Usually Books Put Me Right to Sleep (Like I Need Any Help With That)

My excuse for not having read any fiction for the last few years (I know TERRIBLE) is that it puts me right to sleep. And it's certainly not because it's boring. It's because the second I sit in bed and grab a book, I fall right asleep.

It's uncanny really.

So, unless I keep a book in the bathroom (heh), it's never getting read -- which makes me a bit sad that it has come to that for me. I love books and I love reading. It just seems that reading has been one of the things motherhood has ruined for me.

Even when I do get the hankering for a good fiction that is not heavy like a Bronte' sister book (sorry, I need something easy, light, and fluffy), I have no idea what's out there. Do you pick a book because its cover is really cute? I think not.

So, when I was asked to check out Dangerous Admissions, I was hesitant. Because that would mean I would actually have to read. Something. Other than a blog.

The first adult fiction by author Jane O' Connor (known for her Fancy Nancy books), Dangerous Admissions addresses the issues of private education -- but the good ones. Not like school lunches and all that crap, but what parents will do to get their kids into a private academy.

Bribery? Payoffs? A dead Director of Admissions? You name it.

And it was terribly intriguing. And not that difficult to read. In fact, I didn't fall asleep once. I found myself relating to the the protagonist -- a harried single-mom Rannie, although most of the other characters were pretty stereotypical. And while some of the twists and turns were a bit predictable (okay, I figured some out before I even got there, but I'm smart like that...)

And my favorite part. The competi-mommies. I love me some competimommies.

Now, like another blogger, I found her writing style extremely refined and approachable. Something that doesn't seem to fit hugely well with mystery. I would love to read something else from her, but perhaps not mystery next time.

So, my reco is buy this book. Stash it in your nightstand. And treat yourself to a little escapism.

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Comments

[Meredith]

How else are you supposed to choose a book from the rows and rows available, if not by the cover? A good cover will make pick up a book, the first step in buying. A bland cover gets left on the shelf.

[Jill H.]

Here's hoping I win - but if I don't this is going on my must read list!

[Ashley]

I miss the days of reading a good book on the beach! A good mom book is "Three Martini Play Date"!! Great for a laugh!