I have finally finished...

I love this book, The Pact, and I have finally finished it. I was dying to know the ending, but at the same time I never wanted it to end. Well I guess that makes it a really good book.

As Chris' trial for murder continues both sides give very convincing arguments. At the last minute Chris decides to take the stand and tell the courtroom the truth about everything that happened that night when Emily died. Chris' lawyer is furious because it's so easy for chris to now put himself in jail for the rest of his life, and this is horrible for the lawyers reputation. Chris sits at the front of the court and tells the room every detail about the whole story from start to finish, by the end he is crying. Then the jury goes to deliberate, they take all night. the verdict will be delivered the next morning. That night Chris spends in jail and realizes how mad he is at Emily. He feels like she made this choice to kill herself without ever thinking about him. About how her would go through life without her or how he would end up spending seven months in jail. Chris says that in every decision he made he put Emily before himself and absolutely loves her with everything he has. He's begining to think that maybe she didn't feel the same because in the biggest choice of her life, she never considered him. I wonder if he finally got it right.

Everyone in the courtroom stands as the verdict is about to be read. Two clear words ring throught the room, Not Guilty. Chris faints.

The decision was so unexpected, even from myself, and shouting immediately erupts. I was on Chris' side the whole time because I was able to see into his thoughts and I knew he was never guilty for murder. In his testimony he technically did pull the trigger because Emily asked him too. She wasn't strong enough (emotionally) she said. Of course Chris always put her first and shaking and crying did her one last final favor.Because he had pulled the trigger should he have gone to jail? I say no, but is there really a perfect answer?

The Pact continued :)

I am about two thirds of the way through in the book The Pact by Jodi Picolt. The last entry I left off by explaining the two families closeness and how this unexpected event of Chris and Emily’s supposed suicide pact was the one thing no one ever expected. Now as legal dealings and court dates are being fought over Chris was sentenced to wait in jail until his hearing.

            A few more stories have been added to this book, one being Emily’s. When Emily and Chris were about nine or ten, Chris dared Emily to go into the men’s bathroom. Emily was molested by an older man and has kept this as a hidden secret from everyone. This story is eating her up inside and she feels like no one will help her. Also Emily was pregnant when she killed herself and she knew about it. They found that she had made many trips to Planned Parenthood and never told Chris about it. Emily’s mom found a diary that Emily had been keeping, and in it she mentioned the pregnancy saying she knew if she told Chris he would have married her. Emily’s mom burned the diary.

             The Harte’s and the Gold’s are both going through marital issues. James, Chris’s father, won’t ever mention Chris and Gus is upset about it. Gus goes to see Chris one or two times a week and James never does. Also Melanie and Michael almost barely speak to each other. Melanie wants to see Chris go to prison for the rest of his life, but Michael sees Chris as all he has left and regularly visits Chris in jail behind Melanie’s back.

While in jail Chris surprisingly makes a friends with a man who is in jail for shaking a baby to death. They watch each other’s backs and share a cell. Hector is sort of like the jail’s bully. He tests Chris to see if he is a rat by planting a cigarette in Chris’s shoe before an inspection. Chris passes by not ratting on either Hector or his cellmate. Hector starts picking on Chris’s friend and pushes Chris. Chris snaps and almost chokes Hector to death. Hector said that Chris would pay for that. Chris is put into an isolation cell and gets out on Christmas.

            Christmas and Chanukah come around and Gus and Michael happen to both visit Chris at the same time. The start up secret meetings to talk about things they can’t talk to their own spouses about. Gus and James have been so busy lately that there younger daughter Kate on Christmas decorated their fake palm tree decoration and bought her parents gifts. James and Gus were so shocked, and then they realized they had forgotten Christmas altogether, including gifts. Kate was upset, not about the gifts but that her parents were neglecting her and she is forgotten. For the Gold’s it was Chanukah and both Melanie and Michael go to Emily’s grave but separately. Michael sees that Melanie left out all presents for Emily on her grave. Everyone involved has open wounds, and none of people affected will ever begin to heal until the verdict for Chris is given.

The Pact

The Pact by Jodi Picoult


This novel is about an sweet hometown story about two perfect best friend family's who share everything. The wives are just about long lost sisters and they live next door to each other. These two family's the Harte's and the Gold's are so close they are almost one conjoined family. The family's are thrilled when their children begin to date in high school. Emily and Chris were destined to be together.


Their simple perfect life is shattered when both family's get a call saying that there had been an accident. But neither family predicted the twisted and unbelievable story that they were about to hear. Emily, the Gold's daughter is dead at the scene, and Chris Harte is holding a gun that has one more unused bullet that he claims was meant for him. As detectives question Chris he begins to describe a suicide pact that Emily had come up with. Many are skeptical of Chris' story and eventually Chris Harte is charged with Murder in the first degree.


When Chris is charged with murder, that is the final straw for the Gold and Harte friendship. They are no longer on speaking terms and in court not even a single glance is passed between them. 

Finishing Eragon

This captivating book has held me in its grasp until the very end. I love the many adjectives and the writings flow. With all the dangers and frightful encounters with Urgals and Shades, Eragon and his faithful dragon Sapphira set of to fight of the Empire and defend the Varden. As Eragon fights alongside Arya, an elven girl, and Murtagh, son of the evil Morzan, Eragon encounters the shade Durza witch he almost killed earlier in the book. As the Shade and Eragon fight and Eragon takes Durza's memories, Eragon is slashed but succeeded in killing the shade with Arya's help. The Urgals and Kulls which seemed to be under Durza's control all begin to fight eachother and the Varden win the war. Eragon is quite wounded, but will heal. In the end Eragon hears a calling from far away which leads into the opening of the second book.

Science fiction writing had never interested me until now. The magically unbelievable characters and the creative skills required to write such a book intrigue me. This new genre has caught my interest and I will read more and more. The end of this book was such a cliff hanger that I may read the next book in the Eragon series. I am very glad I took the chance of reading this book.

Eragon

Eragon was an interesting choice of book for me. I wasn't always into the dragons and mythical fantasies. I thought it just wasn't for me. As I progress further and further into this read, I have found that I am actually enjoying myself. There are  the Ra'zac, elves, Shades, dwarves, Urgals, and of course dragons. Each group of characters has its own personality is attention catching and interesting. The Varden and the Empire are against each other and the last dragon rider believed to be alive, Eragon will soon have to make choice for good or evil, but which is which? Eragon started the story with a character named Brom who has lead him along his journey to kill the Ra'zac that slayed his father. After an encounter with some Urgals, Brom is killed. This story has caught me in its grasp and I don't plan to break free.

Puppy Love

From when I was very little I have loved to read. I used to sit in class and daydream about the current book (or books) that I was reading. The very first book I committed as my favorite was called Puppy Love I don't recall the author but it was about a stray puppy who found a loving home. I must have read that book over 50 times and I adored every minute. I believe the reason I liked that book so much was that I had an obsession with dogs at that age and it was a wonderfully written book. It contained lots of details and no pictures (I was proud of that). 

In class I would tell my friends about the book but they weren't into reading unlike me. The fact that my friends weren't into reading and I was didn't affect me much, it was a passion that I had and they happened not to share. It hardly affected me. My reading experience in life has been pretty steady. I continue to love reading and have a new book in my hand almost every week. I am currently loving reading and have hopes to continue this way for the rest of my life. I believe reading is good for everyone and that there is a book for everyone.