Violetcrush: VioletCrush's Review — I have finished Carrie by Stephen King for this Challenge. I loved the book. I was actually recommended Pet Semetary by Jennifer and Sandy, but I couldn't find that, so I read Carrie instead. Do check out my review of Carrie <a href="HEREHERE[url]">HERE</a> Thank you to everyone who took time out to recommend me books. I have added them all to my wishlist :)

Fyrefly: Fyrefly's reviews — Well, even though the challenge is *technically* only to read one book, I liked my recommendations so much that I read another one (and am starting a third, although I don't know if I'll get it read and reviewed by the end of this round).The Monsters of Templeton was suggested by Literate Housewife under the "modern and historical" request.  I really enjoyed it - the writing was lovely, the…

Multigenrefan: Jen (Multigenrefan)'s recommendation thread — Do to a number of reasons I need to take a hiatus from blogging and as such will not be able to complete this challenge. My apologies

Fyrefly: Sandy's Review — Very nice!  I've got Interpreter of Maladies (and The Namesake, actually) on my TBR pile, but I've been leery of starting them since I haven't had the best of luck with Southwest Asian authors.  I'll have to get over that and read it, though, since it sounds like it's pretty good![url]'s the link for future reference. :)

Fyrefly: Fyrefly's reviews — My first read, Patriot's Dream by Barbara Michaels, was suggested by heidenkind.  I asked for a book with intertwining modern and historical storylines, and I definitely got what I asked for. :)  The modern storyline was a little silly for me, but the historical sections were quite good.The full review is at my blog

Girlthatreads: Karen's Recommendations — A book I'm reading now that I think fits your description is White Oleander by Janet Fitch. You can really feel for the protagonist in the story