The temperature is expected to be in the 100s today, which is pretty remarkable, considering we live at the beach. We also have no AC. Later today, my husband and I will go to the movies to escape the hottest time of the day.

Last month, I blogged about how I enjoy light summer reads this time of year. When the weather isn’t quite so blazing, I’ll sit out on the deck to catch the sea breeze while I read. I did just that when I was reading Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney, an unputdownable thriller about two sisters who are obsessed with each other. The book was so addictive that I literally took it to bed with me that night, unable to stop reading until I’d finished it. It’s rare for me to do that with any book. It truly has to be unputdownable, as this one was.

The last time I lost sleep over a book was recently with The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn. I had to go further back to remember others. One was Bram Stoker’s Dracula, which I read sometime in the 80s. Another was William Peter Blatty’s The Exorcist, which I read as a teen. More recently than that, I remember Tana French’s In the Woods kept me awake and reading. It was the first book of hers I’d ever read, and I have since become a huge fan. (Hmm…I see a theme here…horror, thrillers, mysteries…not necessarily the best genres to read in the middle of the night!) But like I said, I rarely lose sleep over a book. It’s more common for me to lose sleep to insomnia. When that happens,  I’ll often pick up a book to help put me to sleep.