A paperback weekend.

Give my mother three words to describe me and they would be: dramatic, emotional and artsy-fartsy (if the last is indeed a word.)

This last weekend at the very least proved the first two. We were supposed to go away for a visit with friends & family. At the very last minute I reneged and immediately ran out to buy the latest in paperbacks. Definitely time to put down the latest Man Booker Nominee and pick up what ever caught my fancy at the nearest drug store.

So there I was with four books before me: a collection of christmas romances (the first of the season - a bit late actually), Heart & Soul by Meave Binchy, Sunday at Tiffany's by James Patterson & Under the Radar by Fern Micheals.

I hated the Fern Micheals, didn't finish it but only because it really wasn't what I thought it would be. I have never heard of the Sisterhood series before so that is my bad.

As for the other three, there is something to be said for getting exactly what you want. I loved Tiffany just for it's quaint feel. It will make a great movie some day. Heart & Soul was just as engaging as her other books. The christmas title? My obession started after reading a few books that really centred around the holiday. Now I'm finding many stories are just being re-worked to include a mention of christmas now and then. So I wasn't expecting much here but two out of the three stories actually did revolve around what it says to be about. Really. Therefore I was happy. Still not as memorable as the other two which means I can read it again next year.