Obviously my apartment is not getting any cleaner

Since I haven't been returning tons of books to the library. But one more today - baby steps. The daily catch for July 3 is Arcadia Falls, by Carol Goodman. It's...well, it's a Carol Goodman. That is to say, the writing's totally fine, maybe better than fine, but it feels totally familiar, and like all of her other books (set in a prep school, in remote-ish upstate New York, women - past and present - at the forefront, story that spans generations, deep-dark-emotionally-loaded secrets, etc.). But I enjoyed it. It would be a good rainy fall day read, curled up with tea or cider or something. And I will say for Goodman, her books always make me want to go out and learn more about the artists/time periods she invokes in the novels. And trees and the natural setting always play a prominent role, and while it sounds weird to say she has a knack for writing about trees, she does. However, D*MN was the big reveal obvious. Unless we, the audience, were meant to see it all along and be completely frustrated with the characters for missing the obvious - even when they were privy to all the same information we were?

I could probably say more, but basically it's a good read. Crazy busy with work, though, so not a lot of time to write, yet I need to get SOMETHING down "on paper," because when I need to run around and do errands at lunch (might have found a new apartment for the fall!) and I don't want to have to deal with taking the book out through security if I can just return if before I leave the library...