urban fantasy

To soothe my holiday crankiness, I read My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding, edited by PN Elrod, which was funny, but probably could have been funnier. My favorite stories were "All Shook Up" by P. N. Elrod, "The Wedding of Wylda Serene" by Ester M. Friesner, and "...Or Forever Hold Your Peace" by Susan Krinard. Why? The first was really original. The second was hysterically funny. And the third featured characters and a system of magic that I'm hoping to see again and again. This is the second Kit and Olivia story I've come across, and I'd really love to see those two star in a full-length book. Three stars for the anthology.

I followed it up with Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher. I really like this series. I think it's wonderful that Butcher is still going strong, even eight? nine? books in. It was funny, it was touching, it was believable. Four stars.

Currently, I am trying to finish the last chapter of Why the Christian Right is Wrong, and to get the information I want out of First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently.