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...
2 comments:
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!
I really need to get back to recording audiobooks. But the office needs to be free of kittens first!
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