Ouch! Summer's officially here... I've got a sunburn!
First sunburn of the year. Considering the fact that I'm so pale (I'm a redhead with a German and British heritage) that I almost glow in the dark it was bound to happen sooner rather than later, but it's still the official sign that summer has begun, at least for me. I walked up to the bookstore to pick up the new LKH novel, wore a tanktop, and somehow ended up as red as a lobster even with the sunscreen. Ouch!
It's getting busy at work again. Yay! (I guess.) We've had back to back calls all day for the past couple of days, which it's been a long time since that's happened, so I guess business is good. They'll probably still cut our hours on the next shift bid, but I don't like working a full 40/hrs anyway. So long as I have enough to pay my bills it's all gravy.
Since this is the first post of June here're my May book reviews.
As always, bolded titles are highly recommended and the hearts are on a scale of 1-5, 5 being the best.
"Hearts from the Ashes" by Ally Blue, Willa Okati, and J. L. Langley ♥ ♥ ♥ 1/2
This book had three short m/m stories. I bought it because I love J.L. Langley's werewolf books, and her story in this book was a werewolf short, but not with her normal pack. Her story was sweet, if a little sappy, and as usual her sex was pretty darn hot. The other two stories were relativly well written, if a little forgettable. Overall I found the whole book a to be a bit too sugary sweet, but it wasn't at all bad. A good, quick read if you're a fan of m/m erotica with a supernatural slant.
"Torchwood: Trace Memory" by David Llewellyn ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
This was the fifth of the "Torchwood" books, based on the BBC series about Captain Jack and his Torchwood 3 team. This one takes place midway through season two, so it still has the full team. It was, like all of the TW books have been, a quick and easy read. This one was the best of the batch so far though, IMO. The story is about Michael, a man who's being forcably pulled back and forth through time; and, because of that, he's managed to meet all of the team at various points in their lives. The backstory with Jack and Michael was especially touching, and although the ending had me a bit teary eyed I still enjoyed it as a whole. If you're a TW fan then this one is definately a must read.
"So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish" by Douglas Adams ♥ ♥
Book four (of five) of Adams' Hitchhicker series. It's sci-fi/comedy, and although I loved "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" with a passion I've found each successive book to be more an more disapointing. This book was just remarkably unremarkable. First off, it centered around Arthur Dent, arguably the least interesting character in the entire series, and the plot was boring and nearly non-existant. Overall, it was just pointless. I loved the first book so much that I bought the remaining four, so I'm in this for the long run, but if I knew what I know now I would have stopped at book one. Skip this one if you can.
"Lean Mean Thirteen" by Janet Evanovich ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ 1/2
The thirteenth (duh!) book in Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series. For those of you who don't know, Stephanine Plum is Trenton's worst, but luckiest, bounty hunter. She somehow stumbles into and out of hillarious, bizare, and often times harrowing cases of murder, mayhem, and disaster. She's also torn between her on again off again boyfriend, cop Joe Morellie, and the super hot bounty hunter extrodinar (who may or may not be batman *LOL*) Ranger. The whole series is hillarious and cute, and this book was no exception. Book thirteen centers around Steph's jerk of an ex-husband, Dickie Orr, who's suddenly gone missing... leaving her as the prime suspect in his possible murder. I won't give away the ending, but this book was another great addition to the series, and I'd highly recommend it.
And, last but not least, I've got a stand alone short story to share. Let me know what you guys think, huh?
[[EDIT: the post was too big, so the fic is going in a different entry...]]
It's getting busy at work again. Yay! (I guess.) We've had back to back calls all day for the past couple of days, which it's been a long time since that's happened, so I guess business is good. They'll probably still cut our hours on the next shift bid, but I don't like working a full 40/hrs anyway. So long as I have enough to pay my bills it's all gravy.
Since this is the first post of June here're my May book reviews.
As always, bolded titles are highly recommended and the hearts are on a scale of 1-5, 5 being the best.
"Hearts from the Ashes" by Ally Blue, Willa Okati, and J. L. Langley ♥ ♥ ♥ 1/2
This book had three short m/m stories. I bought it because I love J.L. Langley's werewolf books, and her story in this book was a werewolf short, but not with her normal pack. Her story was sweet, if a little sappy, and as usual her sex was pretty darn hot. The other two stories were relativly well written, if a little forgettable. Overall I found the whole book a to be a bit too sugary sweet, but it wasn't at all bad. A good, quick read if you're a fan of m/m erotica with a supernatural slant.
"Torchwood: Trace Memory" by David Llewellyn ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
This was the fifth of the "Torchwood" books, based on the BBC series about Captain Jack and his Torchwood 3 team. This one takes place midway through season two, so it still has the full team. It was, like all of the TW books have been, a quick and easy read. This one was the best of the batch so far though, IMO. The story is about Michael, a man who's being forcably pulled back and forth through time; and, because of that, he's managed to meet all of the team at various points in their lives. The backstory with Jack and Michael was especially touching, and although the ending had me a bit teary eyed I still enjoyed it as a whole. If you're a TW fan then this one is definately a must read.
"So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish" by Douglas Adams ♥ ♥
Book four (of five) of Adams' Hitchhicker series. It's sci-fi/comedy, and although I loved "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" with a passion I've found each successive book to be more an more disapointing. This book was just remarkably unremarkable. First off, it centered around Arthur Dent, arguably the least interesting character in the entire series, and the plot was boring and nearly non-existant. Overall, it was just pointless. I loved the first book so much that I bought the remaining four, so I'm in this for the long run, but if I knew what I know now I would have stopped at book one. Skip this one if you can.
"Lean Mean Thirteen" by Janet Evanovich ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ 1/2
The thirteenth (duh!) book in Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series. For those of you who don't know, Stephanine Plum is Trenton's worst, but luckiest, bounty hunter. She somehow stumbles into and out of hillarious, bizare, and often times harrowing cases of murder, mayhem, and disaster. She's also torn between her on again off again boyfriend, cop Joe Morellie, and the super hot bounty hunter extrodinar (who may or may not be batman *LOL*) Ranger. The whole series is hillarious and cute, and this book was no exception. Book thirteen centers around Steph's jerk of an ex-husband, Dickie Orr, who's suddenly gone missing... leaving her as the prime suspect in his possible murder. I won't give away the ending, but this book was another great addition to the series, and I'd highly recommend it.
And, last but not least, I've got a stand alone short story to share. Let me know what you guys think, huh?
[[EDIT: the post was too big, so the fic is going in a different entry...]]