What are you currently reading?

[brlesh]

A little more than half way through The Inamorta or, Death’s Beloved by Joshua Rex.

This short gothic novel is the first thing I’ve read by Rex.

So far, so good.

B

[sholloman81]

Just finished Paul Tremblay's "The Little Sleep". While it wasn't groundbreaking by any means, I had a lot of fun with this book. I really enjoyed the main character, PI Mark Genevich, quite a bit and was glad that Tremblay didn't make the character too quirky or cliched. I also adored the main characters' dialogue as it felt almost exactly like my father used to speak, a lot of the same slang and sayings. If I had one (minor) complaint with this book it would be that the case itself felt pretty straightforward. If you've read a fair amount of noir/PI fiction before, than you can probably guess the mystery/final reveal quite easily. I do have the 2nd book (No Sleep Til Wonderland) on order from SST and can't wait to read it when it is published later this year.

[sholloman81]

I couldn’t make it to the half way point on this one, but based on your assessment & other reviews that say you need to finish the book, I may have to give it another shot.

B

Totally understand. If I hadn't purchased my copy from Lividian and had instead just purchased a trade or paperback copy, then I probably wouldn't have continued on past the half way mark as I was really turned off by the book at that point; however, like previously mentioned, the 2nd half does get much better as the picture starts to come into focus and you realize exactly what the author is doing. If you can make it over that hump, I think you'll find the payoff well worth it.

[Ben Staad]

I will plug away a little bit more and see what develops. The main issue is the descriptive way he writes each scene/sequence. It's like reading a manual.

If you’re not engrossed in the story by page 80, odds are you won’t be (engrossed) moving forward.

B

[brlesh]

Finished Guests by KPB. A very solid 4-story collection.

In between (as I was only reading Guests on the weekends) I was reading New Mythos Legends ed. by Bruce Gehweiler.

Quite the contrast with Guests, and not in a good way.

B