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[Traci]

I love the first MHI. I like the blend of urban and epic (some Lovecraftian too) fantasy but IMO the third is much more of a generic urban fantasy. I'm not even halfway though. Maybe it gets better.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

I'm a big Correia fan to. Haven't read the third yet (it's laying just to my left on an over stuffed book shelf). Plan to get to it...some day. :)

[carol. , Senor Crabbypants]

Traci wrote: "I love the first MHI. I like the blend of urban and epic (some Lovecraftian too) fantasy but IMO the third is much more of a generic urban fantasy. I'm not even halfway though. Maybe it gets better."

Traci, I'm with you. Not really impressed. I think what made the first two shine was the character voice, and this one doesn't achieve the same level of uniqueness. Even more of an action/horror movie plot than the first two.

[Kevin]

Reading Winter's Tale after I finished two books from my TBR list, the last two Foundation books.

[Eileen]

Curmudgeon wrote: "Traci wrote: "Been reading SciFi lately but right now reading
Monster Hunter Alpha. Loved the first two but not feeling this one yet."

I'm in the middle of the first one of the MHI books. I'm lov..."

Me, too. I'll second that!

[Jalilah]

I love fairy tale retellings and this book I am reading now is delightful: Princess of the Midnight Ball

[Amanda]

I am currently re-reading the Farseer Trilogy for the FA challenge.
I have also been reading The Killer of Little Shepherds: A True Crime Story and the Birth of Forensic Science, which is absolutely fascinating, if a little gruesome.

[Sharon]

Jalilah wrote: "I love fairy tale retellings and this book I am reading now is delightful: Princess of the Midnight Ball"

I do too ... Robin McKinley's "Beauty" and Mercedes Lackey's "Fairy Godmother" series are some of my favorites.

This sounds like something that needs to go on my to-read list.

[Jalilah]

Sharon wrote: "Jalilah wrote: "I love fairy tale retellings and this book I am reading now is delightful: Princess of the Midnight Ball"

I do too ... Robin McKinley's "Beauty" and Mercedes Lackey's "Fairy Godmot..."

Mercedes Lackey's Fairy Godmother series is on by to read list!

[Tracy]

Amber wrote: "Reading We Need To Talk About Kevin. Creepy.."

I have this one on my TBR pile.

[Danielle The Book Huntress]

Just finished The Pack and it was good. UF about a New Yorker who starts hanging out with a few guys and develops strange traits and behaviors.

[Amber]

Tracy wrote: "Amber wrote: "Reading We Need To Talk About Kevin. Creepy.."

I have this one on my TBR pile."

I finished this book. I rated it 4 stars. It really depends what kind of person you are as to how you will feel about the story. Personally I found it very interesting. I began questioning my self in regards to certain aspects of the book. Reading it also made me moody. lol
Enjoy~

[Tracy]

Great Amber, that is all my family needs is for me to be moody. I saw that the movie will be out this winter.

[Mathew]

Finally started that infamous staple in the fantasy humour section - The Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. I'm onto #2, and I'm finding it much funnier than the first book - hoping the trend continues and they get even better as the series goes on (which would be good seeing as there are so many of them).

[Traci]

I've loved most Pratchett books I've read. :)

I'm continuing my Mistborn reread with the second book.

[Tyrone]

Bookworm wrote: "Finally started that infamous staple in the fantasy humour section - The Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. I'm onto #2, and I'm finding it much funnier than the f..."

I think that perhaps the first might be considered less funny than some of the subsequent books because The Color of Magic has to do all the hard work of establishing the world, the society, the magic system and the characters. The others job is maybe so much easier because they only have to a fraction of the work the first in the series has to and can therefore concentrate more on the humour and action.

[Pauline]

Finally, finally started to read The Name of the Wind. I have this really bad habit of buying a book then letting it sit for years on my bookshelf...

For some reason it is not what I expected at all. I tried to stay away from really specific reviews of hyped books so I had no idea what it was about besides magicness and that a lot of people liked it. Really enjoying it so far :)

[Amber]

Tracy wrote: "Great Amber, that is all my family needs is for me to be moody. I saw that the movie will be out this winter."

I seen the trailer and that's how I found out about the book. Tilda Swinton seems perfect for the role. I was surprised to see John C. Reilly as the husband in the dark film. I bet he will be perfect as well.
Very intense book.

[Amber]

Tracy wrote: "Great Amber, that is all my family needs is for me to be moody. I saw that the movie will be out this winter."

I've got the movie! Going to watch it tonight.

[Haydensdad]

Currently readingGrave Peril have to try and finish it tonight so I can read the next before its due back at the library on Friday, really good so far.

[Regina]

Grave Peril is one of my favorites in the series, but I do love most of them (except the first two).

I am reading The Shadow Reader and listening to The Clan of the Cave Bear

I am also reading on separate ereaders, so I only get to them occasionally Wool 4: The Unraveling and The Walking Dead, Vol. 2: Miles Behind Us

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, *good karma*]

I've heard a lot of good things about Wool.

[Regina]

It is really good. Each one is a novella so far, maybe 100 pages. They are fast moving, well developed, decent suspsense and compelling. I will be sad when I finish 5.

[Viv]

Just finished . Loved it so much, have started straight away on the next one,

[Chelsea]

Kara wrote: "Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "Speaking of The Black Prism...any word on the sequel?"

Website and release date confirm it's still set for mid Sept. 2012."

I believe I remember Weeks mentioning he turned in his manuscript earlier this year, via his twitter.

