by Linda Howard.
What a strange book - not one of my favorites of Linda Howard's. Parts of it were from a Bear's point of view which was very strange but the bad part was that so much of the dialog inside Angie's head was annoying and repeated constantly. It was very slow moving and while the overall story was interesting it was dragged out in many places. Even as an audiobook I was bored most of the time. I finally sped up the reader (love that feature on android) and that made it easier to get through the end.
Not sure I could really recommend this one although parts of it I was really glad to have read.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Lady Sophia's Lover (Bowstreet Runners book 2)
by Lisa Kleypas.
A very good book for many reasons, the characters are great, the setup for book 3 is great (Nick Gentry) and Sophia is wonderful. I definitely enjoyed this one although I did find it annoying that she had so much trouble trusting Ross even after he had proven himself to her so many times. Even though i knew where most of it was going (since I read book 3 first) I still really enjoyed it.
A very good book for many reasons, the characters are great, the setup for book 3 is great (Nick Gentry) and Sophia is wonderful. I definitely enjoyed this one although I did find it annoying that she had so much trouble trusting Ross even after he had proven himself to her so many times. Even though i knew where most of it was going (since I read book 3 first) I still really enjoyed it.
Someone To Watch Over Me (Bowstreet runners book 1)
by Lisa Kleypas.
The first in the trilogy, this one follows Morgan (a runner) who saves Vivien after she nearly drowns and has completely lost her memory. His plan is revenge on her (she is a courtesan that he has a history with) but of course ends up falling in love with her. But someone tried to kill her so there's a mystery to solve.
While predictable as to who the villain would be it was still very enjoyable and introduced us to Ross Canon who is the hero of the second book.
The first in the trilogy, this one follows Morgan (a runner) who saves Vivien after she nearly drowns and has completely lost her memory. His plan is revenge on her (she is a courtesan that he has a history with) but of course ends up falling in love with her. But someone tried to kill her so there's a mystery to solve.
While predictable as to who the villain would be it was still very enjoyable and introduced us to Ross Canon who is the hero of the second book.
Worth Any Price (Bowstreet runners book 3)
by Lisa Kleypas.
I got this trilogy on Kindle (Bowstreet runners) but wasn't sure of the order. Of course I accidentally read the 3rd book first - all well :) The bad thing is that this one did actually give away quite a bit about the second book since the hero in this one is actually a 'bad guy' in book 1 and 2 kind of. Luckily I don't mind knowing the end of a book so I thoroughly enjoyed it.
This one follows Nick Gentry, a runner with a dark past and Charlotte, a runaway bride that Nick is paid to find. Lord Westcliffe is introduced (he makes an appearance in a later book called "Again the Magic" and then has his own story told in the Wallflower series "It Happened One Autumn").
I got this trilogy on Kindle (Bowstreet runners) but wasn't sure of the order. Of course I accidentally read the 3rd book first - all well :) The bad thing is that this one did actually give away quite a bit about the second book since the hero in this one is actually a 'bad guy' in book 1 and 2 kind of. Luckily I don't mind knowing the end of a book so I thoroughly enjoyed it.
This one follows Nick Gentry, a runner with a dark past and Charlotte, a runaway bride that Nick is paid to find. Lord Westcliffe is introduced (he makes an appearance in a later book called "Again the Magic" and then has his own story told in the Wallflower series "It Happened One Autumn").
Monday, November 21, 2011
Ashes of Midnight (Midnight Breed book 6)
by Lara Adrian.
The 6th in the series follows Adreas Richen who the order thought dead in the last book but now we find out what really happened to him and his amazing pyrokinetic power. His long lost love Claire is blood bonded with his enemy Vilhem Roth and it's a twisty turvy story line that brings them together. Then we find out Roth is embroiled in the larger plot with Dragos and the order gets involved as well.
About halfway through I decided I was still loving the series so went ahead and bought the next 2 (7 and 8) which are about Kade and Brock, newer vampires to the order that we don't know much about. Looking forward to more detail on their histories.
