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What are you reading?
It really depends on the author. Wendy and I absolutely love this series
and it's very readable, not hard to follow at all.
Leea wrote: "Started 
... I really like how King tells stories."I'm so excited!
(Regina, I've been waiting for your review!)
Stacia ~ Vixen of Variety wrote: "It really depends on the author. Wendy and I absolutely love this series and it's very readable, not hard to follow at all."Loved!
Anna (Bobs Her Hair) wrote: "Elementals are the new vampire, didn't ya know?..."Hahaha! You may be right! The wererats, have they already been done somewhere? Or maybe I'm thinking of the Rat King... *shudder*
After finishing
on audio, realized that there may be some key characters/scenes that were forgotten in book 1 Zombie Fallout and had to go back and relisten (hate it when that happens!). These books are great! Funny and horrific.
Lisa wrote: "Anna (Bobs Her Hair) wrote: "Elementals are the new vampire, didn't ya know?..."Hahaha! You may be right! The wererats, have they already been done somewhere? Or maybe I'm thinking of the Rat Kin..."
Aren't there Wererats in the Magic series by Ilona Andrews? But maybe weregerbils will start to factor in book 10 when pickings get slim... :)
I think Laurell K. Hamilton may have been the first to do wererats, there are wererats in one of the first Anita Blake books.
@Tellulah - If anybody can write wererats or weregerbils, it's Ilona Andrews! Love all their books :D And who knew werehyenas can be hot or romantic? LOL So I just had to google 'wererats' and since I don't play Dungeons and Dragons, didn't know they're on that. But hey, look what I found!!
Isn't the cover cute?! Think I may HAVE to read it.
Regina wrote: "I think Laurell K. Hamilton may have been the first to do wererats, there are wererats in one of the first Anita Blake books."Ah, that's what I was remembering. I've only read book 1 of that series and have been meaning to read more, eventually.
Well anything Ilona Andrews does is sexier. :) I loved Anita Blake through book 10
-- through book 10 it is one of the best urban fantasy series ever. I think it gets really strong around book 3 or 4 (when Anita is finally having sex -- but not too much, lol). 10 doesn't end on a cliff hanger, so reading through 10 and stopping is not a bad thing at all.
LOL, that cover is funny. :)I am enjoying
and in fact was afraid to go to bed last night!I have started to listen to
as I finished
Regina wrote: "Well anything Ilona Andrews does is sexier. :) I loved Anita Blake through book 10
-- through book 10 it is one of the best urban fantasy series ever. I t..."I don't remember which Anita Blake book I quit on, but I do remember flipping through the copious amounts of sex desperate to find some plot. lol
LOL -- I am guessing it was 11+. 1-3 has no sex. 4-10 has a normal amount of sex for a UF series. 11 is CRAZY and I stopped there. And this comes from someone who likes to read about sex!
Do you guys ever read reviews for books and wonder if you read a different book than everyone else did?
LOL Wendy! They're probably mine!
LOL!!!!!! No, hahahaha. I mean more where the book everyones reading is being praised and hailed as awesome and I read it and just can not get interested at all.
Yes. That's what I'm experiencing.
I'll see if I can find it but there is a classic critical review of On the Jellicoe Road which somehow lays the conflict between Nth & Sth Korea at Melina Marchetta's feet. It's pretty funny in a "shakes head in disbelief" kind of way.
Just out of curiosity, what book?
My library copy of
has arrived so I'm starting that now that I just finished
.
This is the review for On the Jellicoe Road. I posted a comment on the review which was also completely unrelated to On the Jellicoe Road...I think it was about an R.L. Mathewson book but I can't remember exactly which one. http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
I wonder if there is a way to poke fun at reviews like this without descending into nastiness.
I think it was a joke. But I could be wrong.
That Jellicoe Road review was a trip. I remember that one.Lisa wrote: "My library copy of
has arrived so I'm starting that now that I just finished ."Aw. Me Before You was quite the emotional ride.
Finished
the other night but hadn't had a chance to really process it until tonight. Sigh. I adore Laini Taylor. The last few chapters - epic.
Regina wrote: "LOL, that cover is funny. :)I am enjoying
and in fact was afraid to go to bed last night!I have started to listen to
as I fini..."I'm going to be able to read more tomorrow. I'm really enjoying Lie Still...
I hope you enjoy I hunt Killers, it's one of my favorite book last year.
So a late night Twitter chat got me sucked into
Cam is def a contender for top swoony boy but what is it with NA and girls who have suffered some form of sexual abuse and then been tormented for it? I'm getting really tired of it and more than that, for me, it feels like turning it into a trendy character element is actually trivializing these events. I dunno. It's just bothering me right now.
