Reading roundup

[hamsterwoman]

8. Lynn Flewelling, Traitor Moon (Nightrunners #3) -- I liked it! I don't have a whole lot more to say, which seems to be the case with these books, for reasons I'm not entirely sure of. They are enjoyable, but they resonate with me less than I'd expected them to, and yet don't get me worked up in a "doing it wrong" way either. They are fun. I want

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[ambyr]

I've been dipping my toes into the Peter Grant books, too, and find myself with similar reactions (I just finished the second one). I love Peter, I love the worldbuilding, aaaaand . . . each book seems to have about a short story's worth of plot. I am hoping it improves?

[hamsterwoman]

I thought I remembered you making a similar comment about plot, and kept trying to remember where I had seen you writing about these books (since it didn't seem to be LJ/DW) until finally it occurred to me to check my emails from Goodreads. Mystery solved. XP

[eanor]

Oh, your thoughts on "Rivers of London" make me really excited! The book has been on my "must-read" list for ages, but maybe I should finally go and buy it. It sounds like it's definitely worth it.

[hamsterwoman]

It's been on my "must read" list for ages, too, and I'm not sure how much longer it would have stayed there if a friend (lodessa) didn't offer to lend me the first two books. I suspect I'll definitely be buying the third one when I'm done with those :)

I hope you do enjoy it as much as I did! I've heard nothing but good things about this series (with a few minor quibbles), and it really does seem to be as good as everyone is saying :)

[hamsterwoman]

:) I actually have Moon Over Soho (borrowed from the same friend who lent me Midnight Riot), and have started it already, so I'm thinking for after that. I was happy to see #3 is available on Amazon (I suspect I'll be buying it as soon as I'm done with #2) -- it was #4 I was sad did not have a publication date yet.

[etrangere]

My favorite, though, is Detective Thomas Nightingale
Knew you would love him ^^

[hamsterwoman]

Heh, I definitely have a Type :P

I don't think I've seen what you think of these books (though it's possible I skipped any write-ups for spoiler reasons). Do you have your reactions written up somewhere?

[etrangere]

you do!! :)

http://etrangere.livejournal.com/tag/a%3A%20ben%20aaronovitch

[hamsterwoman]

Ah, thank you for linking me! (And this also reminds me I do still want to track down the Inda books... I've been falling so far behind on my reading this year *sigh*)

[lunasariel]

the antagonists were subtler and motivated by more than being servants of the God of Devouring Babies and Stomping on Kittens
LOL! Yeah, I remember it being rather a culture shock going from "RAAR I WILL HACK YOUR HEART OUT WITH THIS STONE AXE AND GIVE IT TO MY ZOMBIE PRIESTESS TO RESURRECT THE GOD OF EVIL AND DESTRUCTION RAAR" and "my homeland's economic existence is reliant upon strictly limited trade between your people and mine, so it is my sorrowful duty to undermine your diplomatic mission and also maybe poison you. No hard feelings, though."

Seregil making fun of him for the dragon mark.Hurr hurr hurr. I admit, this got a genuine lol from me, both from Thero actually getting it and having to tell Seregil about it/Seregil's reaction

[hamsterwoman]

"RAAR I WILL HACK YOUR HEART OUT WITH THIS STONE AXE AND GIVE IT TO MY ZOMBIE PRIESTESS TO RESURRECT THE GOD OF EVIL AND DESTRUCTION RAAR" and "my homeland's economic existence is reliant upon strictly limited trade between your people and mine, so it is my sorrowful duty to undermine your diplomatic mission and also maybe poison you. No hard feelings, though."

AHAHA, too apt! XD And, yeah, it was quite the whiplash -- felt pretty much like reading a totally different series in that regard XP

I LOL'd at Thero's dragon bite predicament, too. LF clearly enjoys putting her more prudish characters in situations designed to make them squirm, and I'm entirely on board with this.

He and Beka have a very Wash/Zoe vibe to meAh, I can see that! I mean, I like Zoe about a million times more than Beka, but Nyal does have that sort of guileless, happy-go-lucky thing going on combined with actual brilliance in his work

[lunasariel]

I like Zoe about a million times more than Beka
Yeah, same. Like, Beka is built along Zoe lines, but accept no substitutes! And now I kinda want Nyal to be played by Alan Tudyk, or at least someone in his vein, if/when a Nightrunner movie ever gets made. (There is technically a movie in the works, btw - the rights have been bought, at least, but I'm not sure whether it's actually going to go anywhere.)

I'm curious to see what happens with Phoria from here
Eh... I guess a lot of it just depends on whether the character chemistry works for you or not. I'm not gonna say anything else for fear of spoilers/prejudicing you (more than I already have, I mean :P), but I'll love to read your responses to her development!

I do remember you saying something over dinner about how Rivers of London taps into a lit of the best aspects of other genre mainstays, which is certainly a whole bag of points in its favor! :D Yeah, it's starting to sound very much like something Relevant To My Interests...

[hamsterwoman]

Oh, interesting, I didn't know a Night4runner movie was in the works, or even theoretically in the works. That's sort of encouraging, considering, you know, the main couple is m/m....

OK, I'm intrigued by your warning re: Phoria... Shall definitely keep you updated on my thoughts on the subject.

Yeah, it's starting to sound very much like something Relevant To My Interests...

The protagonist/first-person narrator keeps making geeky allusions to LotR, Harry Potter, and (though I personally don't care about this) Doctor Who. I just want to buy him a pint and geek out with him over genre media and the science of magic for ages.