The Ace of Twain

About a year ago, I started to use playing cards as bookmarks.  Darren was at the age where he grabbed anything, and I had lost my place countless times using my standard bookmarks.  The cards are perfect because they hide in the book but are thick enough that you can find then, and when they are found by the boy they are strong enough to withhold some chewing and such.  Anyway, I became obsessed with finding cards, first it was just cheap decks, but now it is more eclectic ones.  I have far more than I will ever need but it is fun to choose a new card for every new book.

Then I found the deck that was meant for me while stocking-stuffer-shopping around at our local hobby shop. I stumbled across these:

 

I mean really!  I am sure the people working the cash register heard my “SQWEEE!!!” Each author has four cards, and each card highlights one book title.  I mean I could make my whole reading life around this deck.  Instead of picking a card to be the marker for the book, I pick the card to be the book as well. 

The Ace of Spades has always been my favorite card and nothing has changed with that.  It honestly couldn’t be a better fit.