by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast.
The 4th book is a much better situation than the 3rd. Zoey has learned a lot from her trials and tribulations and is stronger because of it. While things are getting worse in the "world" with evil getting stronger and more pronounced around her, she has a good support network and the relationships keep this one very interesting.
I read this for 3 hours Saturday morning and then another 2 hours Sunday night, finishing it up just before bed Tuesday night. I really liked this one but the ending leaves much to be desired. Things end in kind of a dramatic fashion and instead of wrapping anything up for the book it just leaves a big question (what will happen next?). Since this is a series that's understandable, I just wish I had found the series a little later so more of the books would be published already! Instead the 5th is still in hardcover (and I won't buy it that way) so I have to wait until Aug. 11 to get my new Audible credits so I can listen to it.
In the mean time it's back to Gaudy Night and I'm still listening to Magic Study so all things in the reading world are still good!
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
Chosen (House of Night book 3)
by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast.
I started this third one up right away - listened to it on the way up to Maine, made it about 3 1/2 hours in and then took a break to listen to some Maria V. Snyder. I have this in paperback as well so I'll either pick it up when I finish Gaudy Night OR when I get through the Study series by Maria V. Snyder, whichever comes first. The fourth book is in paperback only (I don't have the audiobook yet) so if I need to read that soon I have only one choice until August :)
Well I decided to finish this up in paperback form, I read faster that way and I couldn't "put down" the Study series in the middle. So Friday after I worked, I took a break to read and finished this one up. Even though this book is full of turmoil and lots of "bad" stuff happening I think it was very well done and i can see how all the "stuff" will help Zoey to grow as a person (she is still a kid). So while she didn't make the choices I would have made, I do remember that I wasn't the way I am now when I was her age either.
I jumped into the 4th book this weekend as well - Saturday morning I read for 3 hours and got halfway through so that one will be done quite soon :)
I started this third one up right away - listened to it on the way up to Maine, made it about 3 1/2 hours in and then took a break to listen to some Maria V. Snyder. I have this in paperback as well so I'll either pick it up when I finish Gaudy Night OR when I get through the Study series by Maria V. Snyder, whichever comes first. The fourth book is in paperback only (I don't have the audiobook yet) so if I need to read that soon I have only one choice until August :)
Well I decided to finish this up in paperback form, I read faster that way and I couldn't "put down" the Study series in the middle. So Friday after I worked, I took a break to read and finished this one up. Even though this book is full of turmoil and lots of "bad" stuff happening I think it was very well done and i can see how all the "stuff" will help Zoey to grow as a person (she is still a kid). So while she didn't make the choices I would have made, I do remember that I wasn't the way I am now when I was her age either.
I jumped into the 4th book this weekend as well - Saturday morning I read for 3 hours and got halfway through so that one will be done quite soon :)
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Poison Study (Study book 1)
by Maria V. Snyder.
Ahhhh - like comfort food. I jumped into this right after Opal's adventures in Storm Glass and boy am I glad. It made my 4 1/2 hour drive back from Maine fly and I finished this last night while stitching after work. It makes me want to stitch!
Good old Yelena as the food taster for the commander of Ixia. She's been through so much, she's such a strong character and she becomes stronger throughout the book, even falling in love. I really love this book and could read it over and over. There are only a few books I have that are like that.
So this is finished and I've already started the second (Magic Study) on the drive in to work this morning. Plus I read the short story Assassin Study that's on Maria V. Snyder's webpage and is a story of Valek that follows just after Poison Study, that's a fun adventure.
Ahhhh - like comfort food. I jumped into this right after Opal's adventures in Storm Glass and boy am I glad. It made my 4 1/2 hour drive back from Maine fly and I finished this last night while stitching after work. It makes me want to stitch!
Good old Yelena as the food taster for the commander of Ixia. She's been through so much, she's such a strong character and she becomes stronger throughout the book, even falling in love. I really love this book and could read it over and over. There are only a few books I have that are like that.
So this is finished and I've already started the second (Magic Study) on the drive in to work this morning. Plus I read the short story Assassin Study that's on Maria V. Snyder's webpage and is a story of Valek that follows just after Poison Study, that's a fun adventure.
Storm Glass (Glass series book 1)
by Maria V. Snyder.
My friend and I chose this book as our stitching book while in Maine for a few days. It's a 12 hour "read" and brought back a bunch of very much loved characters from her Study series which we both loved (and I've read twice).
The story was great, I loved the characters as usual. The reader however was HORRIBLE. She mis-pronounced things - almost every single thing she could mis-pronounce. Plus her reading style didn't fit well with the character, the character is kind of young and naive and the reader made every phrase sound like something exciting was happening. Part of the problem is that Gabra Zackman is an awesome reader and she narrated the Study series so I think I was missing her most of all.
After listening to this book I immediately had the need to start up Poison Study again and re-listen to this trilogy. Especially while I wait for the next Opal book to come out - September - not a long wait!!!
