What have you recently finished reading?

Other than my reread of A Gentle Noble’s Vacation Recommendation, the last thing I finished was Molly O’Neill’s Greenteeth, which I really really liked. I don’t want to say too many spoilers, but it worked in some folklore that I love, I enjoyed the narrative voice, and it was a very nice standalone read.

Before that I finished Paladin’s Grace, which I enjoyed a lot — and which has a whole world of other stories to dig my teeth into, which is also nice.

What are you currently reading?

I’ve been somewhat clearing the decks and getting books finished rather than reading a gazillion things at once, but then I keep starting a bunch at the same time. Most actively, I’m reading A Letter from the Lonesome Shore, Sylvie Cathrall’s second book and sequel to A Letter from the Luminous Deep, which I adored. It feels like I’m still finding my feet with the story this time, but I’m still enjoying it a lot.

I’m also reading The Cleopatras, Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones’ work that covers not just “the” Cleopatra, but the other Cleopatras of her family, starting with Cleopatra I (Cleopatra Syra). I have never read a lot about the Ptolemaic dynasty before, so this is fun.

What will you read next?

I’ll switch gears and more actively read Maiga Doocy’s Sorcery and Small Magics, for a start, which I do have on the go but haven’t got very far into yet. Other than that, I want to read the fourth light novel in Natsu Hyuuga’s The Apothecary Diaries series, and maybe read some more of the manga (since apparently that helps follow some of the twistier bits of plot). I also want to read Daniel M. Ford’s Advocate, and Courtney Smyth’s The Undetectables, and generally take advantage of the fact that despite everything feeling busy, I’m very eager to read right now.

Oh, and tomorrow or at least soon I should have volume one of The Disabled Tyrant’s Beloved Pet Fish, which should be fun!