Solace

I feel like I have opened a book I can’t put down. My amazing husband has been a solid rock in my foundation. He has helped me turn pages that have been left unread. It’s a thick book, once you get through the preamble and lengthy foreword, the content is heavy. It’s a good book, don’t get me wrong. Some chapters are page turners, some just go on and on. The ones with glimpses of the future keep you on the edge of your seat, all mysterious and evasive leaving you in wonder of how it turns out.

I do not like cliff hangers, I like the twists and turns in a story. The final wrap up needs to be happy. I like when the ending blindsides you, it’s good, but you don’t see it coming. Some books rush the ending, like the author got bored of writing and just threw it together. Other books drag it on like they get points for the amount of words used instead of having a natural flow to the story. The best books are the ones you are sad to see end. The characters were genuine and you just want to know more.

Our lives are stories, wish I could keep that perspective all the time. With life though, sometimes the chapter you’re in doesn’t get an ending before the next one starts. The story continues but it’s one of those books where they go back and forth between story lines before you get any closure. I think I have made the reference before about keeping all the apples you are juggling in the air. I get confused with those type of books, too many story lines and you start to bond with some characters and then there is a wardrobe change and you get caught up in another story line with a different path. I used to read more than one book at a time. I don’t advise it. One story is plenty! With a happily ever after and a scripted The End.