It's Monday! What are you reading?

This past week I finished two books that I was reading for a couple of weeks.  The first was The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh.  This was November's pick for the book club that I am a part of.  The story follows Victoria Jones who has just been emancipated from the foster care system and is left to figure out how to start a life of her own with no skills or help from anyone.  Diffenbaugh writes the story of Victoria, alternating chapters from  Victoria's past and her present.  I thoroughly enjoyed The Language of Flowers and thought that sadly the art of flowers and their true meaning seems to be a lost art. Not sure if the true meaning of flowers is given purposely to people in other parts of the world. I'm curious...

The second was Burn for Burn by Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian. The first in what is expected to be a YA trilogy.  Told in alternating viewpoints from the three main characters Mary, Lillian, and Kat  - these three teens are set on seeking revenge against fellow classmates.  I caution to put this book into younger hands - definitely for the high school aged.  Burn for Burn leaves you on a serious cliffhanger.  I am interested in reading the next in the series - I'm wondering how the main characters will redeem themselves after seeking the kind of revenge they did...

This week I am reading the much anticipated last book of the Matched trilogy by Ally Condie, Reached.

In addition to reading Reached this week, I requested numerous books from my local library to catch up on 2012 picture book releases.