Next -up CLOUD ATLAS

My next book from the 100 is CLOUD ATLAS I have started it three times and I have not really got into it yet. I keep seeing the ads on the TV for the movie and how wonderful it is, but I am stuck in the middle of the ocean with a stow-away and it just started getting interesting. SO I will keep you posted get some facts about the writer and try to make sense of this book. I refuse to watch the movie until I read the book. I am just going to tell myself that it is going to get better. In the meantime, I have read two books that are not on the list: COASTAL DISTURBANCE by Jessica Speart and THE DOUBLE CROSS by Clare O'Donohue. I started reading books by Jessica Speart after I read her non-fiction book called WINGED OBSESSION, about butterfly smuggling. It was a real eye opener and when I went to see if she wrote anything else, I found a series books called the RACHEL PORTER MYSTERIES. These books are difficult to find as they are out of print, but I have managed to track most of them down. Since I was in Florida I decided to read the book COASTAL DISTURBANCE about manatee abuse and water pollution, with a liberal sprinkling of ghosts and superstitions. DOUBLE CROSS is also a mystery featuring a group of women who quilt and solve mysteries. Love interests with the main character Nell and the Jesse, the police detective. This book dealt with the mountains, not the beach but still a good story, perfect for relaxing.