February's here...reading and an upcoming author event that I'm looking forward to...

Happy February everyone!  Hope the weather is good in your area - wherever that may be.  I know that some like winter and some like summer and our area can't seem to figure out which season it wants to be in.  Ha!  We had a record high temp on Saturday (like 86 or something like that) and today will be a high of 55 and it will be lower later in the week.  All I know is that we're supposed to get a bit of rain (good thing!) and the pollen is changing, changing, changing.  

My reading has been going well.  I'm still trekking down the list of the Ruth Galloway mysteries, written by Elly Griffiths.  I have now finished #7 (The Ghost Fields), #8 (The Woman In Blue), and #9 (The Chalk Pit).  I'm in the middle of the 10th book, The Dark Angel.  It's quite interesting, partly because the setting is out of Ruth's Norfolk area as she takes a working vacation to Italy.  If you are a series reader, have you noticed that sometimes taking the protagonist out of their usual venue will add a little spice to the story?  I know that some don't like changes in the setting, but I've found that some authors do a good job of this.  Anyway, I'm enjoying this one.  I had written about it before here on the blog.  You can take a look at that review if you are interested.  I suspect I am just going to meander my way on through the other 5 books in the series while adding a book or two in between possibly (like my next Mystery Book Group selection).

I did read one other book a week or so back.  It was David Bell's The Finalists.  I had read another book or two by this author and liked them.  This one was OK, but it likely wouldn't be my favorite.  The book had been compared to Christie's And Then There Were None, which might give you an idea of how the story would be told.  Six college students competing for a scholarship, locked in a secluded building on campus for the event.  One dies, another dies, etc.  It was a bit slow moving for what I was prepared for at that time.  I always hesitate to write a negative review because each of us comes to a story in our own way and with our own perspective.  Anyway, it won't keep me from reading another book by the author and I think I have at least one on my Kindle.

I am excited about one more thing this week - an author event that I've bought a ticket to for Thursday afternoon.  It's Sherry Thomas, the author of the Lady Sherlock mystery series.  There are now 8 books in the series and I've read 7 of them.  Sherry Thomas will be speaking at a local library and signing the 8th book, A Ruse Of Shadows.  This book was a 'Waiting on Wednesday' pick of mine last year here.  I have really enjoyed this series and will come back after the event with a picture or two and tell about what she shared.  

Hope everyone has a Happy Valentine's Day!