Kindle Catch up 3

Some old favorite authors books I've continued reading the last few years...

Deanna Raybourn
  Midsummer Night (Lady Julia Mystery - mini)
  Twelfth Night (Lady Julia Mystery- mini)

I enjoy these, a little taste of some favorite characters with some mystery.

Jayne Castle :
  Deception Cove (Rainshadow series book 2)
  The Hot Zone - book 3

JAK's futuristic series, I like to keep up with these, the characters are fun and the reading light.

Jayne Ann Krentz : River Road

I have a soft spot for JAK romance and love her style.  I always pick up new ones as they come!

Lisa Kleypas : Hathaways
  4. Married By Morning
  5. Love In the Afternoon

I don't actually remember these but I like Lisa Kleypas victorian romance and always read them when they come out, nice easy light reads.

Julie Kagawa
 The Iron Traitor (Book 6)

I love the Iron fey series and highly recommend it!

Julie Kagawa : Blood of Eden series
 1. The Immortal Rules
 2. The Eternity Cure
 3. The Forever Song
This is a very interesting vampire series, distopian young adult - loved it - Julie Kagawa's characters are tough and her stories are dark but captivating!

Julie Kagawa : Talon Saga
 1. Talon
 2. Rogue

A Dragon series!!!! Seriously they are dragons - disguised as humans.  Umm... couldn't turn that down!  Looking forward to the next book!

So many books...

It has been a long time since I posted and a lot of reading has happened so I'm going to try to summarize the books here and I'll add labels based on authors to make it easier to search later.

Iron's Prophecy by Julie Kagawa.
   This is a follow on book (novella) that gives some information following the first 4 books that is important for the new spinoff series.  It gives some insight into how things are going and some possible future outcomes... with some twists.

The Lost Prince by Julie Kagawa
   This is a follow on book/spinoff of the original series.  It follows Ethan (Iron Queen's brother) and his adventure now that he's grown up.  I really enjoyed it, although it was driving me nuts that he was so angry and wouldn't just talk to his sister but it definitely has some potential as a series and I hope she continues it.

Angelfall (Penryn & the end of days) by Susan Ee.
   A new series that I really really enjoyed.  Unfortunately there is no book 2 yet.  This is after the angel apocolypse and follows Penryn as she meets up with a fallen angel as she's on route to get her sister back from the angels.  I was captivated by this story and hope the author continues the series!

The Lost Night (Rainshadow Novel ) by Jayne Castle
  I really enjoyed this book but realized I had missed a story and some introductions.  Luckily it didn't ruin the book, just got me more interested in reading her other new book I had missed.  Just another futuristic/paranormal romance, just comfort food for the brain :)

Canyons of Night (Looking Glass book 3) by Jayne Castle
  So the looking glass trilogy wasn't my favorite, i'm actually not a huge fan of JAK's trilogies where she has one book per time period but I still always enjoy reading them as individual books.  I actually missed reading this the first time around (my family) so after reading Lost Night i realized i was missing some details and this book filled those in.

Edge of Oblivion (Night Prowler book 2) by J.T. Geissinger.
   Mmmm... I love this series.  This follows book 1 immediately, new characters (but still in touch with the old) and I loved it.  I really enjoy this new series, shape shifters (panthers) living in secret among us.  Old society, old rules, with a new modern queen now.  Definitely a lot of potential for stories here.  Book 3 comes out in June 2013!

Silent Night (Lady Julia Grey) by Deanna Raybourn
  A novella/mini mystery set at xmas time for Julia and Brisbane.  Just a nice little short story to keep in touch with the characters we all love!

Compulsively Mr. Darcy by Nina Benneton
  I loved this book.  I've been following this video blog adaptation of P&P and it really got me in the mood for this other modern adaptation where Darcy is OCD and Elizabeth is a doctor.  Misunderstandings arise a lot but it's fun and interesting.  I like how the characters actually talk (usually anyway) and the adaptation was well done for sure.

Dream Eyes (Dark Legacy book 2) by Jayne Ann Krentz
  Some more paranormal romance, another Coppersmith and a lot of murder mystery.  Ties in to her other books outside of Coppersmith but only by reference which is nice.  I always enjoy these books!

These were all on kindle which is how i'm mostly getting my reading done lately.  I just finished Compulsively Mr. Darcy and next on the reading list is Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl.

