What I'm Reading -- February

I've been in an interesting reading pattern.  In January and the first part of February I was focused on finishing the Cybils Middle Grade Finalists (I've just published some of my reviews). Then I had to read Michael Connelly's The Black Box for my Sony Reader VIP bookclub meet-up in LA, and I've felt a little aimless since then. In fat, I still feel a little aimless, reading-wise, but here are some books that are coming up soon on the pile:

• A Nearly Perfect Copy is a story about a family of art dealers, promising family drama, "reckless behavior" and "disastrous consequences."
• As Sweet as Honey -- "an enchanting story of family life that is a dance of love and grief and rebirth set on a gorgeous island in the Indian Ocean."
• The Myth of the Perfect Girl: Helping Our Daughters Find Authentic Success and Happiness in School and Life -- a book that sounds interesting, but has been on my pile for a while, since it lacks the lure of fiction for me right now.
• When It Happens to You: A Novel in Stories by Molly Ringwald that is the Sony online bookclub pick for March. I'm actually almost finished with it and have enjoyed it so far.

And as always -- after looking at my calendar and books that I have coming up, these are some that I'll be sure to get to:

• Slow Family Living: 75 Simple Ways to Slow Down, Connect, and Create More Joy for an upcoming 5 Minutes for Mom review/giveaway.
• I Still Believe by Jeremy Camp -- which is also for a review and giveaway of the book and CD, but I will have to get to it soon -- as soon as I actually receive it, since it was delayed.