Jess, what about Jasper Fforde's middle grade series?
Mal: Does she understand that? River: She understands. She doesn't comprehend.
'Objects In Space'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Amy - Jul 29, 2017 5:19:03 pm PDT #24697 of 28222
Because books.
Jessica - Jul 29, 2017 5:26:42 pm PDT #24698 of 28222
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
We listened to Wee Free Men last year - so great. Thanks guys, off to download!
chrismg - Aug 10, 2017 4:47:03 pm PDT #24699 of 28222
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
Just finished Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee and liked it a lot. It doesn't dig too deeply into any of the characters - most of them are just sketched in - but the strength of the prose and the ideas really kept me reading. Bring on Book 2!
Amy - Aug 10, 2017 4:50:21 pm PDT #24700 of 28222
Because books.
Has anyone else read the Sebastien St. Cyr series, by C.S. Harris? I'm on the second book and LOVING it. It's 1811 London, he's a war vet (and former spy) and a viscount and, of course, dashing and broodingly handsome. Highly recommended for anyone who needs a new historical mystery series.
Connie Neil - Aug 10, 2017 5:10:18 pm PDT #24701 of 28222
brillig
I think I started the first St. Cyr book and never went back to it.
Amy - Aug 10, 2017 5:23:34 pm PDT #24702 of 28222
Because books.
The first one started a little slow, but once I was in, I was really in. I just always love finding a new series with lots of books I can binge.
bennett - Aug 10, 2017 5:44:51 pm PDT #24703 of 28222
I vaguely remember getting annoyed with something in the St. Cyr series along about the 3rd book and giving them up. But it obviously wasn't a memorable something. Now that I'm back in the historical mystery mood, I've been meaning to go back and try them again.
In the same genre, I've read and enjoyed the first of the Tasha Alexander books, but my library doesn't seem to have any more via Overdrive so I haven't been able to continue it. They did have most of the Deanna Raybourn books, and I enjoyed them. At the moment I'm rereading Elizabeth Peter's Amelia Peabody series and having fun with Ramses' take on his parents.
meara - Aug 10, 2017 6:24:57 pm PDT #24704 of 28222
Ooh, I quite liked the Lady emily Tasha Alexander books. I have to check if my library has the last couple that I haven't read.
Other random mystery series I've enjoyed lately include Victoria Thompsons Gaslight Mysteries, Sam Thomas' series also about a midwife (but in 1600s York), and the Lady darby series by Anna Lee Huber
Connie Neil - Aug 10, 2017 6:37:09 pm PDT #24705 of 28222
brillig
I'm rereading Elizabeth Peter's Amelia Peabody series and having fun with Ramses' take on his parents.
I have to admit I generally stop reading that series after Ramses and Nefret resolve their issues.
Toddson - Aug 11, 2017 7:03:17 am PDT #24706 of 28222
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I've enjoyed the C.S. Harris books.
In new news, the sequel to A Study in Scarlet Women is out - it's called ... A Conspiracy in Belgravia, I believe.