It's Monday and I'm Musing

Here's today's question from Musing Mondays:

Who do you think is the hottest male/female character from a book?

This is an easy one.  Ranger or Morelli from the Stephanie Plum books.  They are both hot in very different ways!  I almost don't want to see the movie that's coming out soon.  I'm afraid the casting won't fit the images in my head.

On another note, it's been a busy week getting ready for school to start.  I have about five reviews backed up so I'm hoping to get them posted in the next few days.  I'm also excited that I'm almost to 50 followers.

Have a great Labor Day!

Musing Mondays - Fun List

   Here's this week's Musings.  Play along here.

What was the last book you…


• borrowed from the library? I can't remember ... probably something I read to my class last year.

• bought? The Most Dangerous Thing by Laura Lippman - review to come.

• cried over? I can't remember.

• disliked and couldn’t finish? Among the Missing by Morag Joss.

• read & loved? The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen

• got for review? (or: got in the mail?) The Stranger You Seek by Amanda Kyle Williams

• gave to someone else? a book about a dog to my mother-in-law but I can't remember the name.

• stayed up too late reading? Where All the Dead Lie by J.T. Ellison

What about you?

Musing Mondays - Plot or Character

This weekly meme is hosted by Should be Reading.  Here's this week's question:

Do you prefer character-driven stories, or plot-driven stories?

This is an interesting question.  I pick up a book because the plot sounds interesting, but I won't keep reading it if the characters aren't interesting.  I've noticed that many of my reviews focus on characters and their development in a story.  I think that any series books that I read must attract me because of the characters.  I can remember character names but not always the names of the books.  In a perfect world, books need both, but I have to have great, well-written characters.

This post is a day late since I'm sneaking in blogging time from a trip to the beach!

Musing Mondays

This week’s musing asks…


Do you like looking at other people’s bookshelves?


Yes, I'm a bit of a snoop that way.  Probably like everyone else.  I do wonder if bookshelves are going the way of record players because of the number of Kindles and other ebook readers out there.  I've also started conversations with people I see reading Kindles.  I've found that people who are sitting reading in public places tend to like to talk about what they are reading.

What about you?