Coffee Cup and I were sitting here at the table this morning thinking about the next couple of weeks and plans for the “while I am away” posts.  While putting some thoughts down on paper I was also thinking about how I do book reviews and what I can do to jazz them up a bit.  I currently start with a one line sentence that sums up some feelings I had on the book…. its like my signature trade mark or something.  Then I have the book cover and the book information…  then my thoughts on the book, and I finish with author information and links to author websites, blogs, etc…

There are two things I have been considering adding to my reviews.

1.  I would like to add a section called “What did I learn?”  It is a staple question in our book club discussions and I am surprised I hadnt thought to add it to my reviews here.  Fiction or non fiction – there is always something you learn while reading… it could be a new word, how to do something (or how not to do something), it could be a fact about a city or state or animal….  in the case of my recent review of Swimsuit, I learned that you never NEVER open a door for anyone who says they are delivering flowers to you!  (LOL)

2.  The second thing I thought would be fun is to have what I call…”the  book in action”.  Not just the cover pic… but also one of my copy… if I read it on a boat, or on the deck, by a camp fire or in my chair…

So that is what the Coffee Cup and I are up to this morning…. trying to plan ahead and to imrove on what we already have going to keep this little corner of the internet up to date and hopefully interesting…  🙂