Copper Beach (Dark Legacy Novel)

by Jayne Ann Krentz.

A new paranormal series (no arcane) but it was a nice change to get away from the arcane society and nightshade.  This was her new book and I read it quickly, always enjoying the storyline of a JAK paranormal romance.

In Too Deep (Glass light series book 2)

by Jayne Ann Krentz.

FINALLY is the first thought I had. We finally get Fallon's story and it's a great one. Full of mystery and investigation and danger of course. Isabella has quite a history and being a Finder makes her a great addition to J & J.

A small tie back to Eclipse Bay and Arizona Snow is fun too, and Zach Jones and Raine make appearances too.

Quicksilver (glass light trilogy book 1)

by Amanda Quick.

I LOVE amanda quick books! I've read them all (most of them I've read twice). And her new ones are just as good. They are definitely formulaic and there are a few 'scenes' that are basically required in an Amanda Quick book but I love them for that too.

This is in the Arcane Society series so it's a paranormal victorian romance. Virginia can read images stored in mirrors and Owen is a Sweetwater (finally we get to meet some more of that family!) Neither is actually a member of Arcane but they are tightly coupled with them. There's a secondary romance going on as well which is always fun.

I highly recommend this one and it was just a lead up to the second in the series which is FINALLY Fallon Jone's story!

Soft Focus

by Jayne Ann Krentz.

A strange concept, kind of sci-fi-ish but a quick easy read which is always enjoyable.

Not my favorite but doing it as an audiobook is the way to go when they aren't 'can't put down books' :)

Burning Lamp (Dreamlight Trilogy book 2)

by Amanda Quick (Jayne Ann Krentz).

And 10 months later I finally purchase the second book (in audio format because i don't like hardcovers and the kindle never dropped below 10dollars) but this book technically comes before the first one.

Well it wasn't my favorite - which is a bummer because I love Amanda Quick books generally. I thought the first half lacked character development, too much of it was giving this history of the Jones family and the Winters family so you didn't get to know the characters well. The romance just sort of happened with no build up. The second half of the book was much better, containing some mystery and danger and some characters from previous books which was nice.

Part of my problem may have been the reader of the audiobook, she was breathless/throaty and it was hard to feel like the characters were normal people because of it. So hard to relate in general and definitely not my favorite. Arcane started out as my favorite of JAK's books but I think i like her standalone AQ books best now because she doesn't have to waste time explaining the history of the Arcane Society.

I am really looking forward to the midnight crystal however (the third in this series) which is a jayne castle!

Twist of Fate

by Jayne Ann Krentz.

I really enjoyed this book, reminded me why I like JAK so much! Not sure why I put off reading it, probably because I have the kindle but still this was a quick read and it really kept me interested.

Dangerous Games

by Jayne Ann Krentz.

This was a 2 part book - The Devil to Pay and Wizard.

These are her earlier works and I wasn't a big fan. They kept me interested but the men are very possessive and overbearing and drive me nuts. Plus there's something they always harp on (the women usually) - over and over which also drives me nuts. But i can't resist reading them when they're dropped in my lap (borrowed from my sister).

Fired Up (Dreamlight Trilogy book 1, Arcane Society book 7)

by Jayne Ann Krentz.

Yea! A new book - and it hit the NY Times best sellers list so it was 9.99 on the kindle! So i purchased this and jumped right in!

I love the Arcane Society series and this is the first in the Dreamlight Trilogy so it had a lot of new stuff with lots of references to the other books. It also had a lot of build up to the Fallon Jones book and the next Dreamlight book which comes out in April and is by Amanda Quick.

One thing I was kind of disappointed with is that she wrote the 21st century one before the Victorian age one so there was a lot of reference to something I hadn't read yet. But since these books are so predictable at least it didn't give anything away that wasn't obvious.

This book makes me want to go back and read the Arcane series in order chronologically (starting with all the Amanda Quick's then going on to the JAK's). So i purchases Second Sight and Sizzle and Burn on kindle to start right away.

A Coral Kiss

by Jayne Ann Krentz.

Finally a book I haven't read before. I've been in a comfort book zone for a while so it was hard to pick something up that I don't "know" already but this book was good, I read it in one weekend. I always have trouble adjusting out of Amanda Quick/Victorian times but once I do I find myself enjoying more modern views on women's equality :)

This one had some danger and darkness to it which I really liked, more mystery although predictable. It was a nice relaxing book as JAK books usually are.

