#AmReading + #AmWatching - May 16th 2019 #Reviews

It's time to take a look at what I've been reading and watching during this past week.

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OK...

Here's what I read this week:

Loyalty by Charles E. Yallowitz
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is an excellent read, with a fantastic cast of characters. The worldbuilding is wonderful, and the pacing is perfect. If you enjoy reading stories featuring vampire characters, and don't mind those vampires not being your usual stereotypical vampire, you should read this book.

Lost by Charles E. Yallowitz
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
The introduction of Lost, and the chaos she causes, made this an even better read for me than the first book was. She's a great character, and not knowing what she might do next brings an extra level of unpredictability - and often humour - to the plot. That's not to say that Lost is the only good thing about the book, because she isn't. As with the previous book in the series, there's a great cast of well-rounded characters, the plot is action-packed and moves at a nice pace, and the descriptions and worldbuilding are fantastic. It's just that the scenes with Lost in them were generally my favourites in this book.

Rivalry by Charles E. Yallowitz
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is an excellent addition to the series, with some fantastic character development, and plenty of action. As with the previous books in the series, the author does a wonderful job with worldbuilding and descriptions, helping you to easily become absorbed in the book. As I said when reviewing the earlier books in the series: if you enjoy fantasy with vampire characters, you should check this one out, especially if you enjoy reading about vampires who differ from the stereotypical vampire.

Sunday Morning by Rachel Poli
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is a fantastic collection of stories, which would be perfect as quick reads while enjoying a few minutes peace with a cup of your favourite beverage. Or you could just do what I did, and devour them all within a 24 hour period. Either way, you'll find an excellent selection of beautifully written tales, with fascinating plots, and well-rounded characters, some of which leave more up to your own imagination than others, but all of which make for great reads.

As for what I've been watching:

I watched three DVDs this week: disks five and six of season 9 of NCIS, and disk one of season 10 of NCIS.

I haven't watched any movies lately - new to me or otherwise. Once I finish catching up with what I have on DVD of NCIS - which I've almost done, since I only have the first 10 seasons on DVD at the moment (they're on season 16 on TV) - I'll have to see what movies are waiting for me among those in my to-watch pile. I know there are several, though many are ones I've seen at some point in the past, just not watched my DVD copies of.