Love is in the air...

2012-02-13T16:29:00.005-05:00

Last week I started listening to an audio book that had appeared on a "Top 10 Romance" list. I had high hopes for the book, which was classified as contemporary and humorous romance. I almost quit at several points along the way, because I found it far from humorous and really horrifying in its portrayal of the "good guy gone bad" along with an episode of spraying Windex in a little dog's eyes. Funny? Not to my way of thinking.

Could I be this far off in my assessment? I went back and checked book reviews, which all seemed very positive of the book. I will never name this book, nor will I include it in my goodreads reviews, because I would definitely write something scathing!

This all leads me to say that there are books for every taste, and things that don't appeal to me might be just the ticket for the next reader. Here are several titles in the contemporary, humorous romance that I have liked:

Paula Marantz Cohen Jane Austen in Scarsdale
Kavita Daswani For Matrimonial Purposes
Olivia Goldsmith Dumping Billy
Allie Larkin Stay
Jeanne Ray Julie and Romeo

How about you? What would YOU recommend for Valentine's Day reading?

The Call -- do you hear it?

2012-01-22T19:54:00.003-05:00

I just finished reading The Call by Yannick Murphy for the second time, and I appreciated it even more this time, I think. I love the fact that we see the inner thoughts of veterinarian David Appleton even when these are seemingly random, sometimes a little mean or juvenile, and often inspiring and philosophical. It's one of the ways that his character is so real, even in a book that is composed of journal entries written in short bursts. Isn't this how life unfolds for most of us?

Book Discussions on The Call will be starting very soon, and I hope that you will consider attending one--or more--of them. It's always interesting to see the various opinions on a shared book.

There are many ways to get involved in A Tale for Three Counties this year, including the discussions, the author visit, some related craft classes, and a gallery of photos. Why not submit a photo of you or a friend reading The Call? I discovered this sign on my way to work one day, and I thought that it was perfect.

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Love is in the air...

The Call -- do you hear it?