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from the Challenge: 50 Books group.
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25. A Game of Thrones -***- This star rating is an average as there are some truly rubbish bits (ie the beginning 300 pages) and some really quite cool bits."Winter is coming" ...Too cliche?... "You are no ranger, Jon, only a green boy with the smell of summer still on you"
24. The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories -***- The eternally unpronounceable one"Then, bolder than the stories Cyclops, great Cthulhu slid greasily into the water and began to pursue with vast wave-raising strokes of cosmic potency."
26 so far (including 1 reread and 1 short)Best so far would have to be The Wise Man's Fear and The Shape-Changer's Wife
Next up Kraken as I've been meaning to read Mieville for ages now
23. Born of Night -****- Who doesn't love big brooding scifi assassins?"Don’t reach out for the stars. They’ll burn you until there’s nothing left"
"Then let me burn"
22. and Falling, Fly -**- The book doesn't live up to its fantastic title. The plot is almost incomprehensible but the writing is beautiful"What if Eve had answered, 'I chose to eat this'?"
21. Grimspace -****- I haven't read anything vaguely spaceoperaish is ages. Fun"You don’t know what it’s like to be alone until you’ve had someone inside your head."
20. Howl's Moving Castle -****- Lovely."Look. Survey. Inspect. My hair is ruined! I look like a pan of bacon and eggs!"
19. Lord of Misrule -***- I know a YA book 1000 pages long would be too much, but this series is pretty much that, just split up into separate short bindings
18.The Wise Man's Fear-*****- I still love Kvothe and Denna. Can't wait for the third. (I know it took me ages but life got in the way.)"It is quite a thing. There are so many men, all endlessly trying to sweep me off my feet. And there is one of you, trying just the opposite. Making sure my feet are firm beneath me lest I fall."
I really want ones on Illium and Aeodhan. It seems to be selling well which should mean lots more books!The Psy-Changeling is quite a complicated world which builds nicely and things get more interesting afer the first two couples
Glad you enjoyed Archangel's Consort. I had the same problem with the Psy-Changeling for the first 2 books. Have you read Caressed By Ice? - I loved that one, it took a different angle from the first 2
17. Blackout -*****- Cal Leandros is one of my v.fav series and the new book does not disappointNext up The Wise Man's Fear which might just be the longest thing I've ever attempted. Loved The Name of the Wind so much though
As you say it seems to have divided the world :-)
Donna wrote: "Funny how everyone has different feelings about that. I completely understand her choosing Peeta."Ah now there's the thing- (view spoiler)
16. Mockingjay -****- The ending to the hunger games trilogy is massive but not quite as good as it could have been. In my mind she defaulted her choice between Gale and Peeta
Yes to The Wise Man's Fear! I'm currently ignoring the teaser excerpts because I know it'll drive me crazy, still not long till march 1st now. (I preordered it in hardback which means its going to break my fingers to read I'm sure).Same goes for Blackout though I did make the mistake of reading an excerpt and its been gnawing on my mind ever since
13. A Mermaid's Ransom -***- Bad guy without redemption14. The Hunger Games -****- Yeah you know the plot of Battle Royale? Basically that but YA and more reality TV. Still it was really good.
12. Fahrenheit 451 - *** - At 4am this made sense[short] Air by Sharon Shinn - *** - I was suspicious all through this but it was sweet in the end
