Lost in Books
How's everybody??
So I finally extricated myself from PL to read paperback books, which is nice once In a while!
From the Eagle fandom, I've gained a passing interest in Roman stuff. Which lead me to Rosemary Rowe's series of historical fiction. I've finished one in an afternoon, and might look up some some. The Germanicus Mosiac was a pretty good read, it's from the POV of a freedman who builds mosaics but keeps getting dragged away by his Roman patron to solve murders and crimes ( for free!) There's tonnes of stuff about Roman society and culture built into it, and the writing is snappy- good for impatient readers like me!
I'm also moving on in the Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch, formerly working on Waterstones Coventry Garden branch and way before that a scriptwriter on the Blake 7 series. Which explains why he writes cracking dialogue and is really really funny. What I really love is all the London locations and details, I can imagine walking down some of the streets he describes. His protagonist is a copper on the Force who discovers he can do magic, and gets apprenticed. It's been described as " what would happen if Harry Potter meets The Bill", except that Peter Grant isn't white and a whole lot snarkier. I just finished Moon Over Soho ( book 2)- they talk about JAZZ MUSIC, OMG!!! I heart this series!!
2 months now of not being at the office. Lets see how long before I go stir- crazy and get cabin fever.
Anyone got any other good books to rec? Someone passed me a Percy Jackson title- no harm reading, right? Good to know popular culture and all that.
So I finally extricated myself from PL to read paperback books, which is nice once In a while!
From the Eagle fandom, I've gained a passing interest in Roman stuff. Which lead me to Rosemary Rowe's series of historical fiction. I've finished one in an afternoon, and might look up some some. The Germanicus Mosiac was a pretty good read, it's from the POV of a freedman who builds mosaics but keeps getting dragged away by his Roman patron to solve murders and crimes ( for free!) There's tonnes of stuff about Roman society and culture built into it, and the writing is snappy- good for impatient readers like me!
I'm also moving on in the Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch, formerly working on Waterstones Coventry Garden branch and way before that a scriptwriter on the Blake 7 series. Which explains why he writes cracking dialogue and is really really funny. What I really love is all the London locations and details, I can imagine walking down some of the streets he describes. His protagonist is a copper on the Force who discovers he can do magic, and gets apprenticed. It's been described as " what would happen if Harry Potter meets The Bill", except that Peter Grant isn't white and a whole lot snarkier. I just finished Moon Over Soho ( book 2)- they talk about JAZZ MUSIC, OMG!!! I heart this series!!
2 months now of not being at the office. Lets see how long before I go stir- crazy and get cabin fever.
Anyone got any other good books to rec? Someone passed me a Percy Jackson title- no harm reading, right? Good to know popular culture and all that.