Sunday catch up stuff mostly about books

[rattfan]

I haven't posted a book blog entry for awhile, mostly because I've been on rereads on my Kindle, to decide whether or not I really want book seven in James Cook's zombie apocalypse series beginning with No Easy Hope. That first one was pretty good, focusing on a guy who has a survivalist nut friend, but when the books moved more into super military mode, they became less interesting to me, so I'll leave the new book until I'm desperate for something readable. The best point about the series was that it doesn't knock humanity down to the stone age, exactly; but they need to revamp their model of civilisation and adjust to the fact that people aren't apex predators anymore.

Another thing I do is read a lot of samples, i.e. first couple of chapters of the Kindle books, to decide if I want any of them, and so far they haven't grabbed me enough. On Friday, again got actual books from the library and have got through one of them, a truly bone chilling re-invention of Peter Pan, from the POV of Wendy, who is at first enthralled by Peter (she's 16 in this book, set in 1911 London/Neverland) but then begins to realise that Neverland is, under the bright surface, a nightmare from which she can't wake up. The book is called Wendy Darling, by Colleen Oakes. It's YA, very well written and ends on a cliffhanger which is most frustrating as I don't think book 2 is out yet.

Now I've started reading the second book in my loot, Demon Road, by Derek Landy, another YA featuring another 16-year-old girl who has discovered that her parents are, well, demons and that they have plans for her which don't exactly involve her graduating from high school and getting a life... Loved the book's blurb which said:

For anyone who ever thought their parents were monsters . . .

Beyond that, not too much happening. I've done everything I need to around here for the weekend; may go for a walk around soon if the weather permits. It's been windy with a bit of rain. I'm doing the recluse thing at the moment; haven't been out at all this weekend.

Wait, rethink. Had one shoe on and noticed it had begun hailing. White stuff falling from the sky!

Comments

[ecosopher.livejournal.com]

It's been hailing here, too! Can't believe it; we've had three separate showers. I was hoping to get out of the house this afternoon, too, but I don't know if it'll be possible. Brr, it's chilly too!

[ratfan.livejournal.com]

I made it out in the only fairly sunny break I think we're going to have. Wanted to exercise and food shop - I combine the two - and got that done, was walking for nearly 45 mins all up so that will do. Yeah, fairly chilly, though not like Albany, I imagine! You would like something I heard from a court the other day, where a judge was explaining to a jury how a witness's answers were evidence, not the lawyer's question, and illustrated by saying, "I could say to you, 'It's a nice sunny day, isn't it?' and you would answer, 'No, it's Albany, it's cold and overcast with the prospect of rain!' "

[ecosopher.livejournal.com]

Ha, that's a good example!

The sun's back out again now, but not sure for how long. Unfortunately it's freezing in the house, too. As much as I'm reluctant to use the heater, I really can't cope without it. I'm studying in the front of the house, and it's an enclosed verandah with no insulation. I'd go elsewhere but this is where my computer's set up, so I'll put up with it for a while longer and then go and dance around the kitchen to warm up. Not sure what we're going to have for tea, but I think it will involve turning on the oven!

[merilune.livejournal.com]

Hail! We haven't had any of that over here. We had a bunch of rain over the weekend and now it's cold but sunny. A few roads are closed from rivers flooding though.

Stay dry and warm!