Reading Wednesday

What did you finish reading

Dead Water, by Barbara Hambly: This book was awesome! I loved it. Hannibal gets roped into a duel (and poisoned. Again). Underground Railway! Queen Régine! Ben being a hero! Plenty of OT3 moments like this one:

Rose shook her head, "I'm no good with nursing, but I've had plenty of practice at yanking off Hannibal's boots."
January grimaced agreement and ran an affectionate hand along his unconscious friend's arm.

Or this Rose/Hannibal moment (in Ben's presence):

Rose stepped through the stateroom door and shut it behind her, and, putting her arms around Hannibal's neck from behind, kissed the bare scalp in one of the long fjords of his hairline.

I called the twist with Mr Bredon (well, the first one anyway). BOBBY MADE IT! I was so incredibly relieved to learn that he did and the boy's had, what, twenty pages of screentime? Rose protecting the girl at the beginning! Ben and Hannibal shaing a bath! Hannibal getting dragged around by the front of his shirt (that seems to happen a lot).


Dead and Buried, by Barbara Hambly: OMG THIS BOOK THIS BOOK. Rose's school has pupils! That Hannibal will teach Greek and history to! Ben and Rose have offered to put a roof over Hannibal's head more than once! THE MAYERLINGS! I love the Mayerlings so much, omg. We learn how Ben and Hannibal met and it does not disappoint: HANNIBAL SAVES BEN'S LIFE <strike>with the power of song!</strike> (I wish I could quote from this passage, because it's great, but I can't seem to find it, sadly. Have Ben talking about Hannibal, instead: "a man who'd saved his life, a man he loved"). Also, Hannibal apparently has a habit of exit rooms through windows. Hannibal almost gets poisoned (yes, again). Chloë still calls Dominique 'Darling'! There's lots of touching and Ben taking notice of Hannibal's hands, too. Also, I really want the fic where Ben and Hannibal meet while in Paris. Ben brings up himself that it's surprising they've never met.


What are you reading now

The Shirt on His Back, by Barbara Hambly: Rose! Rose , Rose! She's pregnant! But the school's in bad shape and omg why is she not in this book, I miss her already. On the plus side, annibal seems to ahve kicked off the alcohol AND the laudanum habit, so that's good. Abishag Shaw: still fucking terrifyingly single-minded in his pursuit of justice.

Hannibal's Odyssey, by William Mahaney: I'm about halfway through, so there's progress, at least, but the format is really not practical.


What are you reading next

Ran Away, by Barbara Hambly. HOW DO I ONLY HAVE TWO BOOKS LEFT IN THIS SERIES?