So August was a slow month. I got bogged down in Harry Potter--I know I'm always "free to stop" with any book, but I knew that I'd be happy I finished. In my devotional reading, I've been working my way through Knowing God, by J.I. Packer--and I'll definitely write on that once I've finished (it's taking me a lot longer than the average book, but it seems like every page is worth really absorbing rather than skimming).
Professionally, I've been reading The Book Whisperer by Donna Miller, a quick read--but I have SO craved fiction that I haven't yet finished this wonderful book that screams the importance of reading (the irony is not lost on me).
I've been on a vampire kick, so I'm currently finishing up Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles--really worth reading if you want a "real" vampire story. Once I'm finished with that, I'm really excited to pick up Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese. I started it on vacation, but wasn't quite ready to leave the fantasy world when I finished Harry Potter (it's something I ease out of). So here's the sad little list of finished books in August:
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
