What Are You Reading? 3

[Catch-up]

Finished London Falling and really liked it better once they tied everything together. Still thought a couple of things were a bit thin though.

I've been reading Wintersmith to the girls. I must have the worst Feegle accent ever.

 

[The Mad Collector]

Finally getting round to reading Gaslight and Ghosts, the 1988 WorldCon book. Good so far

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

I have never read mine either Mad, Just dug it out of the Bookcase I forgot Terry has a short story in it (Sphinx) did enjoy the Con though.

 

[Catch-up]

I have that one. I think I only read Sphinx.

 

[The Mad Collector]

Sphinx is a cheat anyway, it's not really a short story it's a section out of Pyramids.

 

[Sister Jennifer]

I'm reading When God Was A Rabbit by Sarah Winman. A funny, sad, thoughtful book about family & friends.

 

[Catch-up]

Sphinx is a cheat anyway, it's not really a short story it's a section out of Pyramids.

Oh yeah. I'd forgotten that!

Working my way through a library pile. Just finished reading A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams. Set in the 30's, romance, scandal, wealthy people. Not something I'd normally choose for myself, but a friend really recommended it. It was good enough that I didn't quit reading it, but nothing all that special.

Right now I'm working on Sea Change by S.M. Wheeler. Has a very Neil Gaiman feel to it so far. The blurb:

The unhappy child of two powerful parents who despise each other, young Lilly turns to the ocean to find solace, which she finds in the form of the eloquent and intelligent sea monster Octavius, a kraken. In Octavius’s many arms, Lilly learns of friendship, loyalty, and family. When Octavius, forbidden by Lilly to harm humans, is captured by seafaring traders and sold to a circus, Lilly becomes his only hope for salvation. Desperate to find him, she strikes a bargain with a witch that carries a shocking price.

Her journey to win Octavius’s freedom is difficult. The circus master wants a Coat of Illusions; the Coat tailor wants her undead husband back from a witch; the witch wants her skin back from two bandits; the bandits just want some company, but they might kill her first. Lilly's quest tests her resolve, tries her patience, and leaves her transformed in every way.

 

[chris.ph]

glass gods by kate griffin

 

[AgnesOgg]

Got Broken Homes in the mail today also, really enjoyed Glass Gods.

 

[Bouncy Castle]

Wintersmith (Kindle)
Bryant & May and The Invisible Code (paperback)

 

[pip]

Got my copy (first of two) of Broken homes today as well . Looking forward to it .
Ben did an interview on BBC breakfast and sadly the interviewers knew feck all about his books -
http://t.co/j5Y8AJnoUe

 

[Quatermass]

I'm currently rushing to get through the last volumes of Monster by Naoki Urasawa. Excellent manga series.

 

[Sister Jennifer]

I've started The Witches of Chiswick by Robert Rankin. Really enjoying it so far. I've been wanting to read it for a while but it got pushed down my mountainous 'to read' pile. Thanks for the heads up, I think, Dug

 

[Bouncy Castle]

Rankin is mad. Rankin is potty.

 

[raisindot]

Slogging through Inferno by Dan Brown. He is truly one of the worst writers ever to grace the bestseller list, but reading him is like eating Cheetos--you know it's bad for you but you can't stop. And the saving grace of this is that, like he did with Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci Code, Brown does paint a very interesting picture (puns intended) of the history, architecture, and artistic things-to-see in the locales where the otherwise cliched, one-dimensional story occurs.

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

Rankin is mad. Rankin is potty.

New one coming out in a few weeks Bouncy. 19th September last in the series.

 

[Ghost]

Rankin is mad. Rankin is potty.

yes he is but in a fun way

 

[Bouncy Castle]

Oooooh. I may have to treat my Kindle!

 

[Catch-up]

Finished this and thought it was really good. My only complaint was that the ending was sad and sort of abrupt. Maybe set up for a sequel?

Right now I'm working on Sea Change by S.M. Wheeler. Has a very Neil Gaiman feel to it so far. The blurb:

The unhappy child of two powerful parents who despise each other, young Lilly turns to the ocean to find solace, which she finds in the form of the eloquent and intelligent sea monster Octavius, a kraken. In Octavius’s many arms, Lilly learns of friendship, loyalty, and family. When Octavius, forbidden by Lilly to harm humans, is captured by seafaring traders and sold to a circus, Lilly becomes his only hope for salvation. Desperate to find him, she strikes a bargain with a witch that carries a shocking price.

Her journey to win Octavius’s freedom is difficult. The circus master wants a Coat of Illusions; the Coat tailor wants her undead husband back from a witch; the witch wants her skin back from two bandits; the bandits just want some company, but they might kill her first. Lilly's quest tests her resolve, tries her patience, and leaves her transformed in every way.

 

[Bouncy Castle]

I Shall Wear Midnight (Kindle)