Summer Vacation is Over

It doesn't look like I'm going to even come close to my goal of twenty books. This summer has been pretty busy with visiting family from far away places like Canada and Alabama, so I have good reasons for not making my goal. There were many days when my family, my wife and two young kids, took day trips to the beach or a park and reading simply could not be done. I'm fine with that. But for the last two weeks, I haven't been as foucused as I should have been on my reading because I was caught up in the Olympics. I probably could have gotten in a few more books, which there is no excuse for.

From now until Christmas, I'm going to try to read another twenty books. We'll see how close I come to that goal. I have two more days before my first deadline ends, so I should finish will eleven books over the summer. Could have been better, but I'll take it. Wish me luck on my next twenty.

I'll be putting up three new reviews in the next couple days.

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"One True Love" by Laura Lippman

This short story comes from THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES 2007. It was actually one of the stories that made me want to buy the book. Basically, it's about a soccer mom who just happens to be a prostitute. She's kept her occupation a secret for nearly ten years, but when a chance run-in, literally, with another boy's dad occurs, she's nearly outed. The story is incredibly well written with a couple plot twists that will keep the pages turning. I definitely want to read more from this author.

Okapi??

I'm about a quarter of the way through James Rollins's book, BLACK ORDER, and in it he talks of a rare animal called the Okapi. It's related to the giraffe. I guess it's endangered, which is maybe why I've never heard of it, but it's a pretty cool looking animal. I think giraffes are one of the coolest looking animals, so when I read about the okapi, I had to check it out. A few zoos in the U.S. actually have okapis. I'll have to check it out one day.

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