Monday, April 20, 2015

Reading Update

I haven't done an update post for quite a while. Mostly because I'm the laziest person in the world, and also have trouble sticking with any one project for longer than a minute and a half. Adult ADHD? No, probably just what my mother would have called "scatter-brained."

Anyhoo.  I've done pretty well with my reading lately, just haven't managed to do much reviewing. Hoping to correct that, this week.

Last month, I read four books which is a good number for me. Of course, two of those were for young people (well, I'm young at heart, right?):


Elidor, by Alan Garner. This has been on my TBR list for several decades, and I'm really glad the Once Upon A Time challenge finally gave me a reason to get around to it.


Nightbird, by Alice Hoffman. Her first novel specifically aimed at young readers, and a wonderful read.

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie, by Rita Mae Brown. Number nine in Brown's "Sister" Jane series.


The Book of Speculation, by Erika Swyler. A librarian who's just lost his job begins tracking down his mysterious family with the help of an antique book sent to him by a stranger.

So far, in April, I've finished two books:

The Witch of Painted Sorrows, by M.J. Rose.  Mesmerizing gothic novel set in 19th Century Paris.


The Fifth Gospel, by Ian Caldwell.  Disappointingly slow-moving thriller with an inside-the-Vatican setting.

And at the moment, I'm reading A Fine Summer's Day, one of the Inspector Rutledge mysteries by Charles Todd.


Liking it, so far; but it concentrates a little more on Rutledge's personal saga and a little less on the actual crime-solving than I'd like.

OK, that's the lot. As I said, that's a pretty good showing for me. So far, my reading for this year has been coming along at a fairly nice pace. How's your reading life going? Are you meeting your goals? Are you lagging behind?  Have you discovered any amazing new authors? I'd love to hear about it.


2 comments:

  1. I like Rita Mae Brown's Sneaky Pie books and don't know anything about the Sister Jane series.

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  2. I am lagging behind on my posts about reading to be sure, but I've read a fair number of books. Because I have a Little Free Library in front of my house, I've been reading some YA novels that people have donated and enjoying them. I've read two realistic fiction by Sharon Creech. I used to love Alan Garner's books when I taught school. I especially liked The Owl Service. That was many moons ago. I'm not familiar with Sister Jane series either. I read Rita Mae Brown's other books, in part, because I'm originally from Va and liked that connection.

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