Comments | animeartistjo: Actual books I want.

animeartistjo

Actual books I want.

Sep 30, 2008 02:02

Not just fanfiction--published stuff! All m/m of course. *g*

Josh Lanyon's Adrien English omnibus. LooseID. Argh! Read the "After Series" interview Lanyon had with the main characters and it was so depressing, I'm striking this. T_T I'm a romantic at heart and while the ending wasn't the typical "happily ever after", I WANT that type of ending in ( Read more... )

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tsaiko September 30 2008, 12:05:10 UTC

The Nightrunner series (Luck in Shadows, Stalking Darkness, and Traitor's Moon) is by Lynn Flewelling. There's also a fourth book called Shadows Return and a fifth book in the works.

animeartistjo September 30 2008, 12:53:17 UTC

Hm... I think I might've come upon it due to someone reccing it on LJ--you?

Anyways, I assume you've read it? Would you recommend the entire series?

tsaiko September 30 2008, 12:56:46 UTC

I've read the first three books and would recommend them (though they do have their flaws). I mean, a canon slash couple! That alone makes them worth a try. I especially like Luck in Shadows.

I haven't read the fourth book. I didn't even realize there was a fourth book until I was looking for the author's name and found mention of it. I see that a trip to the book store is in my future...

animeartistjo September 30 2008, 12:59:22 UTC

The first is always the best. I think I'll buy that one first, see if I like it, and then think about the sequels. I've been reading nothing but Brit and Amer Lit this past year and I'm totally craving some heavy duty fantasy!

(wow, instant reply!)

darkestnight12 October 3 2008, 00:42:36 UTC

All of them sound pretty good! If you're only after buying one of them...my opinion is Elisa Vipera's novel. XD The prologue is pretty funny. :) And humor is always good. Emily Veinglory's novel is pretty HOT too. XDD That would be my second choice. Kirby Crow would be my third, but I'm kinda iffy on that one because the excerpt I read...could have been better. Last choice would be Jet Mykles. I dunno why, but it's not really doing much on my interest levels. ^_^ Good luck choosing. (Weird that I like the ebooks better than the one book that does come in hardcopy. Oh well.)

animeartistjo October 5 2008, 03:00:44 UTC

Waitwaitwait--what excerpt? I couldn't find any excerpts from the Little Red Riding Hood adaptation one--could you link me to it?

darkestnight12 October 5 2008, 06:42:39 UTC

I just went directly to the site and typed in the book title in the search bar. :)

http://www.torquerebooks.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=499

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animeartistjo October 5 2008, 02:59:31 UTC

*hyperventilates* The author! Here! Wow. o.O
How on earth did you find my little post?

Oh could you? I've read at least an excerpt of the others, but your publisher's site was a little confusing. ^^;

Thank you for coming forward!

animeartistjo October 5 2008, 03:07:32 UTC

Ah, forgot I've my e-mail hidden. Since it's an ebook, I assume you send through e-mail? My address is animeartistjo@yahoo.com.

carvedwood October 12 2008, 16:42:39 UTC

If my opinion counts at all... you should rethink the Adrien English mysteries. I generally avoid Lanyon's interviews and such myself, so I understand where you're coming from on that, but there is a reason why he's my favorite M/M mystery author, and one of my favorite M/M writers in general. Trying to adjust from the romance genre to mysteries can be difficult - the mystery genre can end up feeling dry, dull, overly-technical. Lanyon bridges that gap wonderfully. What he lacks in "happy ever after," he more than makes up for in common sense. I can promise, you won't find any prostate-licking or self-lubing ukes in his books.
The rest of your choices makes me think you're more interested in romance and fantasy; if "happy ever after" is all you're looking for, then no, you probably won't like it. However, imo, Adrien is a very endearing character. I would have enjoyed reading about him even if there hadn't been a sniff of romance in the story ( ... )

animeartistjo October 12 2008, 20:24:02 UTC

Wow, thank you for your input.

I have to admit that I haven't read that many mystery novels, m/m or otherwise before; I've just never seen the appeal. I don't mind a little mystery with my sci-fi or fantasy, but most of them seem to be a lot darker than my preferred genre of reading.

I really liked the excerpts from the Myckles book, but several people have informed me that they're PWPs and I like my romance to slowly build up. Do they start having sex two chapters into the book? Or is it more towards the middle or the end? However, I do like my books to be in print, so the fact the the first two are available as an omnibus is a total pro towards purchasing them. Your positive response towards "Faith" only reinforces mine.

Thanks!

carvedwood October 12 2008, 22:26:14 UTC

Trust me, I've never seen the appeal of straight-up mysteries before, either. And I have tried. In my case, it wasn't the fact that they were dark, it was the sheer tedium. It's Adrien himself, I think, who makes the difference. He's funny, and sarcastic, and sweet, and sometimes a little bittersweet. I was lucky, I got to read the PDF of Fatal Shadows on Lanyon's site before it was taken down in preparation for the re-release. That meant I was hooked before I had to spend one cent on it, but I certainly don't regret it. I fangirl Lanyon like whoah. (And, yes, I'm in love with Adrien.)

I simply cannot agree with the people who told you that the Heaven Sent books are PWPs, and LdDurham agrees with me. There's a lot of sex, yes, but there's also a story in between. Is it edgy, angsty, deep, gut-wrenching? Well, not really. These are romances, after all, they don't pretend to be anything else. Boy meets boy, boy falls into bed with boy, boy takes for-freakin'-ever to admit he's in love. And that's the difference between a ( ... )