books and work and tennis
+ The new job seems to be going well. At least, I've gotten pretty positive feedback from my boss and the person I've been working with (some of her tasks will transition to me eventually). It's different, and I'm learning new things. It's very quiet and calm in comparison to my old job, where I was constantly putting out fires and responding to urgent phone calls and emails.
+ Indian Wells starts next week. Am so looking forward to it.
~ As might be expected, my reading was down last month. I'm thinking it'll be relatively low for this month, too, because the next few weeks are pretty busy. Here's the summary, originally posted over at WP.
1. Enduring Light by Carla Kelly. Inspirational fiction, American western. B. I thought I'd written a review of this book but I can't find it on my computer anywhere or in any of my notebooks, so perhaps my imagination is being overactive. My notes at LibraryThing read: Beautifully written. A little bored by the Mary Sue heroine. Kelly has a lighter hand than most when it comes to the inspirational parts but I was still a little alienated by the religion and God's will, etc. Suspense/villain part was a little ridiculous, especially at the end. Author bio was condescending and a little off-putting to me as a romance reader and part of the community upon whom the author her readership/platform before the transition to an LDS publisher.
2. Latakia by LJ Smith. M/m adventure and bromance. C. Brief write-up here.
3. A Lady Awakened by Cecilia Grant. European historical. Meh.
4. Andalus by Jason Webster. General fiction.
5. Primal Man by Marguerite Turnley. Australian-set contemporary. DNF.
The last three were all mentioned here.
6. Celebrity in Death by JD Robb. Romantic suspense mixed with police procedural. B+.
7. I Just Play One on TV by A.L. Turner. M/m contemporary. DNF.
8. First Impressions by Josephine Myles. Contemporary m/m novella. B/B-. Sweet and very short story with quirky/different characters.
+ Indian Wells starts next week. Am so looking forward to it.
~ As might be expected, my reading was down last month. I'm thinking it'll be relatively low for this month, too, because the next few weeks are pretty busy. Here's the summary, originally posted over at WP.
1. Enduring Light by Carla Kelly. Inspirational fiction, American western. B. I thought I'd written a review of this book but I can't find it on my computer anywhere or in any of my notebooks, so perhaps my imagination is being overactive. My notes at LibraryThing read: Beautifully written. A little bored by the Mary Sue heroine. Kelly has a lighter hand than most when it comes to the inspirational parts but I was still a little alienated by the religion and God's will, etc. Suspense/villain part was a little ridiculous, especially at the end. Author bio was condescending and a little off-putting to me as a romance reader and part of the community upon whom the author her readership/platform before the transition to an LDS publisher.
2. Latakia by LJ Smith. M/m adventure and bromance. C. Brief write-up here.
3. A Lady Awakened by Cecilia Grant. European historical. Meh.
4. Andalus by Jason Webster. General fiction.
5. Primal Man by Marguerite Turnley. Australian-set contemporary. DNF.
The last three were all mentioned here.
6. Celebrity in Death by JD Robb. Romantic suspense mixed with police procedural. B+.
7. I Just Play One on TV by A.L. Turner. M/m contemporary. DNF.
8. First Impressions by Josephine Myles. Contemporary m/m novella. B/B-. Sweet and very short story with quirky/different characters.