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I've missed the crew of Bridge Four so much! As soon as I saw Chapter 2 was titled "Bridge Four", I started doing a little dance!

"It took the shape of a man of midnight blackness, as if he were made of liquid with a coating of oil. He strode toward her.
Jasnah stood her ground and met the thing's glare, causing it to hesitate."

Jasnah just stared down a shadow-wraith...I LOVE THIS WOMAN!

The sequel to one of my favorite books of all time, and I'm buddy-reading it with one of my best friends of all time! I'm not sure a word even exists that can properly quantify all the excitement I'm feeling!

VELVET - "Jefferson Keller, one of our "Men Who Don't Exist". Apparently now literally. Damn it all, he was my favorite. He made me remember the old days, which, in itself, wasn't too difficult. But Jefferson made me smile when I thought of them, and THAT was a rare thing."

My first graphic novel of 2015...now bring on the super-spy!

Look at what book arrived today! I already know what my next buddy read with the lovely and amazing Branwen is going to be! :D

The way Jude explained how he put the clues together to learn the truth behind the ghost, it was like a Scooby Doo reveal. If only the whole thing turned out to be a scheme to buy land real cheap...which was the motive of at least 100% of Scooby Doo villains! Speaking of the Doo...

"A lot of Jude's heavy metal songs started out sounding like old music. They came to him in the form of honky-tonk blues, Dust Bowl plaints, lost Chuck Berry riffs. Jude dressed them in black and taught them to scream."
That is so METAL!

I love how the dogs found a way to hurt the ghost. Dogs are so resourceful! Of course, it would be more even admirable if the doggies didn't dedicate at least 98% of that resourcefulness just towards getting fed...

Time to do the Friday Dance! Wishing all my book buddies a most wonderful weekend! :D

The book is definitely getting better now! Multiple ghost sightings have really upped the scare factor, and Hill is making it feel more real than a lot of that crap you see on "Ghost Hunters"...

R.I.P. Terry Pratchett. The world won't be nearly as fantastic without you. :(
http://news.yahoo.com/british-sci-fi-...

Mixed feelings so far. The prose is good, and there have been some genuinely creepy moments, but I'm not totally feeling this one yet. It's not a good sign that I'm almost 20% in, and I don't much care about any of the characters at all...

I'd like Daylight Savings Time a lot more if the hour we lost was at 3:00 PM Monday afternoon...

Joe Hill has been getting a lot of buzz as a horror novelist, I'm ready for some great jump-out-of-my-chair moments now!

PRISCILLA - "Her very presence offends me. I am tired of being surrounded by lowborn scum."
Uh, Priscilla...

Seriously, I'd compare Priscilla to Grumpy Cat, but it wouldn't be fair...Grumpy Cat is far more warm and loving than Priscilla will ever be!

DARREN - "The people that tell you what you want to hear are the most dangerous enemies you'll ever meet."
I'm really starting to like Darren, even though he can be a jerk at times, kinda like Instigator-Cat...

I love how magic-users in this book are separated into three different factions (Combat, Restoration, and Alchemy). It reminds me of awesome role-playing video games like Elder Scrolls.

In a related story, I'm a total nerd...I hope you were all sitting down for THAT shocking revelation!

THINGS THAT WORK SO FAR:
Fascinating lead characters
Interesting magic system
Brilliant world-building
Fast pace

THINGS THAT DON'T WORK:
My brain, when I don't get enough sleep, which is the only reason why I put this book down last night! Stupid lazy brain, demanding sleep...

If Rachel E. Carter's book is as well written and entertaining as all her GoodReads comments and reviews are, I should be in for a very entertaining read indeed!

"Er, Cap'n? Can't help noticing that we're heading towards the terrifying vortex!"
Well played, Captain Frey! A plan that daring is worthy of Firefly's Captain Mal Reynolds himself! Wait, did I say "daring"? Because what I meant to say was "INSANE"!!!

An eight-foot-tall iron golem playing with a ball throughout the book was cute. But when that same golem placed its ball at a grave marker during a memorial service for a child...oh, the feels pretty much just pulverized me right then!

"Frey asked, "Any of you know Almore Roke?"
There were exclamations of surprise and horror and a clatter of rifles being primed. Frey stared nervously at the cluster of barrels pointed at his head. His voice small, he asked "I take it you do?"
Classic oops moment, kinda like this one!

I was already enjoying the book before, but things have really picked up since dreaded pirate queen Trinica Dracken formed an alliance with the crew. Pirates make everything work better...even lousy puns!

CRAKE - You lot don't know anything outside of the drunken tales you hear in bars.
MALVERY - Fair comment. We are a pretty thick bunch, all in all.
FREY - You're a doctor! That makes you smart!
MALVERY - I bring up the average. It still ain't great!
HA! Can't. Stop. Laughing!

"She kicked Frey between the legs. There was a strange void in his lower belly, as if his guts were attending the funeral of his reproductive system. Frey swallowed against a hard lump in his throat that may or may not have been one of his testicles"
I feel bad for laughing so hard!

Wishing a very Happy Valentines Day to all of my amazing book buddies! :)

"An arrow whisked past Frey's head and thumped into a tree trunk. Frey ducked, long after it would have done any good."
What is it about delayed reactions that always make me guffaw?!?

The gang all seem to like Grist, but there's just something about that murderous, shifty pirate I don't trust! Maybe I'm just overly suspicious of people...

"The cat slept on my face again! It waits, can't you see? It waits 'til I'm asleep and tries to kill me! The cat hates me! It's EVIL!"
Oh, get a hold of yourself, Harkins! Cats aren't really capable of great evil...are they?!?