I truly enjoyed this book. I think this was probably the most Stephen King-y horror book I've read in a long time, and that didn't come from the horroI truly enjoyed this book. I think this was probably the most Stephen King-y horror book I've read in a long time, and that didn't come from the horror but the character. There are Lovecraftian elements to this story too. I basically went into this book knowing only that it's a "haunted house book without ghosts doing the haunting" and I was pleasantly surprised.
Um, to sum it up, basically Thiago is a recent widower. Before his wife died, they bought a condo and not all was as it seemed. We join him as he's going through his grief. It's both a telling of their relationship and his grief, as well as all the haunted shit that's been happening to him since they moved into their condo.
It's a shorter read and I truly enjoyed it. I'm saddened that the author hasn't written more....more
LOVED it. I truly hope there's a book 2. It's set up for a book 2 and I truly, truly hope that wish will come true. I loved the world building. Loved LOVED it. I truly hope there's a book 2. It's set up for a book 2 and I truly, truly hope that wish will come true. I loved the world building. Loved the characters. I just loved this book....more
I loved it. What do you want from me? D: I want more from this world. I truly enjoyed it. Yes, if you're a hard Orion shipper, this might disappoint, I loved it. What do you want from me? D: I want more from this world. I truly enjoyed it. Yes, if you're a hard Orion shipper, this might disappoint, but I never honestly heavily favored him as a character. El has always been my spirit animal. I loved the explanation of the enclaves and all that. I loved how things tied out with Orion (honestly, I suspected as much -- thought he might be (view spoiler)[ an artifice or something similar, or maybe a child one of group of kids who killed all the other kids had before they were brought down so kinda a both type thing (hide spoiler)] .)
I did get a big sense that this is open for a spinoff and I'm onboard for that....more
I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected to. I bought it on a whim and sort of set it aside for a bit. I'm not a huge fan of Arthurian legends (I donI enjoyed this a lot more than I expected to. I bought it on a whim and sort of set it aside for a bit. I'm not a huge fan of Arthurian legends (I don't hate them like Fairy stuff but I don't seek them out either) but it looked interesting.
It's about Bree, who lost her mother in a car accident. She's given reason to believe her mother's death might not have been just an accident so she infiltrates this secret on-campus society that dates back to Arthurian times. Apparently, the knights of the round table live on in their descendants and will "rise" when there's a need for them. Of course, she's black and everyone else is white, in a southern town, so that's fun.
It was an interesting take on Arthur and all that, without it being an Arthurian legend retelling in modern times. I didn't get the twist at the end until I was nearly upon it. I was like "wouldn't it be wild if X happened" then I paused and thought about it, then rethought about all the clue, and was like NO that won't happen, but then YES, YES PLEASE LET THAT HAPPEN. and it did. ;=; I was so happy.
It does have insta-love and a triangle, but they're handled really well. I wasn't bothered with them (I'm actually hoping she ends up with the non-insta-love one, because I love that whole enemies to lovers thing.) They aren't obnoxious, the plot doesn't revolve around them, and they aren't really mentioned much. They're sort of pushed to the side, as much as romance can be.
The plot was solid and interesting. Bree's history was interesting. The order was interesting. It all was fun and interesting. There's LGBTQ+ and non-binary chara reps (that aren't minor, one line characters.)
This is a solid YA/NA urban fantasy that ya'll (who read YA) should go out and read....more
I loved this book. The only thing I didn't love was the ending. Not because it didn't make sense or because I couldn't see that happening, but rather I loved this book. The only thing I didn't love was the ending. Not because it didn't make sense or because I couldn't see that happening, but rather because I didn't want it to end. I read this because I saw the trailer for the TV series coming out in August and figured I should read the book first. I don't know how Lovecraftian it is (I hate the man) but I liked this....more
I put this off for so long. I'd heard it wasn't finished and I told myself I didn't want to tarnish his image in my mind, but I think I just didn't waI put this off for so long. I'd heard it wasn't finished and I told myself I didn't want to tarnish his image in my mind, but I think I just didn't want to live in a world where there wouldn't be any new Pratchett books. This felt very much like a goodbye to me so it made me want to cry when I finished it and writing this makes me want to cry now. /sigh...more
I liked this a lot. Not as much as the last book but it was still great. 3.5 stars rounded up.
