Jim and I finished what we’d been watching, and switched to reading in the evening, so I had more time this past week.
Can We Wash the Black Off?
For those of you just discovering this feature, the Friday Fragments lists what I’ve read over the past week. Most of the time I don’t include details of either short fiction (unless part of a book-length collection) or magazine articles.
The Fragments are not meant to be a recommendation list. If you’re interested in a not-at-all-inclusive recommendation list, you can look on my website under Neat Stuff.
Once again, this is not a book review column. It’s just a list with, maybe, a bit of description or a few opinions tossed in.
Recently Completed:
Goldenhand by Garth Nix. The first novel to carry the excellent “Old Kingdom” series forward since Abhorsen. Pluses – ties the prequel Clariel more into the series. Minuses – suffers a bit from how good the resolution was to Abhorsen. Still, I enjoyed.
A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck. Sequel to A Long Way From Chicago. Very strong. I’ll need to try some of Peck’s other works.
In Progress:
The Golden Specific by S.E. Grove. Audiobook. Sequel to The Glass Sentence. Split plot lines. One has the more “go-getter” character, the other the more interesting material. Makes for an odd read.
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo. This has been getting a lot of buzz, so I decided to try it.
Also:
Finished off what’s available of The Wicked and the Divine. Am happily speculating on where the final plot twist may lead. I have two theories…
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