I Miss Reading
A little background for you: I used to read 5 to 7 books (including one audiobook) each week. The genre didn’t matter. If it was printed (or recorded!), I read it. Since becoming published, I spend my free time writing and rarely pick up a book. I’m one of those all or nothing types of people. Enh. Anyway, this past Thursday I got food poisoning. (Second time in my life with food poisoning. What are the freakin’ odds?) Saturday, when I was feeling well enough to keep my eyes open for more than ten minutes at a time, I picked up a thick book and began to read. And was hooked.
Why the hell had I stopped reading full-length books?
Looking around me, I realize that I have four novels in my house that I’ve never read. This from a person who used to read cookbooks (yeah, you read correctly) in her spare time because there was nothing else new available at hand. It used to be that having an unread book in my house was absolutely unheard of. Well, no more, I say! It shouldn’t take a sick episode (dear God, if I get food poisoning a third time I just don’t know what I’ll do with myself – and no, I had no influence in either case, mind you) to get me to start reading again.
So reader, catch me up. What great novel have I missed out on in the past six months? What book(s) do you recommend?
Poor little, Dee! All sickie-poo. That’s awful. I hope you are feeling a bit better…?
As for book recommendations, I did enjoy all three of Elizabeth Hoyt’s books. Just finished The Leopard Prince last night…found out it was book 2, not book 3. Whoops! The Raven Prince was my fave. Stephanie Laurens was recommended to me not too long ago…another historical romance writer.
Her prose is a bit heavier, but still good. I dove right into that book last night.
If you’re looking for something contemporary-ish, why don’t you try anything by Michelle Rowen or her alter ego, Michelle Maddox? I won her newest book in ARC form, COUNTDOWN. It’s a new book in the Shomi line (urban fantasy-type books with romance, and a sassy female protagonist). I’ve read the first chapter, and it seems like it’s going to be fun and fast-paced.
Kris
Gena Sholwater’s new Night series. I think the first one is Night’s Desire. It’s a play on the Padora’s Box mythology. Very hot and interesting!
Hope you get back to 100%. And I totally understand about the reading thing.
Leila Brown
Thanks for the well wishes ladies and the book recommendations. I’ll see if I can convince hubby to go with me to Jacksonville (you would think I was asking to fly to Africa, but that’s another story) tonight and pick up one or two.
I’m sorry you’re sick, but I totally understand. I’m the same as you, I used to read like a fiend, and now I practically have to force myself to read. sheesh! Hope you’re all back to normal soon!
The name of the book isn’t Night Desire it’s Darkest Night.
My bad. 😉
Leila