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Reading Wednesday
Aug. 17th, 2022 05:30 pmDead Water, by Ann Cleeves - The next Shetland mystery. It was very good; Jimmy's struggles with depression and grief aren't glossed over, which was nice, though she did the thing again where it was pretty much impossible for the reader to figure out whodunit before the detectives do, which is half the fun of reading murder mysteries in the first place.
Min Zemerin's Plan, by Katherine Addison - A short story set in the Cemeteries of Amalo series. Thara plays only a very small part, but it was nice to see an outsider POV of him, and to get a glimpse of another part of life in Amalo. It's free online but I can't find the link anymore, since Goodreads revamped their book pages.
Beach Read, by Emily Henry - This was really good! It was fun and snarky and though it is a romance it's equally about complicated family dynamics and grief and trauma and also about writing, since the two leads are both authors struggling to finish writing books over the course of a summer. Involves researching a backwoods death cult and also line dancing and matchmaking aunts.
The Realms of the Gods, by Tamora Pierce - And with this I have finished the Immortals quartet! I also had a newer edition from the library with an author's note by Tammy at the back, and apparently the dream god Gainel (who is very cool, actually, I like him a lot) is inspired by Dream from Sandman and also by Neil Gaiman himself, and knowing this now his name is absolutely hilarious. Also always deeply appreciate a Faithful cameo.
Min Zemerin's Plan, by Katherine Addison - A short story set in the Cemeteries of Amalo series. Thara plays only a very small part, but it was nice to see an outsider POV of him, and to get a glimpse of another part of life in Amalo. It's free online but I can't find the link anymore, since Goodreads revamped their book pages.
Beach Read, by Emily Henry - This was really good! It was fun and snarky and though it is a romance it's equally about complicated family dynamics and grief and trauma and also about writing, since the two leads are both authors struggling to finish writing books over the course of a summer. Involves researching a backwoods death cult and also line dancing and matchmaking aunts.
The Realms of the Gods, by Tamora Pierce - And with this I have finished the Immortals quartet! I also had a newer edition from the library with an author's note by Tammy at the back, and apparently the dream god Gainel (who is very cool, actually, I like him a lot) is inspired by Dream from Sandman and also by Neil Gaiman himself, and knowing this now his name is absolutely hilarious. Also always deeply appreciate a Faithful cameo.
