blood and books

[diatryma]

Did I mention that they changed the blood donation timing? Because now I can go fortnightly. This is useful for me gaining points (likely to spend on a set of pots and pans rather than anything particularly chainsaw-shaped) and also for getting me out of the house in the summer

Comments

[juliansinger]

I first read Paladin after reading a review that pumped it up incredibly, in a feminist-vision kind of way, and it Did Not Live Up to that. But as itself, with the grounding of Chalion, it's pretty good. And I do like Ista a lot.

I'm currently re-reading Hallowed Hunt, which I vituperously hated the first time 'round because, basically, it wasn't what I wanted (I wanted more of Ista and Caz, durnit). As its own thing, apart from the other two, it's quite interesting and I'm enjoying it. But I, also, have absolutely no memory of the plot (just Hallana being Hallana-esque), so I'm mildly bemused at myself.

Do not like Marillier for just that reason, too.

Am enjoying Brennan Onyx Court stuff. Must find Natural History of Dragons.

[diatryma]

I think that Hunt has the problem we had with Paladin initially, except there isn't a way to fix it: there's no grounding. The king thing doesn't grow out of anything we know, the way demons and sorcerers do, and the backstory isn't as interesting for that reason. We don't see whatshisname-- Ingrey! I like that name-- struggle with his wolf, only with the geas, so when the geas is gone, we're back to what we think is normal but *isn't* for him. Plus, if kingship is something huge and universal vs, I don't know, something from another series entirely, it should have mattered to Chalion.