eclectic

I seem to have fallen prey to a fall head cold. No, it isn't h1N1, it is just a garden variety irritating head cold. Good thing I have books to read, because other than trying to nap, that is about all I'm capable of doing.

I finished Karen Chance's latest novel in her Cassie Palmer series. "Curse the Dawn" is action filled from the first page to the last. You have to read these books in order as Chance doesn't devote much time to getting a new reader brought up to speed as the story/plot unravels at a fast clip. Now Pythia, Cassie is still learning the ins and out of her office....with the help of war mage Pritkin and master vamp Mircea. I sort of have a love-hate relationship with these books. They have all the ingredients I enjoy, but for some reason I'm always left thinking the book just didn't quite succeed on the level I needed it to. Weird. It is almost like there is too much action for the plot to have any depth.

I also went ahead and read book four in the Casey Daniels' Pepper Martin series. Now, this series is getting better with each book. Good mystery, nice twists and the characters are growing. I've requested book three be sent from our neighboring library, so I will read that one once it arrives and be caught up with the adventures of the amateur sleuth to the dead, Pepper.

Up next, a total change of pace, I delve into literary fiction with Sarah Dunant and her latest historical novel.

Two soccer games tonight and only one mommy....farming one out and taking the other one to her game; box of tissues in tow.

round two

I'm back at the library today to put the final polish on the book sale set up. Yesterday went so smoothly, good crew, good books to put out, just quality all around! I was very pleased. I was home about an hour before I planned, so I laid on the bed and dove into Karen Chance's third Cassie Palmer book, "Embrace the Night." Wow. This author has no qualms about grabbing her reader by the throat and hurling her into one fight/flight scene after another in the first few pages. Love it!

Didn't come home with any books yesterday, but I may do a bit of shopping today. I need to find the required reading list for the 10th grade honors English class and stock up for the oldest kid.

Happy Thursday:)