I can't quit Jennifer Echols . Not that I really try that hard, but I read her new ones and often feel as though I'm still searching for that one in possession of that certain something that will make me feel the way Going Too Far did. Like I couldn't put it it down. And definitely like I didn't hate either of the main characters after the fact. Well, I found it with Such a Rush . I read this 300+ pager in a single night, which clears up the question of whether or not I couldn't put it down. And I finished it definitely not hating either of the main characters. I didn't finish it loving them both unreservedly, though. I loved Leah with my whole heart from page one and that never changed. My feelings regarding one of the Hall brothers remain complicated. More to come on this in a bit. On a side note, I'm delighted that Such a Rush is Ms. Echols' hardcover debut. It's a meticulously designed book, a pleasure to hold in my hands as I stayed up way
I love Patricia Briggs!
ReplyDeleteYay for Briggs! She is my very favorite UF writer. Period.
ReplyDeleteI agree with several of those - and you have to try some of Briggs trad fantasy. It's even better than her UF.
ReplyDeleteTotally seeing Grimspace and Wicked Game on multiple lists. This pleases me because they made my list too! :)
ReplyDeleteAnd - I really *have* to read Lisa Shearin, because I see her rec'ed a lot, but I've never read her books.
The Host was wonderful. Not sure how I'm gonna feel when she puts out the sequal.
ReplyDeleteLiviana, I actually read Dragon Bones before discovering the Mercy books. I need to find a copy of Dragon Blood now and finish that set.
ReplyDeleteJanicu, I'm glad to hear someone else loved Wicked Game. I thought it was wicked good. ;)
Princess Allie, I feel exactly the same way. I liked how The Host ended just fine. It doesn't need more and it seems like I'm not as big a fan of her sequels as I am her first volumes. Hm...
"The Host" is still sitting in my TBR pile. I think "Breaking Dawn" put me off more Meyer for a while - though it was a bit like car-crash telly (or reading), I just had to keep reading to see what was going to happen next.
ReplyDeleteThere's quite a few in your Best of list that I definitely have to pick up in 2009!
Li, I know what you mean. I'm actually really glad I read The Host before Breaking Dawn because I'm not sure I'd have been able to read it post-BD. I do recommend it, though, when you feel recovered. ;-)
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