Darynda Jones... Reaper Series

Just finished Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet... yes her series is numbered... and I loved it.

The series is about a Grim Reaper named Charley (Charlotte) Davidson. Human... ish.... Her day job is a P.I. and helping the cops by talking to dead people.

It is entertaining and perfect for people who want to shut off their brain and have someone else make them laugh. The mysteries are pretty good as well since I don't always pick out the bad guy in the first two chapters.

The sarcasm... oh how i love the sarcasm and wit in these books. I would be friends with her characters in real life for sure. In fact I think the main character wore a shirt that said SARC-ASM is my second favorite ASM word. :)

If you like Discount Armageddon or the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich, you will like this series.

Adrian Tchaikovsky... Shadows of the Apt series

New sci-fi series for me... It's based on the theory that all humans are related to insects. They have their innate abilities and when they study 'the Ancient Art' they can tap into those abilities and fly etc... or whatever that insect does.

I like it. It's different and interesting. Only the people related to insects that are good at building can build anything. So a dragonfly sucks at working crossbows. The series is about the insect nations binding together to fight the Wasp army from taking over the world.

If you like Raymond Feist books then chances are you will like this series. It reminds me a lot of the Michelle Sagara Cast in shadow series as well.

Always Looking Up

Always Looking Up by Michael J. Fox was an awesome peek into his daily life and some of the events I remember from the news of years past.

It's the second book he has written since being diagnosed with Parkinson's. It is of course, as inspiring as one would expect. I keep forgetting that he has good comedic timing and every so often a line will surprise me.
I was a little bored with a lot of the political discussion but he prefaced it by talking about how it had interested him before he became an activist for PD. I also like how he is solely focused on stem cell research and not party lines. He has a good respect for people who don't share his opinions so it shouldn't put off the readers of opposing views. (Well, at least intelligent readers)

This book really opened my eyes to how little we know of the movie stars we love and made me feel pride in  having appreciated his acting. I like knowing that an actor I admire for their skill on screen is a decent person off screen as well.

Fox really knows how to maintain a great perspective through the most trying of situations. A skill and a gift I wish I could bottle and share.

I don't really read a lot of these biographical type books, but of the few I have read this was a nice, easy read. If you read Lucky Man I think you will like this one too.