Reading Update and Today’s the Day, Sort of

Today I have an appointment with one of my cardiac surgeons. Apparently, I have two. Surgeon #1 is who I would use if I have open heart surgery to repair/replace my leaky heart valve. Surgeon #2 is who I would use if I’m a good candidate for the mitra clip. But I don’t see #2 until the 31st. Frankly, I hope I’m a candidate for the clip. No cutting or breaking bones involved!

So maybe I find out if I’m a candidate today? That’s what I’m hoping. And that second appointment is just to let me know what to expect. But at least today’s a start on getting SOME answers.

Here’s what I read since my last update:

Book 16

Dates read: May 11-22, 2022
Title: Quicksilver
Year of publication: 2022
Author: Dean Koontz
Genre: Horror
Series: N/A
# of Pages: 356
Paper or plastic: Hardcover
How obtained: Purchased
Blurb from the book: Quinn Quicksilver was born a mystery—abandoned at three days old on a desert highway in Arizona. Raised in a orphanage, never knowing his parents, Quinn had a happy if unexceptional life. Until the day of “strange magnetism.” It compelled him to drive out to the middle of nowhere. It helped him find a coin worth a lot of money. And it practically saved his life when two government agents showed up in the diner in pursuit of him. Now Quinn is on the run from those agents and who knows what else, fleeing for his life.
    During a shoot-out at a forlorn dude ranch, he finally meets his destined companions: Bridget Rainking, a beauty as gifted in foresight as she is with firearms, and her grandpa Sparky, a romance novelist with an unusual past. Bridget knows what it’s like to be Quinn. She’s hunted, too. The only way to stay alive is to keep moving.
    Barreling through the Sonoran Desert, the formidable trio is impelled by that same inexplicable magnetism toward the inevitable. With every deeply disturbing mile, something sinister is in the rearview—an enemy that is more than a match for Quinn. Even as he discovers within himself resources that are every bit as scary.
My thoughts: I enjoyed this well enough. The ending kind of seemed like it was the beginning of a series, but then again… maybe not. Who knows! I just wasn’t enthralled with the ending although the main story was resolved…I guess. I still have questions.

By the way, I’m three books behind schedule in my goal of reading 50 books this year. I’ve been busy crocheting instead. I get these spurts, what can I say? Sometimes I’m in the mood to read, sometimes I’m in the mood to crochet. I’m just waiting on getting that mood to write. Of course, maybe I should just not wait for the mood and just get to it. Easier said than done, huh?

I’m hoping today’s news will help in getting to that motivation to write.

Happy Reading!

Stacy