I finished The Thirteenth Tale last night this morning (it was 4:00 a.m. and I couldn't sleep). I liked it, and I didn't see the twist coming -- that is, I expected a twist/big reveal, but I didn't see this particular one coming. I also didn't expect the reveal of Aurelius as the first "reporter" -- because of Vida's habit of lying like a lying liar, I assumed that that story (in the letter she wrote to Margaret) was a big fat lie.

I expected Aurelius and Margaret to end up together, and I'm kind of sad that they didn't.

I agree with everyone else who read it that Margaret's obsession with her dead twin was way over the top. God, woman! It's called Zoloft. Get some. (Although it took me until the end of the book to realize that her twin was actually a conjoined twin, because I assumed that her references to the "crescent" on her side were just more of her Extreme Melodrama. So, ooops on me.)

Still, I really did like it. Also, I was very glad that Hester ended up not dead. Or, at least, not killed by the feral twins.

That was the thing for me, Steph. After I stood back, there were a bunch of things that were sort of over the top and silly about the book, but while I was reading it the tone and the old-fashioned otherworldliness of it really seduced me.

So, I'm reading the 8th Wizards book by Diane Duane (who wrote a number of Star Trek novels I really like), and just came across the line, "It's math, Kit, but not as we know it."

I can't stop laughing.

I'm in the middle of reading that series. It's so obvious that it takes place in the same universe as her Trek stories. I'm sure there's a wizard on the Enterprise.

Ha, that's awesome.

Steph, I had the same reaction to the Aurelius reveal. That was nice.

while I was reading it the tone and the old-fashioned otherworldliness of it really seduced me.

Whereas they annoyed me. Heh. Guess I wasn't in the mood for that sort of thing.

Jilli, did you know there's a new Vampire Kisses book out?

Jilli, did you know there's a new Vampire Kisses book out?

Royal Blood? Or volume 3 of the manga? Yes, I have both, and they're both charming.

Royal Blood, and damn, you're fast! I just heard about it Friday and got it from the library today.

Royal Blood, and damn, you're fast!

I had it pre-ordered, so it shipped to me on the release date in July. I'm a big enough fan that I periodically check to see what she's got listed as future releases, and then hit Amazon to place my pre-orders.

I do know that Julie Kenner, of the cutesy-named demon books (California Demon, Deja Demon, Demons Are Forever, Carpe Demon [and that's not the order they were written]) has a new book out tomorrow (Demon Ex Machina), which is winging its way to me as we speak.