I've had a LOT of downtime just recently (and I just plain read fast) and somehow I've done 4 full length novels in 6 days
The Shadow Sorceress - LE Modesitt
Fourth book in the "Spellsong" series, shifting focus to some of the established secondary characters while maintaining the "look and feel" of the rest. On the whole a decent book though the paths are, by the fourth book, fairly well trodden and that makes it a slightly weaker book than the previous three though still enjoyable reading.
NOTE: Much like the rest of the series, don't read if you are on a diet because the magic users must eat...a LOT...to have the energy for their work so there is non-stop mention of food, snacking, eating, and hunger. I'm not joking, if you are dieting AVOID this series!
The Emperor's Edge - Lindsay Buroker
An entertaining start to Ms. Buroker's Steampunk series with just enough mention of "steam" to make the genre but well focused on story rather than "tech". While the character archetypes are somewhat predictable, and some of the "motivations" that bind the characters are a little weak at times, this is still a book well worth your time for fans of fantasy and steampunk.
Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood
This book was recommended to me several times, and considering that I very much enjoyed "A handmaid's tale" I was looking forward to reading it. Unfortunately it just didn't work for me. Told from the disjointed perspective of an only slightly sane survivor/hermit (Jimmy AKA Snowman) it was just too, I guess rambling is the best term, for my mood.
The Last Centurion - John Ringo
A post-apocalyptic novel of a different stripe. A focus on "how it all happened" and "how people reacted" with occasional action thrown in. Lots of strong political and social opinion and a
lot of profanity (NOT for kids). Interestingly I found myself sucked in (much like reading "World War Z") and had to occasionally remind myself that this was fiction, not a true historical account of some disaster. The narritave has a similar "rambling" mode somewhat like "Oryx and Crake" but for whatever reason it held my attention a lot better.