Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff (Tuesday Intros & Teaser Tuesday)

I'm just at the 70% mark of Matt Ruff's Lovecraft Country and I have to admit: I'm a bit discombobulated. It's not that the book is in any way not amazing, because it is. My problem comes from trying to figure out how in the samheck they're going to manage to do it justice with the upcoming series on HBO -- especially since I've seen over and over that it will only have eight episodes. 

Ummmmmm no. That's not enough. Not nearly. 

Of course, I'll still watch it. At this point I'm beyond hooked and very much officially a Ruff fan..

"First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros" is from the first paragraph or two of a book being read now (or in the future) and is hosted by I'd Rather Be At The Beach. 

"Teaser Tuesday" at The Purple Booker asks for a random line or two from anywhere in the book currently being read.

The Spy's Convenient Bride by Erica Taylor (Tuesday Intros & Teaser Tuesday)

Practically from the moment Erica Taylor entered my life I have been begging her for more Luke Macalister. There's just always been something about him that has niggled at the back of my brain and maybe a few other parts. Okay, so definitely a few other parts.

And now it's happened.

I have such mixed feelings about this.

A page-turner that kept me guessing and my heart racing and, yes, provided all the feels. Luke is as amazing as I had dreamt. He's just the right combination of rakish and mysterious and hilarious and serious. Vivian is now one of my favorite book heroines. She's pretty much the female equivalent of Luke -- though perhaps not the rakishness. (Can women be rakish? Would the equivalent be wanton? I somehow think not. It's 4am at the time I'm writing this and that makes me ramble. Moreso than usual, that is.)

Anyway. I am absolutely in love with this book so far and I'm only at the 42% mark -- the perfect time to stop and ramble, nerd that I am. But.

There's that whole mixed feelings part. The whole BUT aspect.

I love this book at least as much as I have every other book in the series BUT part of me hates the fact that this has been released (today, in fact! Happy Book Birthday, Erica!) because this is book number five in the series. 

We're running out of Macalisters and I'm going to miss them horribly.

"First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros" is from the first paragraph or two of a book being read now (or in the future) and is hosted by I'd Rather Be At The Beach. "Teaser Tuesday" at The Purple Booker asks for a random line or two from anywhere in the book currently being read.

A Brazen Curiosity by Lynn Messina (Tuesday Intros & Teaser Tuesday)

As you have probably figured out, I love a good mystery … and I love a good Regency … so what could be better than both in one? I'm not very far in, but I'm already absolutely loving this fun romp from Lynn Messina and have already added more to my wishlist.

"First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros" is from the first paragraph or two of
a book being read now (or in the future) and is hosted by I'd Rather Be At The Beach.

"Teaser Tuesday" at The Purple Booker asks for a random line
or two from anywhere in the book currently being read.

Playing With Fire by Derek Landy (Tuesday Intros & Teaser Tuesday)

What the hell, Karen? 

Almost three years since reading the first Skulduggery Pleasant book and just NOW getting around to the second??? Well, to be fair, much of 2017 was an epic mess. 2018 wasn't much better. 2019? Well, Netgalley can be blamed for some of it. Lack of caring can be blamed for some. And, yes, still a bit of a mess. 

Granted, the first week of 2020 has been one of the worst weeks I've had in a very long time. It's a big reason why I grabbed the second Skulduggery, Playing With Fire, and tossed it in my bag on my way out the door for work. 

(Forgot my food -- remembered my book. Typical Karen move.) 

Even if Skulduggery couldn't make everything better, he could give me a handful of hours of snark. 

I still love snark.

"First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros" is from the first paragraph or two of
a book being read now (or in the future) and is hosted by I'd Rather Be At The Beach.

"Teaser Tuesday" at The Purple Booker asks for a random line
or two from anywhere in the book currently being read.

The Forbidden Library by Django Wexler (Tuesday Intro & Teaser Tuesday)

Sometimes I get a craving for a good middle grade book and, so far, The Forbidden Library is proving to be just that! I haven't read enough for a full-blown review yet, but so far I'm loving it. It has feels like Jonathan Auxier and Jasper Fforde and I absolutely adore them. I already suspect that this will also be added to the list of "must-own"s rather than just "must download from the library."

The Amazon Description

The Teasers

"First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros" is from the first paragraph or two of
a book being read now (or in the future) and is hosted by I'd Rather Be At The Beach.

"Teaser Tuesday" at The Purple Booker asks for a random line
or two from anywhere in the book currently being read.