Urban Fantasy discussion
What are you reading?
Gin wrote: "Loved 
and moving on to
"So glad to hear when someone likes this series - I love it!
~Kate~ wrote: "Started 
today"I'm going to assume that since you're reading #4, you have already read the previous books in the series. #1 has reviews all over the place - what did you think about it?
Gin wrote: "Loved and moving on to"Yes! Latest favorite. Not for everyone but I love it!
Darcy wrote: "My next batch of books are 
[bookcover:The Im..."Oooooooo! Blood on the bayou is on top of my TBR pile have you read the first one i thought it was awesome! I read an extract from Alpha instinct that looked good!
Rachael wrote: "Oooooooo! Blood on the bayou is on top of my TBR pile have you read the first one i thought it was awesome! I read an extract from Alpha instinct that looked good!"I did read the one before Blood on the Bayou, but this second book was so much better. I have heard good things about Alpha Instict, so am excited to read that one.
Finally, finally started
. I have missed my Leandros brothers!
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I started reading Hexed by Kevin Hearne.
I just finished
the other day and then I started listening to
still listening to it in the car while I travel back and forth but Im almost done . I also just finished
today and it was a five star book I havent been giving alot of those this year but I loved this book.
I just finished
, it wasnt my favorite in the series thus far, but of course it was still very good. Going to be reading
next.
Just finished the pledge by Kimberly derting . Finishing up changeless and about to start dearly departed.
since my last post i'v read
i also tried reading
but the way women act and talk in the book annoyed me. now im currently reading
Finished
33% into
and also still currently reading
I am listening to
, which I alsmost never do, but I'm loving James Marsters...I'm reading Alpha & Omega: Call of the Hunt which is all of the Patricia Briggs Alpha and Omega novels & short story put together. I'm loving rereading
right now and eager for
. I don't usually reread a series when a new book comes out so this is fun.Next up is The Night Circus.
i just finished
, it was pretty good. there was still some parts where Vicky didnt seem very BadAss Demon Killer but the fighting scene's made up for that.i ended up rating the book 4 stars cause i really liked the ending.
I'm about halfway into
. It was a bit difficult to get into at first because it's really different from my recent reads (paranormal, YA, dystopian). Once I get into the flow, I really enjoy it. I don't know how to put it into words...it's one of those books that is really...touching/moving. Sort of like P.S. I Love You.
@ Chakara and ChristineTry the audio version if you like audio books. The narrator is awesome and does a great job with the street slang. I've seen a lot of reviews saying it took them most of the first book to get used to the dialect, but it adds so much in audio.
Gin wrote: "@ Chakara and ChristineTry the audio version if you like audio books. The narrator is awesome and does a great job with the street slang. I've seen a lot of reviews saying it took them most of the..."
Im not sure which of my posts you are talking about?
Chakara wrote: "Gin wrote: "@ Chakara and ChristineTry the audio version if you like audio books. The narrator is awesome and does a great job with the street slang. I've seen a lot of reviews saying it took them..."
Sorry thought I was on the newest page, guess I had clicked over one. I was talking about this series
Jalilah wrote: "just starting Fool Moon by Jim Butcher."Now I am almost finished and honestly, I have mixed feelings about this series. One hand I like the "Noir" feeling of it, reminiscent of Raymond Chandler's detective novels. I also really like the character Harry Dresden. I find the violence very intense and graphic and also unbelievable. I mean, how could one person get beat up so often and still be alive? I don't think I could read the series straight through without reading something else in-between. I also find the relationship between Dresden and the Murphy character extremely annoying to the point where I don’t enjoy reading about it. I don't want to give any spoilers away, but I am certain everyone who has read this series will know what I am talking about. I have heard this gets better, so I'll keep reading
Jalilah wrote: "Jalilah wrote: "just starting Fool Moon by Jim Butcher."Now I am almost finished and honestly, I have mixed feelings about this series. One hand I like the "Noir" feeling of it, reminiscent of..."
It does get better. If I recall, the first few books all seemed to follow a basic pattern culminating in Harry being beaten to within an inch of his life, but then suddenly finding that well of strength he needed to beat the bad guys. Like you say, pretty hard to swallow. But as the series progresses Jim Butcher does start to mix things up and introduce other great characters besides Murphy. I've been spacing them out myself. I started the series over a year ago and still have the most recent two to read. The most recent I read was Turn Coat and I felt like he really shook things up with that one.
Jalilah wrote: "just starting Fool Moon by Jim Butcher."Now I am almost finished and honestly, I have mixed feelings about this series. One hand I like the "Noir" feeling of it, reminiscent of..."
I have the same issues with the Harry Dresden series. I've heard that it gets "really good" around book 4 or 5. Like you, I've only read the first two books. Everyone raves about this series, so I'm sticking with it. (I totally agree that the relationship between Dresden and Murphy is very annoying.)
I am reading On the Edge by Ilona Andrews.
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"I keep hearing wonderful things about Ilona Andrews. I'm a big fan of Patricia Briggs, and I've heard they're similar in tone.
