The Adventures of a Constant Reader

This month's read for book club was In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware.  Ware is a mystery/suspense writer and she's also known for the novel The Woman in Cabin 10, and The Lying Game .  I was looking forward to this one.  I tend to like suspense novels and I needed something fun and easy to read since my brain is mush from lack of sleep.  My adorable daughter seems to have gotten her days and nights confused recently.  I had also read some reviews that described this book as scary, something that needs to be read with the light on.  I do love a scary book.  This proved to be exactly what I needed and I finished it so quickly that I immediately checked out The Lying Game from the library.  I cannot stress enough what a wonderful resource your local library can be.  I've made a resolution this year to not buy as many books as I typically do.  My goal is to only purchase books that I know I'm going to read multiple times, or are written by ...

Let me tell you, life as a first time mom is rough!  Learning to take care of my daughter, round the clock feedings, and trying to get some sleep have taken up a lot of my time lately.  I have been reading, I just haven't been able to make it to my computer to type up my reviews for a while.  Now I'm back! First up in my to be reviewed queue is Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie.  I read this book in high school, but I didn't remember very much about it so I was looking forward to a re-read.  The movie was just about to come out when we decided to read this for book club.  Once we were finished reading we went to see the movie together so I'll be reviewing that too. The Book The book finds Christie's famous detective, Hercule Poirot, embarking on a trip via train.  In leu of a leasurely vacation he ends up with a new case when one his fellow passengers is found murdered in his room.  Hercule reluctantly takes the case and beg...