I read Alan Bradley's first mystery novel in this series during a business trip, and it was fantastic. I particularly enjoyed the young protagonist's love of chemistry - this is a book I should be reading to Mark.
I didn't find the second quite as charming - sometimes the inclusion of the chemistry slant seemed a bit forced. But Flavia's internal dialogue is still as funny as ever, particularly the rules she makes up for herself in how best to cope with her misadventures.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Re-read - Jacqueline Carey's Terre d'Ange series
In a burst of incipient summer fantasy escapism, and in preparation for the release of Jacqueline Carey's new book 'Naamah's Curse', I re-read all of her novels set in the imaginary land of Terre d'Ange. That's 7 books - the original trilogy featuring Phedre, the spin-off trilogy featuring Imriel, and the new trilogy featuring Moirin. Now I'm just awaiting the release date on the new book - it had better come out soon before I lose my momentum!
Want to Read: Lawrence Scanlan - A year of living generously: dispatches from the front lines of philanthropy
Scanlan spends a year volunteering with 12 different agencies, one month each. Seems like the perfect book to read before I'll have a year myself to volunteer.