I have been buying more mysteries over the past few weeks. Even though I haven't read all of the ones I bought last year. Now I have been reading more recently. And some of the ones I bought were overdue. Like Beth's book, some by Maggie Sefton and the first Diane Mott Davidson--all Colorado mystery authors.
But it bothered me that I was spending more money on books, even though many were from Hooked on Books, the used book store near work. Then it hit me.
Summer reading. That's what I did every summer as a kid. I wasn't particularly athletic. Living in the country meant that often there weren't many kids around to play with. So I read. A lot. Now that it's June, my brain kicks into reading overdrive. So it's okay, even understandable, that I would make sure I have a lot of reading on hand.
Is there a particular time of year when you tend to read more or less? Why do you think that is? And when you do get in reading "overdrive", what do you like to read?
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I have more time to read (and also knit, sew, etc.) in the winter. In Iowa, there are more than a few months where going outside is not a highly anticipated event, so I tend to stay indoors.
While we're on the subject, can you recommend a good mystery book that's a relatively fast read?
Virgin of Small Plains.
I loved it. It's more literary in style than most mysteries I've been reading.
Farthing is great, too. There is an alternative history element that works well with the "cozy" style.
Both were very fast reads.
Thanks. I'll have to check those out!
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