Cupcakes, Writing, & Books Oh My! discussion
What are you currently reading?
Pageflippers all the way!! ;)I dislike short sentences, unless, like you said, the Author is making a point with them, or it's in the dialogue of a character whose idiosyncrasy is to speak with short sentences.
Finished:
3 stars. It's good, but not as good as the last two. Luka felt like a third wheel, which is sad and not good, because he really is an awesome character! And a third book just felt like a stretch for the series.Now reading:
This is surprisingly good. I will always be a fan of the setup of two young men on opposing sides discovering that they are the same and form a brother-bond. The writing is good, the characters all good, and even the element monsters the enemy makes to attack the Witchlanders are kind of creepy!
That does sound good, but you know I can never pass up a brothers in arms story ;) I'm am really loving Frontier Wolf, you have to read it!! I want to be a Frontier Wolf, haha ;)
Finished (and not necessarily in this order):
5 stars. It was amazing. Just everything about it I really liked. The characters, the winter setting, the elemental monsters - everything. It was super-good.
5 stars. Absolutely nothing to complain about with this book. It's awesome, just like you said it was, Hazel. ;)
2 stars. Roald Dahl really didn't need to write a sequel, and this one was just silly, whereas "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" was actually amusing.
3 stars. I'm just not getting into the "Henry" plays.
3 stars. It was a pleasant short story, written in verse. I'm not entirely certain how I feel about stories written in verse; this is the first one I've read.
3 stars. It was good, and I look forward to reading its sequel. And it was blessedly not in present tense! Yay! Even though I don't consider this a dystopian novel because the world isn't a utopia that's failed, dystopian novel fans will like it.Now reading:
I really want to read "Whichlanders" it sounds really good. I'll have to look for it at the other library when I get there again.I just finished:
I enjoyed it, it was a quick read. Mara, you would like this one.Now I'm reading
I'm really enjoying the Montmorency books more and more through the series. I think this one is going to be really good.But mostly I'm doing research right now. I'm reading "The Romans for Dummies" Seriously. You know the "Dummies" books are great for research.
"Witchlanders" is astoundingly good. I wasn't expecting to like it quite as well as I did.Finished:
4 stars. The dragons and dragon lore are very original, which is hard to do in fantasy anymore. Seraphina is a good, strong heroine who is quick to admit her mistakes and mend problems. I do think that the story could have had more of a mystery story element, though. It seems that as soon as the prince is murdered, it sinks into the background.
5 stars. This was amazingly creepy. Very Poe-esque. The writing style, the whole premise, the ending - it all reminded me of one of Poe's stories. I could totally see Vincent Price playing Michael's guardian.
4 stars. While the writing format grew on me, I still am not a fan of it. It made the story feel unrealistic. I liked the IDEA of the story being Verity's confession to the Gestapo, but there was a problem: I don't believe for a minute that any Gestapo agent would accept Verity's long-winded, sarcastic, and ultimately unhelpful life's story as her confession. The thumb screws and pliers would have been brought in a long time ago to hurry up her confession. In short, the Gestapo agent was not believable, and that's a serious flaw. Other than that, and the language, the story is good. Verity is spunky and sarcastic without having The Attitude; she felt authentic and genuine. And the ending is properly sad.Now reading:
It's good so far, but after reading "The Dead of Winter," I think it's going to be rather disappointing in the scariness factor.
Can't wait to read Seraphina and Witchlanders. I haven't found Seraphina at the library yet though so I'll have to wait for it. "Verity" did sound like an interesting book, but, yeah, I don't think anyone from the Gestapo would sit around and listen to a long confession :P
I'm still reading the third Montmorency book which is amazing, and I'm also reading :
Not my normal read right now (it's more like the kind of things I used to read a lot of with spies and suspense and all that) But I'm really liking it. I like the unpredictability of it and I think the hero is believable despite the situations he gets thrown into. I just thought I'd read something different for a change.I got behind reading because I've had an evil cold and for two days my sinuses were so sore my eyes hurt too much to read. Bleh!!
