The Club Rules

When you've been out of the game a while, it's hard to remember the hard and fast rules. At times, it's even a bit intimidating to dip your toe in the dating pond.

The Club Rules

I don't generally like reading self help books. Personally, I enjoy the world of fiction. But this book was a straight-forward, simple reminder of the levelheadedness that we've set aside in the real world of dating.

The Club Rules, by Kimberly D. and Johnny Mac, helps you reassess what you've been missing on the dating front. I read this book with my husband and we both had a good laugh with the advice doled out to both "girls" and "boys" in the dating world. We were even able to point out little things that we indelibly followed in the dating scene... Of course, that was eons ago. 

In our current reality, saturated with social networking and complex technologies, we sometimes forget that real-world interaction has a different set of rules. It is an insightful guide based on the author's experience and logic. After all, common sense isn't so common.

"Have fun, be wild, be plugged into your gamer mode, but know when to turn it off and have a meaningful conversation. Even video game geeks get off the couch to hang out with friends every once in a while."

If you're new to the dating scene, or even if you've been there done that, everyone can use a little refresher here and there. Give "The Club Rules" a chance. It'll make you laugh and remind you that a little human interaction is a wonderful thing.

Nourished By That Which Consumes

This is on my "to read" list. 

Nourished By That Which Consumes, by Joseph Ephraim.

This was  one of those "happy accidents" that I occasionally have. The author, Joseph Ephraim, sent me a tweet about checking out the prologue of his book here: sample prologue.
So wonder of wonders, my curiosity piqued, I clicked the link and read the first few pages. It shows a definite potential to be something quite fantastic. 

This gripping tale takes place in Singapore, the sheer desperation and hopeless plight of the main character, Yu-Lin, and her gambling addicted father, sets a sorrowful scene of the tribulations and nightmares ahead. 

That's just from the prologue.

Plus, at $2.99 on Amazon.com for the digital copy, it's hard to pass up. I'll keep everyone posted on another review after I read the book.