Summer Reading

I've spent most of the past two days sitting in cafes and reading a fantastic book. It reminded me of when I was in college and I had to do my English reading, I'd go and find some place near the bustle of traffic and read. This once worked to my disadvantage when I was reading Moby Dick and a group of students from Liberty University tried to convert me. I explained to them quite patiently that actually I was a Quaker and already Christian, they gave me a little mini bible that I held onto for years. The book I've been read lately is White Cat by Holly Black and its wonderful. Its also a story that coincides in a fun way with my current roleplaying since the main character is a conman as is Moist von Lipwig, who is my loudest Milliways' voice.

Holly Black has created a slightly alternate world full of people called curse workers, who are basically mages with very particular affinities such as death, luck, emotions, memory, and physical. In this world, they're outlawed so in the US, the workers are all connected to mobs. The main character is from a worker family but isn't one, Cassel, who is a fantastic character. He's a teenager and he's trying to sort his way through the confusion of his life and Holly Black knows how to write teenagers. I was there with him through the entire journey and I was quite impressed with how she wrote his family and friends. Also she knows how to write the East Coast especially the tri-state of New York, New Jersey and Philly, she even referenced having to change for some Jersey trains in 30th Street. The plot was well paced and I can't wait to read the next one in the series. I think I might also go read some of her older books. Where should I start?

I've also just today started Rick Riordan's new book The Red Pyramid and its good and different from Percy Jackson. dynastessa, keep me posted on where you are in it so I can squee at you.