I’m currently reading Fantasy In Death, the latest in J.D. Robb’s always enjoyable In Death series. It’s not going to be one of my favorites, but as long as I’m getting my Roarke fix it doesn’t really matter. One grr thing, if I might: Robb’s/Robert’s publisher recently released Big Jack, which was previously published as a story in Remember When, a book that took one story from what would have been a traditional Nora Roberts contemporary and carried it over to Eve Dallas’ world. They slapped a new title on it, gave it a strange and not really appealing cover, and a $7.99 price tag. This drives me nuts. Oh, it says on the book that it was previously published, but unless you wear a magnifying glass around your neck you’ll likely miss it. With the number of books Nora Roberts manages to produce a year, is this really necessary? <end of grr moment>
In a welcome turn of events, I was able to get to two bookstores yesterday, 
walking away with three books that I’m very excited about: The Last Stormlord by Glenda Larke, Merlin’s Harp by Anne Crompton, and In for a Penny by Rose Lerner. The last one – by Lerner – I had to pick up after reading a glowing review over at The Book Smugglers (they also have a guest post from the author up here .) And can I just tell you, I thought the cover for Merlin’s Harp was pretty, but it is really pretty in person. On top of that, when I got home yesterday it was to find an ARC of Holly Black’s White Cat in the mail. Another fantastic cover, another woot!
Over the next month, maybe more, I’ll be doing a ton of obligation reading (i.e. books I have to read for work.) While these books are often quite enjoyable, I find that having to read them slows me down some. Rather than go out of my mind, I’m going to try to alternate them. Obligation, pleasure, obligation, pleasure, and so on. We’ll see how that pans out.
Coming up this week:
- Skyler White, author of and Falling, Fly will be a guest poster here tomorrow. I hope you’ll check back for that.
- I’ll be starting to post reviews for a couple of the Cybils books I read and loved, beginning with Laini Taylor’s Lips Touch.
- I’ve moved ‘I ♥ this Art’ to Saturdays and so it will continue. (Previous posts can be found here and here.)
How ’bout you? Get any good books this week?
I wonder why they felt the need to release Big Jack. Remember When was the last In Death book I read, but it definitely wasn’t my favourite.
You’ve had a productive book buying week, can’t say the same for me. Nothing new and forgot to borrow my Nan’s copy of Rebecca, doh! I have started reading Wicked by Gregory Maguire however and I’m loving it so far.
Marg – It wasn’t on of my favorites, either. But it bothers me when publishers reprint stuff like this; it just doesn’t seem necessary. I was contemplating buying it when I noticed the teeny-tiny letters saying that it had already been in Remember When. I wonder how many people do that, just because they’ve forgotten they’ve already read it, or the new title throws them off.
Jessica – Hate when I do that! (Forget a book I want to read whether at work or home, or wherever.) Glad to hear you’re enjoying Wicked – that’s one I somehow never got around to.