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Reading Wednesday
Apr. 22nd, 2020 04:41 pmWe went on a family bike ride to the river and then had a rice balls and fried chicken picnic today. Anybody else feel like they are cooking some really delightful things to help add interest to the day somehow some way? Last night I made Vietnamese spring rolls and banbanji and they were sooo good! Very time consuming to roll though. And out of sheer desperation I have googled recipes and made homemade ranch dressing. Buffalo wings to go with are our next culinary goal.
Anyway, I've been reading lots again so:
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. I had this on my list because I've been trying to get through more Newbery Award winners, and this was good historical fiction. About a girl making brave choices to protect her friend and her family in WWII.
The Deep by Rivers Solomon. Honestly, I didn't like this. Too confusing, too uprooted in its POV choices, too blase in its explanation of how humans turned into mermaids. I felt oddly unsatisfied by the ending even though I think it was supposed to be triumphant? And just disconnected from all but one of the narrators. Novella length but I had to struggle to get through it.
Wildfire by Ilona Andrews. Loved this as a conclusion to the Nevada/Rogan trilogy. Same high stakes gripping adventure/ mystery solving and dramatically fantastic confrontations. Also liking the ongoing mystery of the Big Bad in the shadows still and their diabolical grandmother having a role in it. I have a novella called Diamond Fire next on my holds now and I think it's chronologically next although Sapphire Flames was the official next Hidden Legacy novel?
A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell. This was a fantastic biography of Virginia Hall, one of the unsung heroes of WWII whose intelligence work helped set the standard for spies and guerrilla warfare. And she did it all despite being disabled and worse, constantly thwarted by male egos getting in the way. Such a smart and indomitable badass.
The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemesin. OH MY GOD THIS WAS SUCH A GREAT CONCLUSION. She takes you back to the start, to the genesis of the very first Season and it's such a brilliant echo of the first novel, which starts with the end of the world. Certain things remain unexplained, but I think I will start rifling through Ao3 for fic about that. HIGHLY RECOMMEND. I want to re-read the trilogy again just to see all the pieces fit together again and therefore might buy the series.
The Duchess War by Courtney Milan. I have discovered a new favourite author, I think. The banter and character details in this are just perfection. And realistic (and hot!) love scenes. Can't wait to read the next in the series, plus there are a couple free novellas in the series, so I downloaded them from iTunes.
Have you read any of these, oh f-list? Next up I have Red, White and Royal Blue, In the Hand of the Goddess, Ninth House, Magic Shifts, and His Majesty's Dragon. Looking forward to the latter three especially because they are by favourite authors, and Red, White and Royal Blue is already quite fun.
Anyway, I've been reading lots again so:
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. I had this on my list because I've been trying to get through more Newbery Award winners, and this was good historical fiction. About a girl making brave choices to protect her friend and her family in WWII. The Deep by Rivers Solomon. Honestly, I didn't like this. Too confusing, too uprooted in its POV choices, too blase in its explanation of how humans turned into mermaids. I felt oddly unsatisfied by the ending even though I think it was supposed to be triumphant? And just disconnected from all but one of the narrators. Novella length but I had to struggle to get through it. Wildfire by Ilona Andrews. Loved this as a conclusion to the Nevada/Rogan trilogy. Same high stakes gripping adventure/ mystery solving and dramatically fantastic confrontations. Also liking the ongoing mystery of the Big Bad in the shadows still and their diabolical grandmother having a role in it. I have a novella called Diamond Fire next on my holds now and I think it's chronologically next although Sapphire Flames was the official next Hidden Legacy novel? A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell. This was a fantastic biography of Virginia Hall, one of the unsung heroes of WWII whose intelligence work helped set the standard for spies and guerrilla warfare. And she did it all despite being disabled and worse, constantly thwarted by male egos getting in the way. Such a smart and indomitable badass.The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemesin. OH MY GOD THIS WAS SUCH A GREAT CONCLUSION. She takes you back to the start, to the genesis of the very first Season and it's such a brilliant echo of the first novel, which starts with the end of the world. Certain things remain unexplained, but I think I will start rifling through Ao3 for fic about that. HIGHLY RECOMMEND. I want to re-read the trilogy again just to see all the pieces fit together again and therefore might buy the series. The Duchess War by Courtney Milan. I have discovered a new favourite author, I think. The banter and character details in this are just perfection. And realistic (and hot!) love scenes. Can't wait to read the next in the series, plus there are a couple free novellas in the series, so I downloaded them from iTunes.Have you read any of these, oh f-list? Next up I have Red, White and Royal Blue, In the Hand of the Goddess, Ninth House, Magic Shifts, and His Majesty's Dragon. Looking forward to the latter three especially because they are by favourite authors, and Red, White and Royal Blue is already quite fun.
