So two weeks ago I pledged to update myself on my reading every Wednesday for Fall Into Reading, and then it didn’t happen. To be fair (to myself), I was packing last Wednesday to leave before the buttcrack of dawn to head to the airport with little ones. To be fair to you, I feel I should also disclose that I was drinking beer and watching the season 6 ending of Grey’s Anatomy while I packed and then had a slight nervous breakdown when Derek! Got! Shot! and Meredith! Had! A miscarriage! Right before I didn’t have time to watch any more episodes so I had to wait nearly a week to see what happened (it’s okay now, I watched a few episodes last night and I’m much more serene about the whole thing).
But anyhow! I have been keeping up on my reading list, and I’ve even been reading! Too! Here is what I’ve read:
- Glass Houses - Rachel Caine
- Dead Girls Dance - Rachel Caine
- Midnight Alley - Rachel Caine
These are the Morganville vampire books. There are 10, and I could probably read all 10 in less than a week because they aren’t exactly meaty. But they’re fun books, and I enjoyed the first few. I might pick up the rest at the library so I can supplement my reading when I don’t feel like thinking too much.
- Julie and Julia - Julie Powell
I bought this at the library a few weeks ago, and I really didn’t expect to like it (I did love the movie) but I did enjoy it a lot. I passed it on to my manager, and I have a feeling that she won’t enjoy it as much as I did. Such is life.
- Simply from Scratch - Alicia Bessette
I started this before my trip and then couldn’t finish it and didn’t want to bring a library book on the plane, so I need to get back to finishing it. I haven’t decided if I like it – a little bland, a little sulky (the main character’s husband dies before the start of the book so it’s about her finding her way to move on … she’s very sulky) but the neighbor girl is fun and hopefully it will get more interesting, if not predictable.
- The Fallen - Liz Braswell
- The Stolen - Liz Braswell
- The Chosen - Liz Braswell
These are the Nine Lives of Chloe King books, which I had on my Nook. Look! I read something on my book list! I liked these. Obviously not brain food or anything, but fun reads.
So my goal was 19 books by the end of the year, and so far I’ve gotten 9 down (well, 8.5). NEXT (after Simply from Scratch) I really need to read my book club book (Untouchable by Scott O'Conner) . Since you know, I’m the one who picked it for book club this month.
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After Bloodlines I read:
Ladies of Trade Town - stories about women of a particular trade. A couple of the stories were pretty good, but overall I thought the writing was subpar.
Dead-Tossed Waves - about 20% through I started skipping through pages and then skipped to the end. It was SO DRAMATIC. I wanted to slap the main character repeatedly.
Logic of Chance - I read a couple of chapters and then started skipping through it because it was way above my head. I was never bad at math, but it's been a long time.
Succubus Dreams/Heat/Shadows/Revealed - you've read these so you know how they go. I did like Dreams the best of the series and it was a little too neat in the end, but still I like Georgina, so it was all good.
The Hangman's Daughter - this was on Amazon Deal of the Day for .99 so I picked it up. It's pretty good, although it's not really about the daughter so much as her father and lover. Still, I enjoyed it for the most part. Again, too neat in the end.
Quiverfull - scary, scary book. It brings back visions of the Handmaiden's Tale, but for real.
A Secret Kept - I read the sample after Sarah's Key and decided to give this a try. I'm not enough into it to judge yet.
I think next I'll read Cold Magic/Fire (Spiritwalker series) by one of my favorite authors, Kate Elliot. I had no idea it was out. It's steampunk, so I'm not sure you'd like it. Her other books are sci fi or fantasy and very long.
I'd like to give Untouchable a try too.
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