Thursday, July 9, 2009
Finger Lickin Fifteen
Moravian Dark Ones by Katie MacAlister
I've been waiting to read the Moravian Dark Ones series until i could collect the whole thing. I think i read one out of order before i realized it wasn't a stand alone book. Well, i've just finished the first 3 in the series and I can assure you, it was worth the wait.
What i liked best about the first book was that even though the main character was 'fated' to be with Dark One Christian, she chose to go her own way and fell in love with another man. I've read so many of these books that i halfway assumed throughout the entire story that something would happen and she would end up with Christian anyways so it really kept the story fresh and interesting for me. I totally felt for Christian too, poor guy, finally finds his Beloved after centuries and it turns out she is a true 20th century girl, determined to have it how she wants it regardless.
The second story is Christians story and i loved how the underlying message was that sometimes you Learn to become someone's soul mate. That it doesn't always have to be some cosmic thing, fated from birth - that you can grow into the role and be what someone else needs.
Christian and his beloved are back in the 3rd book, but as secondary characters. And i think this may have been the book i'd accidently read out of order years ago because some parts of it seemed pretty familiar.
In order:
A Girls Guide to Vampires
Sex and the Single Vampire
Sex, Lies, and Vampires
I highly recommend this as a light hearted paranormal romance. Katie MacAlister never fails to put a smile on my face!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
I love the Sookie Stackhouse series. However, after finishing the latest book i felt, disappointed. I didn't feel like anything had Happened. Okay, she married Eric, on accident. She gets involved in a war between different factions of the Fae. Her grandfather leaves, seemingly never to see her again. That was sad. Oh, and Arlene helps plot to kill her. That pissed me off. But, i didn't like Arlene anyways.
Maybe it's because i'm a Bill supporter and Bill has practically become a secondary character. I get that he lied. I do. It would infurriate me also. But..how many books have you all read were the couple meets and one or the other is lying about their intentions in the beginning, then gets to know the hero or heroine and suddenly they have feelings for them and change their mind? Numerous. It's the base of half the romance novels out there. I dont get why we're still hating Bill. He has proven himself numerous times, and he loves her. Eric..is .. slick. He tricks her into marriage for crying out loud! It doesn't make sense to me that she'll accept things from Eric that when Bill did them or offered them she thew a fit.
My sister-in-law likes to go on and on about how Eric graveled her driveway because he was taking care of her and knew she needed it. When Bill set up an account for her at the clothing store he bought so she would have clothes for the vampire business he was taking her one she threw a freakin fit! She said she doesn't want to be taken care of, she doesn't want to be a 'kept woman' and that it made her feel cheap. So..clothes for work bad, gravel good? Huh?
Eric has a business. His vampire business is WAY more important to him than Sookie. He has manipulated Sookie so many times. Bill doesn't. He gives her the info and she gets to make her own decisions. He tried to keep her out of the vampire world once he started to care about her.
Ok. Ok. I'm not talking about the book anymore, i'm ranting. I've had this arguement with so many people. Anyways bottom line - book okay, not the best, but okay.
But that's okay, TruBlood premieres Sunday! Yay! Does anyone else get creeped out with how the actor playing Bill says "Sookie" ? Honestly it sounds like an explenative when he says it, like he spits it out. Verra Creepy. But Eric is hot in the series. Go figure, i can't be pleased.
Skin Trade
Haven't quit reading
At first i thought to operate as usuall, doing a write up of the books as i read them. But, i thought since I'm judging them I should probably wait to share my opinion until all the results are tallied.
At least this task isn't a hardship. I mean, Require me to read romance novels? The nerve! Lol. Wish me luck!
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Salt and Silver
The story idea wasn't bad - a hellmouth in someone's diner, a hot demon hunter, and a girl with developing powers. Yay, right? It was written in first person and it felt like the whole book was just this girl's stream of conciousness. I didn't feel connected to the story, to the characters or even to her. The main character was supposed to be nearing 30 but acted 14.
I really felt like i was reading a young adult book honestly. Except for the sex scenes - and that was just randomly thrown in there. We went through the whole first quarter of the book with the protagonist making it clear that the hero wasn't interested in her. Then suddenly..he's feeling her up in the basement. And it wasn't the hot spontanious groping either - i felt like i'd missed a page or something.
I honestly felt like i was hearing this story second hand, it just didn't pull me in. Some parts were pretty funny, the author has a quirky sense of humor that got me giggling a couple times.
I also didn't like the main character, Allie. She was kinda stupid. and spoiled. and childish. Which i supposed she was supposed to be, since she was a former rich girl turned poor diner manager but i never saw any growth from her. She just kinda told us that she was rich and now she was all responsible and grown up and stuff.
Over all i'd say no. I might read something from her again..just to see if her writing has improved because like i said, good story idea and quirky humor...but i'm not going to finish Salt and Silver.