Hi Carmen, great to hear from you. Yep the dust is settling now and it’s sort of great to be in our new place. So different from the city house etc. We are still getting used to it. I’ll be curious to hear what you think of Victory City and if it’s worth picking up. Sometimes his plots seem crazy? But his satire can be spot-on. I’m glad to hear you’ve liked the CB Strike series. We likely didn’t get far enough into it to make a real assessment, so we should start again. We recently finished Jack Ryan Season 3 and will likely watch The Last of Us (HBO) series (which is filmed near where we live!) and Your Honor (final season). I think I will check out Pink’s new album too — glad you like her. I play a lot of music while I unpack boxes – it definitely helps my days. I hope all is great there. Happy February!

Thanks JoAnn. Things are calming down and we are liking it out here in the country. We will be able to tell more once winter leaves but so far we are enjoying more space and the quiet out here. It is peaceful. Hopefully spring will be glorious too – with green everywhere.
My reading took a bit of dive when we were busy so I’m trying to get back now. I hope you are enjoying Sanibel and it is emerging back in its recovery. If you get to these before me, I’ll definitely be interested to see what you think. Cheers.

Thanks Harvee. Yes. It’s so different and quiet here. We are liking it! Can’t wait for spring now. Ha. Enjoy your week.

Hi Catherine – thanks for the tip on these novels. I’m getting into indigenous fiction too lately so I will check out Indian Horse. Along with Stealing, I want to also check out Bad Cree and In the Upper Country. I’m not as good at Greek mythology books so I will hold on that one – though it sound adventurous hmm.
I’m pleased to hear you’re settling back in. What a year of moves huh? It is exhausting but it’s starting to pan out here. We have more space and it’s quieter in the country. My husband commutes like 3 or 4 days a week back into the city. I hope you are liking being back in the NW & that your reading is great. Have a great February!

Thanks Stargazer, many boxes to unpack, but things are calming down now, ha. And yeah I have sort of given up on the Strike novels too. Just too long & wordy, ha. But maybe I’ll try the series as well. I think I’ll eventually get to Hungry Ghosts and A Spell of Good Things but I fell into a slow period about two weeks ago. I need to arise from the book slump. Hope all is well there. Enjoy the week.

Your new area looks stunning and I’m happy to hear you’re settling in. We are as well, although it gets tiring at times.

The book I most wanted to read in February was Stone Blind and it was fantastic. An easy 5 stars. If you’re not opposed to retellings of Greek mythology I think it’s a book you’d love.