Most of the time when reading, I operate under what I like to call
The Rule of 50. In short, this means that approximately 50 pages into a book {give or take, depending on where a chapter ends} I have a pretty good feeling about whether or not I want to continue reading. If I'm not
"feeling" it, I re-shelve it with plans to give it another chance at some point in the future; because I'm fully aware that it's entirely possible I'm setting aside a very good book that deserves at least
one more attempt to get into it. Sometimes a book will pass
The Rule of 50 on the second go-round, and I'll realize it didn't work for me the first time because it just didn't mesh with my reading mood at that moment. Some books fail the second attempt, at which point I decide that the book just wasn't my cup of tea.
I began reading
The Lace Reader the other day, and a little more than 50 pages in I could tell that the book wasn't working for me right now. Could I put my finger on the reason why? Not really. Sometimes a story just doesn't grab me, and this was definitely one of those times.
So, for the time being it has been thrown back into the
TBR pile. Eventually, I'll give it another chance and see what happens...
In the meantime, I picked up the other title from my recent impulse buys {
ComeBack by Claire and Mia Fontaine} and finished it last night. No review today, as I've contracted some kind of bug and don't feel like doing much of anything other than curling up in bed with another book until it's time for The Food Network later this evening. Stay tuned, though... I'll definitely post the review sometime in the next few days.
Enjoy what's left of your weekend!
