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Reading Wednesday
Wed, Feb. 27th, 2013 01:26 pmWhat I just finished: Heh, so instead of going off anything listed last week, I went on a tear through Meljean Brook's Iron Seas series. (Check tag for write ups.) I am holding off a reread of Demon Marked from her other series until the final book comes out in a few months. Also, I really wish I could just purchase her individual novellas from a collection instead of buying the entire thing in ebook, though that is more because I am lazy and don't want to bother making individual files per novella so it messes up my Calibre categorization less. I am willing to pay $2 for just one novella instead of $2.99 for the whole thing!
ETA: Also, can't believe I forgot, but finally finished Zen Cho's The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo! (I read half when she was publishing snippets on her blog and then decided to wait for the whole thing. Disclaimer: I know and like the author.) It's a romance with a Chinese-Malaysian heroine in the London writing scene in the 1920s, really charming voice. It's one of the best kinds of fluffy reads, in which I can enjoy myself while also watching the author do interesting things with tropes and etc. ( Vaguely spoilery ) I'm really impressed all this was in the space of a novella, particularly when it reads so pleasantly. I hope that isn't damning by faint praise: I actually think doing all that takes a lot of skill, especially when it's not an Issue Book.
What I'm reading now: Just started Aaronovitch's Rivers of London, per several people's enthusiastic comments. I'm only a few pages in, but I like the voice a lot so far.
What I'm reading next: I feel the only certainty is that whatever I put down is will definitely NOT be what I end up reading.
ETA: Also, can't believe I forgot, but finally finished Zen Cho's The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo! (I read half when she was publishing snippets on her blog and then decided to wait for the whole thing. Disclaimer: I know and like the author.) It's a romance with a Chinese-Malaysian heroine in the London writing scene in the 1920s, really charming voice. It's one of the best kinds of fluffy reads, in which I can enjoy myself while also watching the author do interesting things with tropes and etc. ( Vaguely spoilery ) I'm really impressed all this was in the space of a novella, particularly when it reads so pleasantly. I hope that isn't damning by faint praise: I actually think doing all that takes a lot of skill, especially when it's not an Issue Book.
What I'm reading now: Just started Aaronovitch's Rivers of London, per several people's enthusiastic comments. I'm only a few pages in, but I like the voice a lot so far.
What I'm reading next: I feel the only certainty is that whatever I put down is will definitely NOT be what I end up reading.