I think my biggest thing was her love for this man, whomI liked this a lot. Not as much as the last book but it was still great. 3.5 stars rounded up.
I think my biggest thing was her love for this man, whom I felt was an idiot. Like, I'm all for opposites attract and shit like that, but I just have to take a step back and wonder at someone who'd be taken in by some guy who's trying to bring about the end of the world. Like, even if he was using it for other purposes, he clearly got something out of it all. That's scary to me, personally.
The plot was a big weak too. It had a plot, per say, but it was very, very surface level. Like 'these dudes are missing and, oh, this guy wants to destroy the world and remake it in his image. Luckily, they're intertwined so that'll make things simpler.' There wasn't a whole lot of guessing or figuring clues out. There was action but it was somewhat reactive action to events. Does that make sense?
I did think she did a good job introducing the new characters and fleshed out some of the other ones, all said and done.
It did have that filler second book feeling to me but it was still worth reading....more
This took me two or three tries to get into. I suppose it's a good addage to never give up on a book in the beginning because it might not be the righThis took me two or three tries to get into. I suppose it's a good addage to never give up on a book in the beginning because it might not be the right time for it....more
I went into this with NO expectations and slight hesitations, and I LOVED it. OMG! I ate this badboi up in a day. I'm on book 4 atm and this series juI went into this with NO expectations and slight hesitations, and I LOVED it. OMG! I ate this badboi up in a day. I'm on book 4 atm and this series just keeps getting better and better. I'd say this was probably the "weakest" in this series and it's still a 5 star from me.
This is one of those lesser series that really need love. I love the characters. I love Kellan. I love his companions. That squirrel-cat! LOL! The magic system is interesting. I liked the world building. The concept of the Argosi is fascinating to me. What I truly liked was that Kellan isn't a strong magician and so he relies on his wits to get him out of scraps. He's very cunning.
This series is probably my top fantasy/fiction of the year....more
I really enjoyed this. It reminded me a lot of Kate Daniels. Here is a woman who was actually the ass kicker she said she was. I didn't see the endingI really enjoyed this. It reminded me a lot of Kate Daniels. Here is a woman who was actually the ass kicker she said she was. I didn't see the ending coming either. I was like 'whaaaaaaa?'
My only real complaint is that there's no dictionary for the Navajo terms used in it. There are a lot just thrown at you and most aren't explained in any way while for others it would be nice to have a reminder. True story, I did try to learn Navajo when I was younger. It didn't help me here. LOL....more
This was definitely a set-up book but that was okay. I really enjoyed the world building and lore. How magic works in this series (and how it's differThis was definitely a set-up book but that was okay. I really enjoyed the world building and lore. How magic works in this series (and how it's different from what they do as well) is very interesting. I love the world and the aspect of father Earth and his rages. That's a very unique set-up.
And I can't wait to read the next one (later tonight at work! x'D)...more
This one truly made up for the last one. I love, love, loved this one. From start to finish. I love their relationship. I love the world building. I rThis one truly made up for the last one. I love, love, loved this one. From start to finish. I love their relationship. I love the world building. I really loved the sisters too. Seeing more from them was awesome. Just a good book from start to finish....more
Poor, poor Marla. LMAO! It just keeps getting worse and worse for her. You really have to give it to heGUYZ! GUESS WHO HAS A FAVORITE NEW SERIES?! :'D
Poor, poor Marla. LMAO! It just keeps getting worse and worse for her. You really have to give it to her, though. She truly thinks outside the box. 'Oh, Death thinks he can just take over MY city?! Fuck that! I'm taking over Hell!'...more
I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVED this book. LOVED! This was great. I wasn't expecting to love this like I did. It's a children's book and so I diI LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVED this book. LOVED! This was great. I wasn't expecting to love this like I did. It's a children's book and so I didn't have high hopes but it was awesome!