Tellulah wrote: "So a late night Twitter chat got me sucked into Cam is def a contender for top swoony boy but what is it with NA and girls who have suffered some form of sexual ab..."This one was a miss for me, Tellulah. (view spoiler)
Tellulah wrote: "So a late night Twitter chat got me sucked into Cam is def a contender for top swoony boy but what is it with NA and girls who have suffered some form of sexual ab..."I've noticed this trend too. There are more ways to give a heroine depth besides victimizing her. There are other life experiences to choose from. : /
I'm so into
. I love this coming of age story and Dev finding his way at Joyland. 47% (view spoiler)Stacia, how are you liking the Joyland?
Also reading,
and loving it! 79% in (view spoiler)Regina, how far are you into Lie Still? I hope to finish today... or at least tomorrow.
Yay! I'm so glad you're enjoying Joyland! It's not at all what you expect out of a King book.
I didn't really have some expectations for Joyland. I just know something is coming and i'm a little nervous for what it is...
I'm at 53% and it's weird but I seem to be stuck on a never-ending chapter. I have this thing where I want to put a book down at the end of a chapter, but I kept reading and reading and reading and the chapter end never came, so I finally picked a spot to stop at!Okay, so (view spoiler) Leea, wait to read this until you read another few pages because this happened right after what you posted. (view spoiler)
So far, I like the book but am still suffering from that same frustration with every King book, where he spends pages and pages on details that I'm not interested in. I know more about being a dog mascot than I'd ever care to.
And I probably could have posted that all on your review. Sorry. I just figured I'd answer your spoiler here.
I am almost done Leea, I am at 96%. We had two baseball games and two performances for my daughter today and I am trying to read it! Something happened that I expected and I know who Alice is! LOL -- you will get there. Stacia, it is funny because, while I don't have much experience with King, in Joyland I loved those descriptions but I was doing the narration and it was really well done so maybe that was the difference.
Okay, Yeah, I was going to say that too. There are not chapters so this story has no breaks. King always leaves these little snippets of whats to come the last sentence of some breaks but then you don't find out what happens. it's frustrating for sure.
Regina wrote: "I am almost done Leea, I am at 96%. We had two baseball games and two performances for my daughter today and I am trying to read it! Something happened that I expected and I know who Alice is! L..."Ohhh, I want to know know who or how she plays into all this too. (view spoiler)
Leea wrote: "Okay, Yeah, I was going to say that too. There are not chapters so this story has no breaks. King always leaves these little snippets of whats to come the last sentence of some breaks but then yo..."
Aren't there some sort of breaks other than the heart icons? For some reason, I could have sworn that I had a concrete stopping point before when I put the book down.
Now I'm going to be super observant and looking for it.
Stacia ~ Vixen of Variety wrote: "So far, I like the book but am still suffering from that same frustration with every King book, where he spends pages and pages on details that I'm not interested in. I know more about being a dog mascot than I'd ever care to. "LOL, that's funny because my husband and I were talking about that with Under the Dome. How King spent so much time talking about how many roads went in and out of the town.
Oddly enough that stuff doesn't bother me, but I think it's because I start to skim subconsciously so I don't pay attention to it.
It didn't happen in Joyland for me though, maybe cause it's shorter. I actually liked the description about wearing the fur in that book. Maybe because I liked how despite all the pains he loved it anyway because of the kids. It was cute. I got more tired of reading about the rides.
Stacia ~ Vixen of Variety wrote: "Aren't there some sort of breaks other than the heart icons?"LOL, no, there are no chapters in the book at all. It drove me nuts when I first started reading too because I read until a new chapter and I just kept reading and reading. It's only the heart icons.
Finally picked up
. Seriously Carina, I hope you are having all kinds of great karma for that list of TBRs you gave me. :)
Mercy Thompson is my all time favorite urban fantasy series. I have read every book 3X. Each gets better and better -- enjoy!
I just finished
and I loved it -- 4 to 4.5 stars. Leea, make sure you read the author's note -- she talks about Clairmont and her representation of Texas women.
I was laughing at that Regina. Yeah, it's not representative of Texas women at all. lolI finished Lie Still also, can you tell we were reading this together? It's very good and I really liked the mystery.
Still reading Joyland, I should finish tomorrow. I'm about 57% (view spoiler) I should finish tomorrow morning.
Hello ladies! Hope you are having a great weekend!I finished
last night and it was bittersweet for me. On one hand it was a great story but now there is no more Vadim and Dan and that just makes me incredibly sad. I feel like I have said goodbye to dear friends.
Hey Marcella. Hope you're having a good weekend. That's what i'm reading next, Special Forces, Mercenaries part two... can't wait!
Leea wrote: "Hey Marcella. Hope you're having a good weekend. That's what i'm reading next, Special Forces, Mercenaries part two... can't wait!"That one was emotional...well all of them are to be honest. You will love it either way. It is about Vadim and Dan after all.
I am having a great weekend so far...thanks!
Kenzlei wrote: "just started 
"How are you liking it? Maya Banks is sort of hit and miss with me. I think I prefer her historical books.
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lol...it seems too easy to read. I kind of expect fantasy books to be written in a way that makes me feel stupid.