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Wednesday books
It’s Ash Wednesday; I’m finding hard to break away from Twitter; and I really don’t want to detail the most recent health issues.
So.
Catching up on books for 2022…
finished
Matrix, by Lauren Groff, which is a fascinating combination of visceral physical sensations and mystical visions, as played out through the life of the 12th Century poet and mystic Marie de France, posited in this novel to be the illegitimate half-sister of Henry II of England (better known around my circle as Elinor of Acquitaine’s second husband.) I had to read in bits and pieces because it was A Lot (" ") to take in, but I’m pretty sure I liked it.
The Last Mrs Summers, Rhys Bowen. I fell behind on my Her Royal Spyness cozy mysteries, so there’s this one and one more to go to catch up. It’s the usual shenanigans, though this time with a Gothic, duMaurier-esque slant, properly located in Cornwall, where Georgie and Belinda go to check out B’s just-inherited property. The usual cast of characters manages to turn up, of course, so we get to check in on everybody as we’re starting on the slippery slope to abdication and WWII.
Lunch in Paris, Elizabeth Bard, in which the author visits France and falls in love and never really leaves, as you do. I mean, it’s the winter; I’m deep into the ANYWHERE BUT HERE throes, plus, there are recipes included, so it was pretty much a foregone conclusion.
The Jane Austen Society, Natalie Jenner. Richard Armitage narrating a book about people who find comfort and solace in the works of JA? I mean, yes?
Mooncakes, Suzanne Walker. Utterly fucking adorable graphic novel of a deaf, Asian-American witch finding a second chance at love with her nonbinary werewolf childhood best friend while they fight nasty demon-raisers. There are lesbian grandmothers and visiting ghosts, too.
reading now
Magpie Murders, Anthony Horowitz. There’s apparently a dramatic twist coming but I haven’t gotten there yet, so so far this is your basic murder mystery.
Beginner’s Luck, Kate Clayborn. Contemporary romance about a group of friends who win the lottery and can start to see a different life? Right now, there is renovation!porn and we’re just getting to glimpse the issues behind the main characters’ facades.
The Daughter of Time, Josephine Tey. What with the latest possible twist in the Murdered Princes in the Tower saga, it felt like a good time to go pull this out again. I haven’t read it in probably 20? 30? years and I can’t remember what of the Ricardian mythos actually came from this or what it inspired later.
next
All my holds are coming in at the same time, of course, so I have The Anatomist’s Wife (historical mystery), Master and Apprentice (pre-prequels Qi Gon and Obi Wan), and Sunshine (paranormal vampire romance, which I have no memory of putting on hold, but it doesn’t seem all that far off from my tastes so I’m sure there was a reason.)
So.
Catching up on books for 2022…
finished
Matrix, by Lauren Groff, which is a fascinating combination of visceral physical sensations and mystical visions, as played out through the life of the 12th Century poet and mystic Marie de France, posited in this novel to be the illegitimate half-sister of Henry II of England (better known around my circle as Elinor of Acquitaine’s second husband.) I had to read in bits and pieces because it was A Lot (" ") to take in, but I’m pretty sure I liked it.
The Last Mrs Summers, Rhys Bowen. I fell behind on my Her Royal Spyness cozy mysteries, so there’s this one and one more to go to catch up. It’s the usual shenanigans, though this time with a Gothic, duMaurier-esque slant, properly located in Cornwall, where Georgie and Belinda go to check out B’s just-inherited property. The usual cast of characters manages to turn up, of course, so we get to check in on everybody as we’re starting on the slippery slope to abdication and WWII.
Lunch in Paris, Elizabeth Bard, in which the author visits France and falls in love and never really leaves, as you do. I mean, it’s the winter; I’m deep into the ANYWHERE BUT HERE throes, plus, there are recipes included, so it was pretty much a foregone conclusion.
The Jane Austen Society, Natalie Jenner. Richard Armitage narrating a book about people who find comfort and solace in the works of JA? I mean, yes?
Mooncakes, Suzanne Walker. Utterly fucking adorable graphic novel of a deaf, Asian-American witch finding a second chance at love with her nonbinary werewolf childhood best friend while they fight nasty demon-raisers. There are lesbian grandmothers and visiting ghosts, too.
reading now
Magpie Murders, Anthony Horowitz. There’s apparently a dramatic twist coming but I haven’t gotten there yet, so so far this is your basic murder mystery.
Beginner’s Luck, Kate Clayborn. Contemporary romance about a group of friends who win the lottery and can start to see a different life? Right now, there is renovation!porn and we’re just getting to glimpse the issues behind the main characters’ facades.
The Daughter of Time, Josephine Tey. What with the latest possible twist in the Murdered Princes in the Tower saga, it felt like a good time to go pull this out again. I haven’t read it in probably 20? 30? years and I can’t remember what of the Ricardian mythos actually came from this or what it inspired later.
next
All my holds are coming in at the same time, of course, so I have The Anatomist’s Wife (historical mystery), Master and Apprentice (pre-prequels Qi Gon and Obi Wan), and Sunshine (paranormal vampire romance, which I have no memory of putting on hold, but it doesn’t seem all that far off from my tastes so I’m sure there was a reason.)
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I need to try reading Sunshine again. I wasn't in the mood at the time but I've always enjoyed Robin McKinley's books.
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