Neglected poor baby!

I know I’ve been neglecting my weblog and if it was a living breathing entity, it needs years of therapy to recover but hey… I was on vacation! (And I haven’t been reading much!) So there, that’s my excuse…
Anyway a month and half ago on my way to my parents and during the twelve hours flight I finished the latest of Molly Murphy Mysteries “In a Gilded Cage” by Rhys Bowen. And a month later on the way back I re-read it!
Molly is engaged to Daniel Sullivan and gets into action for women’s voting rights by her two best friends Sid and Gus. She meets a couple of spoiled rich (and well-educated) girls and gets a couple of new cases to solve. She does well for herself and only twice is being threatened and in danger. I think she is learning!
After getting back I started on my “to be read” list and made good progress although I still have a lots of books on hold.
“Kitty and the dead man’s hand” (Kitty Norville, book 5) by Carrie Vaughn was great however a little rushed. Of course everything happened during a weekend so… but there are still some questions unanswered: Did Rick knew about the situation with Las Vegas vampires? Did the master of Vegas send Kitty to Panthers’ show on purpose?
What’s the deal with those two hunters? And how Cormac is going to react to hearing Ben and Kitty are married?
I think I just have to wait to get the next book. It is on hold and I am impatient.
Read the latest book of The Dresden Files: “Turn Coat” (Book 11) by Jim Butcher. It was a very sad story although the lesson at the end is that life goes on! I seriously hope the next book of the series has a happy ending, else I forecast a very unhappy ending for Harry Dresden.
“Confessions of a Little Black Gown” by Elizabeth Boyle was wonderful. However a little too busy… was that French spy character really necessary? And also back the there were nothing Little about gowns so why should we have to pretend it is the equivalent of our Little Black Dress? Sounds like I was not happy with book! Well maybe, a little; I was disappointed anyhow!
“Second Chance” by Jane Green: Way boring! I was not in the mood for slow motion stories!
“Turning Japanese” by Cathy Yardley was good. I always wondered about Japanese culture and this book took me to the heart of this culture and how it is to live in Tokyo for some time. It would be a wonderful opportunity and great experience. The story is about a half Japanese woman who leaves her life and family and fiancé, to take an internship in Tokyo Manga industry. It leads her into some new decisions and a new outlook on life. Great life altering experience, I guess!
Well I have to go pick up some friends, so stay tuned for the second part of this post!