Book #2: Before My Heart Stops

It has been some time since my last post, that is due to a couple of reasons. First I have been extremely busy with work and school, and second I have been waiting for this book to come out. You see I kind of have a personal connection to the author of the book, I grew up in the same neighbor as he did, was friends with his younger brother (since the author is considerably older than I), his grandparents have known me since I was just a new born. So one could say that I have some personal interest in this book.

On to the book and my review...

Before My Heart Stops by Paul Cardall...

Paul Cardall writes about his health problem that has been with him ever since he was born, he was born with a heart disease called: congenital heart disease. He has been fighting for his life since birth.

This book talks about the period of time he found out he would have to have a heart transplant and all the challenges that he faced during his time leading up the event that caused him to write this wonderful book. Never before have I read such a powerful and inspirational book in my life (outside the scriptures). While reading this book I was touched by the spirit that Paul brought to this book and by the personal struggle that he went through during this period of his life. This book has made it so that anyone who reads it feels that they can go through any challenge, trial, tribulation that is place before them; as long as they have faith in God, and his plan for them.

To find out more about Paul or congenital heart disease, or would like learn about the Paul Cardall Family Foundation for Congenital Disorders please click the link.

Book #1: The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

For some time now I have been a Dan Brown fan. The first book I read by him was 'Da Vinci Code', while I was in England and Paris. It was great because I read the part where he describes the scene in the Louvre the night before I went to see the Louvre. That book took me sometime to read, but the next book 'Angles and Demons' I read quite quickly. That also became the case with this book, 'The Lost Symbol'. I got this book on my way to see my parents, just before Christmas. I started it on my way back from their house two days before Christmas and I just finished it this past Sunday.

The following is my review of 'The Lost Symbol'.

As the book opens everyone's favorite fictional Harvard professor, Robert Langdon, is summoned to the US capitol building in Washington D.C. by his longtime and beloved friend Peter Solomon, who is one of the highest ranking members of the Masons. Once he arrives at the meeting spot everything goes wrong for Professor Langdon. He gets thrust into a world he has a hard time grasping even exists - the world of the Masonic Pyramid and the Ancient Mysteries of the Masons. Everything that Langdon encounters on this night tells him that they do in fact exist, but his mind keeps tells him that they can't. With that said, Langdon discovers that he has to grasp the fact that they "MIGHT" exist because if he doesn't, the life of his beloved friend Peter will end.

As Professor Langdon begins to solve the puzzle and follow the path that has been placed before him, he encounters the same sort of problems that presented themselves in his past experiences with the ancient organization in 'The Da Vicnci Code' and 'Angles and Demons'. Run-ins with law enforcement, perceived betrayal, and mistrust of all those with whom he interacts - besides those he has known for some time, like the sister of his friend Kathrine Solomon. As the story unfolds Katherine throws herself into solving the Masonic Pyramid to find the Ancient Mysteries.

This book is by far one of my all time favorite books, I recommend this to anyone who enjoys fast reading books with tons of suspense. For all those who were worried about what Dan Brown would say about the LDS church's involvement with the Masons and worried that he might say about the church, there was nothing "damaging" said. I was one of those who read it first of all to see what he would say about the church, but then quickly got sucked into the great storyline of this wonderful and masterfully written book.

Don't miss out on this book. These suspenseful pages were easy to turn and will be for you!

Why this blog?

I have tried to do a blog before and after some time I stopped blogging because I really had nothing to blog about. Now that I am almost done with school, and have more time to read I decided during this winter break that I will do a book review about each book that I read - even if the book is an older book. I hope that as you read this blog that you will have the desire to read the book that I have just posted a review about and decided to read a book that you would have not read otherwise. Please feel free to post any comments about any of the books that I review. Also I am open to any book suggestions or advice that you would like to give about the book reviews I do.

Oh and one final thing, I would like to THANK YOU in advance for reading these reviews.

-Brody Foy

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