false 2451635 Other than that, I'm an antireligious homosexual homemaker that loves to cook.
The rest is gravy.
Oh, and I don't like gravy.
]]> 29 male Omega, GA 06/2009 12/2009 7710 Christie Golden 3 103 85 true 5901959 read 2 true 5305337 currently-reading 16 true 5305336 to-read 7 false 5327554 warcraft 1 false 8813439 fantasy 1 false 8813448 young-adult City of Glass (Mortal Instruments, #3) by Cassandra Clare]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78838829 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216854551s/3777732.jpg 2451635 Daley http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1245800138p2/2451635.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2451635-daley Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:03:40 -0800 City of Ashes (Mortal Instruments, #2) by Cassandra Clare]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78301540 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185770265s/1582996.jpg 2451635 Daley http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1245800138p2/2451635.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2451635-daley Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:08:53 -0800 I finished this book in about 2 days.
The speed and content of this book surpassed the first one with flying colors. The story never stopped and I was thoroughly entertained.

The amount of surprises and additions to the story were many. It is apparent that the auth...more...]]> City of Bones (Mortal Instruments, #1) by Cassandra Clare]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78076296 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255569465s/256683.jpg 2451635 Daley http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1245800138p2/2451635.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2451635-daley Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:59:29 -0800 I expected to anticipate every move of this book, but there were a few surprises and I was only correct in a few areas. The author did a good job at keeping you guessing or wondering.

Sometimes, I thought that a character or two betrayed their character. Sometimes they ...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/trivia http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1245800138p2/2451635.jpg 2451635 Daley http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1245800138p2/2451635.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2451635-daley Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:37:11 -0800 http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2708642 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255569465s/256683.jpg 2451635 Daley http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1245800138p2/2451635.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2451635-daley Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:05:19 -0800 Amanda wrote: "so in the end is this book really worth reading? i bought it a while back ( like a month or two ago on sale) and i havent gotten around to reading it... should i even bother?
mind u i use to be a ..."

I don't see any "wow" factors, but it's entertaining. It's surely not as bad as some people wish that it was. We have to learn to filter out those kinds of reviews. Everybody wants to be a critic.]]> World of Warcraft: Arthas: Rise of the Lich King (Hardcover) by Christie Golden]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61007534 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255649370s/6290885.jpg 2451635 Daley http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1245800138p2/2451635.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2451635-daley Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:36:19 -0700
I usually like Christie Golden's work, but this felt very rushed and pasted together. Very short chapters seemed almost like short stories that did not move the book along. Many of them (including the trip to see Thrall - and I love him, so I generally lik...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61007534 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255649370s/6290885.jpg 2451635 Daley http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1245800138p2/2451635.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2451635-daley Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:49:51 -0700 I usually like Christie Golden's work, but this felt very rushed and pasted together. Very short chapters seemed almost like short stories that did not move the book along. Many of them (including the trip to see Thrall - and I love him, so I generally like any mention of the orcs) seemed to be pointless filler that added nothing to the story in my opinion. I've already read about those things.

I understand that over the life of Arthas, all of these other pivotal moments in Warcraft history occurred. There had to be some reference to that, but at points it just seemed like a really bad television series that had 'recaps' of the previous episode (chapter) before it started up again. It would not have felt so horrible if she would not have used the same words and phrases. I flipped back a few times because I thought that I had bookmarked the wrong spot. She uses "reverie" numerous times with Sylvanas in the same phrasing and it was distracting - as well as a few other words that unnerved me to read so many times. It felt like the editor never read it all the way through. All of the chapters were nice stories alone, but added together were a mess. A.D.D.?

If you love Warcraft lore (like I do) you will still find many things that will be entertaining. I adore the characters and learned a lot that I did not know (the personal and intimate life of Arthas, King Wrynn's childhood trama, Jaina's early life with Arthas, etc). However, you will probably be irritated by the writing. Though, I did love the ending.

I'm happy that I read it since I love the lore, but I would have rated it a 1 or 2 if it wasn't for that. They shouldn't rush something like this out like they apparently did (probably due to the expansion release date and all). It could have been a lot smoother. ]]> The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Kindle Edition) by Mark Twain]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69786485 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51jNZKFeQFL._SL75_.jpg 2451635 Daley http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1245800138p2/2451635.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2451635-daley Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:32:10 -0700