The Tower, The Zoo and The Tortoise

Inspired by my friend, Amy, who is aspiring to read 100 books this year, I've decided to try it also. I'm already a month behind, but today being an icy start to February seemed like as good a day as any to begin. I'd picked up book at the library this weekend, but only after finishing it, did I decide to do this project.

I began reading The Tower, The Zoo & The Tortoise by Julia Stuart last night at about 9 pm. I stopped reading at 2 am only because I thought I had bettered get some sleep, in case I did end up going to work this morning. After seeing that Punky's school was closed today due to the ice storm, I resumed reading at 8 am. Between fixing buckwheat pancakes for breakfast, assisting with a homework assignment and melting plastic pellets into a horse-shaped sun catcher, I kept reading. I finished after lunch this afternoon.

The book is a light, quick read that was throughly entertaining. I laughed and cried, but I'm a sap who got teary at an episode of Hannah Montana last night. It's full of interesting English trivia nicely woven throughout several intertwined story lines. Everything wraps up well. As the dust cover says, it is a "refreshingly delectable novel that you simply won't want to put down."