BW8: Author Bookology - Robin Hobb

 

Happy Sunday!  I recently discovered Robin Hobb and Fitz in the Farseer Trilogy and fell in love with both the character and the story. I know, what took me so long? Fitz was just an amazing character and went through so much and I liked being in his head and seeing how people treated him and how he reacted and how he was able to persevere through all the ups and downs and machinations involved.  He kind of reminded me of Pug from Raymond Feist's Magician's Apprentice but that storyline dragged whereas I enjoyed Fitz's story which captivated me and made me want to read on. 

 I'm in the midst of  #2 Royal Assassin, have Assassin's Quest waiting in the wings as well as Ship of Magic in her Live Ship Trader's series.  No doubt I'll be exploring her complete backlist over the next few years as I have done with new to me authors  Imagine my surprise when I also discovered she used to write under the name of Megan Lindholm.  More stories to explore. 

I also recently "discovered" Fredrik Backman and Rebecca Yarros and am enjoying reading their backlists. 

Other authors whose stories I read again and again and again are Nora Roberts, Dean Koontz, James Rollins, Haruki Murakami, Keri Arthur, and Patricia Briggs to name a few.   I'm a devoted series reader.  When I fall in like with the characters in the first book, I simply must continue.   Not all books are equally good, and some can be duds, but I enjoy their writing. 

Who are the authors that you will read over and over again or will read anything they publish?   Who have you 'discovered' recently?

BW23: Revisit old friends

It's June! How about that. Another year of homeschooling under our belt and 7th grade is done. I am more than ready to rest my brain.  I really haven't been in the mood to read anything new and have been revisiting old friends. Can't say they are necessarily comfort books.  Just those books that strike my fancy.  Surprisingly, even though I've read them before, it seems like the first time and I have the same anticipation of what's going to happen.  Some I remember what's going to happen and enjoy the build up. Others leave me thinking - "How could I have forgotten that?"    I'm currently rereading an oldie from 1980 Congo by Michael Crichton.  Which is now giving me to urge to reread Sphere.  And soon I'll be introducing my son to the book, Jurassic Park.  We watched the movie together and he loved it and asked to read the book, so it's on the way to us now from Barnes and Noble. 

Another author I love to revisit over and over again is Nora Roberts and her alter ego J.D. Robb.  I never get tired of her In Death series, which I've read twice and listened to in audio book once.  I love Eve and Roark and discover something new every time read the series.  So, yes, after perusing the shelves and  looking at Naked in Death yesterday, thought about about diving in again.  I recently downloaded the audiobook of Robert's first book in her key Trilogy, Key of Light and will invariably end up re-reading the book as well when don't have time to listen to the audiobook. 

I think June is going to be a month of rereading and following rabbit trails, seeing where those books lead me. 

What are your comfort books or books you like to revisit?

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