Apr

22

100 Book Challenge: #19 – Turn Coat by Jim Butcher

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I actually read this a couple weeks ago, but just now got around to adding it to the record. My bad.

Turn Coat is the latest installment in the Dresden Files – which I discovered is planned to be a 20 book series! The plot is starting to move faster now, bigger stuff is hitting the fan, and Harry has likely bitten off more than he can chew – as usual. :)

I do love both of Butcher’s series. I just wish there were more hours in his days so he could write them faster. :)

Apr

22

100 Book Challenge: #18 – The Reluctant Miss Van Helsing by Minda Webber

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Yes, she’s one of the Van Helsings, of vampire slaying fame. Webber has created a world where fictional beings truly exist. Frankenstein created his monster, there are werewolves in London, and Dracul and his vampires plague the world. This is a really amusing story, and I enjoyed reading it.

Apr

22

100 Book Challenge: #17 – Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews

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I had the distinct pleasure – and privilege – of briefly being in the same writer’s group as Ilona before Magic Bites came out. I love the premise of the series, and Kate Daniels is one of my favorite characters.

Apr

21

100 Book Challenge: #13 – #16 The Devil Inside, The Devil You Know and The Devil’s Due by Jenna Black

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I wish I remember where I first heard about Jenna Black. It might have been a recommendation from Amazon. I’m glad I paid attention to it. It’s interesting to see, though, that different stores shelve them in different places. At one Borders, the books were in Romance. At the Barnes & Noble near my inlaws, they were in Science Fiction/Fantasy section.

I can see why they might have been classified as romance. There’s definitely a romance plot, but I don’t think that it’s the reason for the story. Yes, Morgan has a boyfriend/lover and she’s worried about the bad guys hurting him. Yes, Morgan is fighting the attraction she feels for Lugh. And yes, there’s sex going on in the book, but a Romance (as in the genre) is a story where the main plot is about love. That’s not the case with the Morgan Kingsley books.

Mar

25

100 Book Challenge: #12 – Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb

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I enjoyed this book. The way Hobb described things rambled on quite a bit in places, but I still got vivid images in my imagination.

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