May 1st 2011 01:30 am

April’s Reads

More House marathons and I also added a Castle marathonÂ this month, but also remembering to read more at lunchtime.

Blindsighted by Karin Slaughter: This is Slaughter’s first book in the Grant County series. Â I’d already read the last book in the series (Beyond Reach), but since I read it so long ago, I barely remembered any of the characters. Â (But I have NOT forgotten what bad, bad thing Slaughter did in the final book). Â This is another one of those books I picked up at the library because it was similar to something else I’d read. Â I’d actually completely forgotten that I’d already read a book by Slaughter until I was about half-way through the book and some of the people were seeming somewhat familiar. Â It’s definitely worth the read. Â As in the last book, the crimes are twisty, the good guys are good, the bad guys are bad… but unlike the final book, there are a number of characters who are neutral, and who could go either way. Â Now I feel like I need to read the four other books in this series to find out whether some of these neutral people turn out to be bad guys or good guys.

Space (Creative Painting Series) by Gemma Guasch and Josep AsunciÃ³n: I really thought I was going to love this book. Â I requested it from the library because I thought it might help me paint better paintings. Â But what I figured out is that this is a great book if you’re planning out your paintings before you painting. Â Or, heck, if you’re planning out your paintings as your painting them. Â But I don’t plan anything when I paint. Â It’s all kind of go-with-the-flow and very emotional. Â So, this book (even though it had a small, very interesting section on abstract paintings) wasn’t as helpful to me as I’d hope. Â My disappointment in the book, however, shouldn’t dissuade anyone from reading it. Â There is a lot of very, very good technical information packed in there.

The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison: This is Harrison’s sixth book in The Hollows series, in which Rachel is once again fighting bad guys with her partners Jenks and Ivy. Â Of course, there are the usual cast of demons, as well. Â In this book, a Rachel also has a family reunion and learns some rather interesting family secrets. Â If you’ve been following this series (and I’m sure I mentioned that you should), this book reveals more clues about Rachel’s affinity for demon magic.

White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison: Â The seventh book in The Hollows series brings in a new type of character… a banshee. Â Oooh, and banshees are not nice at all. Â Also, we finally find out who killed Kisten back in book five, and there are some new and interesting people to populate Rachel’s world.

Queen’s Own FBI Trilogy by Mark Phillips: A zany pulp fiction series about telepaths, teleporters, and spies, and the FBI agent caught up in the middle of it all. Â The three stories were each a heck of a lot of fun, and appear to be available only on the Kindle (or for Kindle apps on the myriad devices that support them). Â Definitely worth the read… highly amusing!

A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes by Stephen W. Hawking: Â Thought I’d read a serious book for a change, and was absolutely thrilled to have finally read Hawking’s A Brief History of Time. Â He explains complex ideas in the field of theoretical physics in a way that anyone can understand. Â I didn’t have to try to refresh my memory of calculus or even the high school physics class I took forever ago. Â This book is education, entertaining and exceptionally well-written. Â Everyone should read this one!

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