All Night Long

by Jayne Ann Krentz.

I read this one real fast - I do like JAK's work - especially her later stuff. The mystery was good, while dark due to the number of murders and motives the story was good. And love was in the air for sure - all the relationships blooming were predictable but feel good none the less. JAK is like comfort food but with a good mystery to keep the interest.

Grand Passion

by Jayne Ann Krentz.

Back to a romance in the present and some mystery thrown in. I always enjoy JAK books and this was no different. Plus there was a strong family connection with lots of great characters to get to know which made it all the more interesting.

The heroine is an inn keeper and she is an aspiring author with one book published so far. Her suitor (unknown to him) is a successful do-everything guy who is looking for some art that was bequeathed to him, he finds the art but more importantly he finds a family.

Smoke and Mirrors

by Jayne Ann Krentz.

This one was well done with multiple voices for the different characters, sometimes that throws me off but I liked this one. The mystery was good in this one and of course the characters were great. I think my only complaint was that sometimes (more in the beginning) the two readers seem to overlap each other a bit - almost sound like interrupting, rushing along, and sometimes the scene didnt' call for it so it was out of place and threw the listener off.

Truth or Dare (Whispering Springs book 2)

by Jayne Ann Krentz.

And the second one does not disappoint :) I figured this book would deal more with her psychic ability which was great. The same two characters (not usually the case for a JAK/AQ series but it was very enjoyable. Plus there were a lot more characters to get to know and like and more than one romantic couple which made it even more interesting!

Light in Shadow (Whispering Springs book 1)

by Jayne Ann Krentz.

I bought both Whispering Springs books in audible format and wasn't sure which one was first :) But this must be the first one... I figured after I listened to one minute of the second first by accident!

I really liked this book, it's almost Arcane Society like but without the society. I'm hoping the second one goes more into the psychic ability. This had some good mystery and almost an Amanda Quick feel with the "fake marriage" theme. I'm very excited to start the second (Truth or Dare) next!

Summer in Eclipse Bay (Eclipse Bay book 3)

by Jayne Ann Krentz.

The third and final in the Eclipse Bay series. I enjoyed wrapping this series up, it wasn't as gripping but it had a nice family element since there was a son involved. I think there will be more tie ins to this series (she pulled A.Z. into one of the Arcane books, I have a feeling Virgil will also get pulled into something so we learn a bit about his history).

Trust Me

by Jayne Ann Krentz.

Back to a time period where I understand the male/female relationship a little better. This one was great. I like the element of family in it. The drama from Desdemona took some getting used to since I'm such an introvert, I tended to see things from Sam's point of view more. I really enjoyed the book though.

Hmmm.. my bedside pile is now empty. I think with the house purchase coming along quickly and sewing for my sister's wedding that might be a good thing. I've been procrastinating too much and with a great excuse (reading). Time to read some books on Electrical work!

Running Hot (Arcane Society book 5)

by Jayne Ann Krentz.

I love the Arcane Society series! And book 6 comes out in April. I waited to read Running Hot because I really didn't want hard cover but then it came out in audible and I scooped it up! Hopefully book 6 will do the same.

This one has a tie back to the Eclipse Bay series that I've also almost finished. Really neat! I really like the Arcane series because there's a little more danger and a lot of mystery and the paranormal twists are just great. I can't get enough of these!

This one had a lot of setup for a future one that I assume is coming down the pike which will tie up a romance for Fallon Jones. Not the next though - that's an Amanda Quick so it's back to Victorian Age!

Dawn in Eclipse Bay (Eclipse Bay book 2)

by Jayne Ann Krentz.

This is the second in the Eclipse Bay series. After enjoying the first one after Christmas I went and bought the second and third. This one was very enjoyable, I still think the Madison/Harte Romeo & Juliet theme is a little over done but it wasn't bad. This time there was no murder - still a little danger and mystery though. And the first two characters from book 1 made a nice appearance. Also a setup for book 3 was given (just like in book 1).

I'm not jumping to read book 3 (which is good since my sister is borrowing it) - I think I'm going to jump into the world of Amanda Quick for a while (I have 5 stacked up). Then get back to Eclipse Bay later. I think Running Hot (Arcane book 5) which I will start listening to today ties into Eclipse Bay by referencing Arizona Snow (A.Z.) which should be neat!