My sister gave me her copy of The Spark by Chris Downie. The author is also the founder of SparkPeople, a website that's helped millions of people around the world meet their weight loss goals in a healthy way. I love SparkPeople, though I've fallen off the wagon more times than I can count. Every time I do, I cancel my account with SparkPeople, and every time I decide to give it another try, I resubscribe. I'm hoping that being able to read the book will help to motivate me to change my life.
When I got home, yesterday, there was a package from the UK in the mail. I knew it was a book the second my husband pulled the envelope out of the mailbox, but I had no idea what it was. The book is Random by Craig Robertson and came by way of Royal Mail from Simon & Schuster UK, enclosed with a note that said, simply, "with compliments." I must tell you, I am so thrilled to get this book because it's the first ARC I've ever received. I got it when I signed up for the Thriller & Suspense Reading Challenge at Book Chick City and plan to push it to the top of my casual reading list.The third book came today. It's called Plain Paradise by Beth Wiseman, about a woman who gives her child up to an Amish couple and then wants to reconnect with her after 17 years. I ordered the book from BookSneeze, but realized today that the book is Christian Romance, which isn't something I normally read. I'm going to read it, and do the review, which is the terms by which I came by the book in the first place, but I'm also going to watch BookSneeze for anything that's not strictly Christian, as I don't like to delve into religion. If it turns out BookSneeze is a religious program, I'll likely cancel, even though they give out free books.
So, there you have it. I also signed up for the Library Thing Early Reviewers program and have signed up to receive some ARCs. Crossing my fingers I'm lucky enough to win one. There are a few on the list that I've requested that I really would love to have. Until then, I have Broken to keep me company.
