Yes, I judge books by their covers...

I'm a big-time reader, always have been. I recently (finally!) finished a book by one of my favorite authors, Jodi Picoult, called Second Glance. Thank goodness I bought it, rather than borrowed it from the library like I usually do, otherwise I would have a HUGE late fee on this one. It took me almost 4 months to finish! Yes, months. Usually if it takes me that long to get through a book, it's because it's not very good so I give up on it and find another. (Yes, I'm one of those people who can quit reading a book halfway through just because it's not gripping enough. I know.)
I will say, Second Glance is probably, in my opinion of course, J.P.'s second worst novel. The Tenth Circle was by far my least favorite of hers....I just watched the Lifetime Movie adaptation of the book last week and I think it's one of the only times when a movie was actually better than the book.
Second Glance just didn't grab my attention, but I finished it anyway, despite my lack of interest and time, and usual give-upedness on less-than-enthralling reading material. But because I'm a big J.P. fan, I did finish it. Usually when I finish one of her books, they give the reader something to think about. This time I was just glad to finally be done with it. I still can't believe it took me 4 months to read. And now that I really think about it, I think this one may have bumped The Tenth Circle for the title of my least favorite J.P. book.
Anyway, I returned Second Glance to my bookshelf and picked another one to start. (I always pick a new book as soon as I finish another...and as a side note, I have another J.P. book I've purchased, 19 minutes, and I've heard good things about it, but I like to give myself a break between her books, so that one will have to wait a little while...)
I have a habit of buying a lot of books on clearance...from the five dollar bargain bin, or when they are 3 for the price of 2, or even when the library clears out the shelves and sells the oldies for a quarter. So I've built up quite a library of unread books. This time, I went for one simply because it had a book review quote on the back from Sarah Jessica Parker. And thanks for the recommendation, SJP!!
I started reading Love Walked In (by Marisa de los Santos) on Monday and I'm already halfway through it. In fact, as soon as I finish this blog, I think I will read some more. It's a simple story, about a 30-something single girl who works in a coffee shop and the guy she meets (sounds familiar so far...) but then it seems like the book is evolving more into a story about the coffee shop girl and the 11 year old estranged daughter of the boyfriend, and the friendship developing between 2 girls. Good stuff. So far I recommend it.
Another recommended read: I borrowed Magic Hour from the library; my Grandma D says it's a must-read. So when I finish this one, I'll start that. I also checked out Summer Island by the same author of Magic Hour (Kristin Hannah), based only on the fact that I like summer and I like islands, so it can't be all that bad, right??? (Yes, I also am one of those people who picks books based on cover art and/or title. )