Just checking in with an update. I've been busy this week, with not a lot of time or energy to read. A lot of the new books I took out of the library last week turned out to be very disappointing. I could barely make it through the first chapter before pitching each of the books aside. Unfortunately, this happens all too frequently.
Two novels which particularly irritated me were Confessions of a Demon by S.L. Wright (sex, sex, and more sex blah, blah, yawn) and Claimed by Shadow by Karen Chance. 1. The writing is mediocre, and 2) the plot centers around a geis put on the -- sexy of course -- female protagonist by a possessive vampire. Ho Hum. It was all I could do to force myself to read the first chapter. I don't think I even made it all the way through. My attention kept wandering. Toss.
I hope I have much better luck the next time I go fishing in the dark fantasy pool at my local library.
Here's my vote on Wright and Chance:
I'm an avid reader who needs to keep track of my endlessly growing reading list or I quickly forget the titles and authors as I move on to the next batch of novels. I mainly consume vast quantities of genre novels, including but not limited to speculative fiction, dark urban fantasy, horror, topics on the supernatural, magick, paganism, sci-fi, and steampunk. Happiness is a thick stack of brand new library books on the bed beside me.
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Thursday, August 26, 2010
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