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finished:
amazing book i totally couldnt wait to read the sequel it had some funny sarcastic comments and i loved the whole book.
funny and it gave me a brake from the dark and sinister mood of the Mortal Instruments not that they are bad but i needed something light and funny and this book was perfect.
just as good as the first wonderful book.
good ending to the series up until the end which i kind of cried in. all in all pretty good.now reading, no idea what to start reading now but i know i can find something. :)
I finished
last night. it was really good but it was a cliff hanger (which is what I was afraid of) so now I have to find the next one. Now I'm going to start reading
(Go Sparta!!!) Along with Montmorency.
So long as the Spartans aren't running around in red panties and little cloaks, throwing people into the Pit of Death. ;)Finished:
3 stars. The seance was creepy, but nothing else about the story was creepy, and the end was the sort of cliche ghost ending that I don't like. "The Dead of Winter" totally beats this one out when it comes to creepiness. But it was still interesting.
3 stars. As a mystery, it was good. As the finale for a 17-book series, it was just depressing - and not the good kind of depressing.
3 stars. It did not go all supernatural on me, thank goodness, and it is well researched. The two girl characters were awesome - strong-willed, independent, no Attitude. However, the events felt anticlimatic, there was no definite storyline, and I did get tired of the girls going on about how women aren't allowed to do anything. They don't have The Attitude, but they do harp on that too much.Now reading:
Haha, no ;) They're real Spartans and wear the traditional red cloaks :P It was good, 3 stars.I am now reading
which I'm enjoying a lot and
which I finally bought a copy of!!
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really good just like the first. i am so glad i finished it i have been putting it off to read other books.now reading:
Hazel wrote: "Haha, no ;) They're real Spartans and wear the traditional red cloaks :P It was good, 3 stars.I am now reading
which I'm enjoying a lot and ..."I think the fourth book in the "Strongbow Saga" is available in paperback form as well as e-book now. The Author is self-publishing himself, since his publisher dumped his books because there isn't enough interest in them. Which is causing me no end of frustration; I love the series! Halfdan is a likable Viking. "The Thief Lord" is still one of my favorite Funke books; maybe because it was the first one I read. There's just something about the strangeness that I love; the movie is awesome, too - very well cast.
Aw poor guy, I'll give him my support, I loved Viking Warrior, it was really good!! (I'm trying to figure out why when people reply to a post with that book in it though it changed the cover to another book with the hunky Viking romance hero on it :P)I've been wanting to read "Thief Lord" for years but it's one of those I never picked up. I saw the movie a long time ago, and now I want to see it again after I finish the book. I did enjoy the movie a lot though.
He did tell me once that one day he'll do a limited release of all his books in hardcover for his loyal fans. :) Yay! With his books, I would make an exception and buy them in paperback, because I like them that much, but hardcover would be better. (I don't know why it does that; it's irritating, though)The movie cuts out quite a bit of the back-and-forth type stuff, and they upped the kids' ages, but it's still bloody close to the book. I so badly want to get a Venetian longnose mask now, though. ;)
Cool! I was actually looking for his books on Powell's last night. It's close to the time I need to make another order. Otherwise I will surely parish haha :P (That's not the right 'parish' is it?)Yeah, I figured the movie would obviously cut out stuff. But they've always done a pretty good job on her movies. I at least liked Inkheart. I know it wasn't completely accurate to the book, but I loved the cast they had in it, I thought all the characters were spot on.
No, that isn't the right "perish." ;)The reason the movies turn out well is because the Author is involved in every bloody aspect of the movie making. She's an Author who cares about how the movies turn out. ;)
Finished:
3 stars. And I'm being generous with that rating. I honestly didn't like it as much as the first one - not even remotely. It's like every bloody character has a sudden emotional breakdown, and yes, the thing they go through would be traumatizing and change you forever. But the Author spends WAY too much time on emotions, and it bogs the story down. I hate the tension between Tris and Four (sorry, but I hate his real name, so I'm sticking with his alias); it bogs things down as well. And I got SUPER, SUPER tired of Tris never having a gun! Somehow she would always lose her weapon, and yes shooting one of your friends would be scarring, but carry a bloody gun, girl! A lot of situations could have been avoided. And I'm all for her self-sacrificing, but it's like she doesn't even think about what she's doing before doing it! Have a plan, Tris, before you go barging into situations. And I can appreciate Four not wanting to lose her, but be reasonable, and talk things over sensibly; don't get mad and emotional and storm off, ect, ect. The ending redeemed some of these aspects (hence why I felt it necessary to be generous with the 3 stars), but overall this was disappointing. Too much emotion bogged the story down.Now reading:
So far, I don't have much positive to say about this book, either. It's slow, none of the characters are especially memorable, Cora is - in all honesty - really mean to her little sister Mimi, it's not scary or creepy, and whenever something interesting happens the Author manages to take the excitement out of it. And I dislike how it switches between past tense and present tense.
