It's no secret that as an English
major, I love to read. And I read a lot. A ton in fact. My reading
goes in cycles: I'll read like crazy for a few weeks, devouring all
kinds of things. Then, I'll see my reading taper off and I'll
struggle through one novel in a month. I blame it on college.
Welllllll, college is over now. I'm out of excuses, time to make a
commitment to reading my tail off. Summer's always been my favorite
time for reading: between the pool, vacations and the warm air, being
outside with a book is second nature to me. In fact, when I was about
15 I read 100 novels over the summer. Yes, I'm that nerdy. And yes,
my Momma and I are that competitive. But I digress...
I started this “Summer of Reading”
off with Emily Giffin's Heart of the Matter.
Giffin, the brain behind Something Borrowed and
Something Blue, two of
my absolute favorite novels. When I came across Heart of
the Matter I was thrilled. In
fact Giffin even references the Something characters
in Heart! From page 1
to page 288 I could not stop reading. I fell in love with the heart
stoppingly fierce leading lady that sleeps with a married man. (It's
not what you'd think....) But then when the married man finally makes
his decision, I became disenfranchised. I hope I'm not giving too
much away, but the ending left a lot to be desired, something I never
thought I'd say after having read all of Giffin's previous novels.
Each character is thoroughly developed, strong yet raw. Real. Exactly
what you'd expect from Giffin. I had to force myself to continue on,
push through the final eighty pages. I owed it to Giffin and myself
to give it a fighting chance. I was disappointed. Check it out for
yourself and tell me what you think? I'd love to talk about it with
someone!
Wish
me luck as I tackle another title on my seemingly never ending
reading list: Beginner's Greek byJames Collins.
