Rachel’s Comments (group member since Oct 19, 2013)

Rachel’s comments from the Spells, Space & Screams: Collections & Anthologies in Fantasy, Science Fiction, & Horror group.

I need to make it my goal to pick this series back up this month.

"In the latest Kate Daniels novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Ilona Andrews, magic is coming and going in waves in post-Shift Atlanta—and each crest leaves danger in its wake…

After breaking from life with the Pack, mercenary Kate Daniels and her mate—former Beast Lord Curran Lennart—are adjusting to a very different pace. While they’re thrilled to escape all the infighting, Curran misses the constant challenges of leading the shapeshifters.

So when the Pack offers him its stake in the Mercenary Guild, Curran seizes the opportunity—too bad the Guild wants nothing to do with him and Kate. Luckily, as a veteran merc, Kate can take over any of the Guild’s unfinished jobs in order to bring in money and build their reputation. But what Kate and Curran don’t realize is that the odd jobs they’ve been working are all connected.

An ancient enemy has arisen, and Kate and Curran are the only ones who can stop it—before it takes their city apart piece by piece…"

"Seven years ago, the Veil that separates humanity from what lies beyond was torn apart, and New Orleans was engulfed in a supernatural war. Now, those with paranormal powers have been confined in a walled community that humans call the District. Those who live there call it Devil's Isle.

Claire Connolly is a good girl with a dangerous secret: she’s a Sensitive, a human endowed with magic that seeped through the Veil. Claire knows that revealing her skills would mean being confined to Devil’s Isle. Unfortunately, hiding her power has left her untrained and unfocused.

Liam Quinn knows from experience that magic makes monsters of the weak, and he has no time for a Sensitive with no control of her own strength. But when he sees Claire using her powers to save a human under attack—in full view of the French Quarter—Liam decides to bring her to Devil’s Isle and the teacher she needs, even though getting her out of his way isn’t the same as keeping her out of his head.

But when the Veil threatens to shatter completely, Claire and Liam must work together to stop it, or else New Orleans will burn…"

His characters definitely make the stories.

No! But now I really want to.

The characters weren't how I imagined them at all. It goes without saying that there was a lot of stuff left out, that's just typical book-to-movie disorder. The 'shining' itself wasn't really a part of the movie, either. I think we read this book in February. Definitely gave me a few nightmares. Worth the read.

My current passport photo is a disgrace. Can't wait for that thing to expire.

I did like it! Thought the book was way better though. Definitely scarier.

Hey friends, guess what I'm watching rn? The Shining. And no, I've never seen it so. Yay.

I'm not, lol. I haven't been able to get into it. Maybe I'll try again this weekend.

Oh yeah, I liked that one a lot. It was awesome. It's probably in my top three.

I forget a lot of the details too. I just remember that they were fucking amazing and I want Death.

Death >>>>>>>>>

I feel like I didn't have enough time/free time in Denver to compare the two. As much as I love being outside, I think I really could have loved Denver more.

I went to Denver for a long weekend for a wedding. Between that and my trip to Vegas earlier this month, I think I've drank enough for the summer. Maybe I'll feel up to it again this fall. My party game isn't so strong these days.

Yay, February!

Eph's kid is getting super annoying.

We're doing Thai food and Ghost Adventures.

So it's moving weekend D: it's been pretty painless thus far, but I'm exhausted. What's everyone else up to?

I thought this GoT season was better than the previous two. I was actually going to give up after season 4 but yanno. Nothing else was on.

The show in general is very good, but I get annoyed because there will be tons of episodes where seemingly nothing happens and then BAM. All the things. And then you're excited. Then back to nothing. That might be just me though lol.