water tower and a reading frenzy

a reading frenzy
 thats sort of what it feels like
 after
dark places
i was going to cleanse my palette
 with 
something 
light

 i decided on
 elly griffiths' 
ruth galloway series latest
  a room full of bones
  it was good
 though 
honestly its becoming a wee bit boiler plate

 i finished it
 definitely 
wanting
 something light
now 
for sure

 mary kay andrews' 
spring fever 
totally
 fit the bill 
while its as easy as a beach read
 its well written 

 the end seems pretty clear from the start
then
 the plot takes a few unexpected turns

 next
 i opened
 karen thompson walker's the age of miracles

i read on my ipad
 i have both nook and kindle apps
 a huge library to choose from
 i read the new york times book review every sunday
 buying books based on reviews there 
as well as 
from
 the book review blogs

so
 i cant remember 
where i read about the age of miracles
 i settled into a story with a fascinating plot twist
 the rotation of the earth is slowing
no one knows why 
there's no way to stop it 
days lengthen by hours
we see what's happening
 through the eyes of teenaged girl
 living in california
 how the extended days and nights affect the people
 she knows
 as well as the rest of the world
 plays out

 from the way the julia, the teen narrator, tells the story
 i expected
 well
 i am not sure
 what i expected
 but i kept expecting
 something
 to
 happen

 while a lot does happen
 the book wasnt at all what i expected when i began
 i honestly felt there was 
something building
 a denouement
 if you will 

but
 there wasn't
 in fact
 even
 the last chapter
 related by julia in the 'present' 
was just more of the same
  i was disappointed
 it was well written
 or
i would have
 put it down
 archived it

 at one point
 toonman asked me
 what it was about
 was it another fantasy?

 no
 well 
not really
 i told him
 its sort of sci fi but not
i told him
 i think its setting something up

 at that point
 i was midway through the book
 i kept on
 waiting
 expecting

 in the end
 disappointment 
was all it built to 
however
 it wasnt a bad book
 maybe if i had remembered what i read that got me to buy it
 i wouldnt have been disappointed

 what am i reading now?
 i have literally
 just 
opened
  thick as thieves by peter speigelman 

nope
 cant recall
 where i read about it
 i am hoping its as good as it started off 

however
 i can
 remember 
where i spotted/shot
this water tower


its on Madison Avenue
at
68th Street