Monday, September 22, 2008

Urban Shaman (The Walker Papers book 1)

by C.E. Murphy.

I've read this (listened to) in the past - it's a series about a Shaman in modern day world - she didn't know she was a shaman and didn't believe in those kinds of things until a near death experience awaken her abilities.

I really like this book, I like that the main character makes fun of herself, there's a lot of humor and it's very enjoyable. I'm looking forward to the rest of the series this time through :)

With This Ring

by Amanda Quick.

Ah... a little bit of a change!!! I liked this a lot! The heroine is a widow who is not a virgin - seriously - a huge change from the AQ books I've recently read. This one was great, she's a horrid novel writer and financially independent, I loved it :)

And this wraps up reading AQ for me for a bit - Brinsingr just came out - time to go back to Eragon!

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Wicked Widow

by Amanda Quick.

SAME idea - but still great :) And I love the mysteries - pretty easy to figure out but enough of a mystery to keep my interest. Good bed time reading and I'm giving myself about 45 minutes a night!

And yes and another Vanza book - i think the last. This one was less heavy on the vanza ideas but had vanza throughout. I liked the heroine in this one a lot (having been trained in Vanza by her father essentially). She's a very intelligent woman too - highly enjoyable read!

Undead and Uneasy (book 6)

by MaryJanice Davidson.

This was my lighter audiobook read - and I enjoyed it thoroughly. Finally Betsy comes into her own! Left all alone she must not only figure out what's going on but she must fix the problem on her own - and boy does she! Excellent read/listen to! I like this stronger more confident (well in the last 20 minutes) Betsy - take charge!

I guess they're not in here but I previously listened to books 1-5 in the undead series as well.

I Thee Wed

by Amanda Quick.

Ah - like a breath of fresh air. This is another in the Vanza series (I think there were 3). It was quite enjoyable, although the Vanza stuff got kind of annoying. The other Vanza book I read did not going into the vanza details so much.

I have to say there are a good 3 or 4 parts of her books which are pretty much IDENTICAL - but still enjoyable - and now it just makes me laugh. The heroine (always a virgin - even if previously married!) - caught up in a whirlwind romance where the hero has no idea she is a virgin - until it's too late ... hmm.. but once you're past that part the book is excellent :)

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Innocent in Death

by JD Robb.

For audiobooks I decided to go back to JDRobb for a bit. I needed the lightness right before the wedding. This one however was not light, dealt with a lot of jealousy and had some major tension between Dallas and Rorke, all worked out in the end of course and the mystery was quite intriguing.

Decided to go even lighter for my next but it turns out that that one might not be so light either!

Night Storm

by Catherine Coulter.

The third in the trilogy. This one wasn't as enjoyable. That bit about dominance and not embracing the independence in females bothered me the most in this book. All in all it was a good book, kept me plenty interested but very old fashioned views. I definitely prefer Amanda Quick for this time period of romances.