Love and Fiction – A Book Blog

While on vacation in South Bend last week* I had a chance to finish two books, One For the Money, by Janet Evanovich, and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith. Both were a bit of a stretch for me, meaning I had plenty of ideas what I was getting into, but no idea how I’d feel about them. I enjoyed both quite a bit.

Since being home, I’ve managed to fit in a couple of books, too:

The Women of Nell Gwynne’s, by Kage Baker, was recommended by JRob, and turned out to be a very quick, rather fun read. Hind’s Feet on High Places, by Hannah Hunard, was an exceptional read. The writing was not as smooth as it could have been, but for an allegorical tale, it worked wonderfully. I found myself submitting more to Christ, which is what the author intended.

Those four July reads aside, I am now facing the dilemma of what to read next. Here are my plans thus far:

Angels and Demons, by Dan Brown – with the goal of reading The Da Vinci Code this year. We were given these two from a friend during our vacation, and I’ve had The Da Vinci Code on my reading list for a little while.

The Supernaturalist, by Eoin Colfer – we bought this awhile back, because it’s Eoin Colfer, and I haven’t gotten around to reading it.

Two for the Dough, by Janet Evanovich – I picked this up (along with the third in the series and the next book on this list) at the used bookstore today, lured in by a sale.

The Vampire Diaries (The Fury and Dark Reunion), by L.J. Smith – I loved Smith as a young teen, and her novels have held up surprisingly well now that I’m an adult. I think it’s too funny that these beloved books have been recast as a TV series.

Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town, by Cory Doctorow – We picked this up at some sale or another, knowing I loved Little Brother and hoping I’d love other books by this author.

Leviathan, by Scott Westerfeld – I just checked the library web site and found out that Leviatan, which I’ve been waiting on since I’m guessing March, has been shipped. It will be ready to pick up within a week at my local branch. Yay!

Those books should round out my next five weeks of reading. Of course, with my schedule shifting a bit this summer, who knows how fast I’ll read. That may just last me a couple of weeks. This is an extremely light list, and after this, I’ll be ready to dig into some heavier non-fiction and classics.

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*OK, so one doesn’t technically vacation in South Bend. JRob and I were there for a family reunion.