Last week was rather hectic so I ended up smooshing two posts into one.
What are you currently reading?
I'm
in the middle of Kathy Reich's which is a fast, comfy read perfect for
break times. I'm enjoying it, but there is a reason it's languished in
the TBR pile for nearly 2 years (I like the
characters enough, I'm just a little bored of the 'read one read them
all feeling' that I've started to get during the last couple of books.)
What did you recently finish reading?
Komarr by Lois McMaster Bujold. I loved it - it's exactly my sort of scifi, and it wasn't so Miles-centric that it dragged for me. (I like Miles, I just like other characters more.)
Book of Souls by James Oswald. I wasn't as charmed by this one as his first one, mainly I think because I had
been looking forward to it whereas the first in the series caught me by
surprise. There were a few moments where it seemed a little repetitive,
and I think the main plot would have worked
better a book or two further into the series, but the characters were
all just as engaging and I'm looking forward to reading more in the
series (and not just because of the hanging thread at the end of the
book!).
Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch. I raced through it and loved it. There were bits that made me laugh out loud, a tall order given the way I was feeling, and though I knew there was a twist coming, I was still shocked as hell by it. I can't wait for the next one!
The Thirteenth Sacrifice
by Debbie Viguie. I thought it was a quick, enjoyable read and liked it
enough to go looking for the next book in the trilogy. The second book,
The Last Grave, got a bit weird for my liking and I ending up just skimming. After reading the preview chapter of the last book I don't
think I'm too bothered about reading it. I'm actually quite
disappointed since it seemed intriguing to start with, but I'm honestly
not engaged enough to care about which way the story goes.
I started but didn't finish London Falling by Paul Cornell and The Corpse-Rat King
by Lee Battersby. Both were nicely written but boiled down to not my
cup of tea so there was no point forcing myself to keep reading.
I
read the preview for the next Inspector Lynley book up on Elizabeth
George's website. Aside from how badly it was formatted, I don't think I've ever gotten whiplash from reading something so short before. It reinforced the fact I am actually going to read the next book, but also the fact that I really
should stay away from it as well because clearly it is not good for me
(how can you keep on writing about a character you so obviously hate??)
What do you think you’ll read next?
The Thousand Names by Django Wexler came in on short loan for me so that, and possibly Kathy Reich's Bones are Forever. Oh and last year's Oor Wullie annual as I realised I never did get around to it, shock horror.
