Since I finished up my last book I’ve kind of been between two different books.  One, recommended by my MIL is “Paris to the Moon” by Adam Gopnik; the other is one I picked up on a whim at the library, “Season of the Witch” by Natasha Mostert.  I find “Paris to the Moon” interesting enough, but I am also compelled to take notes so I can keep a clear view of what’s going on.  It seems to me that in my pregnant state I shouldn’t really be reading any kind of book that requires me to bear in mind any political unrest happenings while also trying to understand their (slight) obsession with being Parisian.

“Season of the Witch” has been far more engaging by far.  I think what’s caught me is the theory of alchemy that the sisters are dabbling with and how they are going about it is being revealed bit by bit.  It’s appealing to me that we are reading the bulk of the story from Gabriel’s (main character) point of view but almost every other chapter there is a snippet from one of the sister’s diaries; it’s always kept short and relevant to the events occuring within the previous chapter.  It might take me a little longer to read this one as my reading time has been reduced to an hour in the afternoons and maybe twenty minutes in the evening.  But I hope that our short weekend trip will allow me some quality book time