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Other Than Reading...
A cool and rainy week gave me lots of time for reading and listening. I'm bingeing on the Vatta's War space opera series which is a reread of a series I first read sometime before 2008. Most of the audiobooks were available through Audible Plus. However, the second was not. I used one of my Audible credits for it.
Other Than Reading...
A cool and rainy week gave me lots of time for reading and listening. I'm bingeing on the Vatta's War space opera series which is a reread of a series I first read sometime before 2008. Most of the audiobooks were available through Audible Plus. However, the second was not. I used one of my Audible credits for it.
I also started reading a review book that is a historical fantasy/mystery. It has been a bit of a slog partly because of the formatting of the eARC. It is hard to get lost in the story when the title of the book and the page number is randomly inserted in the middle of a sentence. Line breaks are wonky too. I took frequent breaks from this one to listen to my audiobook and even started the next review book on my stack.
I didn't do much this week. But I did go out to lunch with about 25 of my high school classmates. It was nice to have a chance to catch up and chat. Lunch was good too.
This week I should finish the first five Vatta space operas. There are two more that I own but don't think that I've ever read. Only one of them is available as an audiobook. Of course, I have a whole bunch of review books on my calendar too.
Read Last Week
- When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill (Mine since July 24) -- Contemporary fantasy/alternate history. Entertaining and thought provoking. My review will be posted on September 7.
- Tell No Lies by Allison Brennan (Mine since May 24) -- Romantic Suspense/Thriller that reunites Quinn and Costa as the deal with the murder of a college student, illegal dumping and trafficking. My review will be posted on September 10.
- Trading in Danger by Elizabeth Moon (Audible Plus) -- The first book in the Vatta's War series is Ky Vatta's coming of age story. Excellent space opera. My review will be posted on September 12.
- The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst (Mine since July 16) -- This cozy fantasy was like a warm hug and a cup of hot chocolate. My review will be posted on September 11.
- Marque and Reprisal by Elizabeth Moon (Audible Credit) -- The second book in the Vatta's War series has Ky dealing with the deaths of most of her relatives in a sneak attack by an unknown enemy. My review will be posted on September 19.
- Sanctuary for Seers by Kathleen Baldwin (Mine since July 25, 2023) --The fifth Stranje House historical fantasy is Sera's story. My review will be posted on September 14.
- Engaging the Enemy by Elizabeth Moon (Audible Plus) -- The third in the Vatta's War series is packed with space battles. My review will be posted on September 26.
- The Vampire of Kings Street by Asha Greyling (Review; September 17)
- The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco by Michelle Chouinard (Review; September 24)
- Command Decision (Vatta's War 4) by Elizabeth Moon (Audible Plus)
- Victory Conditions (Vatta's War 5) by Elizabeth Moon (Audible Plus)
- The Cold Light of Day by Anna Lee Huber (Review; September 24)
- A Killer Clue by Victoria Gilbert (Review; September 24)
- Ashes Never Lie by Lee Goldberg (Review; September 24)
- Death by Misadventure by Tasha Alexander (Review; September 24)
- Candle & Crow by Kevin Hearne (Review; October 1)
- The Jig Is Up by Lisa Q. Mathews (Review Copy)
- A Scandal in Mayfair by Katharine Schellman (Review Copy)
- Shock and Paw by Cate Conte (Review Copy)
- In the Event of Murder by Cynthia Kuhn (Review Copy)
- How to Fall for a Scoundrel by Kate Bateman (Review Copy)
- City of Secrets by P. J. Tracy (Review Copy)
Review:
Bought:
- Marque and Reprisal (Vatta's War 2) by Elizabeth Moon (Audible Credit)
- Engaging the Enemy (Vatta's War 3) by Elizabeth Moon (Audible Plus)
- Command Decision (Vatta's War 4) by Elizabeth Moon (Audible Plus)
- Victory Conditions (Vatta's War 5) by Elizabeth Moon (Audible Plus)
Interesting mixed genre of books. We having strange intermittent showers. One day humid and hot next rainy but still hot.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had a fun lunch with your classmates. That was a pretty big gathering. I hope you are enjoying Vampires of King Street. I am cohosting an event in September we named Vamptember and just learned about this book. I desperately want to read it now. Hope you have a great week!
ReplyDeleteThe luncheon sounds like fun. I hope you enjoy your books. They look like good ones. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you got a chance to enjoy a lunch with your high school classmates. Fun!
ReplyDeleteA cool and rainy week sounds delightful right now.
I’m finding more and more books on Audible Plus these days! Enjoy all your books and have a great week!
ReplyDeleteI totally forgot I had requested City of Secrets as a review copy! I've been terrible about keeping up with my requests, and hardly ever write reviews anymore, either. The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco looks cute!
ReplyDeleteIt is frustrating when ARCs are difficult to read! I hope the experience improves!
ReplyDeleteI love that you were able to get together with so many of your classmates! My class has never had a reunion in the 28 years since we graduated.
ReplyDeleteI've been enjoying cozy fantasy books this year so I'm adding The Spellshop to my list. Enjoy your week!
Sounds like you had a nice time at your lunch with your classmates. Hope you enjoy your reading and have a great week!
ReplyDeleteI read When Women Were Dragons back to back with Lessons in Chemistry. I was fascinated by how each author dealt with the issues of misogyny in profoundly different ways. Both books made me angry, but I liked the friendship of the women in Lessons in Chemistry. I think it was the only thing lacking in When Women Were Dragons.
ReplyDeleteThe Stranje House series sounds intriguing. I just read the synopsis at at first I was thinking how tired I am of books with schools to make women into obliging wives but I like the spies and diplomacy twist on that and now I'm interested! :)
ReplyDeleteThe cover of When Women Were Dragons looks intriguing. Have a great weekend and happy reading!
ReplyDeleteSo glad the weather left you plenty of time to read. That is a great way to make use of a rainy day. Need to check out your review of A Scandal in Mayfair. Hope you had a nice week. Thanks for visiting my blog.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a pretty good week, yeah for the meet up, and boo the formating! And I hope you enjoyed A Cold Light of Day! Thanks for stopping by! Happy reading!
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