1 - The Vor Game, by Lois McMaster Bujold: A-
review coming soon
Audiobook. I'm still very early in the Vorkosigan series, but I'm loving the books so much that I'm doling them out to myself like a total miser, no more than one a month. This is the 2nd full-length Miles book, and covers what happens right after his graduation as a Barrayaran officer. Obviously, this being Miles, things go to hell pretty quickly. Loved it.
2 - The Circle, by Dave Eggers: A-
review coming soon
Audiobook. A satirical look at social media, technology and privacy. Scarily plausible. You can argue that some of it was a bit heavy-handed, but it still worked for me perfectly. We read this for my book club, and I'd highly recommend it for that purpose. The discussion was really enjoyable.
3 - Alien Taste, by Wen Spencer: B+original review here
Reread of an old favourite, one of the few UF-type books I've liked. Ukiah and his partner Max usually only work on missing people cases. Their latest case, which gets them involved in some seriously weird killings, reveals some surprising things about Ukiah's unique abilities. Love the characters.
4 - Special Interests, by Emma Barry: B
review coming soon
The hero is a senior aide to a pre-eminent senator, the heroine works as a labour organiser. I loved the detailed look at what working in politics might be actually like, and liked the romance.
5 - The Surgeon's Lady, by Carla Kelly: B-
review here
A lady and a 'common surgeon' fall in love while working in a navy hospital during the Napoleonic wars. I loved the hospital stuff, but thought the romance fizzled out.
6 - Amber, Furs and Cockleshells, by Anne Mustoe: DNF
review coming soon
Non fiction, subtitled "Bike Rides with Pilgrims and Merchants". The areas the author was biking through sounded great, but the writing style was very boring.
7 - To Darkness and to Death, by Julia Spencer-Fleming: still readingreview coming soon
Mystery, part of the Rev. Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne series. The plot concerns the search for a young woman who has disappeared the very day she was supposed to sign over a big swathe of land to a conservation group. Not liking it very much, so far my least favourite in the series.
8 - The 5th Wave, by Rick Yancey: still readingreview coming soon
YA, post-alien invasion. Grim and bleak and really absorbing. No idea where it's going, and I love that.
Squee! Another Ukiah Oregon fan. I loved those books and was really bummed when the author said there would be no more. I've tried several of her later books and just couldn't connect.
ReplyDeleteThey're great, aren't they? I read only the first 3 and it's been a while, so I'm rereading them before I read book 4.
ReplyDeleteI tried another of hers, A Brother's Price, and had the same experience as you.