‘Let's get this undead show on the road’  by  Sarah Rees Brennan [short-story] [N7]

09/05/2013

Really enjoyed this one, UNLIKE the other band with vampire story, 'Undead is very hot right now'. It has the best of Sarah Rees Brennan's treatment of family and friendship, as well as her characteristic humour.

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17.09.2012

Probably the shortest book I have read in a long time. Not that it’s that short, literally, but it felt that way because I could neither stop reading nor want to. It’s the first in a trilogy and ends in an appropriately intriguing place. SRB’s style and plotting have both improved since The Demon trilogy and the sense of humour is here ( Read more... )

“Jamie and Nick go to the movies” by Sarah Rees Brennan

20.12.11

As confused a perspective of reality as one would expect from Jamie. Also as amusing.

13.000 words.

*author: female, +gay, #cuento/short-story, book-2011, 2011: short-story in english, author: sarah rees brennan, 2011, @read in english, #urban fantasy

22.10.11

7000 words.

This is a story of the parents’ generation of the series. We get to meet Marie (Alan’s mum), Daniel (Alan’s father) and Olivia (Nick’s biological mother) when they were teenagers. It’s all from Marie’s POV, awkward music loving Marie who’s had cancer since she was a little child and refuses to tell people that’s why she’s got ( Read more... )

31.07.11

14.000 words. Gerald's childhood. Very interesting portrayal of the mechanics of oppresion.

2011, 2011: short-story in english, book-2011, *author: female, @read in english, #cuento/short-story, +supernatural, author: Sarah Rees Brennan, +magic, *fandomer-written, #urban-fantasy, #fantasy, #young adult, +twins

19.07.2011

I quite liked this one, even though the Sin POV was sometimes a bit forced (especially on the parts where Sin sees quite a few of Jamie’s intimate moments for not very good reason). There’s no discovery, like in the first book, nothing unexpected but I was on the edge of my seat all the same.

2011, book-2011, 2011: novel in English, # ( Read more... )

09.07.11

6000 words. Livia and Arthur and how Nick came to be. Chilling when you know how things turn out.

2011, 2011: short-story in english, book-2011, *author: female, @read in english, #cuento/short-story, +supernatural, author: Sarah Rees Brennan, +magic, *fandomer-written, #urban-fantasy, #fantasy, #young adult

“The Coward With A Kiss”by Sarah Rees Brennan

06.05.2011

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12.000 words. This is my favourite of short stories set in the Demon’s Lexicon ’verse. It’s about Jamie’s ex-best friend, Mark Skinner, and set on a not so normal school day before the events of the book. Since Mark is quite worried that ( Read more... )

First read: 13.06.10

6000 words.

2010, 2010: short-story in english, book-2010, *author: female, @read in english, #cuento/short-story, +supernatural, author: Sarah Rees Brennan

First read: 09.06.10

9000 words. Not really a story, mostly the main character is introduced and has a slightly revealing and predictable experience (groupies don't make good girlfriends!). It feels like the first part of a longer story but doesn't really go anywhere on its own.

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