I keep forgetting to post this lately — which is odd, since normally I love my routines. Still, I had it on my to do list for today, so fortunately, I didn’t forget!
What have you recently finished reading?
Heart’s Blood, by Juliet Marillier. Review goes up in the morning, I think; this was a reread, and I enjoyed it a lot. Though maybe not as much as I did the first time: some things were far too obvious on a reread, and I already predicted them the first time round.
What are you currently reading?
I’ve picked The Just City, by Jo Walton, back up. I stalled because I just felt like reading old familiar stuff (including Walton’s Tooth and Claw!) but I definitely want to hurry up and finish this. I’m also reading The Spirit Thief, by Rachel Aaron, which is light and fun. Comparisons to Locke Lamora and Vlad Taltos are quite unfair, given the lightness of it, though I can’t help but think of them… Non-fiction-wise, I’m also partway through Crow Country (Mark Cocker), which is kind of fascinating, not least because I didn’t know there was so much fascination to be found in the Corvid family, and also The Language Wars (Henry Hitchings), which is a little bit dry but still interesting.
What will you read next?
Probably more of the Rachel Aaron books. After that, maybe I’ll finally get round to The Girl with All the Gifts (M.R. Carey), or maybe I’ll just reread The Goblin Emperor… Or start on something else by Sarah Monette.
I am a particular fan of ravens and I’ve had the wonderful experience of being able to hear the wingbeats of a passing raven twice whilst up in the mountains of North Wales.
And hijacking the topic and dragging it on to what I’m reading instead of what you’re reading – I’ve been able to get my Shakespeare and Cummings out of storage and I’m really excited after looking into them today! Also I brought back my Poems of the Pearl Manuscript and Handbook of Middle English – looking forward to those!
It’s a pretty fascinating book, though mostly about rooks and jackdaws.
Ooh, yay!
I can highly recommend The Girl With All The Gifts, one of my favourite books of the year 🙂
I’ve been meaning to read it for aaaaages now!