Rule of the Bone by Russell Banks: I HATE YOU (Literary Fiction, I don't care)
The Spirit Lens , Book 1 of The Collegia Magica by Carol Berg: Slow start, but otherwise really intriguing. It took 2 weeks to finish the first 100 pages and then I glommed the next 300 pages in 2 days. (Fantasy)
Zombies vs. Unicorns edited by Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier: OH YES (YA Fantasy, anthology)
The Iron Duke, Book 1 of The Iron Seas by Meljean Brook: Yes with disclaimers (Paranormal Romance? Fantasy with boners? I don't know)
Fledgling by Octavia Butler: Despite reading a lot of UF, I am generally reluctant to read vampire books, at least to start, but this book is seriously excellent. If Octavia Butler hadn't died, I would write her a letter demanding more. (Urban Fantasy)
The Butterfly Revolution by William Butler: Why not, it's interesting AND short. (YA Fiction)
Midsummer Magic, Book 1 of the Magic Trilogy by Catherine Coulter: No, don't bother, this is what people think of when they think of old school romance novels but with less rape. (Romance)
Getting Rid of Bradley by Jennifer Crusie: Dear Jenny, I love you very much. This book is awesomely entertaining plus hot sex. Thanks. (Romance)
The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen: I HATE YOU MORE (Literary Fiction, fuck you)
Guilty Pleasures, The Laughing Corpse, and Circus of the Damned, Books 1, 2, and 3 of AB:VH by Laurell K. Hamilton: see here, here, and here (Urban Fantasy)
Immortal Warrior and Immortal Champion, Books 1 and 3 of The Immortal Brotherhood by Lisa Hendrix: Yes. Magic, ye olden tymes, shape shifters, plus hot sex. (Paranormal Romance)
The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker, Book 1 of Strangely Beautiful by Leanna Renee Hieber: Snooze. Don't bother. (Paranormal Romance, time for a nap)
The Bermudez Triangle by Maureen Johnson: Read this. I can't do this justice in quick form. Maureen Johnson is one of my top 3 YA authors, I have read all of her full length novels and I love them all and CRAPFTS. (YA Fiction)
Boneshaker, Book 1 of the Clockwork Century by Cherie Priest: Yes but not YES. It was satisfying but not quite. Hopefully, Dreadnought will be better. (Sci-fi)
Siren's Call, Book 1 of Dark Tides by Devyn Quinn: I couldn't finish this. I may have thrown it across the room in disgust. Mermaids and Atlantis and the True Love/Fate/Mate trifecta? No thanks. I've read Atlantis books that were awesome, but this doesn't even swim close. (Paranormal Romance, fuck no)
Shadow Heart, Book 4 of Shadow March by Tad Williams: Yes and thank god it's over. I really enjoyed all 4 books, but I'm not sure I'm happy with the ending. (Fantasy)
Your reading list shames me. I'm like ...oh, um, I've read ... um ... five LKH books. No WONDER my life sucks.
ReplyDeleteI started reading something ELSE last night! Honestly I don't even remember the title or the author, but I read three chapters and NARY A VAMPIRE OR SHAPESHIFTER IN SIGHT. So, progress!