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"Joking" aside - reading In Favour With Their Stars which is pretty decent. I read the first Temeraire book and while I don't htink I'll continue to series, I'm enjoying this AU short story version well enough.
colleen the convivial curmudgeon wrote: ""Joking" aside - reading In Favour With Their Stars which is pretty decent. I read the first Temeraire book and while I don't htink I'll continue to series, I'm enjoying this AU short story version..."Finished this and all I can say is "d'awww"
I'd be tempted to finish the Temeraire series if she could apply some of the same brevity to those...
River of Souls - I know nothing of the Wheel of Time series, so this story and all the names meant nothing to me. Failure to make a standalone story, 1.5 stars.
Agreed on the Wheel of Time story.
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The Jester - meh, it was all right but not enough to make me want to go back to that series. 2 stars***
Only 3 left!
River of Souls: I don't remember anything about wheel of time except the braid tugging and the god awful middle books slump. This story was...meh. 2 StarsThe Jester: It was ok. I haven't read the authors books yet out of spite for being spammed about it back in the day. 2 Stars.
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The Duel - to say I didn't love the first book of The Magicians would be an understatement, but this short story was pretty decent, especially because I imagined Eliot as the guy from the show, which I actually like and whom I met at a ComicCon and he was super nice.
Felina wrote: "Ha ha. As if that’s the first book we’ve disagreed on. Let’s just hug and read Night Circus together while Becky vomits."
*Throws up in my mouth a little at the thought*
The Duel: I hate The Magicians. I read three of the books. I hated them all. Fuck Q. This story? I'd probably say it was ok. But it used "for the lulz" and I hate it. 1 Star.Walker and the Shade of blahblahshutup: I don't even fucking know. I skimmed the shit out of this one. 1 Star.
The Unfettered Knight: I actually kinda dig the idea. Writing was a bit boring though. 2.5-3 Stars.
AND I'M DONE
FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDDDDDDDOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMM
Walker and Shade - Well, that was pointless. Brooks admits it's pretty much just a scene cut from a book. Doesn't even try to stand on it's own. Stupid. Zero stars.
Why did you read all three Magicians books if you hated them all?
Because I used to be a stupid, stupid person.I still am, but I used to too.
For a long while there, if I started a book/series, I'd finish it. Even if it was bad. Especially if I hated it. Just so I could rant like a motherfucker when I wrote a review.Nowadays I don't review and DNF all the time, unless it's a group read. Then I'll just bitch at yall.
Ala wrote: "For a long while there, if I started a book/series, I'd finish it. Even if it was bad. Especially if I hated it. Just so I could rant like a motherfucker when I wrote a review.Nowadays I don't re..."
*hugs Ala's reviews*
Unfettered Knight was easily the strongest story of the group. Very interesting idea. Catholic conspiracy is fascinating. I’d definitely want to look into these. And done. Yay!
Felina wrote: "And all this talk of the [spoilers removed] makes me want to watch Constantine."Ya know, I actually like that movie even though it's an abomination as an adaptation.
I’ve heard that. I’ve read a little bit of Constantine and would definitely like to read more. I loved the movie. I own the movie. And I should be watching it now.
Felina wrote: "I’ve heard that. I’ve read a little bit of Constantine and would definitely like to read more. I loved the movie. I own the movie. And I should be watching it now."The recent TV show was a bit more faithful to the character than the movie was. I love Matt Ryan as Constantine.
Go watch the movie.(I also own it.)
colleen the convivial curmudgeon wrote: "Felina wrote: "I’ve heard that. I’ve read a little bit of Constantine and would definitely like to read more. I loved the movie. I own the movie. And I should be watching it now."The recent TV s..."
Did it get cancelled quickly?
Felina wrote: "Did it get cancelled quickly"It did, sadly. But they've used the character in Arrowverse shows since then. He's a regular on Legends now.
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Unfettered Knight - Meh. Interesting idea,s - though nothing particularly original - but I agree with Ala - found the writing kinda boring and predictable. No doubt the witch will end up being (view spoiler). 2.5 - 3 stars
I am watching the movie. Even if this isn’t the ‘real’ Constantine, I love this universe anyway. I’d love to see more of Keanu as this version of Constantine. Also, I love Shia. I always have. I know he’s kind of a weird duck but he’s a damn delight on film.
colleen the convivial curmudgeon wrote: "Felina wrote: "Did it get cancelled quickly"It did, sadly. But they've used the character in Arrowverse shows since then. He's a regular on Legends now."
Legends is such a stupid, campy show and I love it.
What service is Legends on? We don’t have cable or tv or whatever it’s called now. But we have most of the streaming services which is about the same price as having cable.
Just finished Constantine and I love the idea of a buddy cop movie with Keanu Constantine and Tilda Gabriel. Just seeing Gabriel figure out how to be human would be hilarious.
Felina wrote: "What service is Legends on? We don’t have cable or tv or whatever it’s called now. But we have most of the streaming services which is about the same price as having cable."Netflix. Full name is Legends of Tomorrow
Oh interesting. Well that got past me.
I don't know if it has the newest season. I bailed on Arrowverse shows halfway through season 4 of Arrow. Much sooner on Flash and Supergirl
Oh those are all connected. Hmmm. It takes a lot to get me into the CW stuff. Is everybody, even the gas station attendant, freakishly attractive?
Generally so.Im not sure how connected they are. I know of 2 characters that started on Arrow and ended up on Legends.
I loved first two seasons of Arrow but they lost me later on.
They're connected in that they're in the same universe, and names get dropped, but they're generally standalone except for the crossover episodes.
Ala wrote: "Legends is such a stupid, campy show and I love it."Samesies.
The first season was tough, cause it took itself too seriously and the hawk people were terrible.
But once they embraced their ridiculousness, it got much better.
Felina wrote: "Just finished Constantine and I love the idea of a buddy cop movie with Keanu Constantine and Tilda Gabriel. Just seeing Gabriel figure out how to be human would be hilarious."I also watched Constantine while I was ellipticaling and having lunch.
Unbowed was ok. Nothing special other than the fact that it didn't suck
colleen the convivial curmudgeon wrote: "River of Souls - I know nothing of the Wheel of Time series, so this story and all the names meant nothing to me. Failure to make a standalone story, 1.5 stars."I've read the entire 14 book sequence, and had the same reaction. In the intro, Sanderson says it's a deleted scene. That was a very wise choice.
DNFd the Novak story, blech.Skipped The Jester because I've read it a couple of times.
I've tried her a few times, can't get into her writing
The Duel was pretty cool, but the Walker and the Shade of a Story...eck. Brooks all but said it was dreck.This book is like a set of deleted scenes on a DVD. Might be a good one every now and then, but it's pretty obvious why they were deleted for the most part.
Chris wrote: "This book is like a set of deleted scenes on a DVD. Might be a good one every now and then, but it's pretty obvious why they were deleted for the most part"Yes!
And it's like watching the deleted scenes without having watched the movie.
That’s very true. I didn’t like most of these cause they had no context.
Unfettered Knight - pretty decent and done nicely.Best of all, I'm finished 🥁🥁
I stalled out completely on this. Still on the music story. Interest zero, especially after seeing all of the meh in this thread.
Pretty sure your interest hit zero when you heard the words "Hey you, you're finally awake."
Ala wrote: "Pretty sure your interest hit zero when you heard the words "Hey you, you're finally awake.""Was that in the intro?
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