What some women want most

Whew. I finally finished it! I very graciously received an advance copy of Lisa Scottoline's newest book, MOST WANTED, with a request to read it and share my thoughts. Unfortunately, the end of the semester was busier than anticipated and I have only just this week been able to read it. 

One of the things that distracted me quite a bit while reading

MOST WANTED is the gorgeous front cover. I spent a lot of time pretending I was touching (tickling) the feet of a real baby. 

Anyway, I struggled a bit with the plot of MOST WANTED because to my mind, it doesn't matter how a baby is conceived--a baby is a baby--a person--and very much loved. "A person is a person, no matter how small," you know! (Dr. Seuss) Please understand that this is coming from someone who has suffered the loss of a baby through stillbirth and two subsequent miscarriages as well as the loss of the possibility of any more children of her own body. 

I understand Christine's desperate desire in this story to have a child of her own. If it had come down to it, I would have done WHATEVER necessary in order to have a baby of my own. My sister and I even at one talked about her being a surrogate if it came to that. Infertility and difficulty for couples having babies is a very serious and real issue in our world today and, as it does for Christine and Marcus, it not only causes problems for the two of them simply because Marcus is infertile, but it stresses them as a couple (their marriage). I once read that many couples divorce/separate/part ways before/during/after struggling with infertility and/or after the loss of a baby. Lisa Scottoline handles these issues with tender reality. She doesn't hide it or try to make the marriage troubles more--or less--for Marcus and Christine.

I do feel that the ending is too "happily-ever-afterish," but for the most part, the reality of dealing with infertility is portrayed well in MOST WANTED. 

Unfortunately, I didn't LOVE this book, but the good news is that I didn't dislike it, either. It was worth reading, but I probably won't recommend it much. It is a GOOD book and worth reading if you decide to give MOST WANTED by Lisa Scottoline a chance.

Scottoline, Lisa. Most Wanted. New York: St. Martin's, 2016. Print.

My newest obsession.....Dexter

When I first started watching DEXTER a year or so ago, I had no idea that it was originally a series of books.  As soon as I learned that it is (was), I bought and downloaded the first book in the series to my Nook!  I still have two seasons left to watch of the tv show that was on HBO, but I'm already feeling separation anxiety!  I just can't get enough of Dexter!  I have no idea why I'm so fascinated with him except to say that I've always been interested in psychology in general and why people do the things they do.  Watching Dexter, and now reading the book, he is a wonderful psychological study!  And what makes him even that much more interesting is the fact that he is very intelligent--he's is very well and highly educated!  He knows all the psychological babble!  He knows what he is and why--where and when his "Dark Passenger" began.  He is aware enough that even though he is a blood spatter analyst for the Miami Dade Homicide Department, he is also somewhat of a Profiler.  His co-workers and colleagues trust his judgment about crime scenes!  He's SMART.  But he's a serial killer.  It's just too fascinating!  

Plus, it doesn't hurt that Michael C. Hall is just gorgeous!  I know I'd easily be charmed by his swagger and lop-sided smile!!!!