Hello again. This was a banner week for reading. I don't think I've read this many books in one week in years. Yay. And reading this much means I'm now only 7 books behind schedule. Woot.
No new books acquired. I'm out of unread ebooks, though, so I need to rectify that.
Books Read:
12) Islands in the Sky by Arthur C. Clarke (4/11/25) - science fiction - 4 stars. New to me - I don't think I've read anything by Clarke before - but not underappreciated. Picked this one up at the thrift store for 25c.
Review: "This was an interesting enough story, but there was no real plot. It's just the tale of a 16-yr old boy's short time at a space station of the future. Things happen and he reacts to things. I was expecting something a little more exciting, I guess. All in all, I did enjoy the story, though."
11) Murder by the Script by Lisa Pevey (4/8/25) - cozy mystery* - 5 stars. Not new to me, since this is the fourth book of this series I've read in the past few weeks. I got this one for free, which prompted me to buy the first three books.
Review: "Another fun installment of this series. I really enjoyed it. The characters are all just as awesome and quirky as they were at the start. I loved the plot. It's just good, clean fun all the way around."
10) Festive Fonts and Fowl Murder by Lisa Pevey (4/7/25) - cozy mystery* - 5 stars. Not new to me or underappreciated, but I'm sure it could always use more readers. I picked this one up at full price with the first two after getting the 4th one for free.
Review: "Another fun installment of this series. I'm really enjoying reading them all. In this one, the stakes are higher because Buck's in trouble, which makes it fun. And like all good cozies, it all works out in the end. Yay."
9) The Modigliani Scandal by Ken Follett (4/6/25) - suspense - 5 stars. Neither new to me nor underappreciated. I mean, it's Ken Follett, after all. I got this one from a thrift store for 25c.
Review: "I wasn't sure this was going to be all that great a book when I first started it, but man, was I ever wrong. It's not the kind of work most people know Ken Follett for, but it's pretty brilliant. The final twist really sealed the deal on this being a five-star read for me. Like I said... brilliant."
No DNFs.
Currently reading... I finished the SF last night with minutes to spare before bedtime, so I didn't start anything else. I don't know what's next. I have tons of unread books to chose from, though.
What was on your reading list this week?
I gave up and lowered expectations on my GR reading challenge. Dammit. I've been trying to finish this for almost an hour. OK. I dropped my challenge to 150. Now I'm only 15 books behind. I'm at 26 on the year. Finished off MAGIC SHIFTS late last night when I couldn't sleep. Will be starting MAGIC BINDS today at some point. It's the lates release in the dramatized adaptations. Nothing new. Nothing underappreciated.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you had a great reading week! Okay. Back to work. Later, tater!