Sunday, May 23, 2021

Three recent reads I loved...

Sometimes I read books that I really love, but that I don't feel like reviewing. Sometimes it's because I can't think of what to say, or how to explain a later book in a series without giving away spoilers. Sometimes it's because another blogger has just reviewed the same book better than I ever could. And sometimes I'm just feeling a little tired and lazy. But here are three books I read, loved and recommend.


Into the Planet: My Life as a Cave Diver by Jill Heinerth is a fascinating look into one of the world's most dangerous sports. Cave diving is something I would NEVER, EVER try myself--it's much too scary for me--but I do love reading about it. Other caving books I loved: Blind Descent and Beyond the Deep.




Null Set by S.L. Huang is the second book about Cas Russell, whose superpower is math, and who can use her genius to do just about anything, including scaling tall buildings and avoiding bullets. I didn't love this one quite as much as the first book, Zero Sum Game, but it still ended up being a 4/5 star read for me. 



Wicked Conceit by Anna Lee Huber is the ninth book in the Lady Darby series. As always, this book is a good combination of historical fiction and mystery, and Kiera and Sebastian Gage continue to be favorite characters of mine. If you haven't read any books in this series yet, I recommend starting with the first one, The Anatomist's Wife.

So, there you go. Three more book recommendations. And a quick thank you to Rachel at Waves of Fiction for this non-review way of recommending books!

Happy Reading!


49 comments:

  1. All very different, so glad you enjoyed them.

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    1. I love when I can find so many good books to read. :D

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    1. It's a good one! I really like Huber's writing, and I love her characters. Thanks for commenting! :)

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  3. No cave diving for me either! I've heard good things about Anne Lee Huber's books, I need to see what our libraries have.

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    1. I love this Anna Lee Huber series. She has another series out, too, but I haven't tried it...yet. :) Thanks for commenting!

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  4. So glad you enjoyed Into The Planet, I read that back in Jan. (I think) and loved it. I've made a note of the two other caving books you liked and will look into those.

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    1. They're both good! Beyond the Deep is my favorite of the two. :)

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  5. All I have to say is...there is not enough money in the world to entice me to try cave diving.

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    1. Me either! Just the thought terrifies me.

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  6. All the books sound good to me! And I don't think I'll ever try bungee jump, let alone cave diving. ;p

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    1. I do a bungee jump before cave diving. Just the thought of going down into the dark, in water, in very tight spaces makes me shiver.

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  7. I would never do cave diving either, but it does sound fascinating. I'd definitely read a book about it. I'll note all your recommends. Lady Darby is such a great series, although I wanted to strangle Kiera's sister for much of the book in this installment. Thanks for the shout-out, Lark. You are so right about trying to review a book that's in a series, especially if it's like book 5 or higher. What do you say without spoiling? And then you have to try and explain the whole premise. Sometimes I feel like saying: "Love this series! Start at the beginning." Lol!:)

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    1. Kiera's sister was so obnoxious in this one! I wanted to slap her many times.

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  8. These all sound interesting! I will have to try the Lady Darby series one day.

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  9. Those are all new to me. I haven't read any of them.

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  10. Re: Cave Diving - that's the beauty of books, right? You get to indulge your passion without risking your life and limb!

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    1. Yes! That's one of the things I love most about reading. :)

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  11. All three of these sound fun. And yes--better to read about cave-diving than to do it!

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  12. Cave diving would be so dangerous but I bet that book is fascinating! I love the sound of Huber's books too, wanna try some day.

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    1. Huber's books are awesome. I love them. :)

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  13. I bet reading about Cave Diving would be fascinating. I wouldn't have the guts to do it either!

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    1. I find caves completely fascinating...but actually going into ones like those Heinerth enters is never going to happen. Too scary.

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  14. I'm often fascinated by things I would never do myself, so the idea of cave diving intrigues me, but doesn't entice me to give it a try. I like the idea of Null Set, but would start with the first book. :)

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    1. Definitely read Zero Sum Game first. It's awesome. And I like reading about things that I'll never do in real life, too. :)

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  15. Just the thought of cave diving terrifies me, but it sounds really fascinating to read about. Null Set sounds really good. I like the idea of math being a superpower. :)

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    1. Math as a superpower is kind of an awesome thing. At least in these books. :D

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  16. All three books sound really good.

    I don't think could go cave diving either... it sounds too claustrophobic if you as me!

    I'm a big fan of historical fiction and mysteries, so I'll have to check out the Lady Darby series. I started 'A Rosalind Thorne Mystery' series by Darcie Wilde earlier this year, which combines both historical fiction and mysteries as well. It's a great series so far.

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    1. I'll have to check out that Darcie Wilde series; it sounds like one I'd like. Thanks for the rec! :)

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  17. Cave diving sounds absolutely terrifying! I recently watched The Descent for the first time and NOPE.

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    1. Doesn't it sound terrifying? Dark closed in spaces are not for me.

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  18. Gosh cave diving gives me the worst shivers! I oukfnt do that either!!

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    1. Yeah...reading about it is as close as I'll ever come to trying it.

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  19. I keep hearing good things about the Lady Darby series so I'm glad to hear you're enjoying it. The cave diver book sounds so terrifying yet fascinating!

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    1. I love the Lady Darby series! It's so good.

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  20. Now you've given me a new topic to explore: cave diving. We really need people to pull out old secrets from those depths. National Geographic magazine often has wonderful pieces on those -- I don't know why I never thought of full books on that!

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    1. They're fascinating. And such a unique world all their own.

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  21. I really do intend to read the Lady Darby series one of these days. They always sound so good! I could never go cave diving either--but it would be fun to read about. :-) I am glad you enjoyed all three of these, Lark!

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    1. Always nice to find so many good books to read. :) And I think you'd like the Lady Darby series, if you ever find the time to give it a try.

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  22. Vou seguir o seu blog.
    Será que você segue o meu?
    Beijs,

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  23. I'm so behind in the Huber series! I really need to get caught up. I'm glad it continues to be a good one :)

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    1. I just like the characters so much! Even if the mystery in it isn't quite as interesting I still end up liking it for them.

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  24. I'm with you, would never go cave diving but Into the Planet sounds so cool. And, I was just thinking about starting the next Lady Darby book but I realize I didn't have it. I'm still behind and only at book 4 but so glad to hear this is still a series you recommend!

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    1. I really like Kiera and Sebastian. They're such great characters it makes the whole series fun. :)

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  25. The Anna Lee Huber series is on my TBR list. I have the first one on my Kindle, and will get to it eventually! Right now, I'm enjoying reading my way through Jennifer Ashley's Kat Holloway series.

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    1. I read the first book in that series, but am far behind in reading the rest. Too many good series to keep up with. ;D

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