A different type of book from the author of BIG LITTLE LIES...

Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
My rating: 5 of 5 stars


This was so different from Moriarty's earlier books that I was taken aback for a big chunk of it. Not to say I wasn't interested but I could NOT figure out where the story was headed. In the end, it was clever and engaging and a very fast, worthy read. Exactly what we've come to expect from LM!

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It’s all about the pie.

The holidays are about to launch…

My new book proposal is off to my agent(!!)

My daughter is on a plane, heading home from her first semester of college

I’m madly processing laundry and organizing the house (I’d say cleaning but that would be total fiction)

The next week is about reading, relaxing and spending time with close friends because our families are far away, spread across the two coasts…

Our sweet town has a run on the morning of Thanksgiving in support of the local food bank. Huffing for Stuffing. My family usually travels east for the holiday so we’ve never been able to attend. This is our year!!

I figure it I run 5K, I can have a second piece of pie… right? 

Because let’s be honest…

It’s all about the pie.

The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



I read this right after The Last Mrs. Parrish, so I think that had something to do with how i felt about it. It left some questions for me at the end... some character threads didn't feel thoroughly fleshed out or tied up.

POTENTIAL SPOILER...

Has anyone else read these two books side-by-side. Kind of crazy that they came out so close to one another...

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Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Magical and insightful. A must read in my book!

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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

My son is an introvert (as it turns out, am I but in a different way). This book was really insightful in understanding how he works in crowds and the challenges of school. It also gave me some insight into why I love to be at a party for an hour or two (or four) but then I need to go and be alone for 8 hours. Sound familiar to anyone else... Well, then you might be an introvert... :)

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What Have You Done by Matthew Farrell
My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I set out to make this my weekend book. Started it last Thursday and finished it Friday night! I kept thinking I knew who did it... and I did but, oh boy, no I did not!! A very fun ride!

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Beartown by Fredrik Backman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I just love everything by Fredrik Backman... sigh. If you haven't read A Man Called Ove, start there. I enjoyed My Grandma Said to Say She's Sorry but I think I like Beartown better... and it's even got a little suspense. BONUS! :)

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It's getting to be the end of my writing day. I'm working on the next book in the Dr. Schwartzman series and today, I'm thinking about blood spatter.

Not splatter. According to MW, "splatter" means to fall or drop as in spots. Spatter, on the other hand, means "to spurt forth in scattered drops, as in blood spattering everywhere." Or "to splash with or as if with a liquid."

To spurt forth, to splash. Now apply that to blood. Blood spurting and splashing.

There's an image, right?

Well, that's the one in my mind right now.

And I'm thinking maybe white wine with dinner tonight...?