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It's Monday - a long weekend and what I'm reading

Having Friday off work made for such a luxurious weekend, time to go out and do stuff, stay in and do stuff, and  then just sit around read. I was reminded of that time in my life when I decided to work a nine day fortnight. It was glorious. 

 On Thursday I finished  A Closed and Common Orbit (loved it, review is here), and knowing I had extra time to read over the extended weekend I started the next Robin Hobb, Assassin's Quest, the third in the Farseer trilogy. It's a big book and I wanted the chance to really get into before getting back to the busyness of my everyday life. It was perfect for this weekend, partly because it never gets that hot in The Six Duchies, and here in Melbourne we were frying! And it's such a good book, engrossing and well written and wonderful worldbuilding.

I'm linking up with It's Monday, what are you reading? over at the Book Date, and finally getting my book post up on an actual Monday!
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  1. Kathy Martin30 January, 2018

    I need to catch up on my Robin Hobb books. I have a few on TBR mountain. I just haven't been in the mood for an epic fantasy lately. Come see my week here. Happy reading!

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  2. pussreboots30 January, 2018

    It's been ages since I read a Robin Hobb. Come see what I'm reading.

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  3. Aj @ Read All The Things!30 January, 2018

    I’m glad you had some time off to read!

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  4. Greg30 January, 2018

    I loved A Closed and Common Orbit, and the Robin Hobb books too. I kinda miss the Six duchies...

    https://gregsbookhaven.blogspot.com/

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