Bluebird Books

So...I plowed through The Woman in Cabin 10 super quick.  It wasn't high Literature, but for what it was, a fun summer mystery in the vein of And Then There Were None , it was great.   spooky cover Lo is a reporter who is planning to write a story on this fancy new luxury cruiser that only has 10 cabins and is super posh.  She struggles to make it to the ship, and when she does, a chance encounter messes with her head and seems to make her the target of someone looking to shut her up.  It was fast paced and fun.  The mystery kept me going up until the last pages.   I had two issues with this book, though:  1.  The Title...it was easily confused with The Girl on the Train and Gone Girl .  and, 2.  The unreliable narrator is getting old for me.  I just don't know if I can deal with another drunk girl second guessing her every thought and move.  Maybe it's relatable, maybe it's popular with our current culture, but I miss the Miss Marples, the Sherlock Holmeses,

My kids went back to school last week.  This is remarkable for us because my baby got on the bus too.  For 12 years I've welcomed back to school time with a little one in tow.  My routines stayed (mostly) the same year round.  This year, my world has turned on it's ear.  It started in the summer.  "What are you going to do?" is maybe the worst question you can ask someone who is sending all of their kids to school for the first time.  First of all, they may not know how to respond exactly.   I went through a period of awkward responses:  When my kids get on the bus?  Cry...or not.  Maybe do a little dance.  With all the extra kid-free time?  Get a job?  Get another degree?  Do my laundry?  Sit in a room and stare at a wall?  No, really, I'm asking you, because I don't know.   I fielded the questions as best as I could and found myself unprepared for the first day.  One friend suggested I just let it be.  Feel what I feel and do whatever I find myself doi