Reading on Wednesday

Catching up on two weeks:

Finished:

The Drowning Girl, Caitlin Kiernan

I think I went in with expectations that were a little too high. The other Kiernan novel I read had an ending that dissolved into incoherency, so a long interesting buildup with a bit of a flat ending is actually pretty good. Disconcerting all the way through. I like novels that take fairy tale tropes in interesting directions and ones where reality is kind of up for grabs, so, worth my time for sure.

Rosemary and Rue, Seanan McGuire

I bought this looking for an urban fantasy that wasn't too romance-focused and wouldn't require me to think too hard, so I'll call it a win, but for me this was a little too superhero-movie -- too many death-defying set-pieces all in a row.

Midwinterblood, Marcus Sedgwick

Seven interlinked stories, covering over ten centuries, about love and sacrifice in different permutations. This is more a kind of a meditation than a novel; its power is all in the reappearing characters and motifs (apples, hares); the ending seems a little simplistic, but it's so beautifully written.

I have no idea what I'm going to read next, because the library's not getting deliveries yet, and I just look at my Kindle and sigh.