3/4's of the way through Affair by Amanda Quick.  Yes, it is exactly what it sounds like.  A romance novel.  Set in Regency England, to be precise.  Sometimes I read things because they are "good for me."  Sometimes I read things purely for entertainment.  I am not a literary snob, fluff has its purpose!A lot... Continue Reading →

I finished Chains last night.  Much to my dismay, the story did not come to any sort of resolution.  The last page of the book was a notice that the story would be continued in another novel.  Pet peeve alert:  please indicate somewhere on the cover that this is part one of a series.  So... Continue Reading →

In Chains, our heroine (Isabel) is watching her owner get ready for a formal dinner party.  Mrs. Lockton uses glue to attach strips of mouse fur to her brows to get the full, bushy look.  Seriously?!Now, I know Anderson often sets her novels in historical periods.  And I have the utmost confidence in her research,... Continue Reading →

I finally finished Cry to Heaven.   Still not sure if I liked it or not.  I'm about halfway through Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson.   This is a YA novel set in 1776 in New York.  A young slave is trying to thwart a planned assassination of Washington.  What's interesting is that her motivation is totally... Continue Reading →

So in the last 24 hours, the only things I have read are instructions.  On the fun side, Harry Potter Scene It!  It's been so long since we've played this particular game that I couldn't remember how.  So long that the kid who was too young to even read the questions for the game now... Continue Reading →

Right now I am reading Cry to Heaven by Anne Rice.  Most people think of Anne Rice as a vampire novelist.  I did, before I started on my quest to read all of her novels. Cry to Heaven  has nothing to do with vampires.  This novel is about castrati in Italy (obviously not set in the current time period).  Very... Continue Reading →

Susan reads.  A lot.  Yes, I know I'm referring to myself in the third-person, but my thirst for words is almost embarrassing.  I'll read anything.  Children's books, non-fiction, sci-fi, romance, thrillers, cereal boxes.  Whatever I read, I read it fast.  It's not unusual for me to plow through a full-length novel in a single day. ... Continue Reading →