We were traveling for a third of November, and my goal was to read at least two books while we were on our trip.  And I did!  These were definitely better picks than last month's as well, so that helped. Me Before You by JoJo Moyes.  I found this at the library book sale a couple months ago, so I added it to my bag, along with a few others for me (usually I end up with mostly kid books at those sales).  I really wanted to like this book.  And for the most part, I enjoyed it. This is … [Read more...]

October was kind of a slow reading month for me.  I think life just got busy, but also, I wasn't as excited about what I was reading some of the time, which makes it harder to pick up a book.  Which means, for November, I need to find some hard-to-put-down reads again! The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey by Trenton Lee Stewart.  I finally got this one at the library after reading the first one several months ago.  And it was just as enjoyable and easy to read as the … [Read more...]

September was a better month for my reading life than August, although I finished the same number of books.  But one was really long, and I'm in the middle of several others. The Passage by Justin Cronin.  I borrowed this massive book from the library after hearing about it in a couple places within a few days.  Once was on a podcast, and I think it showed up on some book list article as well?  Anyways, the description intrigued me enough that I was willing to overlook the fact that one … [Read more...]

While June and July were really awesome months for my reading life, August was...not so much.  But I still read a couple books, and that's a step in the right direction.  Plus, I hit my reading goal for the year!  Here's what I read last month. More Than Just Making It by Erin Odom. I reread this book a second time to take notes for a few blog posts that I was writing about it as part of the launch team.  I still really enjoyed it the second time through!  You can read my initial review … [Read more...]