I am yet to read the Doom of Odin and the new Black Jewel trilogy that I mentioned last year. I know I will definitely want to finish the Griminir trilogy but to be honest I am a bit iffy about the new Black Jewel trilogy given the new relationship developments (don’t want to give spoilers so that’s all I can say).
I am not quite sure whether I am continuing with my Oriental fantasy because to be honest, except for Guy Gavriel Kay and the Dandelion Dynasty series, nothing from my Oriental reads so far is actually to my taste. I did have my sights on The Initiate Brother by Sean Russell and some other books but there is no copy that I can borrow from my local library and I’m just not sure that it’s worth actually buying a book just to read it without me knowing beforehand if I would even like it (plus I don’t actually have any spare space in my book shelf right now). On the other hand, I can read the Ascendant trilogy which is inspired or based on Japanese culture. I guess I will see what comes up with my whims.
I am continuing with the Banned and Banished series for my Craft Read. Curiosity Read will be determined by random browsing. Technically, I did have several books on my list including the Book Thief, Gone Girl, the Girl on the Train etc. But I don’t really feel in the mood for them or my library doesn’t have an electronic copy of it available and I don’t feel that keen for any single one enough to break the rule on physical books.
My Broadening Horizon read this year has circled back to horror for the genre I don’t usually read and the caper mystery sub-genre has captured my immediate attention when I come across it. My pick for this year’s caper mystery is…. (drumroll) Hard Rain Falling by Don Carpenter (I’m actually equally keen on Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby but nowadays I prefer ebooks so the other book won out) And for horror, I’m really keen on the Little Stranger by Sarah Waters so I’m going to break the rule on physical books.
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