Haha thanks ;) See, that would be me if my books every got turned into movies. I wouldn't take no for an answer. I would pick all my actors and I would be there during the filming and writing of the screenplay. They would hate me after a while ;) I kind of had the feeling that "Long Lankin" would be like that. I haven't really read a good remake of an old ballad for a while I read An Earthly Knight a while ago, and I wasn't really impressed with it. I would love to re-write an old ballad or epic poem sometime. Maybe I could do them as short stories. I'd actually really like to do it with the poem "Horatius" which is one of my favorites =)
Oh, I'm definitely going to be in charge of every bloody aspect if ever my book is turned into a movie. I would trust BBC, so I would be okay with them making some decisions without me, but I would definitely want to have a say-so in casting and general changes to the story.Now that I have only 100 or so pages left, the story has picked up. Still not a fan of the characters, other than Roger, and I still am not a fan of the writing style, but it's actually get a little bit scary now. I wish Christine Morton-Shaw had written it, because she would have been able to pull it off. I wouldn't call this a ballad remake - more like a ballad extension. If it has a good ending, then it'll raise it to the 3-star range, but right now it's still looking to be a middling 2-star rating. Just not all that impressed.
Oh, have you read
? This is actually a good ballad retelling. And the Author has a very interesting, and entirely plausible, theory on the Fair Folk.
No, I haven't read that, I'll have to check it out, thanks :)It's always dissapointing when you don't like either the characters or the writing style.
Right now I'm reading
I don't think it's the best book in the series. It's kind of slow and nothing has really happened so far. If I wasn't a big fan, it would probably get a pretty low rating but I still enjoy reading the interaction between the characters, and I'm sure something will happen before long.
Yes, the newest one. But I thought the second one was a bit more boring than the others too. But that's usually the way it is with series books.I just ordered more books from Powell's and I so should not have gotten as many as I did when I have so much to do, but they were such a good price and only one left of most of them =)
I actually really liked the second one. The first still might be my favorite (haven't read any of the new ones yet; I'm dreadfully behind), though.I ordered two new books from Barnes & Noble recently, too, and another from Alibris.com (the first book in Lloyd Alexander's Westmark trilogy; now I can re-read them all!). And even though it's only three books, I really shouldn't have, because I still have several library books to read. So you're not the only one. :)
Finished:
2 stars. The ending was exciting, true, but it was also much, much longer than it needed to be, and very movie-ish. It didn't redeem this books other flaws.Now Reading:
So far, I do like it about as much as the first one. But the labor camps are anything but convincing, and it being Book Two, things should be moving at a faster pace. There should be a sense of urgency; not the same relaxed, stroll-in-the-park feel that Book One had. And I almost get the feeling that the Author is trying to write a "wholesome" dystopian novel, so her totalitarian regime isn't as cruel as it would, and should, be.
I liked the second part of the second one a lot. I loved the way she described the Chinese culture. it was really beautiful. I just thought the first part dragged a bit when they were on the ship. The fourth one and fifth one "Empire of Ivory" and "Victory of Eagles" I think were the best ones. Though I really loved the first one as well =)I ordered two more Scarlet Pimpernel books which I'm very excited about, The first two Strongbow Saga books, The first Montmorency, "Bloodline" and it's sequel. "The Thief" by Megan Whalen "Warrior Scarlet" and "The King's Shadow" waaay too many books, but they're all ones I've been wanting for a long time. I wasn't going to get so many but they were such good prices and I only needed six more dollars to get free shipping :P
There is no such thing as "way too many books." Especially if the price is right. Christmas is looming, which means I get to do a trip to Powell's soon! (well, soonish)Finished:
3 stars. I didn't dislike it, but I think it could have been a lot better, especially since it was the second book in a trilogy. More ought to have happened.
5 stars. Hilarious! Positively hilarious!
