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Hey, in chapter 1, when Manfred mentioned (view spoiler)I'm still at 40%. gosh, I am liking the TV series more and more. Spoilers for those who have not finished the book entirely and does not mind having mild spoiler from the TV series(view spoiler). Hopefully in the second half the book picks up the pace.
Ok that was just bad. one and a half star since I did not hate it but it was not okay, more to the meh territory. Maybe the TV series is a better adaptation because it combines stories from later books? there were much more going on in it including (view spoiler)
sorry about the pick, gals, seriously thought it would be better than the adaptation. I guess this one is a rare case.
It's a DNF for me, around 25%. I'm falling asleep with the audiobook! I though I was just really tired at first but after my fifth unsuccessful attempt, I had to admit the truth: I find it incredibly boring!
I finished! I'm amazed but I finished. Still giving it 1 star.
So, I'm going to assume we're not continuing with the series :p
Virginie wrote: "So, I'm going to assume we're not continuing with the series :p"That's an incredibly safe assumption lol. What are we tackling next? Sticking with PNR?
Kresley Cole, PC Cast, Cassandra Palmer, Kate Douglas. Some authors in my tbr list that I haven't read yet.Oh! I really want to read the Succubus series. Succubus Blues
That Succubus series sounds interesting!
Virginie wrote: "That Succubus series sounds interesting!"Let's set it up! End of March?
Fine by me. I have no BR scheduled this month after the 15th ;)
Just took a look and my March is crazy. Let me see if I can drop something. Please stand by :-)
I looked. I'm scared... Just tell me when you have some time and we'll start. I can get the ebook from the library anytime :DMy April and May are ridiculously overbooked. Here's my tracker.
EDIT: failed to link the tracker the first time --"
The cover of book 1 is hideous!
She's scary-looking. Isn't she supposed to be super sexy? :o
Virginie wrote: "The cover of book 1 is hideous!She's scary-looking. Isn't she supposed to be super sexy? :o"
Lol, cover art fail. Let's do end of March. I'll make it work. I've been really not enjoying a lot of my buddy reads. I'm probably going to drop a bunch. Keep only the ones I REALLY want to do. This one has been on my tbr list for probably over 5 years. Let's say March 21st?
March 21st it is! :DI'm dropping more books these days than I used to. I blame the BR bonus points. I'm just starting tons of BRs and end up DNFing a quarter of those.
Virginie wrote: "March 21st it is! :DI'm dropping more books these days than I used to. I blame the BR bonus points. I'm just starting tons of BRs and end up DNFing a quarter of those."
Same. I still finish them, cuz I absolutely hate not finishing a book, no matter how bad, but if it wasn't for the buddy read points, I'd be reading a lot more stuff that I actually want to read.
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For what it's worth, the full arc of the series (realized in book 6) is part of its high appeal with me.
I've heard good things about this series. I've been wanting to read it forever. I at least have faith that it's going to start out great :-)
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I didn't like what happened in books 2-3 (view spoiler)
When I quit I read the blurbs for later books, I think, and saw something about (view spoiler)
Diana Stormblessed wrote: "Same. I still finish them, cuz I absolutely hate not finishing a book, no matter how bad, but if it wasn't for the buddy read points, I'd be reading a lot more stuff that I actually want to read."I can't force myself to read something I don't like anymore. I just end up in a slump 'cause I'm dreading going back to the book.
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I'm dropping more books these days than I used to. I blame the BR bonus points. I'm just starting tons of BRs and end up DNFing a quarter of those."
Same. I ..."
I don't tend to read things I actively hate, but I have been continuing series I would otherwise let rot in my TBR out of disinterest/apathy...
Virginie wrote: "Diana Stormblessed wrote: "Same. I still finish them, cuz I absolutely hate not finishing a book, no matter how bad, but if it wasn't for the buddy read points, I'd be reading a lot more stuff that..."I took your advice yesterday and gave up on the Liar's Key. I kept zoning out and had 0 interest in the characters or story. I kept wishing I could read something else. So I did :-) Feels much better to not be burdened with a book I wasn't enjoying.
Feels great, doesn't it? :DI even DNF books I was really excited to read at first just 'cause I wasn't in the mood. Sorry team :p
Virginie wrote: "Feels great, doesn't it? :DI even DNF books I was really excited to read at first just 'cause I wasn't in the mood. Sorry team :p"
If I ever get a break between buddy reads I might go back and finish it, just cuz I HATE having unfinished books out there, but not likely for this month.
Late; but I'm actually liking midnight crossroad a lot more than the Sookie books- it's much better written. Also, there's a TV series?
Sha wrote: "Late; but I'm actually liking midnight crossroad a lot more than the Sookie books- it's much better written. Also, there's a TV series?"
We're going to have to agree to disagree on that :-) Though I agree that neither series is Shakespeare.
