March Reads

I took last week off from posting to finish a writing project and start another one. The writing/editing cave is currently filled with inspiration, and I'm riding the wave of determination to get my catalogue of books back to readers. 

And...during a visit with my sister-in-law, I filled my tote with the next six James Patterson's books in the Women's Murder Club series.

If I'm not writing...I'm reading.

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February Book Haul

After reading two of Jennifer Crusie's books back-to-back because both were great reads, I wanted more. So, two weeks ago, my daughter and I visited our local bookstore. I found Don't Look Down, and while searching the shelves for more, I found a stack of books by Jennifer Weiner. I've read her books before and the cover of Best Friends Forever drew me in.

The next day, I visited my brother and sister-in-law and she is a big fan of James Patterson. She has everyone of his books. She convinced me to try his Women's Murder Club series. Well, I read 1st To Die in less than a week and I have to admit, I'm hooked! I started 2nd Chance this morning.

My weekend book haul seems like a strange combination of Chick Lit and Murder Mystery, but obviously my reading genre is expanding. Unfortunately, the two Jennifer books will have to wait while I dive further into The Women's Murder Club series. 

Speaking of unfortunate matters, I won't be posting as much over the next two weeks. I made a promise to myself to finish my current writing project by the end of February. Which means I need to focus solely on that. But I will try to get my #onewriteword posts slipped in.

What is your favourite reading genre?

Paperback Books

I've been professionally reviewing books for Still Moments Magazine for over twenty years. While I enjoyed most of the books I've read (and loved even more), they were chosen by the magazine. The magazine receives so many book review requests that they still have books in their reading queue from the past couple of years, which I will unfortunately never get to read as there are just too many. They are all eBooks, but sometimes I want to read a paperback book. 

So, a few months ago, I went to a local bookstore and picked up these two books by Jennifer Crusie. I finished Crazy For You last week and started Tell Me Lies this week. Ms. Crusie is a master storyteller. Her stories are interesting, laugh-out-loud, and page-turners. 

It's nice to pick up a book (physically) and not worry about finishing the read by a deadline. I see a return (very soon) to the bookstore to get a few more books by Crusie and a few other authors.