off the coast of Wales. He grew up with stories from his grandfather about a home he lived in during WWII where the children seemed to be fantastical. Jacob was shown pictures of some of the children. They were just too hard to believe. Anyone could have Photoshopped the pictures to make them look different. He soon grows tired of the stories and believes them to be just that, stories. But his grandfather always insisted they were real. While on the island of Cairnholm, Jacob finds the ruins of the once great home. Inside he finds a locked trunk. He breaks it open and finds more of the pictures like the ones his grandfather had. He starts wondering if the stories were true afterall and if the children did not die during the war, but are still living. Buy or borrow this book and find out what happens. The pictures will amaze you!

Not a new one, but....

Okay, so I read this latest book several years ago, but I'm still counting it. I finished Saints by Orson Scott Card. It follows the lives of the Kirkham family from England to the Salt Lake Valley and the good times and bad times they have. Anna, the mom, Dinah, the daughter and Robert and Charlie, the sons have all had a brush with Mormon missionaries in England. Three end up joining the church and the other, Robert, refuses to listen to anything they have to say about it. Anna, Dinah and Charlie all go to America to join the Saints in Nauvoo, Illinois. There, Dinah meets Joseph and Emma Smith. She becomes a plural wife to Joseph in secret. Dinah is also called Prophetess by many who know her. She helps people when they have need of prayer or blessing or a shoulder to cry on or an ear to listen.
After Joseph's death and the forced move out of Nauvoo, Dinah, Anna, Charlie and his family all go to the Salt Lake Valley to live out their lives in relative peace. Dinah lives to be 100 years old and sees the construction of both the Salt Lake and St. George Temples.
I still haven't been able to figure out if any of this book is true. If Dinah was a real person or not. It would be very interesting if she was real.

A suggestion..... or three..... or ten.....

I need suggestions on what I should read next. I am up for anything except romance, fantasy, or sci-fi (unless they are by Orson Scott Card).