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speaking of books
Sep. 5th, 2006 08:33 amA rundown on the reading material from the weekend ...
Nora Roberts - Morrigan's Cross - first in the new trilogy, which is VERY different from most everything she's written before. I liked it, I think. ( maybe a teeny tiny bit spoilery )
Nora Roberts - Angels Fall - another strong entry in her single-title line. Not up to the standard of Northern Lights, which is the best of the best, but better than the last offering, Blue Smoke. I liked Reece and Brody, I liked the town, I liked the setting. The mystery was paint-by-numbers; I figured out who the murderer was within a chapter of it happening. But, mostly, it was an excuse to lose myself in a vividly realized fictional town, which is what I like most about her single-titles. I might not recommend spending the money on the hardcover, but definitely pick this up from the library or in paperback.
Rachel Caine - Firestorm - I keep saying that I'm going to go back and reread all of these books, but there's also a part of me that doesn't want to. Because I always come out of these books feeling vaguely like I do when I break down and buy a bunch of Dove chocolate. I'm pretty damned sure it's not very good for me, but god damn if it doesn't taste good! The action never stops, never gives you a chance to breathe and figure out if anything that just happened made sense ... which is all right, because she keeps taking it to breathtaking new highs (or lows, as the case may be), and by the end, you're just left wanting to know what the &*^%&^ happens next. It's a great action adventure, light on in-depth character development, the literary equivalent of a roller coaster. Perfect mind candy!
Next on the list, the rock & roll fairy tales by Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple, which Amy gifted me with. I've been wanting to read them, but I always forget to look for them when I'm at the book store! So, yay!
Nora Roberts - Morrigan's Cross - first in the new trilogy, which is VERY different from most everything she's written before. I liked it, I think. ( maybe a teeny tiny bit spoilery )
Nora Roberts - Angels Fall - another strong entry in her single-title line. Not up to the standard of Northern Lights, which is the best of the best, but better than the last offering, Blue Smoke. I liked Reece and Brody, I liked the town, I liked the setting. The mystery was paint-by-numbers; I figured out who the murderer was within a chapter of it happening. But, mostly, it was an excuse to lose myself in a vividly realized fictional town, which is what I like most about her single-titles. I might not recommend spending the money on the hardcover, but definitely pick this up from the library or in paperback.
Rachel Caine - Firestorm - I keep saying that I'm going to go back and reread all of these books, but there's also a part of me that doesn't want to. Because I always come out of these books feeling vaguely like I do when I break down and buy a bunch of Dove chocolate. I'm pretty damned sure it's not very good for me, but god damn if it doesn't taste good! The action never stops, never gives you a chance to breathe and figure out if anything that just happened made sense ... which is all right, because she keeps taking it to breathtaking new highs (or lows, as the case may be), and by the end, you're just left wanting to know what the &*^%&^ happens next. It's a great action adventure, light on in-depth character development, the literary equivalent of a roller coaster. Perfect mind candy!
Next on the list, the rock & roll fairy tales by Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple, which Amy gifted me with. I've been wanting to read them, but I always forget to look for them when I'm at the book store! So, yay!
