I recently finished 2 more books over the holidays. The reason for this somewhat slow development is that when I was back home, I just caught up on my Lat magazines. Anyway, the two books I read in the last month+ has been very well worth the read.
Valley of the Horses
This is the sequel to Jean M. Auel’s “Clan of the Cave Bear” Earth Children series. It follows Ayla’s story from when she was banished from her clan and her survival story while looking for people of her kind. I was quite hooked from the first book and am happy to say it carried on to the second book. The only parts which I didn’t like about the book were the hunting scenes (but that’s only because I can’t stand reading/watching/hearing about any animals being killed) but I also realise that this was at a time when it was about survival and you couldn’t just go to the shops to get a piece of nicely cut eye fillet steak.
I give this 4/5 star.
The Kite Runner
AMAZING book. I hadn’t read a book like this for the longest time. I simply could not put it down. As a matter of fact, I finished it within 2-3 days, which is a feat considering the lack of time I have had lately. I had put off reading this for a while as I felt that it would have demanded more attention than the usual fiction novel and I am glad I did so. This book is incredibly captivating. I think it is the first book I have ever cried to. I highly recommend this book to anyone.
I give it 5/5 star. Hell..if I could give it 10/5 I would!
I am now in the process of looking for more books on my list but it seems the library doesn’t stock much of them. Either that or it has 2-3 people waiting in line to get their hands on them. So I have joined my local library instead. I will check it out this week to see if there are any good books in the list available there instead. Otherwise, I guess I can just read the 3rd instalment of the Earth Children 
Happy reading everyone!
