Things, or long post is long.
1. As much as I love tutoring, I am so glad the exam was today. I won't be so nearly as busy, and I can hopefully get back on the writing wagon now.
2. Does it make me a bad Star Trek fan that I am more excited to see Iron Man 3 than the new Star Trek? Though I'm probably not going to see IM3 till next week as I may be killed if I go without my Mum.
3. I'm going on a day trip! Them lot are going to North Berwick for the May weekend (thank heavens because between wee brother's final finals and wee sister's standard grades, the house is feeling like a tinderbox) so I'm taking the train out to see them and the tea shop there. The weather might even be warm enough for a nice day at the beach.
4. I finally finished my teacosy:
5. Reading Wednesday:
What are you currently reading?
Still in the middle of Quiet by Susan Cain and A Place of Execution by Val McDermid but slightly further ahead in both.
I also picked up Dangerous Waters by Juliet E McKenna. It's been on my to request list for ages and so far it is not disappointing me at all. I'm actually enjoying it which is a marked difference from the last two fantasy books I've read.
What did you recently finish reading?
It has been a crap week for books.
The best of the bunch was The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook. I liked a lot of the ideas, and the book wasn't bad but I never really connected with any of the characters despite wanting to. The greatest feeling I got from the book was disappointment and I don't think I'll bother with any of the others in the series.
I didn't actually finish Fade to Black by Francis Knight. I picked it up to finish it, and the main character intensely annoyed me again so I decided there was no point in forcing myself to carry on. I feel like the book could have been so good - the initial worldbuilding and set up had me quite excited, but it quickly degenerated into the outsider comes in and does a better job than the resistance and saves everyone. By itself that would have been okay, but the main character was a prick, and the women were divided into two types: those who wanted to sleep with the main character and vengeful harpies. Oh sorry I forgot the third type: cold hearted bitch. I had to go check it was actually written by a woman. Annoyed is probably my greatest feeling from reading this one.
I didn't properly finish Believing the Lie by Elizabeth George either. I skimmed it again, and my thoughts of disappointment, why am I forcing myself to read this? were confirmed. I do think it was a little better than This Body of Death as it did suck me in at parts but there wasn't an actual murder in it. That and the random fat shaming of characters that were essentially stage dressing. I don't think I'll even go into the main characters because I just want to throw things. I can feel the need to rewatch the TV series come on again, where there is actual consistent character development, and it doesn't give the impression that the author hates one character and uses another as an author stand in. I did perk up at the idea presented at the end of the next one being a proper Barbara book, only my hopes were dashed when I read the blurb for it. The worst of it is, I'm still probably going to skim it. :(
What do you think you’ll read next?
Bitter Seeds by Ian Tregillis I think, though Elizabeth Bear's Shattered Pillars is making it's way to the library for me. Maybe both
2. Does it make me a bad Star Trek fan that I am more excited to see Iron Man 3 than the new Star Trek? Though I'm probably not going to see IM3 till next week as I may be killed if I go without my Mum.
3. I'm going on a day trip! Them lot are going to North Berwick for the May weekend (thank heavens because between wee brother's final finals and wee sister's standard grades, the house is feeling like a tinderbox) so I'm taking the train out to see them and the tea shop there. The weather might even be warm enough for a nice day at the beach.
4. I finally finished my teacosy:
5. Reading Wednesday:
What are you currently reading?
Still in the middle of Quiet by Susan Cain and A Place of Execution by Val McDermid but slightly further ahead in both.
I also picked up Dangerous Waters by Juliet E McKenna. It's been on my to request list for ages and so far it is not disappointing me at all. I'm actually enjoying it which is a marked difference from the last two fantasy books I've read.
What did you recently finish reading?
It has been a crap week for books.
The best of the bunch was The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook. I liked a lot of the ideas, and the book wasn't bad but I never really connected with any of the characters despite wanting to. The greatest feeling I got from the book was disappointment and I don't think I'll bother with any of the others in the series.
I didn't actually finish Fade to Black by Francis Knight. I picked it up to finish it, and the main character intensely annoyed me again so I decided there was no point in forcing myself to carry on. I feel like the book could have been so good - the initial worldbuilding and set up had me quite excited, but it quickly degenerated into the outsider comes in and does a better job than the resistance and saves everyone. By itself that would have been okay, but the main character was a prick, and the women were divided into two types: those who wanted to sleep with the main character and vengeful harpies. Oh sorry I forgot the third type: cold hearted bitch. I had to go check it was actually written by a woman. Annoyed is probably my greatest feeling from reading this one.
I didn't properly finish Believing the Lie by Elizabeth George either. I skimmed it again, and my thoughts of disappointment, why am I forcing myself to read this? were confirmed. I do think it was a little better than This Body of Death as it did suck me in at parts but there wasn't an actual murder in it. That and the random fat shaming of characters that were essentially stage dressing. I don't think I'll even go into the main characters because I just want to throw things. I can feel the need to rewatch the TV series come on again, where there is actual consistent character development, and it doesn't give the impression that the author hates one character and uses another as an author stand in. I did perk up at the idea presented at the end of the next one being a proper Barbara book, only my hopes were dashed when I read the blurb for it. The worst of it is, I'm still probably going to skim it. :(
What do you think you’ll read next?
Bitter Seeds by Ian Tregillis I think, though Elizabeth Bear's Shattered Pillars is making it's way to the library for me. Maybe both