What I'm reading Wednesday...

 

Why did I read another book by this author so soon?  I don't know...because it was available from library as an audiobook, I guess.  

I didn't love it.  The main character had memories for about a thousand years in different incarnations.  His life in Spain...no.  His time in 'hospital'...no.  His friendships in the nursing home...yes.  Oh, I also liked that he was once a cat belonging to Oscar Wilde.  Having recently read The Picture of Dorian Gray, it was a funny coincidence.

I'm not going to rush to read any others by this author.

On another note, I like that Goodreads just changed their rating system, and you can now give star ratings by fractions instead of just whole stars...quarter, half, and three-quarters options make it easier to choose a rating for me.

2026 Midterm...

First day of early voting, and happy to have it done.  Now I don't have to worry about becoming incapacitated in some way before I have my say in the vote!  LOL

An hour in line.  Several people were sitting at the table that was set up for people who had to fill out a provisional ballot by hand.  People who were not on the computerized list of registered voters...whether because they had registered a little late...or they had moved so their address didn't match what was on the list...etc.  Glad to see so many people at the polls.

And with a nod to the Boomer Girl, I decided to document the beautiful sage in the library's garden as I walked by it.  We are enjoying a few days of lower temperatures; low 60s overnight, mid 80s in the afternoons.  Would not be a bit surprised to see 90s again.  Heck, we've spent many a Christmas wearing shorts because of a non-wintery warm spell.  :(

What I'm reading Thursday?...

This was the third of the Cal Hooper trilogy.  I really liked all three...this one maybe not quite as much as the first two.  If I was writing this on another day, I might give it the half a star back.  I really enjoy the author's writing, and I think I will try some of her other books from the Dublin Murder Squad series.

This is the newest from Jonathan Evison.  I've never read any of his previous work.  This is a good read, but kind of difficult subject matter.  A couple nearing 90 have to deal with the realities of caring for each other and themselves.  Personally, it is a reminder that we need to make changes to our home sooner rather than later.  It is told in a dual timeline format, which I usually am not keen on, but it makes sense to tell the story of their relationship and family that way.

Well, I have gotten my numbering all mixed up  again.   I start a new Goodreads bookshelf at the beginning of each year, and add all the books I read within the year to it.  Goodreads says that you can add reread books, but I haven't had luck getting them on two different bookshelves.  So confusing.

What I'm reading Wedesday...

Fighting Edge by Margaret Mizushima

I was looking on library website for an audiobook I could listen to while I did some other chores.  I couldn't believe they had the newest book in this series, but boy was I happy!  

I love the characters in this series.  A female sheriff's deputy has a K9 partner, and I really like reading about their cases and training protocols, and the love they share with each other.  Also, one of the main characters in the book is a veterinarian, and I appreciate that the author's husband is also a veterinarian, so the fictional vet practice reads as very realistic info.

The topic of this installment of the series dealt with an illegal forced labor operation.  Reading this on the heals of Daughters of the Sun and Moon brought up comparisons in my mind of forced-labor practices then (19th century) and that we are still dealing with.  Today we call it human trafficking.  59th book of the year.

 

The Star Garden: A Novel of Sarah Agnes Prine

by Nancy E. Turner

This is the third in a trilogy.  First one is These is My Words, second is Sarah's Quilt.  All were very readable, but the first one was my favorite.  58th book of the year.

Currently I am halfway through The Keeper by Tana French which was published in the spring of this year.  It is the third book of a trilogy as well.