I liked her Givenchy Code series. It was fun.
Simon: I, uh... I never-never shot anyone before. Book: I was there, son. I'm fair sure you haven't shot anyone yet.
'War Stories'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Hil R. - Oct 05, 2009 5:16:44 pm PDT #10164 of 28379
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
beth b - Oct 05, 2009 5:17:25 pm PDT #10165 of 28379
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
I liked the first one, couldn't really get past the beginning of the second. Issue: big secrets in marriage.
but that is my issue
Steph L. - Oct 05, 2009 5:44:57 pm PDT #10166 of 28379
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I haven't read her stuff. Would I like it?
It's fun and light, with a few heavier things thrown in as the series progresses. They're Funyun (or insert whatever indulgent snacky food you prefer) books.
The writing quality gets better as the series goes on -- the first one is much weaker, in terms of writing quality, than the rest.
It's best described as Buffy Becomes a Soccer Mom.
It really is.
Jesse - Oct 05, 2009 5:50:53 pm PDT #10167 of 28379
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Hey, Steph, do you know Jonathan Valin? (Not know-know, although if you did, that would be hilarious.) I picked a couple of his books off my parents' shelves, and they're about a Cincinnati PI.
Steph L. - Oct 05, 2009 6:02:30 pm PDT #10168 of 28379
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Hey, Steph, do you know Jonathan Valin?
No, but now I'm going to have to check them out!
I always do that "Cincinnati REPRESENT!" thing (in my head) when I read a Jennifer Crusie book and she mentions Graeter's.
Jesse - Oct 05, 2009 6:09:47 pm PDT #10169 of 28379
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
The books I have are from the 80s, so they might not be in print now, but still. Good times.
Atropa - Oct 06, 2009 8:35:13 pm PDT #10170 of 28379
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Strega! The silly Dracula book arrived in the mail today! Thank you! I am looking forward to reading it and snickering.
Strega - Oct 06, 2009 8:45:09 pm PDT #10171 of 28379
Hooray! No skipping ahead to find the post-it. I will know when you find it from your screams.
Atropa - Oct 07, 2009 9:45:07 am PDT #10172 of 28379
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
DRACULA SEQUEL FAIL. I'm going to keep a list of all the ways Dracula The Undead fails at canon or even basic Googling. I mean, I expect liberties to be taken with the original text, but some of what I've read so far is inexcusable. And I'm only something like 9 chapters in.
Strega - Oct 07, 2009 10:05:30 am PDT #10173 of 28379
Hee. But remember Stoker is a character in this. He got some stuff wrong in his version of events, is all.
It really is just like one of Meyer's Holmes books. Except witless.