And Because I Have Nothing Else To Do
But blog fifty times a day. I should really save some of these for when I have nothing but screw it.
Larissa has set up a TBR Callendar!
And that reminded me of something I was thinking about the other day. I have an aversion to anything that gets tons of hype–books, movies, music, doesn’t matter. If it’s in my face, I tend to avoid it. It’s nothing personal; it’s just the way I am. I remember when paranormals and futuristics were as rare as a Susan B Anthony coin and now they’re like the pennies of publishing (I mean no disrespect), so I’ve held off on reading. Now while many readers have had their fill and are grumbling and dealing with upset reader tummies, I’m out buying them. Am I the only one doing this?
Larissa I lied….I just bought books a few weeks ago (and in January) and the majority were paranormals of some kind.
Let me see if I can scrap together a list. First up, the books I bought when Dennie and I hit Waldens which was actually early February I think?
KMM’s Darkfever
Colleen Gleason’s The Rest Falls Away
I Know I didn’t just buy three books.
Then there was the booksigning a few weeks ago…
Rosemary Clement Moore’s Prom Dates From Hell
Jim Butcher’s first Dresden book
and a book for a friend’s birthday, plus a book for the kid so that’s not so bad!
Then there was this week….which I am TOTALLY blaming on Jordan!
Vicki Pettersson’s The Scent of Shadows
Alyssa Day’s Atlantis Rising
Somebody stop me.
PS there’s a fabu post at Keishon’s about heroines.
You are so cool for buying that book for me! And you got it signed
. You’re just the best. And so is she, can’t wait to read it!
You are so welcome sweetie! I hope you like it too!
[...] Now I’ve been a Karen Marie Monning fan since her second or third book and I glommed her backlist and waited anxiously for her next book. By the time Adam’s book came out though, well, see my post from yesterday about hype. But after Wendy reviewed Darkfever I really really wanted to give her another try. May, if you don’t want a romance, this is the book for you. From Publishers Weekly Drawing on elements from the paranormal world that bestseller Moning (Spell of the Highlander) created in her earlier romances, this suspense novel takes readers on a darker journey, one dominated by the search for a powerful Faery magic and bereft of the romantic magic Moning’s fans have come to expect. When MacKayla Lane, an ordinary young woman, travels to Ireland to track down her sister’s murderer, she is sucked into an extraordinary world filled with ancient secrets, vampires, assorted Fae nasties and other tough-to-kill beings. In the process, Mac learns of her own unusual talents and finds an unlikely mentor in the wealthy and mysterious Jericho Barrons. Moning’s newest foray contains suspense and plenty of setup. Indeed, this reads like a fragment of a larger story, an introduction to character and place that, while entertaining, skims the surface. But it’s a compelling world filled with mystery and vivid characters, and this, combined with the hint of sparks between Jericho and Mac, will stoke readers’ fervor for Bloodfever, the next installment. [...]