I finished Shades of Milk and Honey (which Tim has persisted in calling "50 Shades of Milk and Honey") today, and while it turned out more or less the way it was obviously going to turn out, it was really charming.
Yep, that was basically my reaction. I wasn't too compelled to pick up the next one, but I'm glad I decided to give it a shot because they're way more interesting when they're not following that familiar mold.
But first I need to finish Half-Off Ragnarok and the Veronica Mars novel.
Those are good things to do.
I also discovered Courtney Milan through my Kindle. I've read the Prequel and one of the Brothers Sinister novels.
I also enjoy Lucinda Brant's Georgian era novels.
Courtney Milan recently started self-publishing, too, and she's pretty outspoken. I haven't read her books but I'd like to.
"Love grotto" is where he sticks his things for me to get the good feels, not the place where we do the dirty, I assume. It would be nice to have a house big enough to have a love grotto, but then again, don't be bound by these things (be bound by your...I'm going way off topic from what I dropped in here to post...)
Discworld Reading Guide" by Krzysztof Kietzman. It also has versions in other languages, accessibly enough: [link]
It seems useful because it breaks the books down by character/topic, so you know what order to read those in, as well where plotlines overlap.
I need to look and see where the few I've read lie, and use it to help me choose my next purchases--good use for my $5 credit I got for buying a new Nook, if it hasn't expired yet. I bought a new Glowlight. Irritatingly you can't put in memory (which was great for transferring fic), and it has no reading buttons. The screen is more sensitive so it's easier to advance pages with my left hand (as is my wont), but I really liked the option of clicking through--I'm of two minds about touchscreen and e-readers, to be honest.
The screen quality is beautiful. Although my older Glowlight (the one that looks like the version without the light) is usable inbetween lockups, I instantly decided to make the new one the one that travels, and even bought it a cover (I rarely by covers/cases).
I'm sad it's probably the last.
I read an interesting article on the website of an author who was co-writing a book with Courtney Milan (don't remember who, where, or I'd link). I think it was self-published and she recounted the process they went through to get the cover. Ms. Milan used a stock photo and the three authors went through the process of picking the photo and then - very importantly - the color of the dress. She explained that it has to be something that will stand out as a thumbnail, something the blogger hadn't considered. They used a picture of a bride; Ms. Milan said that historical accuracy for the dress wasn't as important as getting the layout and color right. Quite a process.
I just finished The Sleeping Partner, (A Sarah Tolerance Mystery) and I was reading the acknowledgements, and JZ is the editor! I really like that series, so thank you!
Oh, I have very old used paperbacks of two Sarah Toleramce mysteries. Cool!
Martha Wells' The Cloud Roads is today's Amazon daily deal for $1.99. It's a fun, creative, character rich secondary world fantasy. Check it out.
Seconding Consuela - I loved these books and just about anything Martha writes.
