It seems a long time ago now that I first read Shiver -- the first book in the Wolves of Mercy Falls trilogy. But looking back I started it on the plane ride to BEA and finished it there in the conference center, fingers gripping the cover tightly, while sitting on the floor in one of the many autograph lines. And now it's May again and BEA is right around the corner and I emerge from my recent and nasty reading slump stupor to find a copy of Linger sitting in my mailbox like a glove thrown down in the dirt. "I will be the one to pull you out," it whispers to me slyly. "Just open me up and take a sip. I promise--one sip is all it will take." And I look at it with fear and longing written all over my face. "You promise?" I ask intently. "Because it's been a long walk in the cold and I'm not sure I can take another disappointment." "Just open me up," it says, confidence written all over its cover. And so I do. And everythin
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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