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hamsterwoman

Reading roundup

Jun 08, 2010 22:26

27. Tanya Huff, Blood Ties -- this was fun! I've read some of Huff's stuff before -- two of the Quarters books (which I enjoyed, mostly for the world-building), another urban fantasy/mystery thing. I liked this one, too. ( SPOILERS for everything )

a: diana peterfreund, dol, a: sarah monette, ya, gaiman, a: neil gaiman, a: n.k.jemisin, rampant, a: tanya huff, reading

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mauvais_pli June 9 2010, 12:29:35 UTC

You just sold me on Rampant. Not because I can possibly relate to science-loving rational girls, but it sounds awesome in all possible ways.

hamsterwoman June 11 2010, 04:09:11 UTC

I found it to be pretty awesome! I hope you do too. (I'm not sure if my discombobulated gushing made it clear what the book was actually about, beyond my narcissistic admiration of Astrid :P -- it's about teenage girls learning to hunt killer unicorns who have suddenly reappeared. I admitted the premise was pretty kickass but of no interest to me, but the execution REALLY sold me.)

Anyway, if you do read, hope you enjoy! :D

umihebizanomiko June 9 2010, 14:07:18 UTC

Oh, Felix. I love him to death, but I don't think I could say why for the life of me. It came upon me very, very slowly. Mildmay on the other hand is such a weird combination of badass and adorable that the love there was instant and fierce.

I tried reading The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms a few weeks ago and ended up dropping it fairly quickly. :| I'm not sure exactly why, but having trouble forming any sort of attachment to Yeine definitely had something to do with it.

hamsterwoman June 11 2010, 04:14:00 UTC

Felix might grow on me now that he's sane. He is certainly an interesting character.

And you've summarized my love for Mildmay very succinctly! Badass and adorable -- that's apparently a character kink of mine, because that's exactly what I loved about him. (A lot of Jaime Lannister's appeal for me, too.)

Yeah, I found Yeine an... unsatisfying narrator throughout, barring a couple of lighter spots. I will report back if I find Oree of the sequel easier to attach to (I strongly suspect I shall). I do find the world-building interesting and worth reading more about, so I hope the character element gets shored up.

aome June 9 2010, 21:05:54 UTC

I'll leave a proper comment later, but I wanted to say that I finally got O's present in the mail today. It's coming regular speed, so it might not make it before you leave, but hopefully the post office will hold it until your return if that happens. The box looks enormous, but that's because of the funny shape of the contents. Don't want O to think we got him his own armored tank or anything. ;)

aome June 10 2010, 14:37:57 UTC

I really liked Tanya Huff's "Sing the Four Quarters" but didn't like "Fifth Quarter" (I think that was it? The one with the twins where the soul of one ends up inside the other, semi-incestuously?) as much, mostly because the whole Undead thing creeps me out. I suspect that's probably why I didn't read "No Quarter", and most of her other books have seemed rather dark.

I might have to check out "Rampant" - that sounds kind of interesting.

hamsterwoman June 11 2010, 04:07:17 UTC

Don't want O to think we got him his own armored tank or anything. ;)

Hee! I suspect it'll get here before we leave, but I'll make sure to confirm they'll hold it if it misses us. Thank you in advance, of course! :)

I read and liked "sing the Four Quarters" and "The Quartered Sea" (which I read first but found less interesting), but I must've skipped over "Fifth Quarter" and it's weirdness and "No Quarter".

I definitely loved Rampant, but I know you tend not to like urban fantasy as much. Still, if your library has it handy, I would say it's worth a try! Definitely one of the best YA examples of the genre I've read.