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Dawn wrote: "I just finished 
these books are not as fun as they used to be. Now I am reading
I so love this series. I find my..."I need to get caught up on that series. I'm now three books behind. :(
Deborah wrote: "I just finished up 
Much as I adore the series, book 8 had me scratching my head so I was a bit nervous going in to this one. Absolutely fabulous read."Not gonna lie. I'm totally bitter and jealous that you have that and I don't. :D
*off to do best Veruca Salt "I want it now!" impersonation*
I FINALLY finished
I did it on audio and it was almost 25 hours long. 0_0 I really liked it. Some stories more than others but still a good read. Trying to get caught up on some series so I'm now listening to
Alisa wrote: "Deborah wrote: "I just finished up Much as I adore the series, book 8 had me scratching my head so I was a bit nervous going in to this one. Absolutely fabulous rea..."I already adore you for flaunting off as Veruca... :P
I finished
, and it was superb! 5 stars.
Alisa wrote: "Dawn wrote: "I just finished these books are not as fun as they used to be. Now I am reading
I so love this seri..."It is a good series and when you have the time read them back to back that would be awesome!
Don't feel bad though I am behind on so many series!
Dawn wrote: "Alisa wrote: "Dawn wrote: "I just finished these books are not as fun as they used to be. Now I am reading
I so ..."Me too. It's my goal this year to catch a bunch up.
Started
it opened up SUPER creepy. I loved it.Hoping the rest of the book is as good and disturbing. ;)
Finally, after much urging, I have started
. There's 44 books to this series!
MadameZelda wrote: "Finally, after much urging, I have started . There's 44 books to this series!"It's a super fun series. The thing I like about it, is I found I could jump in and out. Pick the ones that appealed most to me.
So these 44 series are separate standalones?
MadameZelda wrote: "Finally, after much urging, I have started . There's 44 books to this series!"They are so good. While there is a mystery in each book the secondary characters are developed over the series. That is what I like about it.
But IMHO, you can pop in and out of it.
Love the In Deaths & Roarke :DYes each mystery is a standalone but as Darcy said, the characters change & grow over the series.
Deborah wrote: "But IMHO, you can pop in and out of it."That is true, but then you are spoiled on how the other characters change.
MadameZelda wrote: "So these 44 series are separate standalones?"I've only read the first one myself but I've been told you need to read the first few (3? 5?) in order to get the dynamics of their relationship and it's development, then you can jump around.
All this talk is making me wanting to re-read the series.
Darcy wrote: "All this talk is making me wanting to re-read the series."Easy peasy. If you read a book a day you can do a re-read in only a month and a half. :D
Well, a day has passed now and I'm still on book 1. Sigh, I'm a slow reader. But then my pocketbook couldn't handle the cost of one book a day of this series. Yikes. (Forget the library. The wait is too long.)
Alisa wrote: "Easy peasy. If you read a book a day you can do a re-read in only a month and a half. :D"I actually have the whole series in audio books from audible. About 4 years ago I did a re-read of the series. I can listen to the books at work, so I could probably burn through these in about 2-3 months, but would get burnt out. I might do 5 a month and stretch it out.
I've always jumped around in the series (though I did read #1 first) just cause I got them from the library when I could.I've since bought quite a few of them on sale & 2nd hand & especially the ones I couldn't get from the library.
I am reading an Arc of
- lovin' it so far.
Reading
and nearly finished it. What a different book, and we've found out some of her background finally.
Love Mira Grant and finally picked up Seanan McGuire with
Really enjoying it so far.
Sandra wrote: "Reading and nearly finished it. What a different book, and we've found out some of her background finally."That is something to look forward too!
Deborah wrote: "Love Mira Grant and finally picked up Seanan McGuire with Really enjoying it so far."I love October and that is one of the few series on auto buy for me
I am reading
. It is an off shoot of the Jane Yellowrock series, which I love. Lovin' it so far.
I finished
it was just ok so far in the series I think this was the weakest one. I miss Verity.Now reading
so far I am enjoying it.
Currently reading
and I'm kinda sad that after finishing this I'll have to wait till the next book in the series going to be released. Downside is that everything seems to happen at once in the story.
Susanne, at least the next one
is due out in October :D
I was really into the Kara Gillian series until book six then I dunno I just became unhappy with it, I think I did not like the direction the author was taking. How do the newer books compare to the first few?
I've only read to #6, I've got #7 & preordered #8 but I seem to have fallen off the wagon. LOL
Dawn wrote: "I was really into the Kara Gillian series until book six then I dunno I just became unhappy with it, I think I did not like the direction the author was taking. How do the newer books compare to ..."
