Jim and I finished what we’d been watching, and switched to reading in the evening, so I had more time this past week.
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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