It's basically about this village that's in the middle of the woods. The youngest child is sacrificed to the evil witch that lives there. They do this every year and, if they don't do this, the witch will come and kill them all.
On the other side of things, a witch visits the woods every year at this time and plucks the babes away because, gorsh, these strange villagers keep leaving young babies out there and they'd starve to death or animals would get them if she didn't take them away. She carries them to cities and feeds them star light. They become filled with star light and are thought to be great children. The families that take in these star children are considered blessed and the kids radiate starlight.
This kindly witch gives one such girl the moon to drink, as well as the stars, and the witch finds she must keep her and train her to be a witch too.
This was really good. It was told from various VPs: the witch, the girl's crazy mom, the girl, one of the chief villagers, etc. I loved the evil witch in this one. It was quite cleverly done. A nice twist on the evil witch tale.
It was just a very well written and entertaining book. Now I must read more of this authors. >:D...more
So I was at the book store a couple weeks ago and saw this book. I turned it over and one reviewer quote said something like 'regardless of whatever oSo I was at the book store a couple weeks ago and saw this book. I turned it over and one reviewer quote said something like 'regardless of whatever other book you find today, buy this book.' So, naturally, I screamed: 'DON'T TELL ME HOW TO LIVE MY LIFE' (in my head, damn it, in my head) and bought this book.
Then yesterday saw me at about 75% done and it was 9pm. I knew I'd need the next book but what if I bought the kindle book and my device died while I was reading this?! What would happen to this WORLD?! So I had to run to the bookstore, at 9pm, to buy the next one.
So freakin' addictive. T.T
Loved this! Loved, loved, loved this! I didn't know this was a western with magic before going into it, which was probably for the best, but damn did it suck me in. Let's cheer for a black female lead character! Yay! The gay character isn't a cardboard cutout of a character so the cast could be diverse. I loved that too. Even the twins and the rangers!
She has a DESTINY, which I normally hate, but I think the author handled that well. Both the vagueness of it and the fact that it really didn't make her special, as well as having her ass handed to her for much of the book, helped balance that out and make it less of a DESTINY and more of a THESE MONSTERS NEED KILLIN' AND WILL KILL ME TOO SO, DAMNIT, GOTTA KILL THEM FIRST type thing.
What can I say? I really loved this. I really, really did. I just had to gush. ;_; This is one of my favorites of the year, if not the favorite, and the best surprise I've had from an author I haven't read before.
I don't generally like these types of books but I actually liked this one.I don't generally like these types of books but I actually liked this one....more
This was a very good debut novel for this author. I know she writes short stories, but this is her first novel.
My only complaint is that I didn't feelThis was a very good debut novel for this author. I know she writes short stories, but this is her first novel.
My only complaint is that I didn't feel like she was ever really in any trouble. She'd just move from place to place in such a way that it was almost deus ex machina. People would just show up, randomly, and be all helpful (even if they proved to be jerks or asses later.) There was really only one scene that might've been a bit chancy but even then...
Some of them verged on the ridiculous. Like one scene has her escaping from this man, in the middle of a blizzard, and the place she breaks into just so happens to be this long, lost friend of hers that she hadn't seen or talked to or known where she lived in like 10 years or so.
I think this is her short story writing coming in. It felt like this was jumping from short story to short story, etc. They were all compact and separate in themselves. It's not a bad thing.
Actually, this author would probably be one of those rare, few authors who could write a book in short story form, having all the stories linked together but separate. I recently read a book like that (gosh, I forget the name) and this book was very much better than that, regardless of the fact that it wasn't told in the same format. It wanted to and I wonder if the first incarnation of this was like that, but yeah...
I also wish she could've gone into more detail of the crossroad devil, the other devil, and all that. We get glimpses but nothing really in depth.
The ending felt a bit rushed to. She's looking for her sister and all that. The way she found her (big ending spoiler) (view spoiler)[on a TV commercial (hide spoiler)] made me wonder what the point of the deal really was. I know that wasn't the point of this book. It's a road trip book about a girl who finds herself. It just felt a little anti-climatic.
Overall, I really loved this book. I liked the characters, etc. It was a sweet, touching story....more
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