Brief Update

Let me tell you, it's been a crazy 10 days, and it's going to get even zanier in the next 10. So much is going on right now, and we'll fill you in later once everything is settled, but I did want to take a few moments to share what I've been reading to keep my sanity. Finished two of them over the weekend, and one today.

1) I Do (But I Don't) by Cara Lockwood. OK. I'm not really a big fan of chick lit. I don't know why I grabbed this one at the library( it was there and I needed a read). It was very hard to get into (especially if you don't always read first person.) A few things annoyed me, like how the heroine's hair was always bothering her (too curly and unruly). Well get it cut, girl! Also, what I don't like about most chick-lit stories (and this one is definitely chick-lit) is that the guy's point of view is never known. I hate that (especially when there is so much the guy could react to. ( It's fun to see their reactions. And if your wondering why I am including so many parentheticals, it's because the whole book is that way (OK, well, except for about 25 pages, out of 320 or so) there were parentheticals throughout - tough to read. However, the final wedding scene is quite amusing! Drunk mother of the brides, groomsmen in fisticuffs, and a wedding planner with a magic flask do make for good comedy. As for the chick-lit genre, I have yet to see a good American author do this... I like reading the Brit-chick-lit so much better (Bridget Jones, Shopaholic, and a few others come to mind.) Damn, did the parenthesis again... OK next book:


2) Tender is the Storm -Johanna Lindsey. Now, if you were to go to your local bookstore today, you would not be able to buy the bodice-ripper cover you see here. But you gotta love it! I've always like Lindsey, she can create worlds that take you away and forget where you are. There is danger, excitement, intrigue, sex, and tender moments in her stories. This is a historical, set in the West and also in New York City. Great read if you want to get away from reality!











3. And last, Lost in Your Arms by Christina Dodd. I've recently discovered Dodd... her stories are magical. Set in England and Scotland, this one keeps you guessing as you turn the pages. What's terrific about this story is what the hero says to his one true love (even though she hated her husband the first time she married him.) Both Enid and MacLean are strong spirited, and will say and do what they have to to save their love. Men take note: it's never a bad thing when you can make your woman's knees weak with a few well placed words! Especially if you say what's on page 228!