Well, May and June were halfway kind of a wash, but at the same time, not. I actually got a few read. I’m working on several others right now. Hubby and I found our local library. It’s not awesome, but we can request books from the more awesome larger county libraries so it’s not a total loss by any means. As my books are still packed, I’m going to be reading some I’d already bought, and library books while I get more settled in.

Oh, and in disappointing news, there is no Half Price Books in Florida…there is a Barnes & Noble relatively close, but I love the option to take and sell my books when I’m done with them. So, I’ll be searching for a local bookstore in which I can do that at the very least for store credit.

Anyhoozles, onto the list. More in what I’ve read than am reading, but there’s reasons. There’s at least one book I’m not listing for reasons and it’s taking up my reading time at work.

Some may interest you, some may not. I hope it gives you at least a few ideas!!

Onto the post:

What I Read

 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (audio)

Okay, this one is a long one…but I had a 17 hour car drive to listen to it.

Reading, re-reading, listening, and re-listening to this series is one of my favorite things. It is my literary comfort food as none but the Little House series has ever been for me.

As always, Order of the Phoenix is no my favorite of the series, but it brings about several necessary transitions.

Now I wait on book 6…just a few weeks, and I will have it in my greedy little fingers.

 

The Unseen World (audio)

I don’t even remember what made me put this on my list, but there it was.

It was an interesting, if mildly predictable tale of a young woman dealing with the secrets her father leaves behind, and the pain and turmoil she endures when her world falls apart upon his alzheimer’s diagnosis.

In parts hard to listen to, in others painfully real, it was an interesting story along the lines of which I don’t normally read.

It feels good to stretch my reading wings again.

 

The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes

Oh, I wanted this to be so much more than it was. I’ve never been a big Sherlock reader, but the premise of this intrigued me.

However…oh, however…

Every single character was a descendant of a Sherlock character…great…no problem…but they were an almost EXACT replica of their parent…except, BETTER. It was just…ugh.

Predictable, and predictable plot.

It was a quick read, at least. I’ll give it that.

City of Ghosts (audio)

A girl can cross the threshold between life and death after dying once herself and being saved by nothing less than a ghost.

Her parents, who are ghost hunters, don’t believe in her powers. They take her with them to Scotland, a land teeming with ghost stories and ghosts themselves to film a new TV show…

This leads to much mayhem on Cassidy’s part, and to her meeting another like her.

There were some predictable YA tropes involved, but it was a cute, quick listen.

 

Stalking Jack the Ripper (audio)

I’ve been wanting to read this for a while now. I was glad to snag an audio copy from the library to listen to.

It was a delightful read, and the who-dun-it managed to surprise me, which is unusual enough.

The narrator was delightful, and the story was fun.

I’m looking forward to reading the next one when my books are uncovered again.

Unless I decide to get the audiobook for the next one, too.

 

The Girl on the Train (audio)

I’d heard lots and lots about this one. I bought it a couple of years ago. I had yet to read it.

I decided to give the audiobook a chance, hearing that the audiobook had a cast instead of a single narrator.

The story itself was slow to take off, and I predicted the who-dun-it really early on in the story, honestly.

However, the story was good.  None of the main characters was particularly likable, but I had a fair amount of sympathy for 2 out of 3 of them by the end (Rachel and Megan) – and I really hated Anna the whole time. Ugh, could not stand her.

So, it really played with my emotions, which I guess is a good sign.

 

 

 

What I’m Reading Now

  Roseblood

I’m a huge fan of Splintered, so I’ve been curious about this from the start.

I know it is not one of Howard’s most popular, in fact I’ve seen some rather derisive reviews of it, but I want to give it a go anyway.

It’s a different, more modern take on the Phantom, where the story exists already in the world so I’m wondering how it will all play out.

It’s a library book, so I have limited time to read. Hopefully that means I’ll finish it or make a quick decision to quit it.

 

 Becoming

Pretty sure everyone and their mother has read this one and raved about it (at least amongst my friends).

I’ve been dying to read it myself, but it’s been cost prohibitive on the occasions I’ve seen it.  I had a credit for Greats on Kindle, so I decided to use it for this one.

I’m excited to get started.

And so is my hubby.

So this may be next, even with another library book on my shelf.

  The Holy Wild

This was a Christmas gift to me from myself.  I had just started when the move happened and silly me packed it away, so it’s still in storage, but once I finally unpack I will happily dive back in.

It has good reviews and is self-described as helping one to carve their own path spiritually.

As that’s what I’m doing, I thought it would be a good  read for me.

I’ll let you know when I find out. 😉

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What are you reading these days?  I’m always looking for suggestions!

Stick around…more updates coming soon!