I'm with you there. Really like the series up to #5, thought that one was just ok. Book #6 ended up being a dnf for me and I broke up with the series. It was an odd move for me because once I'm invested in a series it's really hard for me to give them up.
Darcy wrote: "...I'm with you there. Really like the series up to #5, thought that one was just ok. Book #6 ended up being a dnf for me and I broke up with the series. It was an odd move for me because once I'm invested in a series it's really hard for me to give them up. "Yep this was the same for me. I really loved this series and so I am hoping someone will say oh that book was a dud it is so much better.
Sandra wrote: "I've only read to #6, I've got #7 & preordered #8 but I seem to have fallen off the wagon. LOL"Isn't that always the way
So I've read a couple of books since my last updateFinished listening to
Finished reading
The Veil
DNF
I ended up rating both Rot & Ruin and The Veil 3 stars for different reasons.
Rot and Ruin was good, well written, i like the story, and for the most part the characters (though I took a while to warm up to Benny) I liked that even though Benny was the MC he was by far the most badass or interesting. It's nice to see all the action from an out side point of view. So why only 3 stars? simple, the narrator could have done a better job. I found his emphasis on the characters emotions and actions to be bland and boring. Otherwise it was enjoyable to listen to - but I will be reading the next book instead.
The Veil had all the potential. Great set up, wonderful location, fascinating premise, but the characters to me were very.....been there, done that. I should have loved them, but they felt like the same cut out copies of a billion other characters. It was close, like i said i should have like them, but there was just something missing that held them back from being excellent characters that i could love. which is unfortunate. Also there was all this crazy going on at the end, then they drop this personal bomb on our heads which i thought was ridiculous, maybe should have waited for the next book? or done it earlier? either way it completely pulled me out of the story, a very wtf moment. still an enjoyable enough read, don't think I'll be reading The Sight though.
In The Skin of a Monster was so much more than I could have anticipated. It was actually just a random pickup from the library that I came across in the YA section. I was hoping it would be decent, but that was about it. In the end this book was incredible, I devoured it. I loved the whole idea behind the book - I haven;t read a book based on dreams, let alone nightmares!! - and thought it was exceptionally well done, I was a little sad about how the end worked out, I was hoping for more of a HFN moment, but kind of glad I didn't because then I actually might not ave enjoyed it as much - i know I'm insane - the characters showed that they were mature with their choices and actions at the end, instead of choosing themselves first. One must appreciate that in an YA book ;) Rated 5 stars.
I loved listening to Something From The Nightside It was dark and gritty, with a very surprising twist at the end. I did feel so-so about the love interest, but thats sort of explained towards the end - the fact it needs to be explained it weird right? haha - I'm highly anticipating listening to the next book in the series. 4 stars.
Lucky last > Touch which i actually ended up DNFing because it was terrible. I kept avoiding reading this book and could only read small sections at a time otherwise i started feeling ill. Actually the author did a great job, he set out to write a horror book about some sicko's and he succeeded, unfortunately he did to good of a job and I didn't enjoy it. The creepy factor was good, but when it started heading towards a more disturbing territory i pulled out. One must keep their insanity in check right? Shame that i got to miss out on the bad guys being caught - at least i hope they did.
0 stars - didn't rate.
It's all about October Daye for me. I think I'm up to book 8 now. So glad to have it because I've DNF'd 4 other books.
I just finished
and loved it. About to start
.
Just finished up
and the series just doesn't click with me. Currently reading
since I have a backlog of unread books on my shelves. No bad so far.
Robyn wrote: "Just finished up and the series just doesn't click with me. Currently reading since I have a backlog of unread books on my shelves. N..."Too bad you do not like the Jane Yellowrock series, it is one of my favorites.
Yes, me too, but everyone is different :)I enjoyed
I found that premise quite original. Charming even.
I started reading
as it was recommended by Faith Hunter and both authors even have a series of interviews between both of their main characters - great fun. Finished
by Faith Hunter and loved it.
Anne wrote: "I started reading as it was recommended by Faith Hunter and both authors even have a series of interviews between both of their main characters - great fun. Fini..."
Where can you find the interviews? I love both series and want to read them.
They are under FaithHunter.net - you have to search through her blogs- kinda fun.
Anne wrote: "They are under FaithHunter.net - you have to search through her blogs- kinda fun."Thanks for the info. I'll do that!
Who's Your Author?
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No problem ;) I enjoy a good re-read now and then. It's fun to see how different you 'view' the same book now compared to a few years ago.