Now that I'm working from home twice a week I'm definitely noticing that it takes longer to get through an audiobook than before! Might have to listen a bit at home to read all the books I have piled :)
The 6th in the series follows Adreas Richen who the order thought dead in the last book but now we find out what really happened to him and his amazing pyrokinetic power. His long lost love Claire is blood bonded with his enemy Vilhem Roth and it's a twisty turvy story line that brings them together. Then we find out Roth is embroiled in the larger plot with Dragos and the order gets involved as well.
About halfway through I decided I was still loving the series so went ahead and bought the next 2 (7 and 8) which are about Kade and Brock, newer vampires to the order that we don't know much about. Looking forward to more detail on their histories.
Now that I'm working from home twice a week I'm definitely noticing that it takes longer to get through an audiobook than before! Might have to listen a bit at home to read all the books I have piled :)
Tears of Pearl (Lady Emily book 4)
by Tasha Alexander.
So once I realized I had missed this one and the end was ruined I still decided to go back and read it. Emily and Collin are on their honeymoon in Constantinople when of course, murder occurs and they are there to help investigate. The mystery in this one was hard to follow, there were lots of people involved and no one could tell a straight answer making it very hard to figure out what really happened.
I'm glad I read it and it definitely sets up the next book well (I had missed a lot of important things that happened in this one).
So once I realized I had missed this one and the end was ruined I still decided to go back and read it. Emily and Collin are on their honeymoon in Constantinople when of course, murder occurs and they are there to help investigate. The mystery in this one was hard to follow, there were lots of people involved and no one could tell a straight answer making it very hard to figure out what really happened.
I'm glad I read it and it definitely sets up the next book well (I had missed a lot of important things that happened in this one).
Dangerous to Know (Lady Emily book 5)
by Tasha Alexander.
These ones are expensive and that's why I put off buying them but finally I had to find out what is going on with Lady Emily since there is ANOTHER one out already and I had missed this one. Then as I started reading this one I realized that I was DEFINITELY missing something so I looked it up and I had never bought or read book 4 of the series! Yikes. So I'm actually a few books behind since her 6th just came out. Suffice it to say the 'mystery' of the 4th was already ruined for me so I continued reading this one and then bought the 4th one (which was much cheaper!)
Lady Emily is recovering in France at her mother-in-laws estate when she happens upon a corpse of a woman who seems to have been killed in a similar manner as Jack-The-Ripper uses (but in France - so they call him the Normandy Ripper). Of course her husband Colin is involved in finding the murderer and so she becomes as well. This one deals a lot with her relationship with her husband and his wanting to protect her. They foreshadowed this in book 4 (which I'm now reading) but this is the first time he's limiting her in some way and it's very hard for her to deal with. I think it's great that she doesn't outright rebel (as another character in another book *ahem Lady Julia Grey* would have), instead she is smart and understands his concern but has a hard time accepting it and it affects their relationship emotionally which makes for some good reading.
All in all a great book and it definitely made me want to jump back to number 4 (which I did) to find out all I had missed. Not sure if I'll jump to book 6 just yet, maybe wait for the price to hopefully come down first.
These ones are expensive and that's why I put off buying them but finally I had to find out what is going on with Lady Emily since there is ANOTHER one out already and I had missed this one. Then as I started reading this one I realized that I was DEFINITELY missing something so I looked it up and I had never bought or read book 4 of the series! Yikes. So I'm actually a few books behind since her 6th just came out. Suffice it to say the 'mystery' of the 4th was already ruined for me so I continued reading this one and then bought the 4th one (which was much cheaper!)
Lady Emily is recovering in France at her mother-in-laws estate when she happens upon a corpse of a woman who seems to have been killed in a similar manner as Jack-The-Ripper uses (but in France - so they call him the Normandy Ripper). Of course her husband Colin is involved in finding the murderer and so she becomes as well. This one deals a lot with her relationship with her husband and his wanting to protect her. They foreshadowed this in book 4 (which I'm now reading) but this is the first time he's limiting her in some way and it's very hard for her to deal with. I think it's great that she doesn't outright rebel (as another character in another book *ahem Lady Julia Grey* would have), instead she is smart and understands his concern but has a hard time accepting it and it affects their relationship emotionally which makes for some good reading.
All in all a great book and it definitely made me want to jump back to number 4 (which I did) to find out all I had missed. Not sure if I'll jump to book 6 just yet, maybe wait for the price to hopefully come down first.
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