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[Not getting enough sleep and binging on nuts, which is making me cranky and irritable.
Note to self - hot bath tonight and go to bed early. I'm a bit of a binger - it may well be genetic, since my mother is as well. Right now, I'm binging on mixed nuts and romance novels. Neither are all that satisfying, or I wouldn't be binging on them would I? But both have something I clearly crave.]
* The Good Wife - continues to be excellent this season. Off to a rollicking good start. Don't have a lot to say about though. Except - it's become more of a political/legal satire than a legal procedural, which is of the good.
1. What I just finished reading?
The Duke's Tattoo - can't remember who it is by. Could look it up. Don't feel like it. Anyhow, considering it was only $2.99 on the Kindle, it was actually pretty good - much better in fact than some $9-12 books I've bought. It's the first book in the Four Horsemen of Apocalypse series - and no, it's not what you think. They were calvary soliders who fought in the Napoleonic Wars, and got the nickname Four Horsemen of Apocalypse for their bravery and ability to leave destruction in their wake. Unlike the Legend of the Four Horsemen series by Elizabeth Hoyt, there's less emphasis on the war and wounds of war - and more on the heroine's issues and journey.
This writer is more interested in her heroine's skills than her hero's past. The odd thing about a lot of romance novelists is that they appear to be more interested in their male characters than female ones. Which is a bit of an annoyance actually. This book, at any rate felt more balanced.
The story? Prudence Haverisham, an apothecary living in 19th Century Bath (1800s, Regency Novel), has been plotting vengeance on the 9th Duke of Ainsworth for a little over a decade. When she was 16, the Duke, in his cups, mistook her for a maid and groped her. Her nasty sister-in-law and brother used this as an excuse to boot her out of the house and into a cottage in Bath. Forced to fend for herself, Prudence became an apothecary. Brother's can be such asses, can't they? Particularly in romance novels. Anyhow, finally after years of fiendish fantasizing, she seizes her moment - and her two servants kidnap the Duke and tattoo..his ahem, nether regions.
Only one small problem - it's the wrong Duke - the 9th Duke died some time ago, this is his brother, the 10th Duke of Ainsworth. The Duke, understandably furious with this turn of events, seeks out the person who tattooed him. In part to figure out what in the heck he did to deserve such a fiendish prank. The two meet, they fall headlong in love, and misunderstandings occur - rather hilarious one's actually, since the Duke is not all that good at communicating his intentions, and Prudence like most historical romance heroines..is a bit of a ninny when it comes to romantic entanglements. (Really, who isn't?) The writer's style suggests Georgette Heyer - with a slight taste of PD Wodehouse. And well, she, meaning the writer, tackles dialect - which I sort of wish she hadn't. But what can you do?
Overall, an entertaining bit of fluff. Made me smile and laugh...at any rate.
2. What I'm reading now?
Not sure yet. The new books I purchased hadn't down-loaded yet, so I read The Dragon Riders of Pern - Dragonflight on the Kindle for fifteen minutes remaining on my commute. I may stick with it. Been a long time since I read those novels - approximately 30 years. So, I've forgotten a good portion of the story. My Aunt adored them and told me the stories prior to me reading them as child. This is the Aunt, who was a 6th grade librarian in Vegas, before she decided to get married and make native american jewelry for a living. (Vegas had a school that only had sixth graders, believe it or not. Honestly, can you imagine a school with just sixth graders?) (Beloved Aunt died in 2000 in her 50s of a blood clot.) Anyhow - whenever I think of the books, I remember my Aunt, fondly. So the books are associated with warm memories of her. She introduced me to science fiction and fantasy novels. Prior to my Aunt, I didn't know they existed.
But I may switch over to either The Baron's Betrothal - the next book in the Four Horsemen of Apocalypse series (the Duke's Tattoo was the first). Or the final book in Kim Harrison's Rachel Morgan series - "Witch with No Name", which received mixed reviews.
3. What I'll be reading next?
No bloody clue. Maybe Margaret Atwood's Blind Assassin again. She has a way with words, even if her stories are sleep inducing, which may not be a bad thing considering I'm having trouble sleeping. Maybe read before bed? I'd read it in the bath-tub, but frankly I don't understand the appeal of reading in the bath. Have tried it - and it just doesn't work for me. For one thing - after a while you feel like a prune. The water gets cold, unless you keep running it - although I can never bear to stay in it that long. It's not exactly comfortable, you are naked, in hot water, and it's hard to hold the book without getting it wet. So the book gets wet. If it's a kindle - it gets damaged. So, why do people love reading in the bath tub?
