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I read some more of the books Scott and Chadya gave me. I think after the one I'm currently reading, I only have three left :( But then again, time to get to more "book club worthy" books!!

First of the trio was Gun Lake by Travis Thrasher. You know how sometimes you just read a book and it matches stuff that's going on in your life so it seems like a better read than it really was? Well, I haven't decided yet, but this might be one. It was an interesting read, but I found all the dissecting storylines confusing and with almost all the characters names being really similar it was hard to keep them straight. Still, it wasn't preachy and that's always a plus when you're reading Christian Lit.

Next up was the The Negotiator by Dee Henderson. This is part of a huge series about a family called the O'Malleys. This is the kind of book I would have loved in my teens. It's got action and a hint of romance without being uber mushy. I think it's the kind of book I'd like when I need something brainless, but good. Overall I enjoyed it, and I wouldn't mind reading the rest of her books...but I'm not sure I'd pay for them.

And last of all was The Best of Evil. Based on the title, I wasn't sure I wanted to read Eric Wilson's book. I've kind of played out the Ted Decker/Robert Liparulo books for now. But two pages in I was looking for a pen to highlight whole paragraphs. Unfortunatly, the whole book is not as beautifully written as those first few pages; Wilson tends to wax eloquent every once in a while and then get focused on the story and wax off. But I did enjoy this book enough that I picked up the next in the series to keep going with the story. Interesting point, Wilson wrote the Expiration Date book I wrote about a few posts back. I'd never guessed I was reading an author I'd already read.