I was looking forward what I thought was the LAST installment of this fantasy series. I had so many questions. Who is Barrons or more aptly, what is Barrons? How is Mac ever going to get home? How is this going to be resolved? Will she get her revenge?
Instead, at the end of book THREE I just felt unsatisfied -- there is another book coming. The ending was so dire that the author felt compelled to add an end note and ensure the reader that good days were ahead for Mac. Smart move. I was ready to ditch the series.
As you can probably sermise, I don't like multiple title series. If you can't do it in 3 books, then you're toying with the reader. I'll comment on this opinion when the 4th book comes out. I wonder if I'll still give a flying fig about Mac and Barrons...
Publisher's blurb:
The New York Times bestselling author of Darkfever and Bloodfever returns to Dublin’s Fae-infested shores in a bold, sensual new novel. Hurtling us into a realm of seduction and shadows, Karen Marie Moning tells the enthralling tale of a woman who explores the limits of her mysterious powers as she enters a world of ancient sorcery—and confronts an enemy more insidious than she could ever have imagined.
He calls me his Queen of the Night. I’d die for him. I’d kill for him, too. When MacKayla Lane receives a torn page from her dead sister’s journal, she is stunned by Alina’s desperate words. And now MacKayla knows that her sister’s killer is close. But evil is closer. And suddenly the sidhe-seer is on the hunt: For answers. For revenge. And for an ancient book of dark magic so evil, it corrupts anyone who touches it.
As All Hallows’ Eve approaches and the city descends into chaos, as a shocking truth about the Dark Book is uncovered, not even Mac can prevent a deadly race of immortals from shattering the walls between worlds—with devastating consequences.…
Monday, February 16, 2009
Love in Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
More on this later. I've been reading more than I have been writing!!
Publisher's blurb:
In their youth, Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza fall passionately in love. When Fermina eventually chooses to marry a wealthy, well-born doctor, Florentino is devastated, but he is a romantic. As he rises in his business career he whiles away the years in 622 affairs--yet he reserves his heart for Fermina. Her husband dies at last, and Florentino purposefully attends the funeral. Fifty years, nine months, and four days after he first declared his love for Fermina, he will do so again.
More on this later. I've been reading more than I have been writing!!
Publisher's blurb:
In their youth, Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza fall passionately in love. When Fermina eventually chooses to marry a wealthy, well-born doctor, Florentino is devastated, but he is a romantic. As he rises in his business career he whiles away the years in 622 affairs--yet he reserves his heart for Fermina. Her husband dies at last, and Florentino purposefully attends the funeral. Fifty years, nine months, and four days after he first declared his love for Fermina, he will do so again.
When all you have is hope by Frank O'Dea
When all you have is hope is not typically the kind of book I read. I'm not into memories, or Oprah books, but I heard that Frank O'Dea is an engaging speaker. And I have to admit, I was drawn to this work for another reasons:
the cover was well designed. All that white space and the well cropped image attracted me to the work.
And the book itself was easy to read and engaging. One had to wonder how this person ended up on the street and then succeeded in escaping them. His three step program can be easily embraced by anyone and applied to both one's personal and professional life: HOPE, VISION, ACTION.
Publisher's blurb:
For entrepreneur Frank O’Dea, it was a long road from street life to the high life. Born in Montreal to an upper-middle class family, Frank’s life took a downturn as a young man when he was sexually assaulted by a priest. He began drinking at an early age and was soon destitute, living in degradation on the streets of Toronto. By way of a sympathetic employer, the Salvation Army, and Alcoholics Anonymous, O’Dea quit drinking and started a small business that developed into the Second Cup coffee chain. Over the years, his philanthropic activities extended to AIDS fundraising, child literacy in the Third World, and landmine removal. His message is simple: HOPE, VISION, ACTION.
the cover was well designed. All that white space and the well cropped image attracted me to the work.
And the book itself was easy to read and engaging. One had to wonder how this person ended up on the street and then succeeded in escaping them. His three step program can be easily embraced by anyone and applied to both one's personal and professional life: HOPE, VISION, ACTION.
Publisher's blurb:
For entrepreneur Frank O’Dea, it was a long road from street life to the high life. Born in Montreal to an upper-middle class family, Frank’s life took a downturn as a young man when he was sexually assaulted by a priest. He began drinking at an early age and was soon destitute, living in degradation on the streets of Toronto. By way of a sympathetic employer, the Salvation Army, and Alcoholics Anonymous, O’Dea quit drinking and started a small business that developed into the Second Cup coffee chain. Over the years, his philanthropic activities extended to AIDS fundraising, child literacy in the Third World, and landmine removal. His message is simple: HOPE, VISION, ACTION.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
Am I confusing you? I was completely absorbed in the Karen Marie Moning books and then a week later, I'm commenting on a 2000 thriller!? Yes, my reading is a little disjointed these days. What is one to do -- I'm waiting for the 3rd installment, Faefever, and when Angels & Demons passed into my hands I thought it would be fun to read. After all, the movie version is coming out and I need to be in touch with the masses.
