reading

[mimesere]

Reading! I've been doing a fair amount of this, also playing Starcraft.

Have Read:
Eon: Dragoneye Reborn by Allison Goodman- I loved the storytelling and then went *facepalm* at the hamhandedness of the metaphors. But you know, it has a duel weapon wielding ass kicking girl, some dragons, some kind of suspicious but well-meaning Set In Pseudo China, and a LOT of gender. Female lead, a main trans character, some interesting hints at complex sexualities. Interesting treatment of differently abled people. It's also, plot-wise, VERY predictable. Like, predictable to the point where knowing the premise pretty much let you know what was going to happen through to the end of the book.

Some ARC I got of an Ilona Andrews book - meh. I got bored 3 pages in. I didn't like her other series, but this one was free and I was like, "Well, maybe I just didn't like her other characters..." and no, it just turns out I think her books are boring.

Fire by Kristin Cashore - I really liked it! fox1013, I am totally good to talk about it now!

Santa Olivia by Jacqueline Carey. YAY.

Am Reading:
The Faded Sun Trilogy - CJ Cherryh. As near as I could tell, it was about space ninjas, and also I really liked 40000 in Gehenna.

One More Bite - Jennifer Rardin. Vampire assassins for the CIA! It is still amusing!

Rosemary and Rue by an author whose name escapes me but it is an ARC and it is in my room far far away.

Quiver - Kevin Smith. Because Arrow Family is the second DCU family of my heart. Also, because it is the Speedys Kick Ass Show.

Upcoming Reading:
Banewreaker duology by Jacqueline Carey. I really liked this set the first time I read it and want to know if it holds up to rereading for me.

Nightworld, vol. 3 - LJ Smith. I got it for free at Comic Con!

Books of Magic - Neil Gaiman. Because I just realized I had it.

Romance novels by Nalini Singh (yay!), Julia Quinn (semi yay! So far, I have not liked anything quite as much as her Bridgerton books), Stephanie Laurens (IDEK. Let's just leave it there), Mary Balogh (I like to read hers when I want to cry!), and Loretta Chase.

eta: I still think my Roy mix was one of the best fanmixes I've ever made. (if I still had webspace, I'd reupload the music. Oh well)

Comments

[fox1013.livejournal.com]

:DDDDD

HI SHEILA HI I MISS YOU HI

[mimesere.livejournal.com]

HI I MISS YOU HI

[minim_calibre]

Arrows are awesome.

I somehow don't own a physical copy of Quiver. I should take care of that.

Mary Balogh survived my Great Romance Novel Purge of '07 for cry-trigger reasons. Maybe I should get the newer ones out of the library. There's only so many times I can read The Wood Nymph, you know?

[mimesere.livejournal.com]

Arrows are made of shininess. And Quiver is superduper made of shininess.

Strangely, I like Balogh's earlier stuff best. It's kind of ridiculous how many buttons of mine she pushes, but when I want a good cathartic cry, I know exactly who to go to.

[cidercupcakes.livejournal.com]

ARROW FAMILYYYYYYYY <3! Why don't I have Speedy icons.

[mimesere.livejournal.com]

SPEEEEEEDY.

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

I thought the latest Julia Quinn was a lot better than her other recent ones had been. I think you will like it, too, because it's mostly Nice People Being Nice.

[mimesere.livejournal.com]

She always does Nice People Being Nice, which is why I like her. But there was something just...bubbly about the Bridgertons which filled me with delight.

And I very much liked What Stays in London :) I just didn't like it as much as The Viscount Who Loved Me and stuff.

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I still think the early Bridgertons (not so much Francisca and Hyacinth and the boy) were her best stuff, but What Stays in London was so much better than the Duke of Wyndham books.