A This and That Post

So many things, so little time.  A few things that have caught my eye this week:
For those UK readers considering the Kindle (and yes, that would include me), NextRead has an excellent post summarising what you will and won’t get.  After shipping and taxes, the cost is around $387 according to this MobileRead post.
I’ve decided [...]

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MIA but in a Good Way

I haven’t been blogging much (again) but this time it’s because I’ve been reading.  I’m glad it’s Bank Holiday weekend, because I needed that extra time to catch up on my sleep, I’m been staying up way too late to finish “…just one more chapter”.
So an overview of my recent reads (pretty much spoiler-free as [...]

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Books for April

I’m so late with this post that I’ve already read quite a few of the April releases!  However, better late than never…
So first up was Karen Chance’s “Curse the Dawn” (urban fantasy), fourth in her Cassandra Palmer series.  Excerpt here. 
I’m a big fan of this series, and this installment didn’t disappoint.  Cassie’s trying [...]

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The First Quarter of 2008

Okay, I’ve been wondering how to go about doing this, and I think I’m going to start off with a month-by-month review, based on notes made in my trusty reading spreadsheet. 
 
January
Highlights for me were Patricia Briggs’ “Iron Kissed” (urban fantasy), Eileen Wilks’ “Night Season” (urban fantasy) and Catherine Asaro’s “The Ruby Dice” (science fiction).  [...]

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TBR Wednesdays and other news

Looks like I’m not the only one out there struggling with the ever-growing TBR pile.  If you think you need a bit of a kickstart, go read Keishon’s blog.  She’s suggesting monthly TBR Wednesdays (exact day TBC) where you post a review from your TBR pile – copyright 2006 or earlier.  I’m so completely up [...]

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Around the Web

Christmas is an exhausting time of year!  Monday’s mince pies and champagne party started off the week (btw, I do not recommend three-and-a-half glasses of champagne on an empty stomach), Tuesday was a mad after-work dash through the shops to get last-minute presents, Wednesday was a complete disaster at work, and Thursday was the big [...]

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Around the Web

A long-ish interview with Lois McMaster Bujold on Karen Miller’s Livejournal (via the Eos blog).  There is one mention of a new Miles book, but slightly depressingly, it sounds as though she hasn’t even decided on the plot yet.  Sigh.  While we’re on the subject, I’ve seen Karen Miller’s book “The Innocent Mage” around the [...]

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My June Booklist

I posted some time back about books I planned to buy this month.
Out of those books, I’ve read Jo Beverley’s “Lady Beware”, Eloisa James’ “Desperate Duchesses” and Laurell K Hamilton’s “The Harlequin”.
On the first two - when I updated my list of books read in June with these two books, I ranked “Lady Beware” slightly higher [...]

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Around the Web

Hurray – it’s the weekend!  A lovely sunny one as well, it’s quite a change from the freezing weather we had a week ago when I seriously considered digging out my winter coat.  Unfortunately, I went out last night and am feeling slightly err… delicate today, so I’ve just spent the afternoon having a bit of [...]

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June Books

Hmmm… is it just me or are there a lot of books scheduled to be released in June?  Here are the ones I’m planning on getting (and one I bought today) – starting off with the historical romances:
Jo Beverley’s “Lady Beware” – This is the one I came across today and bought immediately.  It’s part of her Company of [...]

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