Although this edition covers not one, but two weeks, it is going to be pathetically short in the number of books mentioned. Since Tuesday I've been messing around with some research (more on that next week) and it has sadly cut into my reading time this week.

I did manage to finally read The Manolo Matrix by Julie Kenner. The sequel to The Givenchy Code finds Jennifer Crane (former roommate of Givenchy's Melanie) unwillingly cast in the role of protector in the deadly game Play.Survive.Win (PSW). A singing waitress with dreams of Broadway stardom, Jennifer isn't prepared for the role assigned to her by the game. Not that she has much of a choice. PSW has ways of making unwilling players play the game and for Jennifer participation in the game is a matter of life or death, namely hers. It will take everything she and FBI agent Devlin Brady (the target she is suppose to protect) have to solve the clues and save her life.

The Manolo Matrix is highly recommended for all fans of Chick Lit, as well as any readers who enjoy a good mystery with just a touch of romance. One warning: this novel can be a bit addicting as you try to figure out the clues along with the characters. If you have not already read The Givenchy Code you will definitely want to before picking The Manolo Matrix up. The final book in the PSW trilogy, The Prada Paradox, will be released in 2007. While I'll be excited to finally learn who is behind PSW, I will be very sad to see this series come to an end.

Over the weekend I read something I've never read before: Ellora's Cave. I read books one and two in Cheyenne McCray's Wonderland series (King of Hearts and King of Spades). Diving into the EC world can be a bit daunting with all the choices available to readers. I ended up going with Cheyenne McCray because I have her novel Forbidden Magic sitting on my TBR shelf giving me the Why haven't you read me yet? dirty look. Although I've only read the first two books in the series, so far I'm not disappointed. I enjoyed book one, loved book two, and am now dying to read book three, King of Diamonds. I'm definitely going to try out more EC authors and titles now that I've gotten my feet wet. Any suggestions?

Now it's your turn. What have you been reading this week?

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