Urban Fantasy discussion
What are you reading?
@ Chakara,it was a bit odd when i read the Gathering, i new the characters wouldnt be the same as the first series and i doubted they'd be as good, but they ended up being great! and there powers are back-story are just as interesting.
♥ Ashleigh ♥ wrote: "@ Chakara,it was a bit odd when i read the Gathering, i new the characters wouldnt be the same as the first series and i doubted they'd be as good, but they ended up being great! and there powers..."
yes I picked up The Gathering and started reading it but like you said the characters wernt the same and it was weird so I put it down.I really want to love it though and I've heard its just as good.
is the cover of the Gather changed to the Wicca series book on anyone elses computer. SMH
Chakara wrote: "yes I picked up The Gathering and started reading it but like you said the characters wernt the same and it was weird so I put it down.I really want to love it though and I've heard its just as good. "it really is just as good!
once you get past the oddness of reading about different characters, you'll find yourself really enjoying it :)
Lauren wrote: "Have to get around to this someday! I was so disappointed with book 1 I just haven't even been interested."i cant believe you were disappointed! i was a bit iffy about Maya at first but i warmed up to her pretty quickly, plus a side character - Daniel, was fantastic. and i loved how they lived in that weird town, made it harder for the characters to figure out something was wrong.
Chakara wrote: "is the cover of the Gather changed to the Wicca series book on anyone elses computer. SMH"yes, im guessing it another bookcover bug.
♥ Ashleigh ♥ wrote: "finished 
i thought it was great! ended up rating the book 4 stars."
I NEED to read this! I also thought that I would need more time to warm up to the new characters but they grew on me pretty fast.
Recently finished
and I liked it a lot. But the way it ended didn't make me have a burning need for book #2 so I'll put this series on hold for the time being. Reading
(finally!) with whatever free snatches of time I have. Like it so far, but I'm not loving it.Also listening to the audiobook for
while I do my work. Still trying to get used to the narrator's 'Bones' voice.
♥ Ashleigh ♥ wrote: "Lauren wrote: "Have to get around to this someday! I was so disappointed with book 1 I just haven't even been interested."i cant believe you were disappointed! i was a bit iffy about Maya at firs..."
It made me pretty sad to be so disappointed. :-( It was just very bland for me. Watching the characters spend the first book doing nothing but trying to figure out what I already knew was just not enough for me. I really should have liked Maya - I'm a huge animal person, but overall I found the characters and the setting really underdeveloped and the story line slow. I'll get to book 2 someday, but I'm on such a book lull I just can't make myself read anything that was mediocre the first time.
Lauren wrote: "♥ Ashleigh ♥ wrote: "Lauren wrote: "Have to get around to this someday! I was so disappointed with book 1 I just haven't even been interested."i cant believe you were disappointed! i was a bit i..."
Would it be better to read the Darkness Rising series before the Darkest Powers Series ...
@ karen,i read the darkest powers series first and didnt really have a problem with maya and friends not knowing what was going on but i know where Lauren is coming from - its a bit annoying to know whats going on before the characters do, but i just pretended they where from two completely separate series until at the end of The Calling where maya and friends started to figure things out.
but i think you might be better off reading Darkness Rising first then Darkest Powers.
Karen wrote: "Lauren wrote: "♥ Ashleigh ♥ wrote: "Lauren wrote: "Have to get around to this someday! I was so disappointed with book 1 I just haven't even been interested."i cant believe you were disappointed..."
Based on book 1 of Darkness Rising you can read them either way. By the third book that may not be true true based on some author spoilers.
Karen wrote: "Lauren wrote: "♥ Ashleigh ♥ wrote: "Lauren wrote: "Have to get around to this someday! I was so disappointed with book 1 I just haven't even been interested."i cant believe you were disappointed..."
Based on book 1 of Darkness Rising you can read them either way. By the third book that may not be true true based on some author spoilers.
I'm about 25% into
. I stopped to read
, which I liked more than
.
I finished
. Has anyone else read this? That ending was insane, but in a good way.
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and am taking a UF/PNR break by reading
I'm getting ready too start
.
Just read the third book in the Charley Davidson series. I really have enjoyed the books. There is a lot of great witty dialogue between well written characters and a good story.First Grave on the Right
Second Grave on the Left
Third Grave Dead Ahead
♥ Ashleigh ♥ wrote: "started 
"I loved this book!
Gin wrote: "♥ Ashleigh ♥ wrote: "started "I loved this book!"
i was really put off this book when i found out where the teeth came from and i was like "how can people like this book so much??" lol but its starting to get really interesting now!
Gitanc wrote: "Just read the third book in the Charley Davidson series. I really have enjoyed the books. There is a lot of great witty dialogue between well written characters and a good story.First Grave on ..."
LOVE the Charlie Davidson series! Can't wait for book 4!! >.<
Mitabird wrote: "I'm getting ready too start ."Let me know how that goes. I've been thinking of starting it, but I'm kinda on the fence. Looks kinda... cliche, I guess.
S.J. wrote: "Mitabird wrote: "I'm getting ready too start ."Let me know how that goes. I've been thinking of starting it, but I'm kinda on the fence. Looks kinda... cliche, I guess."
I thought kindling the moon was a little cliche, but others seemed to have liked it.
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Lol. I had the same reaction. I kept wondering how it could be a YA book?? But I loved it.
Just finished Renfield Syndrome by J.A Saare, I have 1 question Caleb of Trent? Mmmm I'll have to ponder that one.
reading both
and
right now...talk about contrast :)
I'm starting
. I've heard mixed things about this one.
Christine wrote: "I'm starting . I've heard mixed things about this one."I feel like I was one of the few that didn't like that one. I think my issue was with the main character. Hope it turns out better for you.
