Books Consumed (or not...)
First off, the good:
Maria Schneider (from Bear Mountain Books, go check out her books, they're fun!) recommended The Inheritance by Ilona Andrews, which I had been avoiding because I didn't think litRPG was for me. I enjoyed it! I think as a series it's going to run into the problem most of the Ilona Andrews series have — the main character gets so strong (physically/magically/whatever) that the antagonist has to keep getting stronger, and the battles become more and more detailed until 70% of the book is battle scenes. I tend to enjoy the first few books in every Ilona Andrews series more than later ones for that reason. But this is book one of the new series and I liked it.
Arch Allies (Starhawke Rogue Book 1) by Audrey Sharpe. I think this is an offshoot from another series, but it works well enough without having read anything else. Interesting characters and it kept things moving, like a good space opera should.
And then the others:
The next was an audiobook: What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher. I love T. Kingfisher. She's the only author that I'll read horror from. But the narration on the book was not good. Maybe it's just stuff only I care about? I was not impressed. Anyhow, I'll read the book later instead of listening to the audio.
Also an audiobook: In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune. I got stressed out and had to stop listening. I'll try again later.
Random Art
They aren't fat penguins, but they'll do. Adding details with a gel pen helps make up for some of my painting deficiencies.
Obligatory Kitten Photo
They have a hard life...
You are so good to those kitties! And that gray one totally looks like a PUNK. Thanks for the shout out! I agree with you on the Ilona books. Some of the battles JUST GO ON FOREVER. I skip them, but yes, after a few books (Kate Daniels series, I'm looking at you) I lost interest. Some of the side character books in that series had more personality for me after I lost interest in Kate. I love the first book in The Edge, but the ones after that were just weird. I didn't love the first InnKeeper book, but loved a couple after that. I mean, how picky am I??? I've also read Audrey Sharp. Decent space opera, I agree. I am busy proofing the Null Witch audio book so that is the audio I am listening to. Lori is doing a great job, but proofing is STILL required. It should be out by late Jan or early Feb. I would then like to listen to your audio book even though I've already read the book and really do prefer reading to listening! Give the kittens a scritch for me!
ReplyDeleteI really need to get back to recording audiobooks. But the office needs to be free of kittens first!
DeleteOh, I'm sure those kittens wouldn't bother you at all while you tried to record...
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