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According to Goodreads, I've read 30 books so far this year.  That puts me significantly behind in my goal of 100 books in 2017, but I'm not really concerned about the numbers.  I often check reviews on Goodreads before I start a new book, but more and more I wish there was an option to filter out the "I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review".  Is it just me, or are those reviews skewing the true numbers?  I've read through way too many lately, where everyone who "received a free copy" raved over the book, and then those who are not receiving free books were at the opposite end, hating the book.  I know everyone's taste is different, but lately I have noticed that happening a lot more.  I'm not so sure the "honest reviews" are as honest as they would be if they weren't hoping to receive more free books. My Favorite Reads So Far This Year: Looking at the covers, I do believe this is the most diverse my fa

When I asked Dan what he wanted to do this week-end, he replied "everything", as if he hadn't been married to me for 25 years and had no idea what he would be in for.  LOL!  We SHOULD have stayed home and worked on 5 gazillion farm projects, but we decided the work could wait until Monday - we burn out if we spend too much time not making nearly enough progress on the farm, so we stretch our work days out more this year.  With all this rain, there's only so much we can do anyway. I started my Saturday with book club at the Rose Hill library.  We discussed Rogue Lawyer, which I really enjoyed.    I haven't read Grisham in a long time.  Years ago I read everything he wrote as fast as he wrote it, but then they all started to feel a bit like the same novel for awhile, so I stopped reading his books until this one was a book club selection.  This is why I love book clubs, they get me to read things I may not chose on my own.  Next month we will discuss The Children Ac