This week, I tried a few new-to-me books, as well as revisiting a few old friends.

And now for the usual reminder…  The Friday Fragments is not a book review column; it’s a list of what I’m reading and maybe a bit about my opinions.  I always read the Comments section, because I enjoy learning what other people are reading.  Oh, and I don’t usually list shorter works unless in a collection or articles.  I also don’t usually list my scattered research reading.

Completed:

Bryony and Roses by T. Kingfisher.  A better than usual re-telling of Beauty and the Beast.  Author notes are interesting insights into influence.  Re-read.

Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie.  Audiobook.  Begins with reader apology for not being great at French accents.  (This one is set in France.)  I think he did a great job overcoming his handicap.

The Novice’s Tale by Margaret Frazer.  Mystery with Tudor nuns.

In Progress:

To Turn the Tide by S.M. Stirling.  New series.  Time travel into late period Roman Vienna.  If you liked Island in the Sea of Time (I did), you’ll probably like this.  About a third in.

Summer Lightning from The Blandings Collection By P.G. Wodehouse. Audiobook.  Read by Stephen Fry.  Romantic misunderstandings and pignapping.

Also:

The latest Smithsonian.  Just finished.