March 2009 -Book no 11

Emotionally Healthy Twins by Joan A Friedman
I met Joan when she gave a talk at SAMBA - South Africa's Multiple Birth Association.I was really impressed by her principles and bought the book to read more.

Joan encourages separate individuality to a huge extend going as far as separate parties etc. We decided to implement several of the suggestions she makes and it has surely already been of benefit to us.

I would encourage all parents of multiples to read this book - we all take such care of their physical health, let's do the same for their mental health.

Cat's rating 9/10

March 2009 -Book no 10

My apologies to my English readers - this book has not been translated, hence I will do the review in Afrikaans as well.

Fortuin deur Chanette Paul
Die verhaal speel af in 'n retreat vir siele wat soek na verdieping of verandering in hule lewe, Of Eva 'n heks of 'n engel is, is elke een se eie opinie, Dan word die eerste gas op die plaas vermoor en die nimlike Fortuintjie raak betrokke by die saak.

Hierdie is 'n heelike spanningsverhaal wat verras op elke bladsy. Die karakters is ryk geklee  en werklik interessant en die skrywer wek deernis met interessante gewone mense se lewens. Ek kon nie wag om haar volgende boek te lees nie.

Chanette het aanvanklik hygromans geskryf en daarvoor bekend geword - nie 'n genre wat ek enigsens lees nie. Maar hierdie is ware spanningsverhale - as jy van Deon Meyer hou, sal jy hiervan hou.

Hierdie boek kan alleen gelees word, maar ek sal aanbeveel dat jy eers "Springgety" lees - die eerste boek in die Kruisbaai trilogie. Die boeke volg nie op mekaar nie, maar sommige karakters is in almal teenwoordig en daar word tog verwys na die vorige boek. Ek sal ook weldra "Boheem", die derde boek in die reeks resenseer.

Cat se opinie: 'n Lekkerlees 8,5/10

March 2009 -Book no 9

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
There has been so much written about these books that I am not going to add much to the debate. Suffice with that I found the book completely "unputdownable " and can see why it is a bestseller of note. The whole concept of an almost completely parallel world running along side and interweaving with ours was fascinating.  At the time when I read the book I was not sure if I actually was going to read the rest of the series, but subsequently have and enjoyed all.

I did find Bella extremely irritating though. Her neadyness and passive character type really frustrated me and I was sure that in real life Bella and me would never have been friends. Way too dark and broody. Although a good book on it's own, it is really just the introduction to the rest of the series.

Cat's rating: 9/10 for a good read.

March 2009 -Book no 8

Learning to Fly by Roxanne Henke
I am not a huge fan of Christian  fiction type books but we seem to have quite a few in the Book club. I would never have bought this book or even lend it from the library, but it caught my eye in the Book club box, and I took it home. An wow, what a great read!

It is a well written simple story of two girls growing up in the same town in two very different households with very different discipline and parenting rules. The message of this book has been in the back of my mind ever since I read it (which is more than a year ago), and I often stand back and think about a situation that is playing out in our home and weighing the consequences according to the stories in this book.

A must read for every Christian mom - and entertaining too.

Cat's rating: A well deserved 8,5/10