I'm reading [u]The Riyria Chronicles by Michael Sullivan[/u]: If you like fantasy, assassinations, magic, thieves, politics, and all sorts of skulduggery, this book is the book for you. It even has romance for people who like that. I'd very much recommend this book to anyone. This is now my second time through this book series.

I'm also reading (because one book is never enough) [u]The Legend of Eli Monpress by Rachel Aaron[/u]: It's another fantasy book series that I'm re-reading. There's not much political maneuvering in it. But it has spirits, double dealings and Eli. It's a rather enjoyable romp. Though not that mentally tasking, which is nice when you want to read something without having to think very hard. 

I have more books stacked on my side table that I'm going to read, but just haven't gotten around to yet due to me reading other books. :)
[u]Luck in the Shadows by Lynn Flewelling[/u]: Another fantasy novel (seeing a theme?). It's book one of a series. The main characters are both guys and together, but it never happens on page (blessedly). There's more politics involved here in the first couple of books. But later go onto deal with the non-human heritage of our main couple. I'm looking forward to re-reading this one again!

[u]The Whispering Skull by Jonathan Stroud[/u]: A paranormal fantasy kids book. What's lost in sophistication is more than made up by Stroud's whit and writing prose. The man's a master. It's book two of the Lockwood & Co. series. Book one was 4 out of 5. I'm eager to read this one.

[u]The Secret Prophecy by Herbie Brennan[/u]: It's in my stack about of Mr. Brennan. I know nothing about this book other than what the blurb says. I hope it's just as good as his other books.

[u]The Girl is Murder by Kathryn Miller Haines[/u]: I've seen this book lurking about my library for a while and when I snagged The Whispering Skull, I also snagged this one. It's a girl teen mystery.

Last but not least is
[u]The Stranger's Shadow by Max Frei[/u]:
While they have tons of this series out in Russia, they translate it so slowly to the US. This book is book four. It's about a rather dull man, Max Frei, who dreams himself into another world where he's a magic inspector who solves crimes. There's romance, plots and black magic, it's weird and it has Russian humor. What's not to love?