Wait, I’m Supposed to Read Too?

Uh yeah, that pretty much sums it up right there.

The hardest part of being a writer who has a full time day job, a husband, two younger boys, 2 dogs (one of which is a 2 year old Lab) and 3 cats is that “me” time is at a premium. Usually I use it to write furiously between breaking up fights and making peanut butter sandwiches.

But when I find a few spare moments, I LOVE to read. Sometimes it gets so bad that I crave a good book like a freshly made glazed donut. That’s when I tune out all responsibility, curl up in a chair, and read.

In April I read an awesome book called Hate List by Jennifer Brown. (And if I could get it to work, I’d have a fancy pic of the cover.Grrr.) I usually don’t go for contemporary. I can’t even remember the last book I read that didn’t have faeries or shapeshifters or wolves, but I bought 2 books that were totally out of my zone to try. And all I can say is, WOW.

I had no expectations going into Hate List. I knew the basic plot, but had no idea how the author would spin it. It was amazing. It was dark. It was real. I loved how the author gave us a glimpse of the past after “that day” and showed us the relationships before and after. How the MC struggled, tried to understand and come to grips with everything.

In a word. I loved it. (Oh wait, that’s three words.)

So what book have you read lately that made you close the cover, exhale and look around, and say “Wow”?