I particularly like it because Wes Chatham is such a piece of beefcake I was surprised he reads for pleasure. Apparently he was really thrilled by the story and now he gets to bring it to non readers who like tv. Depth!

I'm very glad to have started Foreigner from the beginning. I had forgotten almost all the detail and the political subtext is comforting. Excellent job, Solano County Library, in making the series available to me!

Eta: although the map in my head is mirror-reversed and I can't seem to fix it. Every time they say west I am picturing east and vice versa. Weird. And took me almost three books to realize.

Con or Bust's 2017 auction is live. Tons of books, signed books, story critiques, and other stuff.

Just read Sweet Bitter by Stephanie Danler.

It's like. . . the tale of a slack life that revolves around working at a restaurant. Of course, my slack life revolved around a crappy office job that I wasn't actually good at. . . and it wouldn't make an excellent coming of age novel.

Just read Sweet Bitter by Stephanie Danler.

I read that a few months ago, and I didn't get why it got so much buzz. The learning about fine dining stuff was fine, the coming of age stuff and any attempt to be lyrical made me cringe.

I just didn't understand why the main character even went to New York. . . to work in fine dining? (And party?) I may be too far away from 22 to understand. . . or possibly too much of an introvert to ever have found that enticing.

I'm finally cracking open the newest Mercy Thompson novel. Hopefully ltc take a long nap.

I finished The King of Attolia yesterday, which is the sequel to The Queen of Attolia, which is the sequel to The Thief. I started reading them because the author is the aunt of one of my best friends, and I have Zero Regrets. I didn't LOVE the books at first, but liked them enough to keep going. Whatever the opposite of Diminishing Returns is, that's what this series has, it just keeps getting better. I put the 4th one on hold at the library and the fifth is coming out next month apparently. So I have it WAY better than my friend and her friends, who started reading them in high school and had to wait years for sequels.

Oh, yes, epic, the Attolia/Eddis books are awesome. Cannot wait for the next one: I think I preordered it already.

And I loved the first one too, because it's so sneaky. The others are sneaky too, but in different ways.

I'm working at the library bookstore for the first time since ltc was born. The actual store, rather than shelving when it is closed, which I've done several times. I've been here a half hour and already found 3 book and convinced a nice couple to buy The Underground Railroad.