Reading In/Out 8/18/2026

It's Tuesday. I read a little bit this weekend. Not a ton, but some.

OUT

More True Facts that Sound Like Bull$#t by Tim Rayborn - I started this on Saturday and finished on Sunday. It was a fun listen, but I have to question the validity of the facts when the narrator mispronounced several words. I don't know if it was read by the author, but I don't think so. One of the mispronounced words was quinine. He said "KWI-nin". There were a lot more, but since I was listening in my car, I didn't really have a way to record them. I just rememver that one.

CONTINUING

When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi - Honestly, I haven't picked this up in several days. I've just been in the mood for the Wisteria Society, so this has been languishing.

The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton - I am very close to half way through this one. I didn't get a lot of time to read this weekend. It was fascinating to note that as soon as I sat down with a book, a family member came in to chat. One time, I didn't get an entire paragraph read when they turned up. Absolutely mesmerizing the accuracy of the hearing required to know I have opened a book.

Valiant Ambition by Nathanil Philbrick - My reading this in the lunch room has already garnered some attention from a history nerd. I mean, it's not astonishing that a history nerd would work at the library, but mostly we don't comment on other people's reading material. It's already been quite enlightening.

IN

Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhouser - I am unsure at this time if this is a fantasy or just historical fiction. Goodreads reports that many people have tagged it as fantasy, but at the 18% mark, nothing fantastical has happened. It very well might be a retelling of Cinderella, from the stepmother's perspective. But with some changes. For example, in this one the two step-sisters do all the sewing, egg-collecting, growing of gardens, etc., while the Cinderella character works at improving the fine arts of genteel womanhood like walking gracefully and writing letters.

Question: Do any of the flowers on that cover look like a peony or a chrysanthemum to you?

There you have it. I wish I had more reading time, but apparently I am battling the diabolical senses of my family.