Play Dead by Ryan Brown was ok but not great - but that's just me and my opinion. While I like zombies, I'm not really a big fan of football, or of Texas for that matter. The whole thing was just too, too "good ol' boy", and too adolescent high schoolish for my tastes (Although I love Buffy the Vampire Slayer and always will...but somehow Joss Whedon was able to make high school so much more bearable...). Oh well, you win some, you lose some. It wasn't for me.
Magic on the Line by Devon Monk was enjoyable. It's number 7 in the Allie Beckstrom series, and now that I've read it, I remember that I've read the preceding book in the series, Magic on the Hunt. I like the whole kick-ass heroine, bucking the authority of the...well..."Authority" which is a governing body meant to keep magick and magick users under control. My kind of fun reading entertainment.
Even more fun...funner...funnest? I really liked Kitty's Big Trouble by Carrie Vaughn. I became very fond of the rebellious werewolf talkshow host named Kitty while I read this second book in the series. I wanted to adopt her, or become her BFF, or possibly to join up in her independent army being formed by her, which is meant to face off against the big bad "Roman" vampire. Who says werewolves have to be "slaves"? (Roman does). Kitty disagrees. I particularly enjoyed the whole mythical Chinese underworld/otherworld beneath the streets of San Francisco populated by various Deities and other other mythical Chinese creatures. Much, much fun! As soon as I was done gobbling up this little bowl of popcorn of a book, I was looking around ready for more Kitty. Bring her on!
So that's it for tonight, and this latest batch of books. Tomorrow I have to take them all back and get some new ones out. Hope I find some good ones.