My friend and I chose this book as our stitching book while in Maine for a few days. It's a 12 hour "read" and brought back a bunch of very much loved characters from her Study series which we both loved (and I've read twice).
The story was great, I loved the characters as usual. The reader however was HORRIBLE. She mis-pronounced things - almost every single thing she could mis-pronounce. Plus her reading style didn't fit well with the character, the character is kind of young and naive and the reader made every phrase sound like something exciting was happening. Part of the problem is that Gabra Zackman is an awesome reader and she narrated the Study series so I think I was missing her most of all.
After listening to this book I immediately had the need to start up Poison Study again and re-listen to this trilogy. Especially while I wait for the next Opal book to come out - September - not a long wait!!!
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Betrayed (House of Night book 2)
by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast.
I started this second book as soon as I could buy it on audible with my new credits. It picks up about a month after the first book takes place and continues to follow Zoey's life now filled with multiple romantic interests.
One thing I really like about these books is the emphasis on the goddess and circle casting, really draws and keeps me thinking about it. I really wasn't surprised by this book although I do have a problem with the relationship between Zoey and one of the professors but I don't always agree with a character's romantic interest and she is a young character.
I pretty much immediately started up the next book (Chosen) but I'm on a short hiatus while I re-listen to the Study series by Maria V. Snyder.
I started this second book as soon as I could buy it on audible with my new credits. It picks up about a month after the first book takes place and continues to follow Zoey's life now filled with multiple romantic interests.
One thing I really like about these books is the emphasis on the goddess and circle casting, really draws and keeps me thinking about it. I really wasn't surprised by this book although I do have a problem with the relationship between Zoey and one of the professors but I don't always agree with a character's romantic interest and she is a young character.
I pretty much immediately started up the next book (Chosen) but I'm on a short hiatus while I re-listen to the Study series by Maria V. Snyder.
Marked (House of Night book 1)
by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast.
A new series I found on audible - it's a teenage vampire series and after reading chapter 1 online I immediately scooped up this book (july 2nd) and started right in on it.
The concept is of a vampire finishing schools. Vampires are not created in the traditional sense but instead are "marked" as teenagers when the "change" naturally starts to occur in the few chosen ones (chosen by the Goddess or some unknown genetic mutation?). Once marked they go to live at the finishing school to be among other Vampires and Vampire fledglings during their 4 year transition to become a true vampire (or end up dead if their body rejects the change).
In this first book we follow the main character Zoey as she gets marked and then goes to the finishing school where she finds out how special she is and starts to learn about her powers (she's been gifted by the goddess).
On thing about this book is that the author decided to spell Vampire as Vampyre which is annoying, luckily since I'm listening not reading these I don't get annoyed (sounds the same). I did order the first 4 books of this series to have in paperback (mostly so I could share this series with other people) but that word is definitely going to throw me off!
A new series I found on audible - it's a teenage vampire series and after reading chapter 1 online I immediately scooped up this book (july 2nd) and started right in on it.
The concept is of a vampire finishing schools. Vampires are not created in the traditional sense but instead are "marked" as teenagers when the "change" naturally starts to occur in the few chosen ones (chosen by the Goddess or some unknown genetic mutation?). Once marked they go to live at the finishing school to be among other Vampires and Vampire fledglings during their 4 year transition to become a true vampire (or end up dead if their body rejects the change).
In this first book we follow the main character Zoey as she gets marked and then goes to the finishing school where she finds out how special she is and starts to learn about her powers (she's been gifted by the goddess).
On thing about this book is that the author decided to spell Vampire as Vampyre which is annoying, luckily since I'm listening not reading these I don't get annoyed (sounds the same). I did order the first 4 books of this series to have in paperback (mostly so I could share this series with other people) but that word is definitely going to throw me off!
Have His Carcase (Lord Peter Whimsey book 2)
by Dorothy Sayers.
The second in this series (the series is actually much longer but I'm talking strictly about the books that include Harriet Vane) was also a delight. Harriet Vane goes for a hike and finds a dead body upon a rock. She's convinced it's murder although it looks like suicide at quick glance. Lord Peter Whimsey joins her in the hunt for the killer and the whole while still trying to convince her to marry him.
This book went slowly for me because I was so busy with other things but I really love the characters. While it's not hard to put down at times it's always enjoyable to pick up so it's a nice change of pace for a while!
The second in this series (the series is actually much longer but I'm talking strictly about the books that include Harriet Vane) was also a delight. Harriet Vane goes for a hike and finds a dead body upon a rock. She's convinced it's murder although it looks like suicide at quick glance. Lord Peter Whimsey joins her in the hunt for the killer and the whole while still trying to convince her to marry him.
This book went slowly for me because I was so busy with other things but I really love the characters. While it's not hard to put down at times it's always enjoyable to pick up so it's a nice change of pace for a while!
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