The Historian

I really liked this book! Excellent story. The start was a little slow for me, but maybe I just wasn't able to give it my undevoted attention initially (immidiately following HP is hard for any book).

Nothing like traveling vicariously when you can't physically go somewhere. Ok, so I want to be a female Indiana Jones type historian able to speak and read multiple languages and go trapsing around Europe on trains to beautiful libraries and museums solving age old mysteries (except scary or dangerous ones...don't the the "heart" it - HA!) Accounting just seems so dull today.

Loved the characters...sharing their suprise to find another solving the same puzzle as themselves, not being able to contain themselves from sharing information and the joy of discovery and how they are allowed to "solve" their mysteries all along the way through the story instead of building up to a finale, and then there is a big finale!

Bad Monkeys by Matt Huff

Jane Charlotte has been arrested for murder. She tells police that she is a member of a secret organization devoted to fighting evil; her division is called the Department for the Final Disposition of Irredeemable Persons — "Bad Monkeys" for short. This confession earns Jane a trip to the jail's psychiatric wing...

This book is a hoot!!! Totally warped and comically bizarre...I was highly amused. I especially loved the "eyes only" on the Keebler cookies and Quaker oatmeal packages. Almost defies description...you will just have to read it!!

A Poison Season...& some housekeeping.

I'm really enjoying all the Victorian era books lately...I can't decide which of the two series (those by Alexander or those by Robins) that I like best. I won't go into major details since mom has pre-posted them...just thought I'd say I'm liking them tho-- I think I'm really drawn to them because they are more mystery stories than really lovey-dovey romanc-y stories although there is a tad of that thrown in for amusement.

Kristi Stubbs will be joining us soon so a big 'Howdy & Welcome' to Kristi...which led me to the idea of maybe putting each others addresses somewhere? To mail and pass along the books? Or does that weird ya'll out to have your addy up? I dunno who has privacy issues... :)