Welcome to Buffy’s Corner, where I take a look at what’s coming up this week on the blog! I’m linking up with The Sunday Post over at Kimberly’s blog, The Caffeinated Reviewer:-D
I heard about the news of Anne Rice’s death last week after I posted Buffy’s Corner, so I didn’t have the opportunity to mention it. Her books were a huge part of my early reading life, along with Stephen King, and I own copies of almost all of them, except for those published in the later years when her fiction took on a more spiritual, religious quality (which I wasn’t interested in at all). This week I learned an interesting fact about Rice that I didn’t know: she was born Howard Allen Frances O’Brien and changed her name to Anne when she was ten. I also heard there is going to be a celebration of her life in New Orleans at some point, and everyone is invited! RIP Anne:-(
My daughter is home from Boston! So our whole nuclear family is now under the same roof for a couple of weeks. Or at least until the rest of my daughter’s band arrives in LA and then they are renting an Airbnb somewhere and doing a couple of local shows, then heading up to the Bay Area for a couple more. I’m finishing up the last of my Christmas preparations this weekend, and I’ll be happy to see my parents for Christmas and just relax for a couple of days. Let me know what you’re doing for the holiday, if you’re celebrating!
Upcoming reviews/reads:
So my reading is all over the place, and it’s turning out to be a terrible month for reviews. I’m trying to stockpile some January reads so I’m not overwhelmed next month, but I also don’t want to post the reviews until January. So you’ll definitely see fewer reviews up this month, but hopefully I can make up for it next month. So far I’ve read In Every Generation (definitely a mixed read, lots of fun parts but also a lot of things that bugged me) and Where the Drowned Girls Go (pretty good, much better than the last book but still not the five star read I was hoping for). I haven’t picked up Jade War all week—I know! To be honest the length is overwhelming me at the moment. I’m needing shorter reads right now so that’s what I’m doing. So I picked up Razorblade Tears, which I’ve heard amazing things about, as a change of pace. I’ll try to post a review later this week.
Next up:
After Razorblade Tears, I’m going to keep going with January releases. I think Deep Dive will be next, and then I have two chonky books to get through, The Starless Crown and Engines of Empire.
Other posts:
It’s going to be another light week for posts. I’m trying to come up with a Tuesday list type post, but I’m not sure what it’s going to be yet. I have some exciting books to share on Future Fiction on Wednesday, and the Friday Face-Off is “Catnip cover.”
In case you missed:
My posts from last week:
Over-Booked [151] – A Book Haul Post
The Friday Face-Off: Winter Solstice
Ten New to Me Authors I Read in 2021
I’m feeling the need for shorter reads these days, as well. It might be due to the whirlwind of holidays preparations and last minute presents and package wrapping, I guess… 🙂
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Exactly! My mind is on so many different things right now, I just can’t focus.
Yay – enjoy your family time over the holidays! I know that is so special.
Eek, I can’t wait to read Where the Drowned Girls Go. I loved the last one so I’m pretty excited you think this one is better.
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Thanks, you too!
I’m really looking forward to your Razorblade Tears review. I put it on my TBR when I first heard of it but haven’t gotten to it yet! (Argh, too many good books, too little time!)
It’s intense! I love it so far, though.
Yeah, I also heard about Anne Rice. Always sad when an author we enjoyed passes. I have a similar stack of her books, but yours is a bit taller than mine. 🙂 So glad to hear about your family being together! And your husband’s photo is absolutely PERFECT!!! Beautiful light, color, composition and such a special pose. Worth of being hung on the wall.
Thanks Todd! I love that photo too:-)
“Where the Drowned Girls Go (pretty good, much better than the last book but still not the five star read I was hoping for).”
Aw, I’m sorry about that. I ordered it for my birthday/Christmas haul, and I still have great expectations (also because I love Cora).
I have a Deep Dive review coming on Jan. 9th. Not spectacular, but some aspects of it were really interesting (I vibed with the thriller aspect a bit less).
I love Cora too, hopefully you will love it!
I didn’t know about Anne Rice changing her name at ten!!! And also enjoy your daughter and the whole family Tammy!
Thanks Sophie!
I didn’t know that about Anne.
Glad your daughter is home, and hope you guys have a wonderful week of holiday cheer! 🙂
Where The Drowned Girls Go and Book of Night look good.
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Thanks Greg, I hope you have a lovely holiday too:-)
I’m also a bit skimpy on the review front next week. I have been reading but the reviews are not until January. Sounds like you’re going to have a lovely Christmas with the family.
Lynn 😀
I’m trying to start the New Year off a little bit ahead, although I know I’ll slip back to normal, lol.
We are staying home now and happy to be home. I hope with Top 10 this week to read a bit more ahead. I tend to “free” read instead with stuff I own or from the library so I stay the same with ARCs finishing as they are due. Happy Holidays Tammy!
Same to you, Anne!
Doing a reread of Sanderson’s Starsight, then moving on to Cytonic! Probably doing Engines of Empire real soon. Enjoy your holidays!
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You too, Caitlin!
Ooh, good reads coming up! I also recently picked up a copy of Razorblade Tears. I’m encouraged to hear that it’s short! That’s about all I can handle right now. 🙂
I’m very much the same re Anne Rice. I was obsessed with her books for quite a while, then tapered off somewhere after Violin, I think.
Ha ha glad I’m not the only one!
Such sad news about Anne Rice. I haven’t read any of her books but nontheless she was a huge literature influence!
She influenced lots of writers as well as readers:-)
But… but… Empire of the Vampire! Vampires! Like, seriously hardcore vampires too. Hope you have a good holiday season Tammy!! Can’t wait to see the rest of the lists!
wow, impressive pile of books by Rice!
How wonderful to have your family all together! I think we will just be visiting our immediate families, which will be so nice. My December is horrible for reviews as well, so I feel you! I’ve heard great things about Razorblade Tears, too. The Starless Crown is next up for me, also (if I can get through it, haha). I hope you have a fantastic week and a wonderful holiday!
That’s great that your whole family is together. I hope you have a wonderful holiday with them. My reading is all over the place too right now. I’m torn between holiday reads, wanting to get a jump on January review books, and wanting to keep pushing myself to read books from my shelf. I hope you enjoy Razorblade Tears. I’ve really enjoyed the last two books of Cosby’s that I’ve read.
Yeah. I’m totally failing catch-up December, and not doing much catching up at all and only fall more behind lol! But I’m enjoying being able to mood read these days. I hope you’ll enjoy Razorblade Tears! It was so good.
I also was sad to hear about Anne Rice. I learned that fact as well, but when I did some research into her name change, it wasn’t any big deal about her deciding to be a different gender or anything, just that her father named her after a male relative or something. The big books are harder for me to get into, that’s why I had to give up on The Starless Crown, the size just deterred me since I’m not a big high fantasy reader. But then I did just finish in about two days an over 500 book, guess it depends! Hope you’re having a nice holiday!
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