2/3 Of the Way Through a Trilogy... always a tough time...

I am almost done the second book in Suzanne Collins Hunger Games trilogy. I am loving this series, but already feeling sad that it will be over soon. They are young adult fiction so I can whip through them pretty fast. Glad I read about them in the Journal a few Sundays ago. I always enjoy stumbling on a good read.

Books, Books, Books...

Found a couple of new authors that satisfy my thriller/procedural reading inclination:

Mark Billingsley
Peter James
Dennis Lehane
Alex Kava

I am on my third of the Billingsley books. I looked for of the Peter James books, but they are all trade paperbacks or hardcovers, so I think I will go to the library for more of them. In any case, I have some things to read that I like for now.

A few more...

Read the new Artemis Fowl book - The Atlantis Complex. It was reliable and pretty good. Not the best of the series, though. I am reading A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane (he wrote Gone, Baby, Gone). It is going well. I have a few more in there I will update later.

Now that the Whorehouse has closed...

I have been reading a bit more. I didn't have much time to read before the middle of July so I am trying to make up for it. I am currently doing some junk food reading with Steve Berry's The Paris Vendetta and before that I tore through Alex Kava's Black Friday (less than a day, really).

Not so junky, I also finally read The Book of Negroes, by Lawrence Hill. I had that for a couple of weeks and finally got to it. It was pretty good for the kind of book it was. I am not sure what it added to the 'slave story' since I think that ground has been travelled before, except for the fact that it's protagonist was so incredibly well educated and intelligent, and I think that was a major deal for the author. Harder to believe that she was only raped once and that she maintained a connection with her husband despite different owners and a whole lot of time. Also challenging to believe that her 'owners' in her middle life were so kindly and would let her escape go without punishment. It was well written and an interesting historical fiction.

Prior to that I swept through J.D.Robb's Fantasy in Death. She's very reliable. I like the series and it was a nice jump back into reading. I know I read something else in there, but I can't remember... Maybe Rick Riordan's The Red Pyramid? Probably that.

Back With Lizbeth Salander...

Bought the 3rd book in the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo series by Steig Larsson called The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. I have started it and it is consistently good... I am reading with the joy of loving they way this guy writes mixed with the dread of finishing the book because I know that there will be no more...

I also finished books 8 & 9 in the 39 Clues Series and am working my way through LOST on DVD so I have curtailed my reading time.

Julia Child - I think I would have liked to party with you!

Just finished the Julia Child book, My Life in France. I quite liked her and I spent a bit of time watching YouTube clips of her TV show and other interviews. I think I would like to play her in a play one day (I think I could do it). I also think I would have liked to party with her - she sounded like fun and the food would be awesome!! I thought about buying the book Mastering the Art of French Cooking, but I have no time to cook, so maybe in a few years.... when I have more free time... ha ha ha. I do want to see Julie and Julia now.

Not sure what to read next. I have a Jonathon Kellerman thriller, Evidence, that might be nice light junk food reading for me. I'll let you know!

Good Food...

Now I am reading about Julia Child with her book (co-authored by Alex Prud'homme) My Life in France. I'll let you know how it goes.