When it rains....

The Pacific Northwest is known for it's rain. This past week though, has been an epic amount, brought to us by an atmospheric river, a term that feels more widely used over the past decade or so. If you can imagine a flood of water being dropped from the sky, that's what it feels like.  To those of us living in the Skagit River watershed, through the upriver valley, we really felt the effect of the storm that raged. 

Me? i hunkered down with an book series on my kindle and stayed warm and dry in my "higher ground" home. I know what your next question is, what are you reading?  

Okay, okay, it's been over a year and it's time I admit it, I've joined a book fad / trend and fell into the world of romantasy. There are multiple sub-sects, there are those that mirror our world, those that are parallel, and those that are pure fantasy.  I happen to enjoy all of them, the dark, the gold, the bright, and of course they better have a good ending.  A good story is a good story, and if it has spicy bits (chili pepper ratings! 🌶🌶 🌶 🌶) even better!  Nora Robert's was my first dip imto this world, her books of magic and powerful women, and finding their true self. Heather Graham was another.  There has always been a book or so from the fantasy isles on my bookshelves, but it wasnt until I found a series on kindle, the Crescent City series and I honestly thought it was another New Orleans magic series - oh my was I wrong -  but in a deliciously good way.  Thank you Sarah J Maas!

That series opened up my world, and down the rabbit hole I went, consuming book after book, hardback, large paperback, kindle and more.   My Instagram feed lead me to follow a few other like minded folks, and my husband has not complained one bit.   I advised him it was like I was bringing back 'Between the Lines', my original book club, even though I am the only remaining member.

So what's next?  I keep kindle unlimited, I continue to read a bit every day, but I don't let it consume all of my time as the laundry won't wash and fold and put itself away.  I feel lucky I have my knight in shiny armour (even if that armour is blue collar work pants that have stains) whom I married, but he doesn't read like I do (he likes other book topics) and I am blessed to know the difference between real life and fantasy.   I can close my book, look around and see just how lucky I am.

Now I just need to find my cheater reading glasses with more magnifying power as Brimstone text is quite small.  Who needs laundry put away today? Not me.