I just don't get it.
Note to self - hot bath tonight and go to bed early. I'm a bit of a binger - it may well be genetic, since my mother is as well. Right now, I'm binging on mixed nuts and romance novels. Neither are all that satisfying, or I wouldn't be binging on them would I? But both have something I clearly crave.]
* The Good Wife - continues to be excellent this season. Off to a rollicking good start. Don't have a lot to say about though. Except - it's become more of a political/legal satire than a legal procedural, which is of the good.
1. What I just finished reading?
The Duke's Tattoo - can't remember who it is by. Could look it up. Don't feel like it. Anyhow, considering it was only $2.99 on the Kindle, it was actually pretty good - much better in fact than some $9-12 books I've bought. It's the first book in the Four Horsemen of Apocalypse series - and no, it's not what you think. They were calvary soliders who fought in the Napoleonic Wars, and got the nickname Four Horsemen of Apocalypse for their bravery and ability to leave destruction in their wake. Unlike the Legend of the Four Horsemen series by Elizabeth Hoyt, there's less emphasis on the war and wounds of war - and more on the heroine's issues and journey.
This writer is more interested in her heroine's skills than her hero's past. The odd thing about a lot of romance novelists is that they appear to be more interested in their male characters than female ones. Which is a bit of an annoyance actually. This book, at any rate felt more balanced.
The story? Prudence Haverisham, an apothecary living in 19th Century Bath (1800s, Regency Novel), has been plotting vengeance on the 9th Duke of Ainsworth for a little over a decade. When she was 16, the Duke, in his cups, mistook her for a maid and groped her. Her nasty sister-in-law and brother used this as an excuse to boot her out of the house and into a cottage in Bath. Forced to fend for herself, Prudence became an apothecary. Brother's can be such asses, can't they? Particularly in romance novels. Anyhow, finally after years of fiendish fantasizing, she seizes her moment - and her two servants kidnap the Duke and tattoo..his ahem, nether regions.
Only one small problem - it's the wrong Duke - the 9th Duke died some time ago, this is his brother, the 10th Duke of Ainsworth. The Duke, understandably furious with this turn of events, seeks out the person who tattooed him. In part to figure out what in the heck he did to deserve such a fiendish prank. The two meet, they fall headlong in love, and misunderstandings occur - rather hilarious one's actually, since the Duke is not all that good at communicating his intentions, and Prudence like most historical romance heroines..is a bit of a ninny when it comes to romantic entanglements. (Really, who isn't?) The writer's style suggests Georgette Heyer - with a slight taste of PD Wodehouse. And well, she, meaning the writer, tackles dialect - which I sort of wish she hadn't. But what can you do?
Overall, an entertaining bit of fluff. Made me smile and laugh...at any rate.
2. What I'm reading now?
Not sure yet. The new books I purchased hadn't down-loaded yet, so I read The Dragon Riders of Pern - Dragonflight on the Kindle for fifteen minutes remaining on my commute. I may stick with it. Been a long time since I read those novels - approximately 30 years. So, I've forgotten a good portion of the story. My Aunt adored them and told me the stories prior to me reading them as child. This is the Aunt, who was a 6th grade librarian in Vegas, before she decided to get married and make native american jewelry for a living. (Vegas had a school that only had sixth graders, believe it or not. Honestly, can you imagine a school with just sixth graders?) (Beloved Aunt died in 2000 in her 50s of a blood clot.) Anyhow - whenever I think of the books, I remember my Aunt, fondly. So the books are associated with warm memories of her. She introduced me to science fiction and fantasy novels. Prior to my Aunt, I didn't know they existed.
But I may switch over to either The Baron's Betrothal - the next book in the Four Horsemen of Apocalypse series (the Duke's Tattoo was the first). Or the final book in Kim Harrison's Rachel Morgan series - "Witch with No Name", which received mixed reviews.
3. What I'll be reading next?
No bloody clue. Maybe Margaret Atwood's Blind Assassin again. She has a way with words, even if her stories are sleep inducing, which may not be a bad thing considering I'm having trouble sleeping. Maybe read before bed? I'd read it in the bath-tub, but frankly I don't understand the appeal of reading in the bath. Have tried it - and it just doesn't work for me. For one thing - after a while you feel like a prune. The water gets cold, unless you keep running it - although I can never bear to stay in it that long. It's not exactly comfortable, you are naked, in hot water, and it's hard to hold the book without getting it wet. So the book gets wet. If it's a kindle - it gets damaged. So, why do people love reading in the bath tub?
I just don't get it.