I finished Before Midnight by Jennifer Blackstream last night. I liked it. I'll be picking up the next one in the series. My only quibble is that the end seemed rushed. I liked how it ended, but the book just felt a bit easy, which had its own charm. I hope the next book in the series is a bit more complex, though.
As an aside, I'm trying to re-read the Lord of the Rings trilogy as part of my reading challenge. I remember now why I disliked it so much. It's BORING!!!!! Yes, I am that nerd/geek that hates Tolkien. I actually gave away the copies of Peter Jackson's trilogy, unopened, a few years after I bought them. Maybe after I finish this slog I'll borrow my friend's copy and try to watch them.
I've been working on my printers' mark research more lately, as is evidenced by the long list of printers' marks and early book history books. Walking into the Rare Books room at the NY Public Library the other day was like walking into Nirvana, The smell of the books just rolled over me the moment I walked in the door and I turned to the librarian whose name I didn't get and said with a sigh, "I love that smell." He smiled and said he did, too. It felt so good to be doing research again. Just sitting there, trying to find information about men who lived hundred of years ago, was just amazing. I really need to figure out what I have to do to get back to college. I felt so at home and at peace.
Oh, and a shout out to the librarian, Meredith, who helped me so much. She actually found, in their holdings, the two books printed by Gerard Van Wolsschaten (or however he wanted to spell it each day) that I was able to hold. I held two books printed in the early 1600s. I teared up, I'll admit.
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