Antoinette read and liked Seth's review of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell:

"Hailed as an Austen/Tolkien hybrid, this novel is a rare blend of fantasy, comedy of manners, light-horror and fairy tales, thrusting you into an alternate history of England -- a time when magic is re-emerging as a cultural institution. The charact...more Hailed as an Austen/Tolkien hybrid, this novel is a rare blend of fantasy, comedy of manners, light-horror and fairy tales, thrusting you into an alternate history of England -- a time when magic is re-emerging as a cultural institution. The characters are written with detailed care, the plot completely immersing and the style absolutely impeccable. One of my all time favorites.(less) "

Antoinette read and liked Spiderboy's review of Twilight (Twilight, #1):

"At the risk of losing my man card, I will admit that I liked this book quite a bit. I could read over almost all of the cheesy lines and I started thinking, Man, this stephanie meyer is a f*&%ing genius. she tapped into the teenage-girl psyche so wel...more At the risk of losing my man card, I will admit that I liked this book quite a bit. I could read over almost all of the cheesy lines and I started thinking, Man, this stephanie meyer is a f*&%ing genius. she tapped into the teenage-girl psyche so well that she's sold 70 million copies of her books. wow~

I am always bothered when authors make things happen that would never happen in real life though. Like, for example, a 100 year old vampires going to high school. It would have been more believable if it were done in university, but then the younger teens couldn't relate. so it was a good decision on her part. no question. I also had to ignore my gut instinct that Edward, the old man vampire, was getting it on with a 17 year old girl.

Okay, but I managed to push those thoughts from my head and I didn't hate it afterwards (less) "