To Being Thoroughly Engrossed

I’m in the middle of a great book – The Rossetti Letter by Christi Phillips – and it’s making time at the gym a little easier to endure and going up to bed earlier more a treat because it means I get to read a chapter or two. I’ve already read the sequel to the book (oops!) so I know Phillips will keep my attention all the way through the end of the story.

Normally when I have a good book in my hand, I want to tear through it but am also very aware that I should attempt to slow down and make it last a little longer. But! On my bedside table are two more books waiting to be polished off – the second and third of the Millennium trilogy (Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, etc.). It’s like a signed permission slip to be gluttonous in my reading this holiday weekend. And don’t think I won’t take advantage of it.