Rhonda Reads... the Arcane Society series

[rhondacrockett]

I have two guilty-pleasure reads. These are book-series where I have solemnly promised myself that I will (a) never buy them new or full-price, (b) never hold on to or read them a second time, and (c) never read anything else by the author except that particular series. I borrow them from the library, I pick them up in charity shops or remainder

Comments

[daf9]

*timidly raises hand* I too confess to a liking for Jayne Ann Krentz's books despite their flaws of which I also agree there are many.

[rhondacrockett]

Yay! It's really strange, isn't it? We know there are all these things that are wrong, all these things that irritate us, and we still enjoy it.

Oh yes, should have added the info-dumping. The first ten chapters are always an exercise in info-dumping in the form of long-ass dialogue - well, more like monologues, cos it's usually one person lecturing another with all these facts. That pisses me off too.

[daf9]

I think one of the reasons I like them is that you always know what to expect. Sometimes I want something to read that I can put down if something comes up that I need to do and pick up a day or a week later or maybe never. I have to admit I also tend to speed read them which means I ignore probably half the long-ass monologues.

[daf9]

The anonymous comment just before this one is me because I forgot to sign in.