2 stars. This had a lot of problems; the whole premise reminded me of a story thought up by a 12-year-old.
3 stars. I'm not a big fan of E.B. White, but this was probably the most likeable.
4 stars. I like this one, right up there with "Richard III."
3 stars. I still don't know if I liked it or not. It was just . . . weird.
5 stars. This was completely awesome. Combine Jane Austen and Charles Dickens, and you get this book. It is well written, has an awesome cast of characters, borrows from Austen's two best stories - "Pride and Prejudice" and "Emma," - is satirical and funny, and just wonderful. A new favorite.Now reading:
haha, actually knowing a 12 year old who writes, I can probably say she is much better than that book from the sound of it ;) I really want to read "Keeping the Castle" it sounds so cute. I haven't been here for a while, haha ;) I finished
and really enjoyed it 5 stars. And
4 stars.I am now reading
which is good and just started
One of those books that I have been meaning to read forever and just got to. But I haven't read a classic for a while so I thought it was about time I did so again. It's been even longer since I read anything related to American history though so the accents are actually throwing me :P
I need to read "Red Badge of Courage" at some point, too. Too many classics, not enough time!Finished:
4 stars. I liked how the story follows the entirety of Oscie's life to the end of the war.Now reading:
I am liking "Red Badge of Courage" so far. I need to get to reading this weekend because I want to finish both of those books and then get to "Witchlanders" and the last Montmorency book (so sad) And then I will have finished most of my library books so I won't feel so bad for getting all my books in from Powell's :P
The Author isn't writing any more Montmorency books? Sadness! The exact opposite is happening to me - all of my library books are coming in right when I just ordered some new books from B&N that I need to read. Grrr.Finished:
3 stars. It was a cute little story, and surprisingly un-preachy, considering the subject. This is one of thoes kids' books that adults would probably appreciate more.Now reading:
Well I don't think so, but I haven't finished this one. I have a feeling that it's the last one though. But you will totally love it when you read them, I know you'll like Montmorency and George and Dr Farcett. They are just those kinds of characters you really can't help but love. And she writes in a way that they kind of feel like books written during Doyle's time period.
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good but i wouldnt recommend it.
really enjoyed this one. it was written in free verse poetry so it was a different thing it read.
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Finished
I really liked it alot. I'm going to try to finish "His Own Good Sword" today and then I'll be reading
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Finished:
3 stars. It was good, but it ended right when the real adventure began.
4 stars. It was really, really good. The Author imitated Conan Doyle's style perfectly, he stayed true to the characters and timeline, and I really liked how he wrapped up the mysteries. My only real complaint is the way he portrayed Watson and Holmes's relationship. It was accurate, but their interactions were like the first few early years of the friendship - when Watson didn't yet know Holmes very well, and this story takes place only a few years before The Final Problem.
3 stars. It was a cute, fun read. I still don't like this Author's name choices, but this one had some very memorable characters. Loved Sophie and Parthenope and Peregrine, and Norris Underwood was a wonderful cad.Now reading:
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Ach, I just got all my books from Powell's today!! Now I'm going to be busy finding places for them and my other new books on my shelves. I think this is the last haul before I need another one...Still reading "Witchlanders" and "Montomorency's Reveneg" and loving both. I'm hoping to finish them tonight then I'm not sure what I'll read.
Sounds like a good time to dig into those new books from Powell's! ;)
I know, the problem is I just can't decide what to read next!!! Actually, I think I'm going to start off reading the last library book I have out and then another classic "Scaramouche" that I have had lying around for a while. But we'll see ;)
Finished:
2 stars. In some ways, that rating is generous. Pros: the Author had a good variety of personalities with all the girls, she had good foreshadowing with the rebels and what it is they're looking for, and Prince Maxon was a likeable guy. Cons: the whole thing was unrealistic. While the Author explained how Illea came to be, she never explained how exactly the caste system started. No one treated lower caste the way they would be treated, there were occasional mentions of starvation and harsh punishment, but the Reader never "saw" it, America was plain bad protagonist material. Her name is horrid, her basis for disliking Maxon flimsy and stupid, and she seemed to only want to marry Aspen so she could bed him. And she had no real personality. The character giggle and chuckle too much (there is a thesaurus), the whole thing felt way too much like The Bachelor, which caused no small amount of nausea on my part, and the writing was not all that impressive. And there's no reason why it should be turned into a three-volume novel (trilogy).Now reading:
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Ew, sounds gross :PRight now I'm reading
which I just picked up frojm the library to see if it was any good and am quite enjoying it. It's not really historical by any means, but it's a fun read and the villain knits :P It kind of reminds me of Ranger's Apprentice.