I can see why people would like Sookie better- more things happen in it. Crossroad is really a slice of life thing so far and that's not to everyone's taste.However, the characters have more facets and the writing is more fluid somehow? Also there is not much romance so far, which I really appreciate. And the worldbuilding is better, possibly because it's a normal world with added supernaturalism. Plus I really like the idea of weirdotown. All of this sort of weighs things towards this one for me.
I know it's all personal tastes.
Sha wrote: "I can see why people would like Sookie better- more things happen in it. Crossroad is really a slice of life thing so far and that's not to everyone's taste.However, the characters have more face..."
I like the idea of a weird town. I just didn't think it was executed well. The characters where all 2 dimensional. Manfred just took all the weirdness like no big deal at the very first onset. (view spoiler) All of the actions and dialogue felt forced. I didn't connect with any of the characters and the plot was eh.
It is all personal tastes though. I actually like how Sookie's all about the romance, but I can see how the extreme cheesiness of it would turn people off.
I usually like romance. But I define "romance" as being more emotional than physical, which is why I tend to stick to historical romance over PNR and Contemporary- there's more of a chance in the latter two for sex to do all the romancing. Although of course there are exceptions. Eric is literally the only character Sookie play off of, or has any chemistry with. There is an external story there- characters clashing, playing with each other. Everyone else is "oh hey this looks like a man I am attracted to"/"that girl is sooooo hot" and that is their whole emotional, non-hormonal existance. No conflict. No growth. Hell, barely any actual trust.
Although yeah, I agree that nobody in midnight is a complex and multi faceted character. :D Harris did a good job with Eric and Pam, drawing them out into intriguing characters with their own motivations. I haven't read much if Midnight, but all characters are actual characters so far, as opposed to prop for the Sookie drama of the week.
Again, personal tastes I agree. And I'm only about 20% through Midnight so there's a lot of chance for opinions to change.
PS: I'm not trying to put Sookie down, honest. I'm just trying to articulate what annoyed me about it. And I fully admit that a lot of it may be a buildup of unreasonable amounts of crankiness.
It's ok to put Sookie down. I think we all just read it for a light, mindless getaway. The series won't be winning any literary awards.
Is it weird that when two people attack Bobo & Manfred and then try to bluff-army their way out of it my reaction is "you are not a recognized state so you don't come under the Geneva Convention you little shits"I mean sure, THAT's the relevant point here...
Sha wrote: "Is it weird that when two people attack Bobo & Manfred and then try to bluff-army their way out of it my reaction is "you are not a recognized state so you don't come under the Geneva Convention yo..."Lol. I also rolled my eyes at their attempt at legitimacy.
Aaaaand I'm done~I did like this one much better than the Sookie books I read, and Mr. Snuggly is (OBVIOUSLY) my favourite character. I'll be a little generous and make it four stars- the lack of romance and every character being a character rather than a thinly developed shilling character helped.
I'll download the ebook of Succubus Blues and start tonight :)
I have it... I just need to finish Mad Ship first. This one looks fast though. Maybe I'll put Mad Ship on hold and read this one first.
Diana Stormblessed wrote: "I have it... I just need to finish Mad Ship first. This one looks fast though. Maybe I'll put Mad Ship on hold and read this one first."There's no rush. It's quite fast though. I read 5 chapters this morning during my commute.
Virginie wrote: "Diana Stormblessed wrote: "I have it... I just need to finish Mad Ship first. This one looks fast though. Maybe I'll put Mad Ship on hold and read this one first."There's no rush. It's quite fast..."
I'm going to start tomorrow. I'm driving from New Jersey to Chicago, so lots of listening time ahead of me...
So, I finished Six of Crows last night, I can focus on this one now :)Are you reading it Diana?
Virginie wrote: "So, I finished Six of Crows last night, I can focus on this one now :)Are you reading it Diana?"
It didn't look like you were reading it so I decided to finish Elantris first :-) I should finish Elantris tonight or tomorrow at the latest, and then I'll go back to this one.
Ah! I thought you weren't reading it and decided to finish Six of Crows first... ;)I've been snatching chapters here and there thought. I've scribbled some comments on a piece of paper *somewhere* intending to post those later.
Will do if I ever find that elusive paper again haha.
Are you girls reading smth nice and cheesy? Because if yes I'd like to join. If you're still reading it that is and if you don't mind me barging in. :D I'm in a bad need of some cheesy stuff in between big BRs.
seems cheesy enough! :D I'll check my online library and see if they have it. Give me a sec.
Yay! The more the merrier! Starting tonight. Having a crazy busy day.
Anyone reading this? I started it and would like to hear others' thoughts.
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I finished this today. (view spoiler)[I liked the twist at the end with Connor being a little sociopath, didn't see it coming!
I thought it was average overall, clearly written with a TV deal in mind. Might give the show a try. (hide spoiler)]