Okay. I know I know. I haven't posted. I am suppose to be keeping this thing up right? Well I have a perfectly good excuse why I'm slacking and it all has to do with books! Mainly the R.I.P. challenge and The Moonstone.

 

I finished it Saturday and I must say I was not expecting to enjoy this book so much. Unfortunately I liked it so much that I read it at work when I should have been working, I read it in bed when I should have been cleaning/cooking, I have even read it in traffic jams on the way home from work. I was so addicted to this book that it has been basically attached to my hand for the better part of last week. I recommend this book to anyone that loves mystery. I laughed, I yelled, I sighed and when I was finished I missed the characters, especially Mr. Betteredge who held my hand for the first part of the book and sadly let it go suddenly. Miss Clack was the next character that took up my hand but by that time I was so prejudiced towards Mr. Betteredge that this Miss Clack, this lunatic religious fanatical evangelist really didn't stand a chance. Can you tell she was my least favorite?

 

I came away from this book with the basic knowledge that circumstantial evidence will do you in if you do not have strong conviction of  your character. Not only that but I can sum it up also as "if you have something to say to someone, SAY IT! Don't beat around the bush!"

 

I may not be making much sense but I'm not very good on book reviews. I'm working on that though.

 

We went to Books-A-Million this weekend and I must say if you have to get out in bad weather, it's nothing like a trip to the bookstore on a rainy day. People were mingling, sipping coffee/lattes/cappucinos, reading, laughing while the weather outside got worse and worse. I almost forgot I was in the deep south and began to feel like I was in some quaint New England town full of literary folks. The bookstore has stocked up on a lot of the classics and I think that after this challenge I will dive deep into them and spend the better part of the winter reading classics. I'm an autumn lover, so BYE BYE horrid Louisiana summer, bring on the cool weather.