A Cup of Comfort for Inspiration-One Summer

I was finally able to finish a book. It feels like a very long reading drought. I was going to find a Chicken Soup For The Soul. The salesperson at Barnes suggested I try this book. Just about the same thing as Chicken Soup books. "Uplifting stories that will brighten your day." The good thing about this book is that it gave me the opportunity to read something with short chapters. It adapted to my short attention span. I can't say the stories were anything that gave me goose bumps or brought me to tears. It is the same premise as the Chicken Soup books. These must be the stories that could not make the Chicken Soup cut. I should have just reread one of the Chicken Soup books that I already own. I am just at the point I need to keep reading to try for a book connection. Books take me to my happy place. I am only give to give this book a 2 rating. I expect more from my sappy inspiration books.

I continue to listen to and enjoy my audio books. Last week I listened to a cute romance by Nora Roberts called, One Summer. It was one of her predictable romances. Two professional photographers spend a summer driving across the country taking pictures together. Obviously, they have different styles. He is aloof, more serious. She has a light side. They are attracted to each other immediately. They agree to a summer fling, no strings attached. You know where this is going. We have read it before. They are afraid to admit to the other person that they have deeper feelings. I will give this book a 2 rating too. It felt like a 3 when I was listening to it. That is because at 5:45 am I have lower expectations. It is just great to hear a voice in the car. I continue to enjoy my enhanced car rides now that I have added audio books. It does not feel like I am wasting two hours a day. Nice to get something accomplished. I know I have to keep the books light and easy to follow. Driving can be so distracting. It is almost like I need to give most of my attention to the driving and can only give a small percentage of my brain over to the book. People have been telling me to try it since I started my commute. Glad I finally gave it a chance. I will not be listening to something major like Catcher In The Rye and consider it "reading" the classics. Light reads will continue to flood my car in the early morning hour.