A suggestion...

It's February!  I wonder if others have the same feelings about February as I do.  It's no longer the "holiday season," everyone has had their fill of winter, and it seems, to me, February is the month that we must endure, in order to make it to March, and the start of Spring!  If you have the same feelings as I do in regards to February, then you most likely are as little of a fan of winter as I am.

A bit off topic with that introduction, but it ultimately leads to my suggestion.  I find myself stuck indoors a lot during the winter months.  Anyone else? I greatly enjoy being outside, but my dislike for cold weather means I forego pretty much all outdoor activities.  A favorite indoor activity year round that takes a front row seat during the winter is reading.  I have never been much of a television fan, and with our life in Russia, it is so much easier to pick up a book, or Kindle, and get lost in a book, then to battle with multiple devices, and the internet to watch our Sling Box.  Recently, I have devoured a few books that I felt the need to share, for my fellow readers, or winter haters that find themselves stuck indoors.

I signed up for daily Kindle deals on Amazon.  It was a long time ago, but it is relative to the books I mention below.  If you own a Kindle, and have not signed up, I highly recommend it.  Most days the deals are not worth the $1.99, but on occasion a book comes along that is either on my wish list, or sounds interesting enough to buy with the risk of losing a couple dollars to a boring book.  I have yet to purchase a book I did not like.  And, when you go through books as quickly as I do, the cost is well worth it.  All the books I am about to recommend were Kindle Daily Deals.  I have not checked recently, but their price may still be quite cheap.

I will not continue to ramble on, if you have made it this far in the post then you must be an avid reader and may take my suggestions.  But, for others that are slowly losing their patience with me (I am sure Ryan has not even made it this far in the post) I will not give a long summary of each book.  You can choose to go on Amazon and browse for yourself.  So, at last, my reading suggestion:

Two books by Jojo Moyes:
Me Before You.  I had this book on my Wish list for some time, and when it came up as a daily deal, I knew it was meant to be purchased.  Definitely not a happy, go lucky story (I believed I cried a some points), but I devoured it.  I could not put it down.
The Girl You Left Behind. After devouring the previous book, when this when came up as a daily deal, I quickly purchased.  Another great book.

Two books by Sarah Lark:
In the Land of the Long White Cloud.  One of my first purchases after signing up for the daily deals.  I remember it taking a while to warm up, but once it did, I could not put the book down.  This went on for some time considering the 700+ pages in the book.  But, when you think of the book length, hours of entertainment while reading, I definitely got my money's worth.
Song of the Spirits.  One of my most recent purchases.  When I saw this come up, and read it was the continuation of In the Land of the Long White Cloud I quickly clicked on the "buy now" button.  Once again, a long book, but worth every single page.  I actually just finished it today, and I went to see if she has a third book in the saga, but sadly I did not find one.

My three main sources of entertainment during the day are reading, working out, and cooking.  Basically, the last two cancel each other out in terms of calories, now if only reading burned more calories…..In all seriousness, I love to read, and would love to hear any book suggestions you may have.  A wish I have for our next work assignment is a larger expat community, and a book club.  Yeah, that was a definite nerdy statement…...