I'm reading
! I'm about 20% in and I really like it so far.
I just finished
and while I agree it was cliche, I still liked it. It was a fast read, uncomplicated read. I'll read the next one in the series.
Christine wrote: "I'm starting . I've heard mixed things about this one."Liked it
Jean wrote: "Christine wrote: "I'm starting . I've heard mixed things about this one."I feel like I was one of the few that didn't like that one. I think my issue was with th..."
I thought it was okay. I really liked the premise and the basic plot, but it was lacking any emotional connection for me. We're told the main character is a highly trained assassin but she sure didn't act like one. Since it's the first in a series, I'm willing to give it the benefit of the doubt and will likely check out the next one at some point. Especially since I already own it. The only good thing I can say about Borders closing is at least I no longer have a compulsive need to go to the store every week to use the latest coupon so my rate of book buying has plummeted.
I am going to finish today
. So far, not loving it.This morning I started
. I just bought
and
Christine wrote: "Jean wrote: "Christine wrote: "I'm starting . I've heard mixed things about this one."I feel like I was one of the few that didn't like that one. I think my issu..."
I thought about continuing with the next book because (view spoiler)But I figured if I didn't like the characters in the first book, it probably wouldn't change much.
I mourn our Borders every time I pass by the empty building. So sad. Those coupons were pretty dangerous though...
Finished
. This book gave me a headache, sort of in a good way? I can't describe the feelings I have for it other than it made me feel similar to when I've just read an Anne Rice book. The different POVs were kind of confusing and I didn't understand the French/Cajun so I had to keep turning to the translation page and that tampered my enjoyment.
Lynn wrote: "Finished 
. This book gave me a headache, sort of in a good way? I can't describe the feelings I have for it other than it made me feel similar to when I've just read an A..."I've been debating reading this one a long time now.
Gin wrote: "Lynn wrote: "Finished . This book gave me a headache, sort of in a good way? I can't describe the feelings I have for it other than it made me feel similar to when I've j..."Maybe try a library copy because judging from the reviews it's either a hit or miss.
GR is buggy again, I'm seeing a different book cover...
Anika wrote: "Finished
starting 
"How did you like it? I'm currently reading Shadow Reader too. I've read Anathema too, but it wasn't for me...
Jean wrote: "I thought about continuing with the next book because (view spoiler)My problem is that I've read enough series where the first book was just so-so, but I ended up liking the rest of the series, that I feel like I have to give a series a two-book chance. But by then I'm usually caught up in the story enough that I end up continuing to read, just to see what happens. Unless the writing is bad or the characters are really obnoxious.
Christine wrote: "My problem is that I've read enough series where the first book was just so-so, but I ended up liking the res..."If I didn't have such a huge pile of books in my TBR mountain, I would probably give more books a chance. I'm sure I'm missing out on some series though... Maybe one day I'll be able to go back and revisit some of those series.
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. So far, it's pretty entertaining.
Jean wrote: "Christine wrote: "My problem is that I've read enough series where the first book was just so-so, but I ended up liking the res..."If I didn't have such a huge pile of books in my TBR mountain, I..."
I try to read the first two of a new to me series back to back. For example, I read the first book of the Kate Daniels series and didn't think it was a series I would follow it, crazy eh? Then by the end of the 2nd book I was hooked. Another example would be Nicole Peeler's Jane True series, but that was more of embarassment over the covers.
I came to terms that my TBR pile will never go away, and my habit of buying books when I still have a TBR pile isn't going to decrease anytime soon. If I don't like a series by the end of the 2nd book I know I can eliminate all of the sub-sequent books from the series. I tend to use this tool in rationalizing the purchase of additional book in new series. Shocking, but true. Until of course, I hear that the series I dismissed gets better, that they are amazing etc. and then I'll give book 3 a try, my best example of this would be Lara Adrian's Midnight breed series (oh and Twilight, I should have never wasted that much time reading something I didn't enjoy.) It's just not for me. I might read book 4 since I bought it at a "borders is going out of business sale" but I'm not in a big hurry to crack it open. It'll be there, waiting. My one exception to the one book rule, would be Fifty Shades, I gave up after the first one, partly because reading anyone emulating Stephanie Meyer's writing style makes me get a little cranky. Oh my, what a tangent.
I guess I could have said in a more succinct way, that I judge a series after reading two books, since the first one is the author setting the stage and establishing the world/characters and book two is more of an indicator if this series is worth my time.
Kristen wrote: "I try to read the first two of a new to me series back to back. For example, I read the first book of the Kate Daniels series and didn't think it was a series I would follow it, crazy eh?..."I think it depends on what bugs me about the book. In some cases I will continue on. Sometimes I'll check the reviews for the 2nd and 3rd books just to see if what was annoying me is still there. If I really don't like the main character, I probably won't continue, especially if it's in first person, and if I don't like the writing style, I'll probably stop as well. If the story and worldbuilding aren't my speed, I'll usually try the next one. It all depends, and there are random exceptions. I'm afraid my ratings are super subjective. Sometimes I think it depends on my mood at the time and what book I read right before it. I'll also continue on if there is a lot of buzz about the series. (I'm not a huge Mac fan, but I'm continuing with the Fever series, because of all the hype.)
I'm glad you kept on with the Kate Daniels series. That's one of my favorites. : )
I'm nearing the end of
. I like the world she's built in this book and her lead character. It's nice to see an assassin who accepts herself for what she is and isn't guilt-ridden and constantly bemoaning her fate. There is one little issue with the plot that I don't quite get, but other than that it's really good.
Mitabird wrote: "I'm currently reading Timeless by Gail Carriger."Ditto
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i thought it was great! ended up rating the book 4 stars."
Have to get around to this someday! I was so disappointed with book 1 I just haven't even been interested.