Odd Thomas

Have you heard of him? Of Odd Thomas? Odd is a character created by one of my most favorite author's, Dean Koontz.

I was out with my sister a few nights ago, and we stopped to pic up some new skin care products, when I saw in the book display that the book Odd Hours had finally come out in paper back.

It might have been in paper back for a while, I don't know for sure because I do not often stop at book displays. Actually, I would love to stop at more book displays or even *gasp* run into a bookstore, but often, when I am shopping it is either with my husband or my very best friend, and neither of them are happy to stand around while I read the back of books!

In any case, like I do with EVERY single new paper back dean Koontz comes out with, I bout it. I finished it this morning, and I loved it. It is WIDE open for more books in teh ODD series to come out, which is great, because I HATE when a character I like is in only one book. I end up trying to slow down my reading, finding excuses to not read it, just so that I can prolong my contact with the character longer.

in fact, I squealed out loud the first time I realized there was a second book in the ODD series, I was just so excited to be able to read another book about the lovable and strange odd Thomas.

Interesting note that I just realized while writing this post: it has been almost five years since the first ODD Thomas book I read. I picked it up in a gas station display while we were heading on a vacation to Edmonton with my in laws. This summer, Hubs and I will be heading on a very similar vacation with just us and the boys THIS summer!