Reading Break

Reading frequently comes up as a goal for us around here. Devouring 100 books in a year was, once upon a time, not much of a challenge. In recent years, even 50 books has become a lot to squeeze into available time.

Over the weekend, I did something I hadn’t done for a while and went book shopping. Usually a terrible idea for my wallet and shelf space (what shelf-space?) but new books always feel so good.

The worst part about new books is how long they don’t last. Sunday, I blew through Anne Bishop’s Marked in Flesh. (Anne Bishop, by the way, could possibly be my favorite author. I don’t usually have those, but she is certainly a contender.) Right now, I am over halfway through Naomi Novik’s Uprooted – which I know, I’m terrible, I’ve just now picked up.

That will only leave one: Kristen Britain’s Firebrand. It’s the latest in her Green Rider series, which I discovered in fifth or sixth grade. It’s the only series I buy in hardcover. This hasn’t been hugely taxing on shelf-space as the books have something like a six-year average between their release dates.

Of course, that means I have to start all over from the beginning before I tackle this one.

Oh, the hardship.

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