When my dad did a DNA thing, I believe it suggested he had an unexpectedly high percentage of Sami background. [link] Aside from preferring cooler climes, this hasn't really affected my life--I'm just another white Midwestern cat lady.

Did I mention The Invention of Wings here? My book group read it this month. It was good. I especially admired how Kidd structured it between her two main character's viewpoints.

I don't have the book, yet, but I have the bookplate!

Thank you, Sox, I knew you would have good words for me. It's perfect.

Thank you, Sox, I knew you would have good words for me. It's perfect.

allergies happening now, in my face. Thank you for saying - I'm glad it arrived!

PSA: spoilers for The Shepherd's Crown are starting to show up online.

I am appreciating one general spoiler. Some things I don't want sneaking up on me.

Oh, god, that's soon, isn't it? I kinda forgot. SO MANY BOOKS TO READ ARGH

stupid work taking up so much of my reading time.

Derek Landy's new book (Demon Road) is out today, too. I still need to order it.

Hm. I might wait until that one is released in the US. Because Too Many Books.

I plan to order it, but I also have several books that drop in the next few weeks: Updraft, Chapelwood (the second Lizzie Borden Chronicles book by Cherie Priest), Lair of Dreams (the second Diviners book by Libba Bray), and the new book by the Bloggess. So I can wait a while to get Demon Road. It sounds interesting, though.

I just checked my library holds list (which is LONG) to see what I had on hold, and I may have been putting things on hold after I took Ativan, because I don't remember requesting The Rabbit Back Literature Society, but it sounds REALLY interesting: [link]

That does sound good.