Wait, where did I go?

Omg. Once I got into the book it was really amazing. I’m REALLY happy I read it. At first I put the book down so many times I could not get into the story enough to follow it which meant I had to go back and re-read a lot of it. The story jumps back and forth in time, which I love, but in the beginning trying to make sense of what the past has anything to do with what was going on in the present was difficult (more about that later.) The magic came once it started making sense. “Oh my God. Why did she just do that?!” “Is she leaving?” “Are they making it?” “What is wrong with her!?” “Omg she wants to do what?!” Then it becomes an incredible ride. Several times I tried to figure out what was going to happen next but failed miserably. The twists keep going until the very last lines and the end is the biggest surprise of all. Didn’t see that coming in 100 years. Girlfriend knows how to keep a secret. Reading this book made me have to take a look at myself. One thing I learned reading this book is that I tend to fight the process. I want to figure it out quick instead of just flowing with the story and I know that’s something I’ve done a lot in life. I’ve wanted to figure things out and have gone through a lot of heartbreak when it doesn’t happen the way I pictured it. It has kept me from appreciating fully what has eventually happened even when I have been aware there is nothing to complain about. Funny thing is that after years of struggling with it and therapy I thought I had this shit handled, but then in comes a book to remind me that if not kept in check, bad habits sneak back in fearlessly. Gotta keep the control-freak in me in check!

The little prince. Simple, right? One short book, a couple of hours and a blog entry. What could be easier? Well, I guess I’ll find out later because my wondering mind just flew away from me like pigeons out their cage and I read anything but what I told myself to. I’m hoping these pigeons will return home soon. In the mean time I hit the books not too hungrily. Well, I read Tricky Tweanty-Two by Janet Evanovich. Had the craving for something light and funny with some mild action. Her characters are like family by now and they crack me up each time I visit them with a book. Then I went to Open Minds by Susan Kaye Quinn Good story, clearly a YA book, but I do get into them sometimes. Quick read. Could have been better, but it kept me entertained. I love stories where people have special powers. Then I went to The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August. Good story! Complex take on the re-incarnation idea where people actually remember their previous lives and while they can make a few alterations to their new lives, they only live the precise amount of years, assuming they don’t get killed or kill themselves, which happens. The book, however, is pretty long, so I gave it a short break while I read Love beyond Time: A Scotish Time Traveling Romance by Bethany Claire. Not the best writing as far as time travel goes. Very basic, but good when trying to cleanse the palate  from a complicated book. I am now starting The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton which is one of the challenge books. No doubt I will interrupt it with something, but I want to at least start it. I am still looking for a book to pull me so heard I might cry when I finish it. Or at least make me want to dream about it. With that said, If anyone has any recommendations I am more that willing to give it a shot. Please!

For now, hasta luego~

Activity challenge – Reading challenge- Inheritance by Thomas Wymark.

Well, not a quick summer read. You must have patience and a LOT of empathy. You must be willing to take leaps of faith with the main female character from time to time and try to follow her line of thinking, I really struggled with it. Put it away a couple of times, picked it up again, got lost, had to go back, maybe my mind was not at its best place to dive into this book right now. I am going to tell you that as soon as I feel sharper I will look at this book again. I feel like I missed something and I really want to get it. There are books I know there are not worth a second look, but this is not one of them. I am just not in a good headspace.

With that said, I am making my next pick something much lighter that I can look at and enjoy. With that goal in mind I am choosing The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupery. I have the book in Spanish. I will quickly try to find it in English at the public library but will not purchase it if they don’t have it. My translations of what I read will have to do for our discussion. I hope I get some feedback from you so we can get the most out of that little morsel.