It's Monday, What Are You Reading?

It's Monday, What Are You Reading is a weekly blog meme hosted by Sheila at Book Journey where you list the books you read last week and the ones you hope to read this week! I used to post this on my other blog, Cinnamon Owl, but I wanted to try to start a new blog, book reviews only. We will see how this experiment goes!

Read Last Week:

Moloka'i by Alan Brennert: I could not get enough of this book- I stayed up until 2 am the night I finished it. Rachael really got a bum deal, being sent to a leper colony as a seven year old, having to grow up without her family, and having to deal with leprosy at the same time. She formed a new family, or ohana, on the island however, and grew to live a long life, and reuniting with her sister, brother, and someone else very special to her. I can't tell you how many times this book made me cry, but I can say it was at least four.

This book had a special meaning to me, as my husband's family is Hawaiian, and are from the island of Moloka'i, topside. I have always wondered if one of his ancestors, a Nellie Sullivan, was somehow involved with the leprosarium that was on Moloka'i. I spent a great deal of last week trying to trace, but had to back burner it for later this summer.

Currently Reading:

Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver: An oldie but one I haven't read. I am a little skittish about reading it, I am a little nervous about those baby coyotes and the hunting challenge! If things start to look like they are going south, I may abandon book.

A Secret Kept by Tatiana De Rosnay: My book club recently read Sarah's Key, and I fell in love with this author's words, and just had to read this one as well.