summer whipped by..

Now that I have finished my own schoolwork- mostly, well, its a long non book related story- I should have more time for reading. Actually, I have always made time for reading, as a needed stress release, but since school started for my children, I am already feeling a great combo of relaxation and motivation.
I had made a list, while taking classes, of all the things I was putting off. Now I have the list and am taking charge. Reading more is not on the list, but writing about it is. I am very gratified when reading back through these entries, seeing my efforts to reflect and support my opinions and make connections in the things I read.
On vacation last week we rented a beach condo once. And lucky us- the woman who actually owns it left a wall full of books!! Usually there are some romance novels, but this was a range of textbooks, classics, and modern works. I found a JA sequel- two actually- that I hadn't read yet, and set to work. It was interesting, because the first one- Letters from Pemberly was not that good, but I never considered NOT reading the second, titled (predictably) More Letters from Pemberly. Many JA read alikes, POV and sequels are not good enough in my humble opinion, but even with a bad review, I will usually take the time to read them.
I supposed the publishers know that, and that is why so many are out there. Who would have guessed that having JA in the subject line would be the celebrity name that sells crummy literature. Sigh.