@valiantarcher, I only read the last three books in the Love Comes Softly series this time because it had been so long and I did want to say I read the whole series again...not really a great reason, but that's it. I was super annoyed reading them that Drew didn't get better character development and Belinda really just isn't that interesting even if you try to read them quickly.  

I was disappointed with the Dashiell Hammett book, I really like the Continental Op stories, but this set of short stories was hit and miss...mostly misses. Although I really enjoyed a few of the stories, I don't think I will be keeping it. However reading it did make me want to read the Continental Op stories yet again, even thought it actually hasn't been that long since I read most of them (summer 2022).

I rearranged some of my bookshelves, so I've been working on a small stack of westerns that I pulled from my larger stack of unread books. I enjoyed the first two (Savage Range by Luke Short and The Dude by Max Brand), I started a third one by yet another author, but I don't think I will finishing it. I'm finding the westerns I like best are ones that were written before the 60s/70s (unless they're Christian fiction), lots of duds in the 70s ones I've tried reading. Will not be picking up anymore even if they're a bargain which the ones I've tried were from a bag sale.

I've returned to reading the Stonewall Jackson bio, if I read 10 pages a day I will finish it this month. Also continuing to read  Haunted Cosmos, it's excellent.