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I'm in the middle of Crier's War by Nina Varela. The pitch: a human girl Ayla and one Made automata Crier who fall in love. I know to expect that, as they're still searching their feelings where I'm at. But it's so much more than that: a great sci-fi-ish fantasy setting, political intrigue that goes with that setting. What really got me was Ayla wants to super-murder Crier for revenge of what her Made-father and king has done to her family and humans. It's her life goal. Love that stuff. It reads like a good comic story. It's long, being over 400 pages but once the intrigue sets in the pages fly by.

I can't remember the last time a book disrupt my time. I have snuck in reading it any chance I can get: while making dinner, during my stretch breaks, mild chores. I'm thinking about reading it right now. It took a good 10 minutes of keyboard-smashing to quell the urge and focus. Last week I've done something I haven't done in 15+ years: I read it before bed, in bed. I was reminded it's the ideal place again like I did growing up. All day I've been groaning about chores when I could be reading.

Time to finish my things and read some more. My nerdy, romantic heart wants to see them smooch!