Next try 'Parabolic Reflector'

Today I get to go home. I'm very excited. This trip has been, by far, a thousand times better than the last one. I'm not living in skankville, I know more of what to expect, and the initial "Oh gosh, why am I going back to school" feeling has, mostly, dissipated. That said, I'm still very excited to go home. For me, home is not where I hang my hat. Home is where Tim is.

So, after 4 hours of classes this morning, I will zip off to the airport and wing my way home. Hopefully the trip will be smoother than the jaunt down here. I'll also have to stop at a bookstore in the airport and get another something to read, I think. I mentioned I finished my
book before we even took off, right?

I told you my thoughts on Everywhere that Mary Went by Lisa Scottoline. Well I have now finished Final Appeal and Running from the Law. In general, I am still really enjoying these books. The writing is fun, fast paced, and doesn't get monotonous. However, I'm noticing a theme trend that is mildly annoying (with the potential to be a deal breaker for me if it keeps on and is continuously considered no big deal) - there's always unfaithfulness, be it to a marriage or to an engagement or just in a "committed relationship." And while there are usually minor consequences assigned to it, it's still there.

Final Appeal starts off with the main character sleeping with a man who is planning on filing for divorce the next day. He then gets killed and she does feel guilty about it for the rest of the book - but I think it's more because he's now dead and not because there's something
wrong with sleeping with someone who's married to someone else, even if they're unhappily married. It's still just wrong. I also thought the plot on this one was a tad weak, but it was still an enjoyable read and I'm hoping that the romance they hint at in the end gets continued
should the main character reappear in future books.

Running from the Law (and usually, may I say, I can see where the book name ties in with the plot at some point, but I have no idea where this one came in. At all. So if you've read it and can clue me in, could you please?) is about an attorney who represents her almost-fiance's father first in a sexual harassment case and then in a murder trial. It's good, but I can't think of much I can say that wouldn't ruin the plot, so I'll just say it's better than Final Appeal was but still not quite as good as Everywhere that Mary Went.

I've got another Scottoline at home (the next one, can't remember the title) that I'm looking forward to reading but I may grab 4th of July (James Patterson) at the airport since it's now out in paperback and I've been waiting for it for a while.

Anyway, classes are nearly done and then it's off to the airport and then home home home!