The RAHM Report for 11/5/18

What I Finished Reading

• The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  I gave this book five stars for the content because I think the advice is good, but for such a short book, it sure repeated itself a lot! 
• Butchers Hill by Laura Lippmann ⭐⭐⭐⭐
  I alternated between the ebook and audiobook and read this one in just a few days. Now that the main character has established herself as a private investigator, the series is getting much more interesting.
• Deadly News by Jody Holford ⭐⭐⭐
  This is a solid first book in a new cozy mystery series involving a sleuth who works for a small-town newspaper. It was enjoyable, and I'll be curious to see where things go in the next book. 
• Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  I was searching for a book title that started with Z when I came across this one. I really enjoyed reading about the thought processes behind Bradbury's works, and I want to read more now! 
• McMummy by Betsy Byars ⭐⭐⭐
  This was a quick spookyish read for Halloween, and reading it helped me finally reach my goal of reading 15 Betsy Byars books for the year.
• Little Witch by Anna Elizabeth Bennett ⭐⭐⭐
  This was our Halloween read-aloud. It was okay, but not spectacular. 
• From the Queen by Carolyn Hart  ⭐⭐
  I needed a book title with a Q in it for the Alphabet Soup challenge. This cozy mystery novella was available from the library through Hoopla, so I just read through it quickly, but it wasn't very memorable. 

What I'm Currently Reading

• The Violent Bear It Away by Flannery O'Connor
  I was looking for a book with a title that started with V when I remembered that I have never read this. I read a few pages just to whet my appetite, and I think I'm going to like it. 
• Barking with the Big Dogs by Natalie Babbitt
  This is an ARC of a collection of essays about children's books by the late Natalie Babbitt. So far, her arguments feel a little obvious, but I'm not that far along in the book at all yet. 
• Spider Bones by Kathy Reichs
  I'm getting back into this series again in the hopes of reducing my pile of unread paperbacks. So far, it's good but not great.
• Still Life by Louise Penny
  I'm re-reading this for an Instagram read-along. It's even better the second time! 

I'll be linking up today with Unleashing Readers/Teach Mentor Texts and Book Date for It's Monday! What Are You Reading?