Oh, cool! That's always fun, and makes me feel better about the books (which I already felt pretty good about, but now even better)

Te Papa is amazing! I still want to go back to Wellington and spend at least a week there.

Yeah we went to Te Papa on Wednesday when we got to town and didn’t see it all, so when our morning ferry was canceled/rescheduled to afternoon, we went back to see the rest! Which is when I saw the navigation info that made me think of the Emperor series.

Anyone reading anything wonderful and new? I've been in a horror mood, and I can't recommend The Last House on Needless Street enough. Oh, and Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay, which is not really new, but a real gut punch. Which I was not expecting from what is more or less a zombie novel.

Also devouring Deanna Raybourn's Veronica Speedwell series (Victorian mystery). They're almost a really early reboot of her Lady Julia mysteries, down to characterization and everything else, but I'm not really caring because they're so much fun, and I adored the Lady Julia books anyway.

Amy I’ve been in a reading slump lately. So, I’ve been reading some T Kingfisher books. Currently, The House With Good Bones, which I think is newish and a fast read. I finished Thornhedge last week, which was also a good, fast read. And I recently became obsessed with Jennifer Saint’s Greek mythology retellings.

I have Chuck Tingle's horror novel Camp Damascus sitting next to me waiting to be read. It's gotten great reviews and I can't wait to get into it.

Amy, I just started Deanna Raybourn's Killers of a Certain Age on Fay's strong recommendation and I like it better than Veronica Speedwell or Lady Julia so far.

I have Thornhedge but haven't started it yet. Every time I think about starting it I feel like I will get annoyed at having to stop reading to sleep or work or whatever and read something I am looking forward to a little less instead. That can't last too much longer, though.

Oh, I have The House With Good Bones on my list! I hope it's good.

I also love A.G. Slatter's newest books, Path of Thorns and All the Murmuring Bones. Very light fantasy, and only connected in that they take place in the same universe.

I started Naomi Novik's Uprooted but got stuck. I'm not sure where it's going, I guess. She doesn't seem concerned with giving the protagonist a clear purpose. Or maybe she does and I'm just not getting it?

Amy, I’m almost done with it. Let me know what you think, when you read it!

I really loved Uprooted, but I guess it does take a bit to take off.

Amy, have you read anything by Grady Hendrix? My Best Friend’s Exorcism, We Sold Our Souls, and The Southern Ladies’ Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires are all fantastic.