Michelle L. wrote: "Susan wrote: "I am reading On the Edge by Ilona Andrews."I keep hearing wonderful things about Ilona Andrews. I'm a big fan of Patricia Briggs, and I've heard they're si..."
She's one of my top 3 authors. I enjoy her Edge books, but I'm really in love with her Kate Daniels books.
Michelle L. wrote: "Susan wrote: "I am reading On the Edge by Ilona Andrews."I keep hearing wonderful things about Ilona Andrews. I'm a big fan of Patricia Briggs, and I've heard they're si..."
I love Ilona Andrews. I've only read her Kate Daniels series for far, but I love it just as much (maybe a teeny tiny bit better?) than Mercy Thompson. But be warned, book 1 of Kate Daniels does not start out all that well. I think the biggest issue is the authors don't do a great job in book one of explaining their world, with it's shifts between tech and magic. But once you do get it, and you meet Curran, the series really takes off. And there is such great development of the characters over the course of the series.
Jean wrote: "I have the same issues with the Harry Dresden series. I've heard that it gets "really good" around book 4 or 5. Like you, I've only read the first two books. Everyone raves about this series, so I'm sticking with it. (I totally agree that the relationship between Dresden and Murphy is very annoying.) "Murphy shows up to different degrees in different books. In a couple of the books he does walk up to the edge of "what if" between them, but then backs away. As the series progresses there are several other supporting characters and you get to focus on Harry's relationships with them, instead of just him and Murphy. I finished book 10 about a month ago and was impressed with the growth in Harry's character since the beginning of the series. Of course, I was also so depressed over some things that happened to two other characters that I still haven't pick up the next one. Plus, in book 6 or 7 he picks up a dog side-kick. Who doesn't love a good dog side-kick?
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"I keep hearing wonderful things about Ilona Andrews. I'm a big fan of Patricia Briggs, and I'v..."
Thanks for the heads up. I'll make sure to keep that in mind when I start reading it.
So you like it a little *better* than Mercy? Wow, that's quite a recommendation! :) I can't wait to start.
Christine wrote: "Murphy shows up to different degrees in different books. In a couple of the books he does walk up to the edge of "what if" between them, but then backs away..."A dog side-kick? Well, that settles it. Now I have to keep reading the Dresden series. : )
Michelle L. wrote: "So you like it a little *better* than Mercy? Wow, that's quite a recommendation! :) I can't wait to start..."I'll also admit to liking the Kate Daniels series a teeny bit better than the Mercy Thompson series. (That's mostly because I wasn't a fan of
.) If you can get it, the short story "A Questionable Client" by Ilona Andrews is a prequel to the Kate Daniels series and might be an easier intro to the series than
. It's available in a few collections:
or Dark and Stormy Nights edited by P.N. Elrod. (Sorry, Goodreads won't let me add that last one.)
Finished
and
and
starting
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I'll also admit to liking the Kate Daniels series a teeny bit bett..."
Cool! Thanks : )
I'm starting
Michelle L. wrote: "Susan wrote: "I am reading On the Edge by Ilona Andrews."I keep hearing wonderful things about Ilona Andrews. I'm a big fan of Patricia Briggs, and I've heard they're si..."
I like both Andrews and Briggs. I would recommend either of Andrews' series.
Just finished
good series . Almost done with
glad to be enjoying some lighter reads. :)
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It is good to know I am not alone regarding the Dresden Files! I am glad both the situation with Lt Murphy and Harry getting beaten up multiple times changes later on! After Fool Moon felt a need to take a break and read something completely different.
The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen was a perfect choice. Light but not at all superficial, this novel would be in Magical Realism category, not Urban fantasy. There are no vampires or werewolves but definitely a lot of magic.
The Sugar Queen is not a fairy tale re-telling directly, but it definitely has fairy tale elements, in particular of Rapunzel. Twenty-seven-year-old Josey Cirrini spends her life taking care of her demanding and unloving mother, shut up in her upstairs room in a house where no visitors are allowed. Like Rapunzel, she gets an unexpected visitor
coming in through her window who then transforms her life. The surprise ending left me stunned.
I just started The Fire Rose by Mercedes Lackey
Jean wrote: "Michelle L. wrote: "So you like it a little *better* than Mercy? Wow, that's quite a recommendation! :) I can't wait to start..."I'll also admit to liking the Kate Daniels series a teeny bit bett..."
I'm with Jean. Mercy and Kate were tied for first place for a long time, but I felt the most recent Mercy book just wasn't as good as the previous ones. But the most recent Kate book was just as good as the rest, so she moved ahead a tiny bit. We'll see how I feel after the next Mercy book. My favorites shift around after each new release.
Jean wrote: "Christine wrote: "Murphy shows up to different degrees in different books. In a couple of the books he does walk up to the edge of "what if" between them, but then backs away..."A dog side-kick? ..."
He doesn't pick up the dog (puppy) until book 6 and it's really not until book 7 that you see he's a pretty special dog.
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I've had this book for a long time but was put off my the drug use and people saying that its alot in the first book. I've also heard the series is one that gets better and better so I will have to read it. Doesnt hurt the ebooks are very well priced. But for how long until they go back to reg price im not sure.