books, books, books

[seperis]

Recently, due to aforementioned sulking, I've been reading.

The Shadow Queen by Anne Bishop, latest of the Black Jewels novels. Possibly, this is the least sexually violent of the books so far--I know! Weird!--and it's possibly my favorite (for totally non-related reasons, though I will admit a refreshing lack of flinching). The novel follows

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[christycorr]

Re: Masters of Rome-crazier with every book, really? I don't know, I feel like the Sulla books were crazier than the Caesar ones, regardless of McCullough's obvious Caesar fangirlism and of Caesar's admittedly more impressive (and dramatic) accomplishments.

Master: An Erotic Novel of the Count of Monte Cristo Oh my God. I...I don't know if I really, really want that or if I just want to stare at it in horror.

[seperis]

Oh man, Sulla was special wasn't he? The October Horse was the most surreal for me, though admittedly Sulla's crazy was like, really crazy. Octavius just was--IDK. I didn't really like anyone except Caesar and when he was dead, it just got bizarre. Though I still love the books like whoa.

I am totes a Caesar fangirl, though. *grins*

*stares at Master* Yeah. I know. I keep--looking at it, and then running away. But it mocks me from my bookshelf. LOUDLY.

[christycorr]

He was! The October Horse was so horribly depressing-I spent half the book dreading the upcoming inevitability, and the other half trying to convince myself to care for Octavius and co. now that Caesar was gone.

I don't really like anyone except Caesar either-but I definitely fangirl him something awful. It shows whenever I have to talk about history IRL, and people never get why I'm so passionate about someone who died over 2,000 years ago. Other than that, I really loved Marius and Sulla's interactions, but not either one separately, even though their exploits always entertained me. *grins*

Oh, I know the feeling. *glances guiltily at The Independence of Ms. Mary Bennet*

[seperis]

OH MY GOD THAT COMMUNITY.

I AM NEVER GOING TO STOP READING.

[1001cranes]

Man, House of Leaves is my favorite book in the ENTIRE WORLD - that said, yeah, it definitely creeped me out in parts. Like, I could have my feet on the floor creeped out >__>

[seperis]

I read in five page increments. It is way too easy to freak me out.

[musesfool]

You must read Devil's Cub! And These Old Shades, which Devil's Cub is actually a sequel to, but Devil's Cub is my very favorite Heyer. Even more than The Grand Sophy. Mary is just so practical and Leonie remains adorable.

[seperis]

Ooh. *adds for next month's amazon delivery* thank you!

[threewalls]

I second both of these.

[rainey_creek]

And I will third it. Devil's Cub is particularly awesome.

[wrenlet]

I have totally lost track of the Black Jewels books. As in, I read the original trilogy and then one other and... *hands* (Also I think I lost one of the trilogy in the Great Move. DAMMIT.)

[seperis]

YOU WILL LOVE THIS ONE. CASSIDY KICKS ASS. And Daemon makes out wiht her boyfriend TRUFAX. And apparently makes out with lots of guys in the past.

Jaenelle has to be a slasher by now. Srsly.

[lillian13]

So have you ever read that book I left with you? The Atrocity Archives? ;-)

Yeah, the Black Jewels were fun and interesting, I may pick this one up now to add to the Bookcase To Be Read Later.

[seperis]

In progress. Interrupted due ot pneumonia. *g*