Yep, the godlike power thing can get annoying, especially in the Weather Warden series, but I've still enjoyed most everything those authors have written. Some of it is guilty pleasure reading, but that's never bothered me much. If a story is decently written and pulls me in and makes me want to finish it, I can forgive a lot.
Mal: Ready? Zoe: Always.
'Serenity'
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."
Pix - Mar 31, 2011 10:44:34 pm PDT #14261 of 28293
The status is NOT quo.
sj - Mar 31, 2011 11:34:06 pm PDT #14262 of 28293
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I haven't teally minded Mercy getting more powerful as the books go on because I always thought the character was more powerful than she gave herself credit for being.
Gris - Apr 01, 2011 1:38:19 am PDT #14263 of 28293
Hey. New board.
I like Mercy, but I loved those Succubus books. And the Ilona Andrews Magic series, too.
I hated the first Sookie book so very, very much. I could not get past how incredibly annoying Sookie was.
ETA: In totally different genres, I recently devoured the The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series by Michael Scott (what exists of it), and as far as mythologically oriented young adult fantasy adventure series go, I'd say it is far more satisfying and entertaining than Percy Jackson. Unlike Percy, it's impossible to make a one-to-one comparison between its characters and the characters in Harry Potter. Plus, it connects to lots of different mythologies, so I keep learning about gods and demigods and heroes in cultures I'm not familiar with. I'm looking forward to the next books in the series.
Strix - Apr 01, 2011 2:15:21 am PDT #14264 of 28293
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I like Mercy quite a bit. What about the Alpha and Omega books; I think she did some interesting stuff with Anna's character.
sumi - Apr 01, 2011 4:35:46 am PDT #14265 of 28293
Art Crawl!!!
Hmm, I read one of the weather books and didn't really feel inclined to find more.
I have now finished the first of the Fever books. Quick read. And knowing that the books only get better means that I bought the second one right away. (Ways in which my kindle doesn't help my bank account. . . but at least it saves space.)
And in e-reader news: Library Thing has introduced their ereader.
Barb - Apr 01, 2011 4:58:27 am PDT #14266 of 28293
“Not dead yet!”
Dresden Files & Thomas Sniegoski's Remy Chandler series are considered urban fantasy as well. Lewis has been eating both of those up.
DebetEsse - Apr 01, 2011 5:30:29 am PDT #14267 of 28293
Woe to the fucking wicked.
sumi, given that that's posted today...and the description of the casing...
Steph L. - Apr 01, 2011 5:53:57 am PDT #14268 of 28293
I look more rad than Lutheranism
And in e-reader news: Library Thing has introduced their ereader.
Nicely snarky, too:
"Though a ground-breaking arrangement with most publishers, the LibraryThing-e comes pre-installed with up to 200 of your LibraryThing books already scanned in; HarperCollins titles are restricted to a 26-page sample."
Burn!
sumi - Apr 01, 2011 6:09:05 am PDT #14269 of 28293
Art Crawl!!!
That's true.
Darn it.
Also: I can recommend Ben Aaronovitch's Peter Grant books as good Urban Fantasy.
Ginger - Apr 01, 2011 6:35:54 am PDT #14270 of 28293
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I can recommend Ben Aaronovitch's Peter Grant books as good Urban Fantasy.
Those were recently recommended to me elsewhere.