Books. And bedtime. But mostly books.
It's really early, but I'm quite sleepy and have a bit of a headache. (These despite the nap I took... huh.)
Mind you, I'm not actually planning to sleep immediately-- I've begun rereading the most recent ('til next week) Sebastian St. Cyr mystery (Where Serpents Sleep, by C.S. Harris. I've read it before (hence rereading...) but it's my favorite of the series (I love them all so much!) and since the new comes out soooooon I wanted to remind myself what happened in this one. (If I had the freetime I'd reread them ALL.)
(I pre-ordered the newest one on Amazon. It has a release date of 3 November. But then I talked to Pyrite who works in a bookstore and she said that they already have copies. And she is putting one in the mail for me on FRIDAY, which is the 29th of October, which means I'll probably get it Monday, the 2nd of November, and therefore probably faster than had I ordered from Amazon or gone to a big ol' chain bookstore. (And I'd not have had the time to do the latter anyway.) So, YAAAY. The newest one will soon be in my hot little hands!!)
I adore these books. I'm sad that they're not at all recognized as they should be. And I read C.S.Harris's blog, so I've heard that there's even been some marketing kerfluffle in which the newest book got all forgotten by the publisher. Suck!
If you like regencies, if you like mysteries, if you like some-what broken anti-heroes, GO BUY THESE BOOKS. (The first one is What Angels Fear.) I'm not actually much of a mystery reader, personally, but I love these. A regular mystery reader would have to tell you how they stand up to other mysteries. But as a reader, and one who reads lots about the regency and who just loves great characterization, I say they're fantastic.
(Also, I love love love love love the uneasy partnership between two of the characters in Where Serpents Sleep which will, evidently, be continued in the newest book, What Remains of Heaven. The character in question has been around since book one, but circumstances in the third book, Why Mermaids Sing, cleared the way for this partnership, which gets created through necessity in Where Serpents Sleep. I don't know what will happen in the next one, but have seen a reviewer blurb which suggests that I will be pleased. )
If the above sounds like something you (or someone you love) would like, go buy:
What Angels Fear
When Gods Die
Why Mermaids Sing
Where Serpents Sleep
What Remains of Heaven
(C.S. Harris writes under other names as well. She wrote (pretty sure quite past tense) romances as Candice Proctor, for example. I've read two of them and they were okay... but they don't grab me the way the Sebastian St. Cyr books do. She also writes political thrillers (I think? But with a supernatural edge, maybe?) as C. S. Graham. I haven't tried these yet. I think they might be written with her husband? They're certainly written by a team, I just am not certain if/how they're related.)
Support her (them) so that there can be more Sebastian books. Do it for me, please?
OH!! SPEAKING OF BOOKS AND BUYING THINGS...
Someone bought me a year's subscription to Entertainment Weekly. As my subscription had run out about two months ago, I am deeply appreciative. The first one showed up on Monday. Amazon told me someone bought it, but doesn't tell me who. So, thank you anonymous benefactor-- you totally rock.
(I read EW for many reasons: 1. I enjoy it, obviously. 2. it keeps me up to date with my students (or at least somewhat!!) 3. it provides both articles and advertisements for use in the composition classroom and 4. it makes the time on the treadmill/elliptical go by faster. It is a very useful thing to have in my life.)
All right. Bedtime now. Seriously. I have shamelessly shilled for books and thanked an anonymous for magazines.
(I have also translated some German and made flashcards for an early morning quiz tomorrow).
My work here is done.
G'night.
Mind you, I'm not actually planning to sleep immediately-- I've begun rereading the most recent ('til next week) Sebastian St. Cyr mystery (Where Serpents Sleep, by C.S. Harris. I've read it before (hence rereading...) but it's my favorite of the series (I love them all so much!) and since the new comes out soooooon I wanted to remind myself what happened in this one. (If I had the freetime I'd reread them ALL.)
(I pre-ordered the newest one on Amazon. It has a release date of 3 November. But then I talked to Pyrite who works in a bookstore and she said that they already have copies. And she is putting one in the mail for me on FRIDAY, which is the 29th of October, which means I'll probably get it Monday, the 2nd of November, and therefore probably faster than had I ordered from Amazon or gone to a big ol' chain bookstore. (And I'd not have had the time to do the latter anyway.) So, YAAAY. The newest one will soon be in my hot little hands!!)
I adore these books. I'm sad that they're not at all recognized as they should be. And I read C.S.Harris's blog, so I've heard that there's even been some marketing kerfluffle in which the newest book got all forgotten by the publisher. Suck!
If you like regencies, if you like mysteries, if you like some-what broken anti-heroes, GO BUY THESE BOOKS. (The first one is What Angels Fear.) I'm not actually much of a mystery reader, personally, but I love these. A regular mystery reader would have to tell you how they stand up to other mysteries. But as a reader, and one who reads lots about the regency and who just loves great characterization, I say they're fantastic.
(Also, I love love love love love the uneasy partnership between two of the characters in Where Serpents Sleep which will, evidently, be continued in the newest book, What Remains of Heaven. The character in question has been around since book one, but circumstances in the third book, Why Mermaids Sing, cleared the way for this partnership, which gets created through necessity in Where Serpents Sleep. I don't know what will happen in the next one, but have seen a reviewer blurb which suggests that I will be pleased. )
If the above sounds like something you (or someone you love) would like, go buy:
What Angels Fear
When Gods Die
Why Mermaids Sing
Where Serpents Sleep
What Remains of Heaven
(C.S. Harris writes under other names as well. She wrote (pretty sure quite past tense) romances as Candice Proctor, for example. I've read two of them and they were okay... but they don't grab me the way the Sebastian St. Cyr books do. She also writes political thrillers (I think? But with a supernatural edge, maybe?) as C. S. Graham. I haven't tried these yet. I think they might be written with her husband? They're certainly written by a team, I just am not certain if/how they're related.)
Support her (them) so that there can be more Sebastian books. Do it for me, please?
OH!! SPEAKING OF BOOKS AND BUYING THINGS...
Someone bought me a year's subscription to Entertainment Weekly. As my subscription had run out about two months ago, I am deeply appreciative. The first one showed up on Monday. Amazon told me someone bought it, but doesn't tell me who. So, thank you anonymous benefactor-- you totally rock.
(I read EW for many reasons: 1. I enjoy it, obviously. 2. it keeps me up to date with my students (or at least somewhat!!) 3. it provides both articles and advertisements for use in the composition classroom and 4. it makes the time on the treadmill/elliptical go by faster. It is a very useful thing to have in my life.)
All right. Bedtime now. Seriously. I have shamelessly shilled for books and thanked an anonymous for magazines.
(I have also translated some German and made flashcards for an early morning quiz tomorrow).
My work here is done.
G'night.