Well, today’s the first Sunday in 2009, and I must say that the year has started out auspiciously. I’ve been in Arizona for the past week, in the warm weather, and I head back east tonight (wah!).
Over this week, I’ve made inroads into my ARC pile; I finished Drood and Bleeding Heart Square. Now I’m on to a non-ARC, The Scarlet Lion, and it’s been a quick read so far. Very, very enjoyable, too, as I’m finding Elizabeth Chadwick’s novels to be. I’ll probably finish it tonight on the plane, and then I think I'll be on to an ARC of Silent on the Moor. My reading habits are sort of organic; I choose what to read next based on what I feel like.
My book buying has actually increased—I know I’ll have a few packages waiting at home for me from Amazon. Over this week, I bought Needle in the Blood, by Sarah Bower, The Glassblower of Murano, by Marina Fiorato, A Place Beyond Courage, by Elizabeth Chadwick, and The Founding, by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles. Before the new year, I figured that most of the books I read in 2008 were written by women, and I guess I'm un-selfconsciously continuing that pattern in 2009. More book buying will occur at a later date, as I still have a couple of gift cards to Barnes and Noble in my wallet.
Over this week, I’ve made inroads into my ARC pile; I finished Drood and Bleeding Heart Square. Now I’m on to a non-ARC, The Scarlet Lion, and it’s been a quick read so far. Very, very enjoyable, too, as I’m finding Elizabeth Chadwick’s novels to be. I’ll probably finish it tonight on the plane, and then I think I'll be on to an ARC of Silent on the Moor. My reading habits are sort of organic; I choose what to read next based on what I feel like.
My book buying has actually increased—I know I’ll have a few packages waiting at home for me from Amazon. Over this week, I bought Needle in the Blood, by Sarah Bower, The Glassblower of Murano, by Marina Fiorato, A Place Beyond Courage, by Elizabeth Chadwick, and The Founding, by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles. Before the new year, I figured that most of the books I read in 2008 were written by women, and I guess I'm un-selfconsciously continuing that pattern in 2009. More book buying will occur at a later date, as I still have a couple of gift cards to Barnes and Noble in my wallet.
Two days ago I also celebrated my blogoversary here at A Girl Walks Into A Bookstore… I started this blog to better keep track of my reading, and over the past twelve months I’ve met a lot of really great people through blogging. So thank you to everyone who’s ever commented or even visited my blog! I’ve read some fantastic things this year and I’ve also read a few “wallbangers.” I also discovered the double edged sword of accepting ARCs for review. Here’s to another great year of reading and writing about books!
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I am about to start reading the Morland Dynasty books by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles as well.
Happy Blogiversary!
I just finished reading John Patrick Lamont's mystery/fiction titled, "The Worst Kind of Lies." Even though this book is fiction, I could see the characters as believable people in a real world.