Twelfth Book of the Year!

I almost forgot to write my last book review of the year! As you may recall, back in January I let my one magazine subscription expire and I vowed to get back into reading actual books once again like I used to. I have kept track of them here on the blog via the “Toad’s Library” category and I am happy to report that I made it through twelve books! I wish it had been more but I guess one book a month on average is not bad! On to the review…

A Gathering Light by Jennifer Donnelly was given to me by a friend who finished reading it on her visit into town and didn’t feel like lugging it back home in her luggage. It was not something I might have picked up in a bookstore on my own but I still enjoyed it. It was set up in the Northern United States in the 1920’s and follows the story of a young girl coming into adulthood. It is mostly a first person narrative and describes this young girl’s experiences as she decides which direction her life should go and whether or not she has the strength to make the decision. The author researched the era and the region so the story I assume is relatively historically accurate which makes it that much more interesting. A girlie-read with a somewhat predictable outcome but with interesting plot twists along the way with several sub plots thrown in.