May and June were not conducive to me doing a lot of reading. I started one book that I really wanted to be good because the subject matter seemed quite interesting to me. It was the journey of a woman who was raised and lived as an Orthodox Jew. She married an Orthodox Jew. They had children and were raising them Orthodox, as well. But she left it all. Her religion, her family, everything she knew. She questioned so very much of it and decided it just wasn't the right thing for her. I didn't get very far into it - it was so very boring. I don't know if it just wasn't written well and didn't flow or what but I just could not find myself getting lost in this book. Rather, I found myself forgetting I was even reading it in the first place.
Then I started a new job and life had to find a new routine.
Then Richard Paul Evan's book came out and I had it on hold for forever at the library, waiting my turn. I finally got it and of course, devoured it.
His books flow. His books are written well. This one, book two of his newest series, was true-to-form. The main character continues on his journey, walking Route 66 from beginning to end, landing himself in California where his ex-wife is.
He hits a major snag along the way and has to rethink his strategy. I'm not sure I like the way he went with it, but it still ended interestingly enough. I don't want to give any details in case someone wants to read this and isn't a fan of spoilers. I know I'm not. But I will say that I found all of the little tidbits of information about the Route and the stops along the way fun to learn. He mentions references and inspirations for the Disney movie, Cars, and describes things as if he's seen them for himself - which I have no doubt he has. The man does his research.
It's left me wanting more, so a success on the author's part. I anxiously await the 3rd edition to his series, likely coming out early next year.
