[unbreak my heart]

I was a faithful and loyal reader and re-reader of Elizabeth George's series of Inspector Lynley novels from when I first encountered A Great Deliverance in, I don't know, '96 or '97. And then I was so incredibly broken by With No One As Witness in 2005 and I haven't been able to re-read any of the earlier books or pick up the new ones since (I won't say why, though the summaries for the next few books totally spoil it). Anyways, seven years later, I finally feel like I might be able to start reading through the series again. That's the plan, so. We'll see how it goes, or if I break down in angry tears when I start encountering foreshadowings of the traumatic event that I am still angry about. :P

Also reading of late: Jacqueline Carey's three Kushiel/Naamah trilogies, which are among my favourite brain candy novels ever. And I hadn't read the ninth one, which came out last summer - so I read my old favourites and then got a new treat at the end. :D Which reminds me that I want to keep an eye out for her Santa Olivia books - I like her style.

I also read the six volumes of Patricia Brigg's Mercy Thompson series last week. They are not exactly serious and amazing books, but they're my favourite kind of urban fantasy and they were certainly entertaining. Plus they creeped me out quite a bit in some places, which is impressive - that doesn't usualy happen.

...anything else I should be picking up in order to while away the possibility of being snowbound in the next few days? ;) Or just in case I find that I really can't face re-reading the Elizabeth George books?

(PS. I have achived the ability to recite SG-1 dialogue in advance of the characters. I should perhaps not categorize this as an 'achievement.')