Book Tracker 2019
Mar. 3rd, 2019 08:13 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wickedwordsWow. Sunday. I promised a friend at Escapade that I would try to post more, even if it was simply a list of what I have been reading. For those that don't know, my current contract has really been draining me, and I am working on getting through the days until this one is done. That's June 1st, and time will crawl on my way there. But there is an end date, and it's less than three months now, and that is a lovely thing.
I did finally have a chance to read some books this past week -- all of them e-novellas -- and it was incredibly indulgent to be able to read so much because I was traveling. I've got another 5 or 6 ebooks, plus another 5 paperbacks, set aside for when the contract is done. I plan to spend my first month after this reading, gardening, walking or cycling, and watching netflix. I think that's the way I'll spend my second month too.
So, onto the books:
1) Kingdom of Needle and Bone by Mira Grant.
I love a good pandemic novel, and this one is cool in that it ties the current measles epidemic into a larger pattern that will eventually lead to immune system disorders for everyone! I think it suffered a bit from all the zombie apocalypse stuff I've read, as narrative felt like a chapter in World War Z, which meant that the twist at the end wasn't really a twist for me, and I was a little disappointed at the abrupt ending. Over all though, good science, great characters, nice plotting, and solid worldbuilding.
2-5) The Hexworld Series by Jordan Hawk (Hexbreaker,Hexmaker,Hexslayer,Hexhunter)
Right before Escapade, Amazon gave me a deal on the series, so how could I say no? I liked the series a lot, with the type of like I have for some really good fanfic in a universe I don't have a pre-existing, in-depth relationship with. The romances felt familiar - very comfortable, archetypal slash -- with frequent, regular sex scenes that I usually skipped. (I did read the ones that spoke to my kinks, as I am never going to pass on that.) I was intrigued by the universe, and would loved to have dug into that even more. The world built up bit by bit and story on top of story, and there's just some terrific work there laying the foundations of how society grew around this witch and familiar relationship. At the same time, I'm not sure that universe was well-served in nailing it so solidly in Modern day history. I feel like all of the historical detail and facts sorta prevented the growth of the social underpinnings that made the universe so cool too me. I ripped through all 4 of these in only a couple of hours each, so the action, adventure, and plot were a real thumb's up. Real page turners of paranormal historical gay romance.
I did finally have a chance to read some books this past week -- all of them e-novellas -- and it was incredibly indulgent to be able to read so much because I was traveling. I've got another 5 or 6 ebooks, plus another 5 paperbacks, set aside for when the contract is done. I plan to spend my first month after this reading, gardening, walking or cycling, and watching netflix. I think that's the way I'll spend my second month too.
So, onto the books:
1) Kingdom of Needle and Bone by Mira Grant.
I love a good pandemic novel, and this one is cool in that it ties the current measles epidemic into a larger pattern that will eventually lead to immune system disorders for everyone! I think it suffered a bit from all the zombie apocalypse stuff I've read, as narrative felt like a chapter in World War Z, which meant that the twist at the end wasn't really a twist for me, and I was a little disappointed at the abrupt ending. Over all though, good science, great characters, nice plotting, and solid worldbuilding.
2-5) The Hexworld Series by Jordan Hawk (Hexbreaker,Hexmaker,Hexslayer,Hexhunter)
Right before Escapade, Amazon gave me a deal on the series, so how could I say no? I liked the series a lot, with the type of like I have for some really good fanfic in a universe I don't have a pre-existing, in-depth relationship with. The romances felt familiar - very comfortable, archetypal slash -- with frequent, regular sex scenes that I usually skipped. (I did read the ones that spoke to my kinks, as I am never going to pass on that.) I was intrigued by the universe, and would loved to have dug into that even more. The world built up bit by bit and story on top of story, and there's just some terrific work there laying the foundations of how society grew around this witch and familiar relationship. At the same time, I'm not sure that universe was well-served in nailing it so solidly in Modern day history. I feel like all of the historical detail and facts sorta prevented the growth of the social underpinnings that made the universe so cool too me. I ripped through all 4 of these in only a couple of hours each, so the action, adventure, and plot were a real thumb's up. Real page turners of paranormal historical gay romance.
