Happy Friday, Read Streeters!
The weather is hot and sticky, so I say we all just hang out inside and read for a while. You know, where the air conditioning and ceiling fans are. Right now, I'm enjoying Kristin Cashore's "Fire," -- which is the name of the heroine, not the condition of anyone in the book -- and it's the perfect way to escape reality. For those who've read "Graceling," it's set in the same world, but with completely different characters to sweep you away.
Cashore's doing some interesting things in this book regarding how difficult it can be as a woman in the world. Fire's father -- like herself -- had the active ability to control minds, as well as the passive ability to drive people crazy with just her appearance. And throughout the book, comments are made about how much more difficult it is for her, as a woman, to deal with those abilities. So a large subtext to the action of the book is Fire proving herself to, well, herself! And everyone around her. It helps that she knows how to handle a bow and arrow, as well as a solid moral compass.
But anyway, on to the winning of new books!
Congratulations, Barry, you've won Pat Benatar's "Between a Heart and a Rock Place." We hope you enjoy it, possibly to some appropriately rockin' tunes.
And next up, we've got Nora Roberts' latest release, "The Search." I like to think of it as a romance with a rescue dogs and a serial killer or two thrown in to spice things up.
So if you're in the mood to add this to your summer reading list, let us know what you're reading right now, and it could be yours.