Welcome back and happy weekend! Here’s what we’re reading right now:
Lara: I am reading a book that I have tried to get my greedy little paws on for MONTHS and finally I HAVE IT! How to Lose a Lord in Ten Days by Sophie Irwin. ( A | BN | K | G ) It’s possible the anticipation of this release has raised my expectations unreasonably high, but I am cautiously optimistic that it’ll be great. I’m only a chapter in so far!
Elyse: I’m on a new anti seizure medication for my fibro so I’ve got some couch/acclimation time.
I watched A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms which prompted me to do a Game of Thrones ( A | BN | K | AB ) re-read.
Shana: I just finished Time Loops and Meet Cutes by Jackie Lau. ( A | BN | K | AB ) It’s always a good day to read a Jackie Lau book. Now I’m getting sucked into a non-romance, The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan. ( A | BN | K | AB )
Tara: I just finished When She Flies by Lee Winter. ( A | BN | K | G ) It’s an interesting time to read a book where one of the leads is the CEO for a company that makes luxury goods for the uber wealthy, but I enjoyed it overall, including where she ends up.
Sarah: I’m deep in early-2000s paranormal romance. I gulped down Alpha & Omega by Patricia Briggs in a frantic re-read and dove straight into Cry Wolf. ( A | BN | K | AB ) I’ve never read past that book and maybe now I’ll try book 2.
So whatcha reading? Let us know in the comments!
After several tries (due to my attention span not listening to my big plans), I finally managed to get into Sarah J. Maas’ Crescent City series by making House of Earth and Blood my gym read. This meant borrowing the hardback from the library to eye-read while I listened to the audiobook at 2x speed. But it worked well on the stationary bike (the 15-20 minutes my butt could handle), the treadmill (give me an incline and a steady walking pace—I managed a whole hour one day and didn’t get blisters, woo hoo! …I guess I really shouldn’t try to jog because I always get blisters when I try to jog), and I even managed the hardback on the cross trainer that doesn’t have a shelf for a book! Nor was I bored and watching the clock on the cross trainer and treadmill; and I’m always watching the clock on the cross trainer and treadmill!
So, I successfully entertained myself while exercising longer than my minimum; yay! I plan on doing book 2 soon. (And no, my hands were not sweaty when handling the library book, I have a towel for wiping sweaty bits as necessary.)
As for the book itself… I loved the world building and characters and snark and everything… but I hated the bone-deep betrayal that Maas writes so well. But she’s a tricksy writer and fixed it in the end. But she killed characters that I liked, so my heart aches some. But I’ll read more.