Finished:
1 star. I did not feel like being even remotely generous with my rating. This book was the most boring murder mystery I have ever read in my entire life. The Author tried to create false foreshadowing by Italicizing random sentences, he introduced too many characters way too fast, he jumped from one scene to another in a completely convoluted fashion, the characters were dull, the ending was just ridiculous, and I can't imagine how this book could have been even more disappointing.
4 stars. This was one of the better installments, and I liked how the Author ended it: she wrapped things up in a satisfactory manner, so it would be a good ending the entire series itself. But there is enough room for a couple of more installments if the Author was so inclined.Now reading:
I'm actually almost done with it and I can't say that I have many good things to say about it. But I'll save my rant for when I've finished it. Let's just say that no Sherlockian would like this book, and I happen to be a Sherlockian.
"Envy" was written by a guy? It really doesn't look like it for some reason. Oh well. Can't wait for your rant on "Secret Letters" I think I have looked at that one several times in bookstores and the library and never was sure whether I wanted to pick it up for not.I'm reading
which is much better than the last one in my opinion,
and
. I'm liking them all so far. And by the way, Mara, I picked up "House of Silk" at the library this week, so I'm excited to get to that =)
Yay! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. :) Yeah, Envy was written by a male. Surprised me, too, once I started reading the book.Finished:
This is a bit of a hard one to rate. As a Sherlockian, I didn't like and would give it 2 stars. But as an average Reader, it would get 3 because it was a somewhat entertaining read. Somewhat. But I still have a lot of complaints. Pros: the ending was good, Dora never actually meets Sherlock, Peter Cartwright was a likeable character, and the mystery itself was a good mystery. Cons: there is no way on Earth Sherlock would have a daughter, let alone an illegitimate one. Just no - it goes against one of his most basic personality traits. On top of that, Dora did not even resemble him in the slightest; she allowed her emotions to get in the way of her investigations. The tense relationship between Dora and Peter was irksome; clearly the Author just had them disagree on things for argument's sake. Dora was way too modern for a Victorian-era girl, the Author's "deducing" scenes were clumsily written, every woman in this story seemed to have had an affair that resulted in an illegitimate child, which made that particular plot twist way overworked, and while things were tied up nicely in the end, the Author's amateur writing made the plot feel clumsp and herky-jerky to a point that when the "twist" is revealed, the Reader is left feeling slightly confused and thinking, Wait, when did they discover that? I feel left out!Now reading:
An inspirational story; maybe it'll be okay, but I kind of doubt it.
Yeah, Holmes definitely wouldn't have had an illegitimate daughter. This sounds like why I hate fan fiction :P
Or Authors who insist on writing a Sherlockian fiction novel, but ignore positively everything in the Canon. Thank you, Nancy Springer, for using your Sherlockian knowledge when writing the Enola Holmes Mysteries. Now there's a female character who is convincingly related to Sherlock.Gave up on
It was dull, too inspirational, and just went nowhere. 217 pages of the protagonist getting over the trauma of a plane crash - this whole concept was summed up in the very first chapter. I don't know how you could write an entire book about it.Now reading:
I have no doubt that this is going to be super-weird; I only hope that it is a good weird.
Is Enola Holmes the ones about his younger sister or something? Because I can do that, but daughter, no :PUgh, I have no idea how people take one idea and beat it to death in a book. I would get bored writing that!
Yes, Enola is Sherlock's much younger sister, and she is completely awesome. She has no love interests, she has sensible ideas, and if Sherlock were a girl, he'd be exactly like Enola. The Author did a splendid job with her.Ditto. Gave up on
, by the bye. The concept was very, very weird, but it was kind of an awesome concept. But the writing style was horrible.Now reading:
I want to read cloaked, a friend of mine said it was good and I still really need to read some of Alex Flinn's books. They never have any of the ones I want to read at the library. Reading your story now, though, Mara =) Really enjoying it, I'll email it back to you later.
