Familiar Diversions
I'm a librarian who loves anime, manga, and reading a wide variety of genres.
Currently reading
Reading progress update: I've read 325 out of 325 pages.
My current internet speed is giving me flashbacks to the days of dial-up and won't be fixed until Thursday at the earliest, so I doubt I'll be posting much between now and then. (Edit: And several hours later, my internet speed is fine. Ugh. I'm still going to have a repair person look at it, because it's been going down once every day or two in addition to the periodic slowness.)
I finally finished my first Booklikesopoly read, for Square 11. At 325 pages, this gets me $3, for a total of $23. I don't get to roll yet, because multiple rolls mean that I still have another square in play, Square 27. I plan to read Emma Newman's Planetfall for that one, although I might not update my Currently Reading list until Monday, when I'll have access to Internet that isn't slow enough to make a cup of coffee while I'm waiting for the full page to load.
If you've read my updates for By Book or By Crook, my feelings about it are probably pretty plain. If you haven't, I'll spell it out: I hated it. The characters' stupidity when it came to library security was mind-boggling, especially considering that the entire story was centered around the library's temporary collection of Jane Austen first editions. Although I figured out who the murderer was before their identity was revealed, I do think the mystery was mostly decent. Too bad it was overshadowed by the security issues.
I wasn't a fan of the heroine, and the ongoing joke about Charlene's "terrible" taste in music (rap) irked me. The love triangle didn't bother me as much as it could have...primarily because neither of the guys really interested me. I'm assuming Connor (the guy Lucy had a crush on as a teen, and who is now the mayor) is being set up as the guy who appears to have the best chance with Lucy, while Butch (a local cop) is the guy Lucy's actually going to end up with, assuming she ever ends up with anyone.
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