our household and with volunteer work that I haven't had as much time to read as usual. Went to a book fair sponsored by the library and Barnes & Noble, and though I didn't see much to pique my interest in the adult section, I did find a few of the new adult coloring books that were simply gorgeous and bought one with animal pictures for myself. This is for those times when I wake up at 1:00 a.m. and don't want to stimulate my mind by reading. I have several friends who use color books for relaxation and to enhance creativity.

ETA: Glad you are enjoying the Outlander series, Hermetic. My niece and SIL really love that series and my niece is borderline obsessed, having read through the entire thing at least twice.

"A Killing Winter," by Tom Callaghan; and "Entry Island," by Peter May.

A little celebratory splurge to celebrate my first month at my new job.

I finished The Wreckage by Michael Crummy. I found The Wreckage appealing. But it isn't for everyone. Now I am reading the Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver. I'm not very far into it yet. I've had a slow week.

Mrs. Enthusiast read Disco for the Departed by Colin Cotterill. She loves the Dr. Siri novels.

After Disco for the Departed we screwed up, badly. Mrs. Enthusiast started The Third Gate by Lincoln Child. She kept saying, "This sure seems familiar." But she kept reading it thinking she had read a book with a similar plot years ago. It turned out we had both already read The Third Gate. Not only that but of all the books written by Lincoln Child or Lincoln Child and Douglas Preston as a team or separately, The Third Gate is possibly the least memorable. That's why we didn't remember it. I did the very same thing twice recently, accidentally rereading the first two C.J. Box books.

Now she is reading Mortal Causes by Ian Rankin. She is in her element.

Short stories set in the small towns of northern NM. I am loving this book.