The Jacky Faber Series

Yes, I still read. No, I don't take the time to post. Going to have to work on that... again.

Right now I'm reading the 4th book in the Jack Faber series by L.A. Meyer. I'm 41 years old and love these books. The husband found them for me, as he does most of what I read. I'm ok with that!

Anyway, Jacky is a lot of fun, not too precocious, and totally enviable. I constantly think that I would love to have adventures like hers but I know I'd probably not survive them. If I had gotten hold of these books when I was younger I think they could have really made a difference on who I am. Not that I'm not inspired right now but old takes less risks sometimes.

And even though I know she's going to get out of whatever situation she's in, I do still feel the tension and suspense and am often surprised by the twists and turns taken to get there. It's a good thing when I hope there aren't too many more books coming as I have other things to read! But of course, there are - looks like a total of 10.

Bloody Jack
Curse of the Blue Tattoo
Under the Jolly Roger
In the Belly of the Bloodhound

More Stuff I Read While In NOLA

Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill: not usually a fan of this genre but I'll make an exception.

The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death by Charlie Huston: the husband says I didn't like this when he tried to play me the audio book. I don't really remember but it's probably true. It took a bit for me to get into it but it was worth it in the end.

Don't Kill The Messenger by Eileen Rendahl: looking for the sequel...

The Dog Park Club by Cynthia Robinson: uncomfortable similarities to a real-life case made this one hard to like as much as I wanted to.

I Can Still Read (and Occasionally Manage To)

I have been reading I just haven't been blogging about it. I don't like to write reviews and it didn't seem fair to just boil it down to "I liked it" or "I didn't like it". So I'm just going to post the titles and if I feel the need to say something, I will (even if it is just liked/didn't like). I'm going to start with the stuff I've been doing since we left for New Orleans. Anything I've read since my last post is SOL unless I add it in when I get home.


The Magicians by Lev Grossman: we started listening to this on the way to New Orleans but didn't finish it before the husband went home so I read the ending.  I think I might have liked it better reading it than listening to it but I will look for the second book.

Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde: it's Jasper Fforde. 'Nuff said.

Writers Gone Wild by Bill Peschel: most people who write for a living are pretty screwed up.

The Widow's Season by Laura Brodie: did a really good job of keeping me guessing and I didn't feel cheated at the end.

Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch: will definitely be picking up the next books.

The Native Star by M.K. Hobson: kind of predictable but I enjoyed it. Not against getting the next one.


Archangel by Mike Conner: eh, it was ok. Not sure what the point was.

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness: this one is getting its own post. LOVED IT.

#75

The Sons of Heaven (The Company) by Kage Baker. The long-awaited ending to a great series. I really enjoyed it but I'm sad the saga is over.

#74

The Machine's Child (The Company) by Kage Baker. Second to last book of a series I've been reading since the disastrous trip to Solvang (and the only good thing to some out it).

#73

Dog Is My Co-Pilot: Great Writers on the World's Oldest Friendship by Bark Editors. I was afraid it would make me cry, but it wasn't too sad.

#72 Tattoo Girl

Tattoo Girl by Brooke Stevens. Yes, I know it's out of order but for some reason I thought I'd already blogged it... Anyway, I picked this one up because of the title and almost put it back down when I saw what it was about, but I liked it. I can't say I enjoyed it because a lot of it is too dark to be enjoyable. But it was well done and thought-provoking. In the end it confirmed my belief that religion causes a lot of harm and that women are stronger than most people think.