[Rusty]

Traci! I love the Mistborn series! It's so very well done. Now reading Scent of Magic by Andre Norton.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, *good karma*]

Rusty wrote: "Traci! I love the Mistborn series! It's so very well done. Now reading Scent of Magic by Andre Norton."

I've been meaning to start that series (Norton)! How is it?

[Jalilah]

I am currently reading Fool Moon by Jim Butcher and have mixed feelings. I find the violence a bit intense but I do like the Noir detective style and the main character Harry Dresden, but the situation with Karin Murphy is really annoying. I don’t want to give any spoilers; does this keep happening in all the novels? I think those of you who read the series will know what I am talking about.

[Regina]

No it doesn't, the Murphy issue resolves really at the end of #2 and into #3. (view spoiler)[She begins to see Harry is for real and treats him as a good friend and a team member. (hide spoiler)] Her constant doubting was very annoying, but thankfully short lived. Also, I am sure you have heard this before 1 and 2 are the weakest in the series!

[Regina]

I finished Wool 4 and the ending was amazing! I quickly downloaded Wool 5. I am really enjoying the audio of Clan of the Cave Bear too. It isn't what I expected at all. I am also reading Shadow Reader and it is one of the best urban fantasies with a female protag that I have read in a long time.

[Jalilah]

Regina wrote: "No it doesn't, the Murphy issue resolves really at the end of #2 and into #3. [spoilers removed] Her constant doubting was very annoying, but thankfully short lived. Also, I am sure you have hea..."

Good to know! No, I did not know #1 and #2 were considered the weaker ones. I'll read on!

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, *good karma*]

Regina wrote: "I finished Wool 4 and the ending was amazing! I quickly downloaded Wool 5. I am really enjoying the audio of Clan of the Cave Bear too. It isn't what I expected at all. I am also reading Shadow..."

I want to warn you. Please stop with the Earth Children series after book 3. 4-6 will hold nothing but heartbreak for you. Nothing. It's too horrible to even discuss. *sigh*

[Chelsea]

I am reading Gardens of the Moon. While it was a confusing start, I am enjoying it more as I progress. I really enjoyed the rooftop chase scene, the author pulled it off really well!

I also just finished Tome of the Undergates, which I really enjoyed, even though it had problems. I look forward to reading the next!

[Regina]

MrsJoseph wrote: "Regina wrote: "I finished Wool 4 and the ending was amazing! I quickly downloaded Wool 5. I am really enjoying the audio of Clan of the Cave Bear too. It isn't what I expected at all. I am also..."

Thank you for the warning, I will definitely do that! If it is even too horrible to discuss, I do not need that in my reading life.

[Kevin]

That Hideous Strength and A Walk Down the Nightside
I just finished the first Nightside book and it did not impress me, maybe it will get better as the series goes on.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Love C.S.Lewis.

I found the Nightside books a mixed bag so far. Liked a couple, disliked one a lot. I have a lot left to read.

[Regina]

I disliked the first in the Nightside series enough not to continue.

[Kevin]

Good to know people's input.

[Laura]

Just finished reading Mrs. Dalloway for university and now I'm reading Hounded :) Heard a lot of good things about it and the small piece I have read has me intrigued! :)

[Kara]

Finishing Mockingjay (81%)... I know, everyone is generally unhappy with the last book, but I'm still enjoying so far. (Not quite as exciting as the first two though...)

Just started listening to Daughter of Smoke and Bone, and I've got a new narrator to amaze me! Khristine Hvam- very talented and easy on the ears. Enjoyable story too, a bit slow to get going, but I'm not even 20% in... so we'll see.

[Gavin]

Kara wrote: "Finishing Mockingjay (81%)... I know, everyone is generally unhappy with the last book, but I'm still enjoying so far. (Not quite as exciting as the first two though...)"

I completley agree. I'm about halfway through Mockingjay.

Recently finished Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson, can't say enougth good things about it. Easily his best book.

[Mathew]

MrsJoseph wrote: "I want to warn you. Please stop with the Earth Children series after book 3. 4-6 will hold nothing but heartbreak for you. Nothing. It's too horrible to even discuss. *sigh*"

I found the same thing!
was so good that I took up the series. But, I don't think I even finished the fourth one...I found they just went nowhere, and they were so wordy...and the love story is so drawn out...not the type of read for me.
So, read the first and second, even the third if you have the time, but, for god sakes man stop there.

[Chelsea]

Kevin wrote: "That Hideous Strength and A Walk Down the Nightside
I just finished the first Nightside book and it did not impress me, maybe it will get better as the series goes on."

I didn't like that one, either.

[Scott]

I finished Sandstorm and Material Witness.

I am currently reading Mile 81 and I should be able to finish that on the way home so that I can start The Wind Through the Keyhole tonight.

[Lianne]

I am currently reading Kevin J. Anderson's A Forest of Stars (I was getting so into the story yesterday that I almost missed my stop in the metro, lol), Christopher Duggan's The Force of Destiny: A History of Italy Since 1796 and Tea Obreht's The Tiger's Wife (sort of started this one yesterday; about time I started it, been hearing so much about it and it's been sitting on my shelf for some time now).

[Kevin]

The Wind Through the Keyhole

[Sandy]

I've just finished 'The Stormcaller' by Tom Lloyd and loved it. Powerful hero fantasy and I will be ordering bk2 soon.

[Scott]

The Wind Through the Keyhole

[Danielle The Book Huntress]

I just finished reading Undone Deeds, and I think it's the last book in the Connor Grey series. I'm bummed about that. :(

[Valerie]

Finished Undone by Rachel Caine last night/this morning. Not sure what to read next!