So You Don't Want to Go to Church Anymore

I read this book because Pastor Waller mentioned it in one of his sermons a few weeks back.  Anyway, it was sloooow to get through for two reasons. 1 - The main point was repeated quite often so when the author went on and on I dozed off.  2- When the author did make a salient point I took the time to pause and think about it.  Overall, though, I think this is a book that could have been a 20 page booklet/brochure.  I'm just saying.

Gone with a Handsomer Man

This book was just plain old FUN summer reading. It was fun to read, and a quick read at that. I would recommend it as an escapism summer/beach/vacation read. It's a love story and murder mystery rolled into a storyline ripe with Southern hospitality and food (including recipes in the back of the book). The author did a decent job of making the journey enjoyable. Just what a nice escape should be. I laughed out loud at a few scenes (if you are familiar with Southerners and "their ways" you will laugh too). In my mind I'm already secretly casting the movie :-)

Orange is the New Black

This is yet another book I've been trying to finish for over a month.  School gets in the way!  Ugh! Anyway, I enjoyed this book because of the unique perspective given about our prison system and the women in it.  There were times when it dragged (much like I'm assuming the time in prison drags), but there were also moments of insightfulness that the author experienced that made it a pretty solid read.