9 Months, Ready and Reading.........

I did indeed check off a couple things on my list generated this morning at 11:34 AM: a car wash and a trip to the Pasadena Library. Until now, I had only visited the Hastings Branch located down the street. I decided to take the opportunity to check out the main branch in Old Town. While not as impressive as the central library in DTLA, the Pasadena main branch outshines my little local chapter! Housed in a beautiful older building, the branch had 5 books that were on my list so that was AWESOME! And plus they have a coffee cart outside in a patio area that served up some pretty decent passion fruit ice tea. My first book to delve into is "Out" by Natsuo Kirino. Pegged as a psych/thriller/mystery, the novel is about four women working at a factory who get wrapped up in a gruesome crime and eventually end up in a web of blackmail. It won a mystery writers award in Japan and more importantly, seemed to be well received by many who have read and reviewed on line.

I will keep you posted. I started the book at the car wash while waiting and will get deeper into the plot as the week progresses......