I've had something of a reading drought this summer. It's not that there hasn't been plenty to choose from, just that nothing is appealing. Kind of like when you go out to eat, and nothing on the menu looks good. Maybe it's been my mood, but with a few exceptions, nothing's really stuck with me.
So you can imagine my delight when I hit the mother lode at my public library this week. Our library is small but mighty, and has a good selection of new titles. I have learned over the years to make the most of the library's reservation system, but since none of my books on holds were available yet, I took a spin through the new fiction shelves.
I was like a kid in a candy store when I found not one, but four (yes, four!!) books that I had been hoping to read. I started with Untold Story by Monica Ali, then quickly moved on to South of Superior, by Ellen Airgood. Filling out my stack were Jennifer Haigh's newest, Faith, and the creepy Robopocolypse, by Daniel H. Wilson.
Reviews will be coming soon on Untold Story and a few others, but in the meantime, I've been reading like a woman on a mission. It has been a true delight getting to know some new characters, a few new authors, and most of all, some stories I could really sink my teeth into. My wonderful husband purchased a lovely, bright red hammock for me this summer, but up until now, it's been too hot to use it. Now I have both the cooler weather and a stack of delicious books. Heaven!
