Lilah ,'Destiny'
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."
Mind will arrive on Tuesday!
Your petticoat is showing, Jilli. (Imagine my grin)
I feel like the worst churl. After three assaults, I still am unable to get past Chapter one of the first Parasol Protectorate book. I seem unable to find the hook. And it's mildly upsetting because the books seem so beloved by many, and appear to be about things I enjoy.
I may back off and take another run at it, soon.
Your petticoat is showing, Jilli. (Imagine my grin)
Ha! I am leaving that typo there.
After three assaults, I still am unable to get past Chapter one of the first Parasol Protectorate book.
Hmmm. Are there things that specifically put you off of it, or is it just that you don't feel compelled to keep reading?
After three assaults, I still am unable to get past Chapter one of the first Parasol Protectorate book. I seem unable to find the hook
Don't beat yourself up about it, Beverly. I bought the first three as a Kindle package for $10, and I liked them well enough, but not enough to track down the rest.
Not everything is for everybody, even among Buffistas.
Your petticoat is showing, Jilli. (Imagine my grin)
Ha! I am leaving that typo there.
What typo?
Speaking of YA, Libba Bray's new book, scheduled for November release.
Beverly, I bought and read the first three, but they never really appealed to me the way they do to so many others. This is why there are so many books published that aren't the same (barring random plagiarists).
I actively disliked the POV character from the start. I kept hoping she'd grow on me, but basically I just wanted to smack her.
I could have been a wee titch hormonal at the time.
She's so unflappable that it's hard to ever get a sense of real danger. But the books are still fun fluff.
I think I didn't read far enough. I never got a sense of any vulnerability from her, and if you can't sympathize with a flaw in a character it's hard to invest in them. Unchippable isn't really an empathetic flaw. Maybe she'd become more chip-prone if I read further.
I'm reading Elmore Leonard's "Fire In The Hole..." I'm not worthy...