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am a few chapters into Wildwood Dancing I have heard a lot about Juliet Marillier and have really been looking forward to starting this book!
Finished re-reading
as a review for next month's selection and ended up going on to re-read the rest. Have been wanting to do a re-read of the series and this was a good opportunity.For some reason, I've hit a long string of free downloads that just weren't 'my thing', reading two to half a dozen chapters and go on to something else. That gets annoying after awhile so decided I needed to go back to something I know I'll enjoy.
Theft of Swords and moving along with The Obernewtyn series book number 5
My fiance and I just started the Mistborn Trilogy Boxed Set. I have already read The Way of Kings and loved it. Brandon Sanderson has a great style and I've been wanting to read this one for a while so I'm pretty excited. On my own, I have just finished Wool Omnibus Edition and have started Paul of Dune being a huge fan of the Dune books old and new.
I just finished Hounded by Kevin Hearne and the Black Company by Glenn Cook. Started in on Shadow Ops: Control Point by Myke Cole.Oh and Jenny and Jonathan - thanks for reading Theft of Swords.
Sharon wrote: "For some reason, I've hit a long string of free downloads that just weren't 'my thing', reading two to half a dozen chapters and go on to something else. That gets annoying after awhile so decided I needed to go back to something I know I'll enjoy. "That's happened to me quite a lot this year. It's the worse, isn't it? I'm re-reading some old favorites right now to get myself going again.
Olga wrote: "I just started Hounded. So far, I like it."Have you read any of the Dresden books? I found it very similar to them (which I also enjoyed). I hope you like the book as much as I did.
MrsJoseph wrote: "That's happened to me quite a lot this year. It's the worse, isn't it? I'm re-reading some old favorites right now to get myself going again. "I've only had my Kindle for six months, so I don't have much to compare to. I 'select' my free downloads for Kindle the way I've always picked new to me authors at the library. I read the introduction, if it sounds interesting, I try reading it.
Out of 10 or 12 library books, I'd guess a third to a half were DNFs. I'm really not sure if the free Kindle downloads are running a higher DNF percentage than that or not, but the last couple of weeks it seems like I haven't finished one out of five.
I recently finished Flesh and Bone and A Princess of Mars.Now, I'm going to read Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?.
Sharon wrote: "Out of 10 or 12 library books, I'd guess a third to a half were DNFs. I'm really not sure if the free Kindle downloads are running a higher DNF percentage than that or not, but the last couple of weeks it seems like I haven't finished one out of five.That sounds like me...but with kindle freebies.
Its gotten to the point that I barely feel up to cracking them open...
then it's on to Book 2 of the series.
I put down Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter because one, I wasn't in the mood and two, I want to learn more about Lincoln's actual history before reading it. Instead I started Throne of the Crescent Moon and I'm enjoying it a lot.
So, I go and grab my copy of The Summer Tree that I received via bookswap...and forgot that every.single.line in the entire book has been highlighted. :-(
I need to go book shopping.
That took some crazy time and effort to do. Crazy.
Wow. I wonder what the point of that was?
I don't know but it's the entire book. I can't read that. :-(
I remember buying a textbook like that back when I was in ciollege. Taught me to check!
Maybe I'm paranoid but seems like to me the person did that on pupose. As a joke to the person getting it. Can't think of any other reason.
Yeah, me either. :-(I just can't understand how someone could do that to a a book!
They're re-releasing the Fionavar books in trade paperback with new and beautiful artwork! I'm thinking of buying them just to have the covers ;)
MrsJoseph wrote: "Yeah, me either. :-(I just can't understand how someone could do that to a a book!"
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this makes me like you even more. Your first thought is how someone could do that to the book. Not to you. Awesome!!!
I just started Theft of Swords. I'm about 120 pages in and loving it. Hadrian and Royce are my kind of guys. I've always had a weakness for opposite but complimentary and somewhat degenerate duos. It also helps when I picture them being roguishly handsome. They sort of remind me of Flick and Victor from one of my favorite oldschool Japanese RPG games Suikoden I and II. The handsome part is not however an absolute requirement. I also fell in love with One-eye and Goblin from The Black Company series but in a 'wouldn't they make the most fun grandparents" sort of way.
Kamla, I love good bromances too! You should try Ill Met in Lankhmar. This is the ultimate fantasy bromance series. Lol. Another one is Servant of the Shard.
Thanks Traci. It just so happens that I picked up the Paths of Darkness Collector's Editionomnibus at one of my local library's book sale last month for what amounts to such a steal. I've had Drizzt on my radar for almost forever but for unexplainable reasons he kept getting push to the back burner. Barring a major case of amnesia, he won't be getting put off for much longer.I've seen and heard so much about Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser but haven't personally checked the series out as yet. I think it's time to add them to my shelve in order not to lose track of them again.
Traci wrote: "Kamla, I love good bromances too! You should try Ill Met in Lankhmar. This is the ultimate fantasy bromance series. Lol. Another one is Servant of the Shard."Locke and Jean are pretty bromancy too (The Lies of Locke Lamora). Definitely great chemistry for those two.
MrsJoseph wrote: "So, I go and grab my copy of The Summer Tree that I received via bookswap...and forgot that every.single.line in the entire book has been highlighted. :-("That really sucks! I would certainly go a little mad if I got a book from a swap or second hand store and found out later on that there were highlights all over the place =/
I finished reading Sanderson's The Way of Kings so for a change of a pace (before tackling the next fantasy book on my to-read pile), I've decided to read Jo Nesbo's Headhunters. I noticed the author is pretty popular right now in the genre and it was recently adapted into a film in Europe so I'm checking it out. It's a pretty intriguing read so far.
Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King. I've been sidetracked with this one for a bit hope to get back to it soon. It is not like other Stephen King stories, no horror, for example, but well written. The thing that surprises me in the Kindle version is all the typos.
Just finished
which I got as a free download on Kindle. Liked it very well for the most part, interesting twist to the common theme of psychic assisting police department scenario.
Michael wrote: "Olga wrote: "I just started Hounded. So far, I like it."Have you read any of the Dresden books? I found it very similar to them (which I also enjoyed). I hope you like the book as much as I did."
I haven't read any of the Dresden books yet but I plan to. As for Hounded - it's good and it reads really easy, with lots of humor, but it's too bloody for my taste. So many deaths and dismemberment and no emotional reaction from the hero. But it's a nice change from the 'saving the world' books. I like it that Atticus only tries to save himself. Feels real, but I'm only half-way through.
Just finished
> It had it's moments as can be seen from my review. I'm about to give book 2 a go. Hopefully he gets more into what I love : sword and sorcery.
Olga wrote: "Michael wrote: "Olga wrote: "I just started Hounded. So far, I like it."Have you read any of the Dresden books? I found it very similar to them (which I also enjoyed). I hope you like the book a..."
Olga, I feel the same way as you about violence. While I do enjoy the Dresden Files, I have to take a break and read something else in-between them because the violence is very intense. Not only are the murders that take place are always very gory, but Dresden himself gets beaten up multiple times in each novel. I was considering stopping the series because of this, I have only read 2 thus far, but I’ve been told that this aspect, (Dresden getting beaten up within a few inches of his life multiple times), gets better in the later novels.
Right now I've got Witch World going, a read in MrsJ's honor.. Although so far I can't say that it's made much of an impression. I've been reading it in really small chunks though, so that might be the problem. I'll make some progress on it today, maybe even finish it.Once I'm done I'm either going to read Moon Called, First Rider's Call, or Heroes Die.
I'm reading Skinwalker. Not my thing. But I can see someone who wants a non romance urban fantasy liking it.
Dawn wrote: "Right now I've got Witch World going, a read in MrsJ's honor.. Although so far I can't say that it's made much of an impression. I've been reading it in really small chunks though, so that might be...":-)
It's the start of a great series...but I can understand if it's not your thing.
I don't know, I think it's the whole "earth dude transported to a fantasy world" thing that's throwing me off. That's typically not something I'm into. But I'm still hoping it'll catch my interest :)
Dawn wrote: "I don't know, I think it's the whole "earth dude transported to a fantasy world" thing that's throwing me off. That's typically not something I'm into. But I'm still hoping it'll catch my interest :)"I think that Witch World is one of very few books in the series with that theme. It was written during a time when everything had to be Sci-Fi...so she gave it a sci-fi beginning. :-) SHe uses it again in a different book (one of my favorites) in a really cool way (to me).
I just finished reading the Iron Druid series. I really liked Atticus and his hound, but the later books were disappointing to me. Too many gods involved and the author's understanding of environmental science is very weak, which is disappointing to me when you are writing about a druid.
Karen wrote: "I just finished reading the Iron Druid series. I really liked Atticus and his hound, but the later books were disappointing to me. Too many gods involved and the author's understanding of environme..."Yes, one of my main problems with the series is that I never believed the lead character. Didn't come across as a millenia-old dude connected with the earth.
Just downloaded
so I know what I'm going to be doing tonight! Newest in her Elemental Masters series, which is one of the three series of Lackey's that I follow routinely.
Carol wrote: "Karen wrote: "I just finished reading the Iron Druid series. I really liked Atticus and his hound, but the later books were disappointing to me. Too many gods involved and the author's understandin..."Yes, and he did not truly understand the earth. The author's environmental science is poor, while a druid's should be excellent.
The hound was my favorite character in the book by far. I lost interest ... way too many gods and too many threads that seemed to go nowhere.
I totally agree! The hound was the best character. And too many gods ruin the story.
Halfway through both of these books.
Jenny wrote: "I put down Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter because one, I wasn't in the mood and two, I want to learn more about Lincoln's actual history before reading it."So I'm generally not one for these cross-over type books like Pride and Prejudice and the Zombies and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, but someone whose opinion I respect a great deal says wonderful thigns about this book. I really should give it a go.
Kamala wrote: I just started Theft of Swords. I'm about 120 pages in and loving it. Hadrian and Royce are my kind of guys. I've always had a weakness for opposite but complimentary and somewhat degenerate duos. It also helps when I picture them being roguishly handsome. They sort of remind me of Flick and Victor from one of my favorite oldschool Japanese RPG games Suikoden I and II.
Thanks for picking up the series...it was so much fun to write. I've not read Suikoden, nor have I read Fahred and the Grey Mouser (spoken about later) though many do compare the books favorably to that series.
MrsJoseph wrote: So, I go and grab my copy of The Summer Tree that I received via bookswap...and forgot that every.single.line in the entire book has been highlighted. :-(
That's INSANE! Sorry to hear about that.
MrsJoseph wrote: "That sounds like me...but with kindle freebies. Its gotten to the point that I barely feel up to cracking them open..."Since Amazon opened up the "Select" program there are a lot more of the freebies now. I know a lot of authors really stand by them (heck I even put my second novel free for three weeks..."back in the day." But I'm thinking more and more that a free download does not mean a new reader, and in some cases might even work against a particlar book.
Finally finished Inheritance!! That was a bugger to cart to and from uni, but that's the price to pay for reading XDNow I'm starting Spring. It was one I found in a $5 table and it looked interesting, so we'll see how I go. Anyone else here read it?
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I haven't been reading as much as I would like but I agree that The Way of Kings is a book to savor. To read slow and try not to read fast.