52 in 52

I’ve decided to document reading at least 52 books in the 52 weeks of 2011. The reading shouldn’t be too hard, as I’m pretty sure I’ve read more than 52 books a year since I turned 6. But we’ll see how the documenting goes…

I started reading my first pick on New Year’s Eve: A Secret and Unlawful Killing: A Mystery of Medieval Ireland by Cora Harrison. I had read her first novel, My Lady Judge: A Mystery of Medieval Ireland , last month and enjoyed it. It was entertaining, and the historical aspect of it was fascinating. So I expected to like Killing as well.

My Lady Judge is a mystery surrounding the death of an unpopular lawyer who was hated by everyone in the burren. The lady judge interviews everyone who has a grudge to find the killer.

On to A Secret and Unlawful Killing. It’s a mystery surrounding the death of an unpopular tax collector who was hated by everyone in the burren. The lady judge interviews everyone who has a grudge to find the killer. Really? As entertaining as the first book was, I decided life was too short to read a second book with the same plot – my first resolution for the new year. I got to page 48 and put it down.