For Justice or for Money?

One for the Money by Janet Evanovich

Here is the beginning of the Stephanie Plum books.  My friend Leighanne suggested this series to me and since I had a long drive ahead of me when I moved from Arkansas to Alabama, I bought the audio book.  The book was entertaining, funny, witty and I enjoyed Stephanie as a character.  The book was very short, which is refreshing after reading so many longer books.  I look forward to actually reading Two for the Dough, the second book in the series, I think they go all the way up to 19 books, I’m not sure how far I will go, but I know I will read at least the next book.

In brief, Stephanie Plum has lost her job, in order to make some quick cash, she becomes a bounty hunter for her cousin.  She is faced with a very large case that is way above her skills or knowledge set, which makes it very entertaining to watch her try and make her job a success. 

I don’t know if I would highly recommend this book, but it was a fun read and I will keep you posted on the next in the series.

Keep Reading my Friends!

The Last Book, I mean Song, The Last Song

The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks

This book, like all of his books was predictable.  Someone falls in love, someone messes up, and someone has to die.  I have not read one of Sparks books in a very long time.  Years even, but I was looking for a cheap audio book and found this one on sale for $6 at BAM.  I am not a Sparks fan, but I am however a Miley Cyrus fan and thought, I always wanted to watch this movie, so I decided to give it a chance and behold my surprise when nothing changed and everything was the same as all of his other books.  If you are a fan, this is not a horrible book, I however should have known better than to buy this.  I really don’t have much else to say about this book and don’t hate me forever if you are a fan, to each his own.  Keep Reading my Friends!

What Would You Do in This Situation?

Heart of the Matter by Emily Giffin

When my long time great friend Leighanne gave me this book, she said, “I’m interested to know what you would do in this situation.”  With that in mind, I read thinking about what would I do in this situation?  Since I’ve been married for 10 years this year, I should have put myself in Tessa’s shoes, but I felt like Valerie was a more relatable character.  While the relationship between Valerie and Nick was growing, I just kept saying, no, please no, don’t do it Nick. 

Of course I have always been in the camp of once a cheater, always a cheater and if Simon were to cheat on me, it would be the end of our marriage and relationship.  But, as I read this book I don’t know if I would say I changed my mind, but hearing Tessa’s side of the story I can understand how she could feel in the situation.  There was a theme of one type of affair is more forgivable than another.  Tessa says that she could not forgive Nick if he loved her.  I don’t know if I agree with that, one night stand versus love, either way the trust has been taken out of the relationship and I would have a very hard and difficult time letting go or forgiving. 

All of that to say, I have not been in this situation and I praise the Lord for that.  I have had friends that have suffered after an affair and watched them hurt deeper than I thought possible.  And to watch their pain and anger vacillate and then the decision making process. 

The book was good, true to form for Emily Giffin.  Interesting characters with a fast paced story.  This is not going to be a mind blowing read, but it was thought provoking.  Enjoy and Friends, Keep Reading!