Aug 23: “The
Bourbon Kings” by J.R. Ward, first book of the series, a contemporary soap opera
(for want of a better genre) at 418 pages. Blurb from book: For generations,
the Bradford family has worn the mantle of
kings of the bourbon capital of the world. Their sustained wealth as afforded
them prestige and privilege—as well as a hard-won division of class on their
sprawling estate, Easterly. Upstairs, a dynasty that by all appearances plays
by the rules of good fortune and good taste. Downstairs, the staff who work
tirelessly to maintain the impeccable Bradford
façade. And never the twain hall meet. For Lizzie King, Easterly’s head
gardener, crossing that divide nearly ruined her life. Falling in love with
Tulane, the prodigal son of the bourbon dynasty, was nothing that she intended
or wanted—and their bitter breakup only served to prove her instinct were
right. Now, after two years proof staying away, Tulane is finally coming home
again, and he is bringing the past with him. No one will be left unmarked: not
Tulane’s beautiful and ruthless wife; not his older brother, whose bitterness
and bad blood know no bounds; and especially not the ironfisted Bradford
patriarch, a man with few morals, fewer scruples, and many, many terrible
secrets. As family tensions—professional and intimately private—ignite,
Easterly and all its inhabitants are thrown into the rip of an irrevocable
transformation, and only the cunning will survive. While reading
this book, I discovered that NBC has decided to create a television series
based on this book. I don’t know if I’ll watch it or not. You see… this book
started out slow. Waaaaaay slow. Half-way through, though, it picked up speed
and I became invested. Will I read the next one? Possibly. But I doubt I buy
the hardback. I’ll probably wait until it’s in a cheaper paperback. This isn’t
one of those series where I’ll anxiously anticipate the next installment. But
if you enjoyed Dallas
I can’t believe September is almost here. Which means
Dragon*Con is almost here! Whoo hoo! I don’t plan on getting my picture taken
with a celebrity this year, but I sure plan on having fun. And this time my
hubby will be attending. Hope he survives it (sometimes I wonder).
So… have you taken a vacation this year yet or are you
waiting until the kids go back to school? The kids have started here already (so
early in my opinion, back when I was a kid, we didn’t go back to school until
after Labor Day). I’m looking forward to our vacation, but I bet there will
still be kids on that cruise. Just not as many. J
Happy Reading
Stacy
6 comments:
Ugh. So not ready for September. This year has flown by. Have fun at Dragon*Con!
No vacations this year. But we live in a vacation spot, so we don't really need to leave. Works for me. Last year's vacation were tiring enough and I'd really rather stay home anyway.
Beth - If a vacation tires you, then you're not vacationing right! :) If I stayed at home, then I'd probably be put to work fixing something (or, heaven forbid, CLEAN!).
I don't get the whole going back before labor day.
We took staycation during May and then this week, Tim put in for his 10 day Halloween staycation. And as long as this dumb training doesn't fall during that time, we'll have 10 days to do whatever we want.
Ivy - The reasons the schools HERE are going back so early is because of the standardized testing in May (they want more school days before that). I say move the testing to June and start after Labor Day, but I don't really get a say, I guess. Of course, I don't have any kids in school, either, so it really shouldn't matter to me. :)
"Dumb training" seems kind of contradictory. Are they training him to be dumb? Haha! Sorry, couldn't resist. :)
Hahahaha, I honestly laughed at the "dumb training."
Ivy - Good. That WAS my intent. :)
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