Mommy Tracked: A great chick lit read for us moms!

I came across this book one day while wandering the aisles of my local bookstore-one of my favorite pastimes. The cover and title sucked me in and I quickly flipped over to the back cover to read about it. 

The story centers around four women: Anna, Grace, Juliet, and Chloe, who are balancing motherhood with the challenges of their daily lives.

Anna, a divorced mom, is re-entering the world of dating. She meets a great guy, who seems to be just what she is looking for, but Noah has a secret past that may make Anna think twice about getting involved with him. Grace is a stay at home mom with three beautiful little girls and a loving husband. Yet, she is increasingly unhappy with her excess baby weight and will do anything to lose it. Then there's Juliet, an attorney supporting her family while her husband, a former firefighter, stays home with their twins. While at work though, Juliet who is trying hard to make partner, is also finding it hard to say no to her attractive boss. Finally, there's Chloe, a new mom who is overwhelmed and gets no help from her husband. She finds herself slipping back into a bad habit she thought she had broken.

I loved this book right from the first chapter. In fact, I read for about an hour straight the first day when my son was at summer camp. I just could not put it down. I love the well-developed characters and was able to relate to each of them on some level. This is a great, funny read by an author whose books I definitely will be reading more of! In fact, I have already picked up two others by her and placed them in my growing pile on my nightstand.

Visit the author's website to read her very funny blog and to check out her other books!

http://www.whitneygaskell.com

Welcome Bookworms!

I have a confession to make. When you walk in any room in my house, you see books, not just one or two neatly stacked on an end table or coffee table like you see in some people's houses, but there are books EVERYWHERE! On top of my dining room buffet below the hutch are about 15 books. Some are books I refer to frequently like The Knitter's Bible or Knitting for Dummies. Others are there to impress people like Home Rules by Nate Berkus-the interior designer I will give free reign to decorate my home should I ever win millions in the lottery. Then there are the books I plan to read-not just the one or two most people have, but at least 10 at last count. (Note: This does not count the stack of books I plan to read that are stacked on my night table. Okay-there are actually 2 stacks, but each of them is rather small!) Then of course there is the collection of hardcover Harry Potter books that sit up on a high shelf to be read and enjoyed over and over again. And of course I cannot forget the huge stack of books stacked next to my nightstand. This stack-alright it's 2 stacks again! Those stacks are about 3 foot high when I last looked.

So why do I hang onto all these books is what you are probably thinking. Well, I guess it's because I cannot seem to part with a book very often. I may want to re-read it one day or perhaps loan it out to a friend-kind of like a personal lending library. My mother has actually joked with me that before she goes out and buys a book she first looks through my stack. Every time she finds something to read (Of course it takes her a month to read a book where as I can easily read a book in a day or two.)

So my hope for this blog is to let my fellow bookworms know about great books and maybe even inspire a few people to pick up a book.

Since I teach, I will also be including reviews of books for children and teens so bookworms can find some great books for the kids in their lives.