Monday Mini-Reviews: Already The End of October

 We are on the downward slide for cross country.  Little Sister qualified for state as an individual and both the girls and boys teams qualified as well.  This is the girls ninth year in a row the team has gone - every single one of those nine years has been with one of my daughters on the team.  Next year will be so different when we won't be rushing off to XC meets every week.  I'm going to enjoy this last little bit of watching Little Sister run - there have been a lot of ups and downs during the past four years.

I am trying to finish up a few books before the end of the month.  I've been busy with some nonfiction books as well, and feel pretty happy with what I've been reading.

The Road To Dalton by Shannon Bowring was my favorite read this weekend. Set in the small town of Dalton, Maine, in 1990, this book features several different characters and shares the ups and downs and various events in their lives.

I felt like this could be my small town - the connections between characters and how their lives intersect with each other is something I am familiar with and loved that aspect of things.  There was some heartbreak in this story, so I am anxious to see how this changes in the second Dalton book.  These characters felt so real, and while this is a character driven novel, there are still plenty of things going on that kept me turning pages quickly.  

This was very nearly a one-sit read for me.  And as soon as I finished it, I quickly purchased the second one to read on my kindle.  I've heard that there will be a third in the series as well and I am already hoping that Bowring keeps sharing more about the residents of Dalton.