Iceblossom

I am still in one of my gluts of books. Is a nice thing!

My current book (Asylum Hotel by Juliet Blackwell) is enjoyable but made even more so by the narration of Xe Sands. She is one of my favorite narrators. Sometimes in my searching for books I pick out something by the narrators

I saw that one of my favorite "urban fantasy" series, Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs, has been re-released by Graphic Audio as full-cast recordings. Urban fantasy still involves dragons and magic but takes place in the modern world. In this case, the Tri-cities area of Eastern Washington. Jim Butcher and the Dresden Files is another urban fantasy series. I am still working through my other urban fantasy series, the Fred the Vampire Accountant books in-between new releases.

I don't know what the specific genre name is, but maybe we can call them adult fairy tales? So, if you liked Princess Bride the Apprentice to the Villain series by Hannah Nicole Maehrer is a lot of fun. I've just recently discovered the Waldo Rabbit series by Nelsen Chereta, book one was The (sort of) Dark Mage. Waldo himself is not a rabbit.

I am keeping up with my various authors. Sigh, I can read so much faster than they can write! One of my new finds is The Charity Shop Detective Agency by Peter Boland. Cozy mystery with characters I find relatable and lots of little chuckles. One of the characters is a dog named Simon Le Bon who is always referred to as the full name... if that sounds familiar, the real Simon was the lead vocals of Duran Duran. Anyway, in a real life not-quite-coincidence I just met one of the dog walkers in my neighborhood, whose dog is named Stevie Nicks. Again, always referred as Stevie Nicks. I am easily amused.