Finished #17

I finished Dead Until Dark last night.  This was the first book in the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris.  I've heard lots of people say that they love these books and the "True Blood" tv show.  I thought it would be more entertaining, but I just wasn't that into it.  I didn't really find it scary or entertaining, but it wasn't the worst vampire series I have tried reading.  Some things that I found weird were Bill the vampire wanted to comb and braid Sookie's hair, the relationship between Jason and Sookie, and some of the other characters were kind of strange.  I found it was focused a lot on sex too.  If I find this book "too porny", then I don't think I could ever read something like 50 Shades of Grey.

Next up is Resilience by Elizabeth Edwards.

Finished #16

Here is what I wrote on goodreads as my review:  I won this book from a First Reads giveaway this summer.  I finally had a chance to start it a few weeks ago and was very excited to read another mystery.  I also find that I have to be in the mood for mysteries and thought that I was.
It took me quite a while to finish reading this book.  It wasn't that it wasn't good, or that I didn't like it.  I did like it and think it was good, but it was just really hard for me to focus on it.  I started out loving the mystery of "who stole the mustache".  I was immediately drawn to the quirky detective Vish Puri.  I loved his love for food and all the ways he tried to trick his wife to think he was losing weight.  Given the title, I knew there had to be another mystery involving butter chicken rather than just the mustache case.
Once the Deadly Butter Chicken Case started, I had a hard time keeping all the details straight.  There seemed to be so many characters introduced very quickly and lots of other side stories going on.  It was just really hard for me to focus and keep all the details straight.  I did like that he worked with his mom to try to get the case solved.
After I finished the book, I decided I really liked it.  My main problem was that I was busy and wasn't focused, so I stretched my reading time out way too long.  I think I would read another Vish Puri Mystery in the future when I'm in the mood for another mystery/detective story.

Up next is Dead Until Dark.  Hoping this one is a quick read.....

Finished #15: The End of Your Life Book Club

I just finished The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe.  This was the story of a mother and son who start a book club while waiting at doctor's appts for the mother's cancer treatment.  The book is told through the time his mom is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and up until her death.  Even though this book is supposed to be about her cancer battle, I thought it was more about her life.  Mary Anne Schwalbe was such a wonderful woman.  I really loved her as a mother, admired her career and volunteer work, and agreed with most of her political opinions.  She had quite the full life.  I also loved getting all the book suggestions from the book.  I have only read a few of the books mentioned, so it was fun to get some suggestions from another source.

Now I'll be finishing The Deadly Case of the Butter Chicken.