As you will see, I’m reading lots of fluff and audiobooks at the moment. Why? Left eastern Arkansas on Sunday and arrived in west Texas at noon Monday. Unpacked that evening and packed for a business trip on Tuesday. Drove to Tulsa on Wednesday to attend a conference through Saturday. Returned to Plainview on Sunday. Now I’m looking forward to spending a few weeks at home in my own bed and out of the car!
What I Finished This Week
The Pretenders of Copper County by May Archer. I forgot to plan my reading for my drive back to Texas, so I just picked something that popped up in my recommendation list. I was pleasantly surprised with how much fun this book was. Let’s sum it up this way. Guy settles into a small New England town while his uncle is away on a “fishing trip.” He is picked up mysteriously and placed in protective custody, although he is certain that it must be a case of mistaken identity. Once the safe house is discovered, the two must take refuge at an apple orchard where they are posing as newlyweds on their honeymoon. While I wasn’t looking for a MM romance, I found the story charming and laugh-out-loud funny. 4 stars
The Casanova by T.L. Swan. Book 3 in the Miles High Club was not as enjoyable as the previous two. This story centered around Eliot, the playboy of the quartet of brothers. It turns out that he is finally tamed by the director of IT at Miles Media. Only problem? Kate absolutely HATES Eliot. Once we got out of the “hate” narrative, the story began to pick up and find the charm of the previous Miles brothers’ tales. 3 stars
Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding. I selected this book in order to fulfill prompt #32 of The 52 Book Club 2025 Challenge – contains a diary entry. Actually, the entire book was written as diary entries over the course of a year. Bridget is obsessed with her physical appearance and her inability to attract men. She is frustrated by her parents’ failing marriage and her friends’ constant inquiries about when she will actually get married. Published in 1996, this book has not aged well. I struggled to finish the book, but persevered in order to add another completed read to the challenge. 2 stars.
What I’m Currently Reading
Mr. Picture Perfect by Daryl Banner (5:02 of 13:30). Another road trip required another audiobook. Since I didn’t really know where I was going on the drive up, I found that I had to concentrate on the road and couldn’t follow the book. Once I learned the route from the conference center to my hotel, I got a little reading done. Most of this was part of my journey home on Sunday. Now this will just be part of my commute reads, so it might be around for a few weeks.
The Do-Over by T.L. Swan (p. 505 of 526). Since I’ve read three of The Miles High books, it seemed appropriate to read the last of the Miles brothers’ stories. Almost got a finish before time to write this post, but not quite.
The Princess Bride by William Goldman (p. 32 of 308). This was a late start in the week as soon as I finished reading Diary. I’ve read Goldman’s prologue (or is it an introduction to the abridged version of S. Morgenstern’s class?) and have really enjoyed the humor. I have been surprised at the amount of sexual innuendo in this work written for a younger audience. Perhaps, my assumption is wrong that this is considered YA literature. Anyway, this is my last selected book for a prompt to be read in January. I’m using it for prompt #38 – An Adventure Story.
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