Let's see, what have I read since last time?
which I really enjoyed, and I'm glad I bought the sequel.
which was really good too. I got lazy about writing reviews though... Was NOT impressed at all with
Nope, very angry.Still doing research and found
Totally love it! It's so informative and really funny too. Kind of reminds me of Horrible Histories a little bit. I'm just ticked that my library won't buy any others in the series because they have sooo many for all different time periods and they're way too expensive to buy. Otherwise I would love to own the whole series =)
That's sad to hear about Crucible of Gold What was wrong with it?Finished:
2 stars. This wasn't my favorite out of Alex Flinn's books. It had some good moments, but the protagonist made so many stupid mistakes, and some of the ways the Author blended a couple of fairytales into the story were lame. If I were you, Hazel, I would read Bewitching first.
3 stars. This surprised me; I wasn't expecting such a Dickensonian story. The writing style had that same stinging sense of humor, the Author did a fantastic job with accents, she had some truly wonderful villains (Mrs. Frosdick was awesome!), and it was just wholly unexpected, given the cover. However, in terms of story line, I thought the Author passed up tons of opportunities to expand her plot in what could have been interesting directions, and I didn't feel like I knew the protagonist very well.
3 stars. It was an interesting look at an Amish girl experiencing a world that is familiar to us during her rumspringa. I thought the Author did a really good job in writing about things we take for granted through the eyes of someone who has never even heard of it, and she managed to make it feel authentic. But it also focused on romance way too much, and that made it boring. I did like the end, though.
4 stars. While I don't think this was Mary Hoffman's most engaging read, in terms of characters and the way the story was laid out, I have to give it such a high rating because of historical accuracy. The Author clearly did a lot of research, and she filled her story to the brim with it. While I never felt like I got to know the protagonists, I loved the historical detail.Now reading:
And so far, it's surprising me on how good it is. The writing style is choppy, and it unhappily takes place in my hometown state (I don't like stories that take place where I live). But the premise is downright creepy, and there's nothing boring about it.
I don't know if telling you what was wrong with "Crucible" would ruin the series for you, so I'm not going to say unless you really want to know (In my opinion, just read through "Victory of Eagles" because that was the last really good book in the series) In all truth, this book just felt like a bad fan fiction (and you know I'm not a fan of fan fiction as it is) The characters seemed like rather unlikable shells of themselves and there was a VERY unneeded additive that I was completely not expecting and in no way furthered the plot. I was just very angry and I truthfully didn't finish the book. Everything seemed so out of character and it was really hard to feel for any of the characters.Still haven't gotten a hold of "Bewitching" But it's on my list =) Which is even longer now....
I just started "Raven Boys" and I'm not sure what I'll feel about it yet. It has ghosties in it, which is cool and "second sight" which is also cool. I don't like the name Blue. That's very annoying :P But as a character she isn't too bad, but it might be too early to tell. Gansey I like--he's not quite as awesome as Sean, but he's definitely way better than Luke because he's certainly not a creeper :P
I don't mind if it ruins anything in the series.Finished:
4 stars. This is surprisingly good. If Doctor Who did a truly dark episode, it would be like this story. I loved how the Author played off of the thought that deep down, people are not basically good. The writing style smoothed out as the story progressed, and it had a very isolated feel to it.
3 stars. I did love it. Wonderful variety of characters, very original storyline, Blue was a very good female character despite her unfortunate name, it was very exciting. But it had a LOT of language; otherwise I would give it five stars.
3 stars. It was better than the first book, Eve. Less romance, more interesting storyline, a few surprising twists. And the Author's style isn't as invasive with details. The King still isn't a convincing tyrant, and there's a bedroom scene. But compared to the first book, I did like it better.
4 stars. One of the best retellings of East of Sun, West of the Moon I have read. I thought the protagonist not having a name, and just being called "the lass" would annoy me, but I actually got used to it really fast. Rollo is an adorable animal companion, and I loved Asher, the cursed prince.Now reading:
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Long sentences and Commas? People just can't read right anymore. I don't think I was stopped once with this. In fact, to me, unless the writer is proving a point with short sentences (which I do like) than I get confused and annoyed reading too short of sentences long term.
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