whatcha readin' wednesday

Who's ready for another round of recommendations? I know you all already read everything I reviewed last week, right? Ok, then.

Delirium by Lauren Oliver

Here is another good one for all the dystopian lovers out there! In this novel, love is a disease and every other sickness--depression, anxiety, etc--is simply a side effect from it.  In order to save society, the government treats each individual to a surgery when they are in their late teens that removes the portion of their brain that feels love.  You guessed it, they are doing more than what they say in the surgery! With all the rules and regulations enforced by a corrupt government, and a handful of hormonal teenagers ready to revolt, there is bound to be an entertaining story.  This is the first book in the trilogy, and I loved ALL OF THEM! Be ready to be gutted at the end, though.  It will propel you into book two, however, so it isn't a total devastation.

Strangling Your Husband is NOT an Option by Merrilee Browne Boyack

Ok, first of all Merrilee is freaking funny.  Let's clear the air right now and say that this book is not a book about ragging on men or husbands.  This is actually a book designed to help women realize that men and women are wired differently, and that is how it is supposed to be! When your man is kissing you, he is thinking about kissing you.  But when you are kissing your man, you are thinking about the homework page your kid didn't finish last night, how long it is going to take to prep for dinner, exactly how much time you are going to have to use the bathroom in between soccer practices, and kissing your man.   Obviously belonging to the self-help genre, this book addresses the idea that if you are frustrated about something in your marriage or relationship, try improving yourself and focusing on all things positive.  If we feed our minds full of negativity, that is the energy we will emit, and no relationship will thrive in that environment.  She says it way better than I do.  I've read this book a few times over the 9 years of my marriage.  Trust me wives--you wanna read this one!

Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz

This novel is gut wrenching.  If you are a fan of learning about all things WWII, this is the book for you.  The story follows a Jewish boy who is taken from concentration camp to concentration camp.  He endures all the horrors we learn about in school--separation from his family, beatings, unthinkable circumstances...at one point he is standing in line being verbally abused by the Nazis before work begins and the grown man next to him is shot point blank, spraying blood all over his ten year old self.  The story is based on a true story, and it includes real places, people, and events.  I already confessed to being obsessed with historical nonfiction, and although this doesn't fall under that category, I'll devour anything related to WWII.  It's an intense read, and Alan Gratz has a whole line of novels that fall under this same feel.  I loved it. 

What books are you loving? Let's make this a give and take relationship, shall we? Give me all your favorite reads.