Most of March

I fully intend to update this weekly.  Actions unfortunately do not follow intent.


Harris, Charlaine
Three Bedrooms, One Corpse
3/2/11
Fun.  Ro tries to work in her mother's real estate agency and ends up finding bodies instead.  She finds a new beau, better suited than the minister.

Hoyt, Sarah
Darkship Thieves
3/5/11
ebook
I liked the first paragraph, and then it took an unexpected twist.  I still liked it, but it was a fairly predictable boy-girl, culture clash plot.

Asaro, Catherine
Diamond Star
3/8/11
ebook
I always like Asaro, and this did not disappoint. Boy runs away from home (not exactly, home sort of ran away from him) and finds fulfillment as a rock star.  This is third generation of the Skolia Imperial Family.

Butcher, Jim
First Lord's Fury
3/11/11
6th and final in Fury series.
Tavi having defeated the Cane now elists them to save the rest of the world.  I didn't find this as enjoyable as the previous in the series.  If you like battles, you will enjoy the final 150 page battle.

Stabenow, Dana
A Night Too Dark
3/12/11
Latest in the series.  Gold mining in the Park causes troubles.

Shepherd, Mike
Kris Longknife: Redoubtable
3/13/11
8th or so in series
Another planet rescue and helping Vicki Peterwald come into her own.

Bujold, Lois McMaster
Sharing Knife: Passages
3/16/11
Third of 4 in series
I had read book four earlier, not sure how I missed this one.  I enjoyed it.  It filled in a lot of blanks and developed three interesting characters: Fawn's brother Whit, and two young Lakewalkers.  Also introduced Boss Berry and her flatboat.  Gave a view of a different subculture on the planet.

Lee, Sharon and Steve Miller
Mouse and Dragon
3/19/11
ebook
Liaden universe
Story of Alianna and Daav, Delm Korval.

Lee, Sharon and Steve Miller
Scout's Progress
3/19/11
ebook
Liaden universe
Early story of Alianna and Daav.  I read this one quite a long time ago, and when reading the beginning of Mouse and Dragon kept saying "I've read this before."   Discovered I had indeed.  The last chapters of this one are the first chapters of that one.

Diaz, Junot
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
3/19/11
book club
Lots of discussions of Dominicans.  Pretty stupid book.

Lee, Sharon and Steve Miller
Fledgling
3/20/11
ebook
This is something of a sequal to Mouse and Dragon, main character Theo is daughter of alter identy of Daav after he has left Liaden to pursue a scholarly career and hide out from enemies.

Woods, Stuart
Lucid Intervals
3/21/11
Stone Barrington series
real book for a change
Stone alternates between two clients: HM government wanting him to find a traitor in the US, and a stupid lottery millionaire who insists on getting into trouble.  Guns and sex and airplanes.