Suddenly, there are books everywhere…audio books, free digital books, books from the book fair. And I just can’t decide what to read next.
After getting two teeth pulled Wednesday morning, I spent the rest of the day reading and managed to read Deep Dish by Mary Kay Andrews from start to finish. It was fun, if a little predictable, and reminded me a bit of Carl Hiassen without the really wickedly rude stuff. Southern chick lit would be the category, I suppose. She has several other books and I’m putting them on the beach reading list.
I also finished up The Pale Horseman, the second in Bernard Cornwell’s Saxon series. I am enjoying this adventure series full of manly men, desperate battles, and glorious achievements. I bought the fifth one and can’t decide if I want to buy three and four or just wait until I can get them from the library. They don’t appear to be in any of the library databases of ebooks.
Belle Ruin by Martha Grimes featured Emma Graham, and the young narrator provides a lively view of the Hotel Paradise, its inhabitants as well as the local folk in the nearby towns. The ending came about somewhat abruptly, leaving lots of questions. I’ve read the other books in the series and enjoyed them. This one had all the charm of those but lacked a bit of a story line.
The big surprise of the past few weeks has been how much I liked David Baldacci’s The Collectors. I listened to it during a weekend road trip and was riveted to the story and the characters. I went ahead and used Audible credits to buy the first book in the series, The Camel Club. And I have three and four in the pile from the book fair. I also bought the fourth book in the Maisie Dobbs series, Messenger of Truth, and Sacre Bleu: A Comedy d’Art by Christopher Moore. The latter was recommended and it sounded good. I’ve been feeling a little boxed in by the different series I’ve been reading and this one looks like a good romp as Toulouse-Lautrec and a Paris baker try to determine the real cause of Van Gogh’s death. Audio books offer the possibility of doing two things at one time–gardening or sewing and reading. This time of year, I feel like I need to multitask even when it comes to the hobbies.
I’ve also been spending the fast few weeks collecting books, especially on the Kindle. Between a conference, Kindle Daily Deals, and free Kindle book emails, my TBR list got a lot longer. Here’s a bulleted list of the new stuff on the Kindle:
- Reality is Broken
- Charlotte Figg Takes Over Paradise
- Elsie: Adventures of an Arizona Schoolteacher 1913-1916
- In Deer Isle Maine
- Scattered Leaves: The Legend of Ghostkiller
- What the Best College Teachers Do
- Freedom’s Sword: A Novel of Scotland
- Lament: The Faerie Queen’s Deception
- The Irish Americans
