Another good read.....

I forgot all about reading this book this past month!!  Great read, would make a great vacation novel.  I really enjoyed it and finished it in just a few short days!!!

It is a slow going month for reading.....

 Well, I have to say that July was a slow month for reading.  Not only were we on vacation a TON, but I had several books with me that just were not worth finishing.  I used to finish each and every book I started, and then decided to adopt my mother-in-law's theory "that there are just TOO many books out there worth reading" and if I can't get into the book by the time I'm 1/3 of the way through, well...let's just say I decide I've given it as much of my spare time as I have available.

 

The title caught my eye on this one, and some magazine I read raved about how funny this book was.  I started it, and well, being as I DO NOT define my life on what I wear (note here...I am fashionably challenged and I'm okay with that) I only made it through the first 5 chapters and called it quits.

Next on my night stand was "Autobiography of a Fat Bride".  Well, it sounded funny, but ended up being more like a sad reality story of a low income gal that also lacked brains, so that went back to the library after the first two chapters.

My next attempt was my book club's book selection "The Well and the Mine".  I was halfway through the book, when the host changed the date to a day I was going to be on vacation.  With that said, and the book depressing and not something I cared to continue reading, back to the library this one went as well.

Smoke Screen was my $5 book of choice from the local department store.  I was shopping for last minute items before we headed to the beach and decided this one may be interesting.  Sure enough it held my attention all through the beach, the tree house, the redwoods, and finally I finished it at home.  Great suspense story about a fireman and news reporter that were framed for murder.  I would recommend it as a great vacation read!!!

Resilience by Elizabeth Edwards I finished today while waiting at the dentist's office.  It is Elizabeth Edwards latest book about the trials of losing her 16 year old child, her husband's infidelity and her choice to stay with him, her diagnosis of breast cancer, and now her terminal diagnosis.  Although I can't say this is a cheery book to read, it definitely shows what a strong woman she is after bearing so many hard life circumstances.