Yep, time for the usual check-in!
What have you recently finished reading?
I’ve mostly been reading poetry for a few days, because it was on Serial Reader and it’s been a while since I read any poetry. This involved the conclusion that I’m still not a fan of Robert Frost, but I did like Kahlil Gibran’s “The Prophet”.
Other than that, the last thing I finished was the fifth volume of Heaven Official’s Blessing (MXTX).
What are you currently reading?
Predictably, I’m onto volume six of Heaven Official’s Blessing, which includes a scene I’ve been waiting for ever so long — finally Xie Lian has acknowledged Hua Cheng’s feelings for him, and seems to be reciprocating! (This is hardly a spoiler: it’s danmei, you know they’re headed there.)
On Serial Reader, I’m working my way through Agatha Christie’s Poirot Investigates, which is short stories. They feature an unfortunate amount of Hastings, and I am not a fan.
Other than that, I got back to reading Emily Henry’s Book Lovers, which I am at times reading while peeking through my fingers because of embarrassment squick.
What will you be reading next?
It’s a fair bet that I’ll be reading Heaven Official’s Blessing volume 7 in pretty short order, of course, but after that, I’m not sure. I do know that my next choice on Serial Reader is likely to be a reread of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd — I remember enjoying it very much and thinking it very clever, so I’m not going to skip it even though I know whodunnit. I did read it quite a while ago, so the clues and such will be new to me, even though I remember the conclusion.
And what are you reading?
I remember liking Roger Ackroyd and rereading it is a good idea because then you can try to spot the clues that point to the culprit that you may have missed on the first read. Now I kind of want to do that too!
It’s been long enough that I remember whodunnit without any of the how or motive, so I’m very curious to see what I can spot!