Sunday post 19; It's Monday, What are you reading? 7

Linking up with Kimba for the Sunday post here: http://caffeinatedbookreviewer.com/ and with Kathryn for It's Monday! What are you reading? here: http://bookdate.blogspot.co.nz/

I'm doing this post early, so I don't forget later on in the rush of Sunday night spawn-wrangling and first-day-of-school shenanigans tomorrow. So, of course, I'm drawing a complete blank.

What did I DO last week? Not very much of anything, I suspect. I did do one of the two blog posts  I talked about last Sunday; the short reviews one of all five books I've read so far this year: http://lifetheuniverseandcats.blogspot.co.nz/2016/01/short-reviews.html I think my favourite so far has to be Shadowshaper, but so far not a dud read. *Fingers crossed.*

I did a little bit of stitching, and advanced my Grey Wardens pattern, so that half of "vigilance" is finished. I'll post a  pic and write a post about it when that word is done. Now that I've managed to do this one and not totally mangle it, I'm thinking of finding a nice alphabet or two or three and doing "Survival is insufficient"; a quote from Star Trek: Voyager and also from Station Eleven, aka the book of my heart. (Never mind the 2489577 other cross-stitch WIPs I have scattered about. Shush.)

Hopefully, this year, I can get the Grey Wardens pattern finished, and also Circe, which I have had on the go - on and off, obviously, for more than 10 years. I'll post a pic of that one in the upcoming cross-stitch post, too.

Heather at http://www.capriciousreader.com/ made this post - http://www.capriciousreader.com/?p=13999 - about a project she plans to undertake, called The Dead Ladies Project, and it jogged my memory.

Gathering dust in google docs, I have a list of women from different eras and disciplines. I was going to try and start some kind of project, but really all I did was google things like "women composers" and save the links to the wikipedia pages. Heather's post,  however, has got me thinking, so ... watch this space? Maybe?

I'm still going to do a post on my top three non-match 3 apps, which I meant to do last week. And I've had one knocking about in my brain for the past week or so - "things that I like that people don't think middle aged women should like" but I don't know how it would come out. What I see of women my age on TV and in movies,  mostly, is that they're exasperated by their husbands or helping children with their homework, but seem to have no inner lives of their own. And we all know that's just not true. I'd love some feedback on whether I should go ahead or not, I'm not the most articulate when it comes to Deep and Meaningful, and I tend to generalise.

I'm still applying for jobs. I have my fingers mentally crossed for a couple, some I don't expect anything from, but I find it's a good discipline; writing the cover letters and sending off applications. I DO have an "informal chat" tomorrow at a local community paper; they're apparently looking for a part-time proofreader and someone who works there now thought of me (we used to work together). It would only be a few hours a week, but the way I see it, at this point (after four or so months) I'm ready to start doing something, while I still look for something fulltime.

As for what I'm reading ... I'm about to re-read the Captive Prince books by C S Pacat in anticipation of book three coming out on Tuesday. I also picked a book up at the library called The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic, which sounds like a fun read, so that's what's up next.

How's your week going?

What are you reading?

Sunday post 18; What are you reading on Monday 6

Linking up with Kimba at http://caffeinatedbookreviewer.com/ for the Sunday Post and with Kathryn at http://bookdate.blogspot.co.nz/ for It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

Apparently I haven't done one of these posts in about three weeks. Or any post in about three weeks.

That was an unintended break, and hopefully one that won't be repeated. We'll see though, life, etc.

Speaking of, it's trucking along here much as usual. I started applying for jobs after the new year, and will keep doing so while I cross fingers and toes that something will come up soon. As nice at it has been to be at home for the past four months, it's time to venture out into the world again.

I've been baching the past week, J and spawn headed up north to visit J's parents and I stayed home to hold down the fort and feed the cats. They're due back tomorrow, and as nice as the peace and quiet has been, I'm looking forward to them coming home.

My reading year has got off to a bit of an unsteady start, but I have got through four books - The Gunslinger, Lion of Senet, The Distance Between Us and Magekiller #2 - so that's not too bad. Hopefully if my blogging habit is returning after three weeks in the outer limits, I'll do a short reviews post this week.

Also, hopefully, I'm going to do a post on my three favourite non-match 3 games.

As for what I'm reading ... I finished Lion of Senet today, and really enjoyed it. I'm about halfway through Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older, and I think Sierra might be one of my new favourite characters. Possibly ever.

After that ... possibly book two of the Dark Tower series, and a re-read of Captive Prince and Prince's Gambit by C S Pacat before King's Rising is released next month.

How about you? How's your week been? What are you reading?

It's Monday ...

... what are you reading?

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I'm on holiday at the moment, and I've finished two books, which for me isn't bad at all.

I read Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb and The Vines by Christopher Rice.

I absolutely loved Assassin's Apprentice. It took me back to being a wide-eyed 15 year old awkward nerd girl who discovered epic fantasy through Lord of the Rings. It has that feel of opening entire universes and good gosh, I loved it. Review later this week but mostly it'll be I LOVED THIS BOOK WHY DIDN'T I READ THIS YEARS AGO, etc.

I enjoyed The Vines. I didn't love it, and it felt too short for the story it was trying to tell - there was definitely scope for  a much longer book but it was readable, and spooky, and a fast read, so there's that.

I still have Lady Knight on iBooks though it's likely I won't get back to Riannon and Lady Eleanor until I go back to work next week, I'll see.

Up next .. I'm not sure actually. Maybe Life After Life. Or possibly The Casual Vacancy. Or Witches Abroad. Or the first book in a 35-book (YES 35) historical series, called The Founding, by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles.

Or ....

What are you reading?

It's Monday ...

.... what are you reading?

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I had a productive reading weekend. I finished Misery for Care's readalong at https://bkclubcare.wordpress.com/ and will hopefully write a review later this week.

I also read the Batman graphic novel, The Killing Joke. It was interesting and I liked the artwork a lot but beyond that ... I'm not sure. I feel like I kind of didn't get it.

Anyway. My lunctime reading at the moment is Lady Knight, by L J Baker. It's a medieval-style lesbian fantasy romance. And, I have to say, I'm really enjoying it.

Romance novels - as my friend says about fantasy and sci-fi - aren't usually my genre, but there's something really likeable and familiar (in a good way) about Lady Knight.

I don't know whether L J Baker would be offended or flattered, but I keep picturing Brienne of Tarth when I"m reading about Riannon even though physically they're very different as far as I can tell.

Anyway. It's a good read for lunchtime at work - not to heavy, and I can snack on a chapter at a time.

Also on the go at the moment, I've got Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb, which I'm not very far into yet. The first person narrative is jarring me for some reason, although the story itself is promising.

Yesterday, on a whim, I picked up My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier - the author of Rebecca. I loved Rebecca and My Cousin Rachel is so far, so gothic.

So. What are you reading?