Hee. I got into the Kenyon bandwagon rather late, considering she's been writing the DH books since 2003. I like the fact that her writing style is easy to read, though I have to agree with a lot of reviews that say she's more of a storyteller than a writer. I've almost completed her backlist by now, though it's hard to find her books used and at reasonable prices over here--I just lucked out on ebay for some of my books, and two years ago National Bookstore was selling some of the British editions at really deep discounts during their annual cut-price book sale. I bought them on a whim because the blurbs sounded interesting, but I wasn't able to get around to actually reading them until this year. I love the mythological background, but it seems that the series has been heading into more and more convoluted territory with all of those hints being dropped in the more recent books. And yes, Ash is the coolest. *fangirls* Too bad he's not the biggest, toughest guy around anymore, between those references to Jaden's and Jared's pasts,
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Well... of course it's partly the Greek mythology that draws me to Sherrilyn Kenyon but on the other hand - she's wrong about many actual facts (this is were my inner Indiana Jones rears his ugly head). However, I think it's really refreshing that someone uses Ancient Greek mythology instead of the usual Celtic/Germanic lore (but you know that ^^;;). Also, I love that her males aren't alpha, but more, well, sub-alpha? They are silly and amusing and when they angst they even occasionally talk about the reasons. Also, you really feel that Kenyon loves anime and manga (I mean... look at Acheron
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Agree on the sub-alpha part. They may all be huge and buff, but at least they have distinct personalities instead of being interchangeable. That's one of the things that annoyed me about Christine Feehan's Carpathians. You've read about one, you've read about them all
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Oooh, the Carpathians. I think this was the book I read with the useless tsundere redhead I hated so much *sigh*. But the 'heros' and 'heroines' sort of all blur together in my head
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Hmmm. My memory's a bit fuzzy since I read Fantasy Lover and Night Pleasures first, but I think Kyrian was the Thracian prince and Julian was a Macedonian general
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*oops* Yeah, you're right ^^;; But even as a Macedon, Julian wouldn't be called Julian (Iulius and all its derivates is a very, very Roman name).
Yes, the Minoan civilisation was centered mainly in Crete and Santorini but a common theory is that they were conquered by Mycenean troops around 1400 - 1200 BC since their power was severely weakened by the great bronze age eruption of the vulcano of Thera (Santorini).
And, while there probably were indeed human beings in Greece and around the Aegean during the late palaeolithic, but they were not Greek. The first Greeks as we know them were the Myceneans who arrived there in the early 3rd/late 2nd millenium BC, at least according to WikipediaI know I sound pedantic but it doesn't really bother me in the books. I mean, not really. Only maybe a little? ^^;; *hides
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Hehe. Well, Kenyon's degree was in medieval history or something like that. But even her medieval books that she writes under the name Kinley MacGregor have problems. I read one book that had one of the characters mention saving the hero from the "great ovarian horde" or something like that. As if they knew what ovaries were back in the middle ages.
i>I know I sound pedantic but it doesn't really bother me in the books. I mean, not really. Only maybe a little? ^^;; *hides* I so understand the feeling. But I suppose it's OK to let our inner fangirls triumph over our inner geeks once in a while
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I didn't read any of her Kinley McGregor books yet. I'm just so fed up with anything medieval, particularly of the Irish/Scottish/Nordic kind. A book would have to be very, very well written to make me read it
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but frankly, if a reader isn't familiar with hip-hop/rap music and African-American subculture will have a difficult time wading through the chunks of dialog.
That was supposed to be: but frankly, if a reader isn't familiar with hip-hop/rap music and African-American subculture, he or she will have a difficult time wading through the chunks of dialog.
Oh, and I forgot to comment about the Dark Hunter manga. I don't own a copy, but I was able to browse it in the bookstore, and yeah, the art's decent. They seem to have decided on a PG rating though, since the love scenes weren't even depicted. LOL.
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Yes, the Minoan civilisation was centered mainly in Crete and Santorini but a common theory is that they were conquered by Mycenean troops around 1400 - 1200 BC since their power was severely weakened by the great bronze age eruption of the vulcano of Thera (Santorini).
And, while there probably were indeed human beings in Greece and around the Aegean during the late palaeolithic, but they were not Greek. The first Greeks as we know them were the Myceneans who arrived there in the early 3rd/late 2nd millenium BC, at least according to WikipediaI know I sound pedantic but it doesn't really bother me in the books. I mean, not really. Only maybe a little? ^^;; *hides ( ... )
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i>I know I sound pedantic but it doesn't really bother me in the books. I mean, not really. Only maybe a little? ^^;; *hides*
I so understand the feeling. But I suppose it's OK to let our inner fangirls triumph over our inner geeks once in a while ( ... )
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Took your, ahem, advise about Hunger Games. Hee. Don't tell anyone though. ^_^
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but frankly, if a reader isn't familiar with hip-hop/rap music and African-American subculture will have a difficult time wading through the chunks of dialog.
That was supposed to be:
but frankly, if a reader isn't familiar with hip-hop/rap music and African-American subculture, he or she will have a difficult time wading through the chunks of dialog.
Oh, and I forgot to comment about the Dark Hunter manga. I don't own a copy, but I was able to browse it in the bookstore, and yeah, the art's decent. They seem to have decided on a PG rating though, since the love scenes weren't even depicted. LOL.
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