Which brings my total for the year up to 11 new books, 26 re-read. And just like in the last post, I've been spending a lot of time doing much-needed writing and sewing. Which means my reading time is getting limited to on the bus home from work, and in the bath each night.


You Suck, by Christopher Moore. I thought it was hysterical. Yes, Abby Normal was every bad teen-goth cliché you could ask for, but that's part of what made her so damn funny to me. I kept chortling and reading bits of the book to [livejournal.com profile] stroppy_baggage

Fingersmith, by Sarah Waters. No vampires, but Victorian scam artists, criminals, and pornography, so still an enjoyable read.



Sunshine, by Robin McKinley. I seem to re-read this a lot. Gosh, I hope the rumors of a sequel are true.

Darkness, I, by Tanith Lee. The third book of the Blood Opera trilogy, which I adore. Again, there are rumors she's working on a 4th book (an excerpt was published in the excellent anthology Outsiders), but there's been no word of an eventual release date, drat it.

Hopeless Savages, volumes 1-3, by Jen Van Meter. The cartoon adventures of a punk rock family, these books make me smile every time I read them. (And, um, kickstart my habit of making up my own words, much like young Zero does.)

The Mislaid Magician, by Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer. Yeah yeah yeah, I just read it in January. So? I felt like re-reading it.

Voice of the Blood, by Jemiah Jefferson. An excellent vampire novel. In my head, it would sit between Lost Souls, the Blood Opera trilogy, and maybe The Hunger. I just picked up the latest in the series (A Drop of Scarlet) from the author herself while I was at the Vampire Ball last weekend.

Got Fangs and The Circus of the Darned, by Katie Maxwell. YA novels about a girl stuck working in a European traveling circus (the GothFaire, hee!) with her mother (who is a witch.) She meets a cute vampire guy. Wackiness abounds, including demons and the ghosts of Viking warriors. Cute, silly, and fun. Not brain food by any stretch of the imagination, but good fluffy bathtime reads.

Reluctant Widow, by Georgette Heyer. Regency romance with snark and wit, by the writer who did them best. I still blame [livejournal.com profile] kijjohnson for getting me into Heyer's work.

Hotel Transylvania, by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. Strangely, I haven't read most of the Saint-Germain cycle; I keep picking up the other books at used bookstores, and then setting them back on the shelves. But I love this book.



So while I'm thinking about books to read: LibraryThing! OMG, I heart LibraryThing so, so much. My library is here. (clicky link!) I am in NO WAY even close to done entering all my books. In fact, the majority of what is currently listed in my LibraryThing library is the contents of one (1) bookcase. Um, the bookcase with most of the vampire books. So! If you know of a book you think I might like, and you don't see it listed on my library, please let me know!

(And before any of you ask, yes, OF COURSE I've read everything by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. I just haven't gotten to cataloging those shelves yet. But soon. Soon!)

From: [identity profile] oracle2c.livejournal.com


Christopher Moore is a crack up! I did not know he had a book out on Vampires. Now I a going to have to locate and read it =]

Good to see you the other eve.

From: [identity profile] poetry-lady.livejournal.com


"Bloodsucking Fiends" is wonderful...I need to pick up "You Suck".

From: [identity profile] smu.livejournal.com


God, I envy you. I even WORK in a bookstore and I can never find good vampire books to read. I've exhusted some of the less good things, like the Anita Blake stuff and I, Vampire and I haven't touched Rice in years. I need more good vampire books. ::laugh::

From: [identity profile] scourgeotheseas.livejournal.com


Have you read "Peeps" by Scott Westerfeld? It's a YA novel, but quite an enjoyable take on vampirism. OK, you work in a bookstore, you probably have. But I had to plug it anyway.

From: [identity profile] smu.livejournal.com


Actually, I haven't! I don't work YA and haven't read anything YA-ish since the Artemis Fowl books...

From: [identity profile] corwynofamber.livejournal.com


Library Thing is wonderful... My Books (http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?view=corwyn). I am about 40% of the way through entering books, but have lacked the time to continue.

From: [identity profile] maiaarts.livejournal.com

Georgette Heyer is a god


She really is.
I mean, she created a WHOLE NEW GENRE of literature, I worship her.
Her books are being reprinted in Trade Paperback with gorgeous covers and you can get them through Amazon.com

Mmmmmmm Georgette Heyer - go now and read These Old Shades (it is the BEST - the lead is a BAD BAD man!!!! )

From: [identity profile] weaselmom.livejournal.com


::perks up ears:: The Reluctant Widow - Never read it. Never even HEARD of it! But would like to read it at some point if it becomes available! I'll lend you These Old Shades in return! =)
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