Books I've Read This Week (June 16)

I waited to write this week's BIRTW until I finished Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris tonight. It would've been embarrassing to report that the only books I read the entire week were Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone mysteries. Last week I read "A" and "B" and, that's right, this week I read "C" all the way through "J". (Don't bother using your fingers to count. That's eight books.)

I could've read more but "K" was not on the shelf when I made my auxiliary library trip on Tuesday. So "L" through "R" are sitting on my shelf here at home hoping to get read sometime real soon. As are plenty of other books that really deserve my attention. I'm sure I'll get to them eventually but there's something about reading a series in order one right after the other. Of course, you do uncover some inconsistencies that way, but nothing major. I think I'm getting to the place when I left off reading them before because I don't remember Kinsey meeting her mother's relatives.

I've been trying to pick a favorite Kinsey book so far but they're all running together for me right now. One thing I like in general is the variety of locales in the series. Sometimes the investigation is centered mainly around Santa Teresa and other times Kinsey gets to travel further afield. I won't go on and on about these books as I'm sure I'll be talking about them again next week.

On to the only other book I read (today), Definitely Dead. The latest adventure of Sookie Stackhouse, telepath and barmaid, takes us to Shreveport for a fancy date with a new beau and to New Orleans for not-so-fun run-ins with the vampire Queen. My favorite, Erik the Northman, has only a small role in this book, sad to say. Bill shows up too (and not in a very favorable light either). Near the end, Sookie makes a new friend who promises to be a fun addition to the usual cast of characters in following books. This series and Charlaine Harris' Shakespeare series are inevitably good reads.

I told you last week I was reading A Crack in the Edge of the World by Simon Winchester. Well, let's just say that one's been put on my own hold shelf of sorts. I'll get back to it soon, I promise.

Unread books on my shelf at home:
The Rebels of Ireland, Edward Rutherfurd
The 5th Horseman, James Patterson
Sleep, Pale Sister, Joanne Harris
Cross Bones, Kathy Reichs
Behind the Curtain, Peter Abrahams
The Fan, Peter Abrahams
"L" is for Lawless through "R" is for Ricochet, Sue Grafton
The Memory of Whiteness, Kim Stanley Robinson
Nail Biter, Sarah Graves
Moving is Murder, Sara Rosett

Books on hold at the library:
Virgin Earth, Philippa Gregory (still in transit. sure. fine. whatever.)
Micah, Laurell K. Hamilton (9 of 23 holds)
Darcy & Elizabeth: Days & Nights at Pemberly, Linda Berdoll (2 of 6 holds)
Danse Macabre, Laurell K. Hamilton (5 of 14 holds)
"K" is for Killer, Sue Grafton (in transit)
"S" is for Silence, Sue Grafton (check shelf)
Site Unseen, Dana Cameron (ready for pickup)
One Grave Too Many, Beverly Connor (ready for pickup)
His Majesty's Dragon, Naomi Novik (ready for pickup)

I almost added Janet Evanovich's Twelve Sharp to my hold list today. But when I saw it had over 113 holds on it already I decided to not clog up my list anymore than it already is. Even with thirty books in the system, it could take three months to get a copy. I guess I have a couple books on my hold list right now that have been there that long. I'm just not sure I need to add another. Maybe I'll change my mind. You'll have to see next time on Books I've Read This Week.