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What are you reading?
Gaaaaah don't do it, all you will get is annoyance and irritation from it. I didn't mind the first few books, but after I think it was 8 or something, the book where all of the characters did a wtf-flip-out-of-character jump it sucks.That is just what I think though. You might come up with a different opinion and it wouldn't be fair for me to say how much it sucks....
pffft @ the show, the only thing they have in common are names.
I could use brainless reads to a) up my reading challenge count b) after GRRM those are needed! I also plan on reading the new Khaled Hosseni book so that will be heavy I'm sure.
Well they will probably hit the spot nicely, then!
For a read where you don't have to think much I like the love at stake series ... no thinking, silly, and sometimes a good giggle. One of the other series that I like to read for mindless fun is sandra hills viking II series, I have a weakness for timetravel--and her books can be down right silly at times.hrm a lot of silly there
Both of the series read pretty fast, there is another but I can't think of it right now. :/
I 'member now (I consulted my records [yes I have a record of that, don't ask]), and I was reminded of lynsay sands's argeneau series.It seems as though I read a lot of silly books. I need to read smart books again or something. I put a game of thrones back on my reader in a different format, hopefully this time I can keep going with it. I know parts are interesting, but damn apparently I am lazy. What a surprise!
I agree with Duane and Lannister...I've also read all the books:), Fun, light reads for the most part... one or two minor incidents which sort of bugged me, but nothing major enough that I stopped reading.
As for the TV series... I agree with Duane 100%!
The first season wasn't too bad... they followed pretty close to the book...
Then season 2... and yes, I was sucker enough to HOPE they'd fix it for season 3 - they didn't... they made it worse!
@Llaph - I am not sure if it has that much to do with lazy. Initially I had the audio boo for game of thrones and it made me fall asleep every single time. They do the accents but that made it all even more confusing. So after listening to the prologue four times and still not having made sense of it, I got myself the ebooks. I'd say just bear with the book because it really is worth it. Accents and all.
I agree about the show... I saw first season (even though I don't remember much) and I think I saw 2nd season's first or so episode and gave up. I remember thinking the show didn't feel right.Now that I finished book 1, I can see why. True Blood felt really dark and gritty. More gothic than UF. But the first book felt much more like a Light UF read. It was a solid first book. I was disappointed in the supporting cast. They felt blah.
I doubt the series will reach favorite proportions... But it's good.
Reading
and rereading
I didn't mind too much the way they handled True Blood until season 4 when they completely changed Marni's character and just basically started screwing up the character's personalities so damned badly. Season 5 was even worse. And I'll still probably watch season 6, though I have no idea why.I'm still reading
and also started
because I needed to read another Anne Bishop book right away. I am greatly enjoying both.
@Arushi, I like the audiobooks of Game of Thrones. I'm listening to them with my hubby (it takes about a year to get one done but whatever) and we're on the last one. They changed narrator and the guy did not bother to do the accents...frustrating. Gratefully Roy Dotrice came back for book 5. A for brainless reading...I'm reading
. :)
@ arushi:My audio books are from the NLS.library of congress talking book club yadda yadda ... they usually have their own readers for books. Except if a publisher donates the audio books (like what had happen for me for the first 3 toby day books and her encrypted book).
They tend to have the same sort of people reading similiar genres ... like there is one for YAs, a few for romances, and for fantasy. Seriously the tend to sound like pompous professors giving a lecture, which is why I could not get into the few I had listened to. Those, thank god, I had in a different format to listen too. I like their readers for other genres ... the other ones are hard to listen/understand. Even if I had slowed them down to 0 instead of the 10 I listen to them to.
@mello:
I really love that trilogy. I think it has a lot of sentimental value to me too, because of the times I had read it/first bought it. Hrmm kind of like when you hear a certain song it reminds you of something?
Ohh yes and happy day, I had complained the other day about kindle app still not working for my iphone. I was looking through my rss reader and guess what I found? A press release for a new kindle iphone app. Now to get a stinking kindle book to try it out on (plus the time to) since my ARCs did not work, apparently it doesn't support pdf formats. Stupid buggers....
@Llaph - that makes sense then. At least pompous professors tend to be easy to understand. Well.. as long as you get a chance to read all that you want to, it is indeed good. Started reading Roadkill
I couldn't decide whether to give the last book 2 or 3 stars. Went with 3, since I want to keep reading. But these characters are annoying and DUMB. lol I'll read a few more (I think I put up to 8 on my to read list) but the characters better start getting interesting, and fast.Speaking of fast, yeah these books move rather quickly. I already finished the first two, and I started the first one at night last night. I can see why everyone else said it was a fast read... If I actually read the whole series... It could take me only 4 days... LOL!