So what did I think of A&D? It was a fun and entertaining read, just like the Da Vinci Code. I was impressed with the effort the author took to create the graphic images and it also acted acted as a refresher of my art history background.
Now, what to read next? City at the end of time? or prehaps Through Black Spruce... Decisions, decisions...
So what did I think of A&D? It was a fun and entertaining read, just like the Da Vinci Code. I was impressed with the effort the author took to create the graphic images and it also acted acted as a refresher of my art history background.
Now, what to read next? City at the end of time? or prehaps Through Black Spruce... Decisions, decisions...
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Here is a fun test you may want to try... Here is Jolie Laide classified by Dewey Decimal:
788 Wind instruments
Class:
700 Arts & Recreation
Contains:
Architecture, drawing, painting, music, sports.
What it says about you:
You're creative and fun, and you're good at motivating the people around you. You're attracted to things that are visually interesting. Other people might not always understand your taste or style, but it's yours.
Find your Dewey Decimal Section at Spacefem.com
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Darkfever, by Karen Marie Moning
I wanted fun and fantasy and this work is certainly living up to it! It is definitely taking my mind off "issues" and creating a fun filled adventure. Just what I need right now -- a macabre mad cap race through Ireland.
I also have City at the End of Time in my book bag, so I think I'm going to have a good reading week, indeed!
I also have City at the End of Time in my book bag, so I think I'm going to have a good reading week, indeed!
Monday, January 5, 2009
Lavinia by Ursula Le Guin
I need a good science fiction fix but I didn't find it with Lavinia by Ursela Le Guin. It sounded intriguing, but I couldn't get into it.
I'm going to look up City at the End of Time, by Greg Bear -- a friend is reading it right now. I'm also going to explore this blog and see if I can find some other titles... http://futuretrilogy.wordpress.com/
I need a good Sci-Fi or fantasy fix...
This is the publisher's blurb for Lavinia...
In a richly imagined, beautiful new novel, an acclaimed writer gives an epic heroine her voice.
In "The Aeneid, "Vergil''s hero fights to claim the king''s daughter, Lavinia, with whom he is destined to found an empire. Lavinia herself never speaks a word. Now, Ursula K. Le Guin gives Lavinia a voice in a novel that takes us to the half-wild world of ancient Italy, when Rome was a muddy village near seven hills.
Lavinia grows up knowing nothing but peace and freedom, until suitors come. Her mother wants her to marry handsome, ambitious Turnus. But omens and prophecies spoken by the sacred springs say she must marry a foreigner--that she will be the cause of a bitter war--and that her husband will not live long. When a fleet of Trojan ships sails up the Tiber, Lavinia decides to take her destiny into her own hands. And so she tells us what Vergil did not: the story of her life, and of the love of her life.
"Lavinia "is a book of passion and war, generous and austerely beautiful, from a writer working at the height of her powers.
I'm going to look up City at the End of Time, by Greg Bear -- a friend is reading it right now. I'm also going to explore this blog and see if I can find some other titles... http://futuretrilogy.wordpress.com/
I need a good Sci-Fi or fantasy fix...
This is the publisher's blurb for Lavinia...
In a richly imagined, beautiful new novel, an acclaimed writer gives an epic heroine her voice.
In "The Aeneid, "Vergil''s hero fights to claim the king''s daughter, Lavinia, with whom he is destined to found an empire. Lavinia herself never speaks a word. Now, Ursula K. Le Guin gives Lavinia a voice in a novel that takes us to the half-wild world of ancient Italy, when Rome was a muddy village near seven hills.
Lavinia grows up knowing nothing but peace and freedom, until suitors come. Her mother wants her to marry handsome, ambitious Turnus. But omens and prophecies spoken by the sacred springs say she must marry a foreigner--that she will be the cause of a bitter war--and that her husband will not live long. When a fleet of Trojan ships sails up the Tiber, Lavinia decides to take her destiny into her own hands. And so she tells us what Vergil did not: the story of her life, and of the love of her life.
"Lavinia "is a book of passion and war, generous and austerely beautiful, from a writer working at the height of her powers.
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