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Tidal Creatures (Alchemical Journey's book 3) by Seanan McGuire was very good as was the entire series but it was quite strange. It was a fantasy trilogy and McGuire is a great author. I'm finishing the Harry Potter re-read with book 7 (Deathly Hollows) now.
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White tea tonight, another new one for my collection, Pomegranatopia. It has very low caffeine, as white tea is minimally processed and has the most antioxidants of the Camellia sinensis preparations. Add the fruit and flowers for nice smell and taste.
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The Thrashers was a mediocre YA thriller from Kindle Unlimited that I read to get a badge for the Kindle Challenge, supposed to be a hot read from 2025. I had a limited list to choose from and this one wasn't $15, but part of the KU program. I had read a couple of the others in the list previously but previously doesn't…
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Tonight as pat of my tea of the day I am enjoying Palm Beach Punch. I may have pictured this one before, I can't remember, but it was part of my recent order from Tiesta. Delicious, mild hibiscus, fruity. No caffeine.
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I liked Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik, it was a 4* read for me. I'm continuing the Seanan McGuire trilogy now (Seasonal Fears, Alchemical Journeys book 2). I checked this one out from Kindle Unlimited a long time ago along with book 1 and I paid $1.99 for book 3 in a previous sale, good to clear the slots out for more…
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Middlegame by Seanan McGuire was an absolutely wonderful, fantastical book. I now have a book hangover. I am excited to start book two in the series but not tonight.
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One of the books in my box that was asked about specifically is Tai Pan by James Clavell. I remember buying it at an estate sale, some elderly person had passed and the family was cleaning out. I took a closer look and found that what I have is a First Edition hardcover printed in 1966, which may be a “vintage rare book”.…
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My mother got 900 clicks on the listing for my books, and sold them to a lady who then stood us up and didn't come. She had 5 conversations with potential buyers going at the same time. Now I think they are going to Goodwill, this is way too much hassle for $25. I made it yesterday through book #100 for the first half of…
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Goodreads Readers Choice is an author or book buzz popularity contest, that they allow one to vote for books that are not on a person's "Read" shelf in the first place is suspicious. I can't in good conscience vote for a book that I have not read. But millions of people can and do. I'm switching after finishing the second…
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The Crimson Moth duology by Kristen Ciccarelli (Heartless Hunter and Rebel Witch) are good and fun for YA fantasy. I am 1/3 finished with book 2. Maybe because it was released in 2025 it will show up on a Goodreads Nomination for best YA fantasy and I can actually vote for something? I haven't read many books lately that…
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I am reading and enjoying House Corrino (Prelude to Dune Book 3) by Brian Herbert. I might rate this one 5 stars. The others in this series, that occurs directly before the book Dune, hooked me, and this one is the best of them.
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Goodwill still takes them in the midwest, I had to double check. The library sale is in a gymnasium and is all sorted by hardcover, paperback, nonfiction or cookbooks, and it would take a whole day to shop it and cherry pick the books, who has the time? $5 for a paper sack full! The smaller town sale was under tents…
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E-books aren't cheaper, they started out that way but the publishers fixed the prices between retailers and got sued. One of those deals where they pay a fine and get to keep doing it? Unless you get them on a $1.99 or $2.99 sale (Amazon does that but you have to pay very close attention). The thing with those is that it's…
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There is a guy in a town next to me that was asked by the public libraries and Goodwill to stop donating used books. He is a bookseller and has infinity used books to donate, so this past weekend he had a sale (fill a bag for $7) in his driveway consisting of 15,000 used books. No, I didn't go… I looked it up and Goodwill…
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The sequel to The House in the Cerulean Sea, book #2 Somewhere Beyond the Sea was very good. Written by the anti-J. K. Rowling, TJ Klune. I don't dislike J. K. Rowling's work, the Harry Potter series, but I do find her social views to be repulsive and I agree with Klune in his afterward. Those people need to go away with…
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I read the biography of the #1 Greatest Band of All-Time written by the founding member today.
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Starting a long one, a classic, Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens. I can afford to read some 1,000 pagers since I am so far ahead of my reading "goal"… Do you use Goodreads on Google Chrome browser on a PC? IF you do, there are a couple of really handy plugins for organizing and accessing your public libraries, one is…
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Visions in Death by JD Robb is book 19 (of 60) in the series. I will never catch up with Nora Roberts who writes these too quickly for me to read and I am so far behind. I have them all in Audiobooks format either from MP3 CD sets purchased at great discount when Audiobooks.com was going out of business, or from Audible on…
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I just started The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown. I was friended by famous fantasy author Michael J. Sullivan yesterday on Goodreads! I have never been friended by an actual author, much less one of his caliber. Yes, I own and have read all of his books, and rated them favorably, he is one of my favorite authors. His books…
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I finished the trilogy (Bill Hodges) by Stephen King. I liked book two the best. I'm reading Blood of Hercules by Jasmine Mas for a kindle challenge, but I am finding it to be a bit juvenile. It will be a quick read and I will earn the badge in the challenge.
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Roland the Gunslinger was where I started reading King. I read and loved the series, and decided to read some other Stephen King, which I was under a false impression that I didn't like. I found out that I really did, most of it. There was a story in The Bachman Books (now out-of-print, because it started happening) called…
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I'm reading Mr. Mercedes (Bill Hodges trilogy book 1) by Stephen King. It has some gross and sick parts. A lot of Stephen King is like fantasy to me, "suspend your belief in reality", like 'Salem's Lot, or Pet Sematary. A lot of Stephen King is completely entertaining and, because I never read the cover material or any…
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I just finished book 3 of the World War series by Harry Turtledove (science fiction/alternate history), Upsetting the Balance. This is a strange series but it is only four (25 hour) books long and I am three books into it (75 hours) so I guess I will finish it and see how it ends. I need to take a break and read something…
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I really like Octavia E. Butler, good choice! And Welcome!
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"I finished Starter Villan- John Scalzi- 4 stars. That was the first of his stuff that I had read. I'll have to check out some of his other stuff." I recommend everything by John Scalzi. Try The Old Man's War series, it is great. I started The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese, immersion read and narrated by the…
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The primary reason I switched from physical books to ebooks is the libraries. Not only can I carry 2000 books in one device (I started collecting 12 years ago, and they go on sales daily for $2 or $3 each if you pay attention to those), the public library in my very rural area is extremely limited in selection in a tiny…
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In the Balance by Harry Turtledove was strange, of course, but I expected that one to be weird science fiction… It begins a 4 book series and I will probably continue with book 2 at some point. I'm reading White Fire (Agent Pendergast book 13) by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. I found the writing in the first couple of…
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I am reading a strange "alternate history" science fiction book about space aliens invading Earth and attacking everybody during 1942 World War II. It's called In the Balance by Harry Turtledove. It is quite long and begins a four book series, I will see if it is worth continuing when I finish book one… I have had this one…
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I started the brand new Terry Brooks fantasy novel Galaphile (The First Druids of Shannara #1) but I have it in hardcover and am immersion reading it with the audiobook. I want to continue my Kindle reading streak and so as not to break my over 900 day streak I am also starting a dime western, Stoneface Finnegan book 1, By…
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I read the memoire of Gregg Allman of The Allman Brothers Band and found it to be disappointing. The whole thing was disjointed memories, many of trivial details, from his life. I learned a lot about the band and I respect the author as a person who writes great music, but he isn't an author. After that I wanted a good…