Starting
Oh and for her romances: I can't stand bill. He needs a serious punch in the face. I don't think I disliked him this much on the show. I don't remember Eric... but as people talk about Eric and Bill all the time when it comes to the show, I guess that's the main love triangle? god... the one I do like is Sam, and he's the one I liked form the show too. But no one talks about him. So I guess he fails to be important at some point. With 13 books though, I'm guessing other loves show up too... (And no I didn't read the spoilers! I'm avoiding them like the plague. I don't even pay attention to the show spoilers just in case something get's ruined!)
I am surprised by the amount of raunchiness in the books. I guess it did become an HBO show... lol
@ arushi:I put up with a lot to read books ... I don't have to put up with that if I have another choice to it. :x It is too bad that the narrator for that series is a tard, I rather like one of the narrators who had done the Sword of Truth series. I loved his accents and voices he did for the characters, it was so easy to follow who and what was talking.
I am just happy kindle will work now, don't even know if I will buy books to read on it yet. Just having the choice makes me happy.
@ zeenat:
I'd like to hear your opinions too ... really for when you get farther into the series.
Zeenat wrote: "Oh and for her romances: I can't stand bill. He needs a serious punch in the face. I don't think I disliked him this much on the show. I don't remember Eric... but as people talk about Eric and Bil..."There are other love interests, yes.
I am currently reading
and
. So far so good...
@zeenat:I think there is a new love interest each book.... Everyone seems to want a piece of sookie ass! That is a slight exageration btw. :x
Bill is lamo I so agree there. Weakkkksauce.... That is one reason I liked eric so much more than bill.
@DC:
I tried reading the first book, but I couldn't finish it. I think the perma drunk the mc tried to have all of the time was a turn off.
There was something else that irritated me, but it has been a while since I tried the book. :x
Well, for Sookie I was always Team Eric. He tries so hard to knock off a piece of that thing.
on to
.Eric was way better in Club Dead. Actually overall the book was way better. Maybe cause bill was gone from most of it and she wasn't all vampiry swoony...
4 stars for
should be done with
by this evening - hope its as good.
I'm reading
which I think might be my favorite so far in this seriesI'm listening to
It's only OK. I'm mostly only wanting to go ahead and finish the series since it is ending now.
@ dc:Maybe I will try it again. I have done this sort of thing before ... some books depending on my mood at the time ticked me off so I said f' that. I am female so I am allowed to be irrational sometimes. ;P
Finished:
The Vampire and the Virgin (Love at Stake, #8) by Kerrelyn Sparks
BTW re-reading a series goes faster when you skip books about characters that you dislike bunches!
4 books in a 24 hour period. Must be some kind of record :P that last book was my favorite sookie book so far. It was really good, but it still doesn't go into OMG Amazing territory for me... Tomorrow I'll start
I just finished my 1st book this month,
Inferno (Chronicles of Nick #4)by Sherrilyn Kenyon. My next book is
The Hunt (The Secret Circle #5)by Aubrey Clark, L.J. Smith (Creator)
Zeenat, I remember not really caring much about whether Sookie ended up with Bill or Eric. Eric was a lot more fun, but he didn't make me swoon.I like Alcide as a character, though not as a romantic interest, and I remember the shapeshifter storyline was starting to get really interesting in the last book I read (I can't remember which one it was). But none of the characters really engaged me and made me care what happened to them. The books are entertaining, but fluffy.
What lannister said ... she is a lot better with words than I am and that pretty much mirrors what I was thinking.
I agree with Lannister& Llaph,but I really liked Quinn,in my opinion he was the most interesting of all sookie's men...
Was Quinn that shapeshifter guy who showed up at the leadership battle? He was kinda odd compared to the rest? (I might be getting confused because it's a while since I read the books.)That book with the leadership storyline was actually the last one I read.
Yes, this is Quinn but his character becomes more interesting later on ... I do not want to ruin to anybody and that's why I'll keep my opinion to myself (I actually survived all the series!!)
I liked quinn too, he seemed the most normal. If you did not take his family issues in mind. I wont go into that since it is spoiler territory. Though after whatever book the confrence is and the book after that has been read by zeenat she has a good idea of what I am talking about.His choices were dumb and his obsessions afterwards ... yeah well. I don't think there are normalish people in sookieland 'sides sam and we all know what a big can of worms sam topic can be. It sucks because of all of the man drama that sam really is the best choice for sookie ... but still....
Finished:
Eat Prey Love (Love at Stake, #9) by Kerrelyn Sparks
I just got introduced to Quinn, I was reading about the wolf stuff before I got interrupted by my stomach :P lolI understand what you mean about not caring about the characters. That is exactly how I feel. I enjoy the plot, but I don't feel like I care about anyone. Except for Sam. He's such a sweetie. Their kiss was hot ;) Although it's becoming a slightly annoying pattern. They kiss and are just friends for awhile before they have a passionate kiss again... so and so forth.
