Reavers ain't men. Or they forgot how to be. Now they're just nothing. They got out to the edge of the galaxy, to that place of nothing, and that's what they became.

Mal ,'Bushwhacked'


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."


Steph L. - May 16, 2014 7:34:06 am PDT #22373 of 28344
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

I just kind of lost interest in that series, eventually, but I don't know whether that was me or them, really.

That makes me feel better.

Unrelatedly, my dear -t, you do know the last Skulduggery Pleasant book is out at the end of August, right? And its title is "The Dying of the Light."

OH GOD MY HEART. I'm still not over "Last Stand of Dead Men." It's the only Skulduggery book that I haven't yet re-read.


-t - May 16, 2014 7:59:55 am PDT #22374 of 28344
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Thank you, I did not! I was just thinking I needed to check on that. Better get my pre-order taken care of soon...

I am afraid of what might happen in that book but I CANNOT WAIT to find out.


Steph L. - May 16, 2014 8:09:14 am PDT #22375 of 28344
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

I'm not sure he can stomp on my heart more than he already has. And yet, I feel sure that he will.

(We included a Skulduggery Pleasant quote in our wedding vows -- seriously -- and I can't decide if sending Derek Landy a note to tell him that would be cool or CREEPY AS SHIT.)


-t - May 16, 2014 8:10:30 am PDT #22376 of 28344
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

You could do it so it wouldn't be creepy, I think. Because it's awesome!

I'm not sure he can stomp on my heart more than he already has. And yet, I feel sure that he will.

That sums it up so well.


Steph L. - May 16, 2014 8:17:27 am PDT #22377 of 28344
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

You could do it so it wouldn't be creepy, I think. Because it's awesome!

It was from Dark Days, I think, and it's dialogue between Valkyrie and Skulduggery:

V: “I’m here because I CHOOSE to be. You save my life. I save yours. That’s how we work.”
S: “Until the end.”
V: “Until the end.”

In this case, I was Valkyrie and Tim was Skuldggery. (He did NOT do the Skulduggery voice -- which, if you haven't heard the audiobooks, is deep and resonant, about an octave below Tim's normal voice, which he actually does extremely well.)

t edit We didn't identify it as a quote, or anything, so people might have thought it was just me being dramatic, but I don't really care. And, you know, Skulduggery Pleasant wedding vows FTW.


-t - May 16, 2014 8:22:35 am PDT #22378 of 28344
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Excellent vows.


Steph L. - May 16, 2014 8:24:31 am PDT #22379 of 28344
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

They also included "I love you more than the semicolon," which drew both laughter and feigned shock from the guests.

But that's HUGE, yo.


Ginger - May 16, 2014 8:37:31 am PDT #22380 of 28344
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

I think Derek Landy would be chuffed to hear that.

I just finished an excellent, page-turner urban fantasy, London Calling, by Paul Cornell, who's also written Doctor Who episodes and a slew of comics. I suspect I will be standing ready to download the sequel when it comes out next week.


Calli - May 16, 2014 9:48:59 am PDT #22381 of 28344
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

That looks really good, Ginger.


-t - May 16, 2014 10:23:03 am PDT #22382 of 28344
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

London Falling?

There are a lot of London Callings, I want to be sure I'm looking at the right book.