One of the (many) things I loved about our honeymoon was the chance to catch up on the books accumulating on my Kindle for months. Â While I’m spending this snow day catching up on work instead of curling up with more books, I’d like to share some of my recent favorites that would be a perfect sun/snow day read:
Stieg Larsson’s trilogy: I know understand why I see someone carrying one of these books on every flight I’ve boarded in the last year. Â The Swedish novels are dark, twisted, slightly disturbing, but completely addictive. Â Carol said she couldn’t put them down her entire honeymoon, and I echo that statement. Â I highly recommend picking them up if you haven’t read them yet.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks: An admitted science nerd, I first purchased this book for its scientific content – the origin of the HeLa cancer cell line (widely used in drug development reserach). Â What kept me reading was the story of the woman who “birthed” these cells. Â A perfect merger of science and memoir, I could not put this down during our absurdly long journey (1 boat + 5 flights) home.
Sexy Women Eat: Confession – I am a sucker for self-help books, particularly within the eating category.  I think it’s the guilt stemming from my Taco Bell addiction that drives me to read these books.  I loved this quick and dirty guide on how to refine your love for eating, sneaking in exercise during a busy day, and some other ridiculously helpful tips.  I also may have developed a girl crush on the author, Divya Gugnani.  If eating better/living healthfully is one of your New Year’s resolutions, definitely pick up this read.
What’s on your winter reading list? Â How are you spending this snow day? Â I’ll be noshing on homemade chocolate peanut butter cups (bliss!), continuing to delve through my inbox, and hopefully picking up my Kindle tonight to continue reading Freedom.