Just finished reading
. This was the worst book so far. It had no clear thread or mysterying until halfway through the book. At least it validated my hatred for Bill. And Totally confirmed my suspicion of her being fairy! Okay, she has fairy blood, same thing LOL. Starting
Finished
and it was a dark twisted read and I loved it. I think I'm addicted to Anne Bishop's writing.Starting
Mello ❣ Illium ✮Harry✮ ☀Myrnin☀ Torin wrote: "Finished and it was a dark twisted read and I loved it. I think I'm addicted to Anne Bishop's writing.Starting
"I love this series you should try in audiobook format too I have. It just brings the story more alive. A few of the books in the series I've read along with audiobooks. This was when I was still getting used to the audio versions.
I just finished my 2nd book this month,
The Hunt (The Secret Circle #5)by Aubrey Clark, L.J. Smith (Creator). My next book is
Hollowmen (The Hollows, #2) by Amanda Hocking
I agree about Sookie, the books are entertaining but nothing to take too seriously. I think I always rate them higher because I make a point of reading them when I'm in the mood for fluff. I can't get into
right now so I'm taking a break and trying
instead. I did finish and love
though. Definitely my favorite book in the series so far. (view spoiler)
I <3 those snarly males.... I think the third book is the best of the three personally.Though ... seriously I remember those covers and the model for the 2nd book I think is the same for the 3rd and I don't remember her being very pretty ... like I don't have a lot of room to talk but I thought she was fugly and wondered maybe she was a relative?
For the life of me I can't remember what the 2nd cover looked like beyond the model was ugly. :/ I remember 1 and 3 though. Can't forget the 3rd one with her horn staff and lorn curled up behind her.
I haven't read that trilogy for a long time and my library put them up again so maybe now the typos and stuff have been fixed and I should give them a try. I am feeling twitchy though, since they don't have the last few books in that series....
Finished:
Vampire Mine (Love at Stake, #10) by Kerrelyn Sparks
Yeah keep reading the Toby books gin... They just keep getting better.
Good because I love them, but that part is about to drive me crazy.
Dale wrote: "Mello ❣ Illium ✮Harry✮ ☀Myrnin☀ Torin wrote: "Finished and it was a dark twisted read and I loved it. I think I'm addicted to Anne Bishop's writing.Startin..."
I'll have to give that a try, Dale.
@Llaph I haven't noticed any typos. Maybe they were in the print editions?
What I was referring to was my library @ bookshare.org. The old books have bad quality that can be a pain to listen to. They updated them though.
Gin wrote: "Good because I love them, but that part is about to drive me crazy."Then you will REALLY like the next book.
Sexiest Vampire Alive (Love at Stake, #11) by Kerrelyn Sparks2 more books to catch up with the series. I have read the series a dfew times and this book along with the undead next door I had not read and gave in an bought them to read them.
I wanted to keep reading/listening on my phone today, but me and my sister did our mother’s day manicure/pedicure/shopping jag with my mom today and they get kind of “wtf” when I sometimes giggle or lol…. Otherwise I would have finished this book hours ago. pffft
I finished
, and read
and
Tomorrow I'll start
I am pretty sure I know who Sookie's HEA. Even if I didn't suspect (view spoiler) based on all the hooplah recently, I would have still suspected him and would have hoped for him. Any other solution wouldn't make sense with the whole overarching Character development of Sookie. I'm actually surprised to see so many people upset because... ehhh whatever. Maybe I'm not surprised. People get upset when they don't get their bella/edward ending... well if CH went the direction I think she did then I'm actually HAPPY! lol
I don't know that I can take any book seriously if the main character is named Sookie...
You are right zeenat ... he is too staid. Collie vs vamp? hot vamp? hot tiger shifter? Guess how fan girls really wanted it....It was going on in the back of my mind when I was reading the series, like on the back burner, while up front there was all this hub bub of who is sookie going to bang next blah blah.
I personally am more annoyed at the character happenings. Look @ eric then vs eric now. Character groth, on a scale like that? I get confused I know I shoyuld get it but there is something I can't articulate.
gd admien I swear it makes you sleepy and chatty
Before sookie was described I had thought she was black and was excited to read about a black heroine in a book. It just doesn't fit.
Tuesday is going to be fun if you read those boards and pages I am thinking.
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I like them OK, but they're what I classify as a 'hangover read'. Basically, they are very light and non-demanding and you could read them half-asleep in bed whilst feeling ill. Now, that's not automatically a bad thing, because sometimes all you want is a completely non-challenging read, but don't expect anything deep. And Sookie annoys me sometimes.
But I'll enjoy hearing your thoughts on them. :)