Everybody dies, Tracey. Someone's carrying a bullet for you right now, doesn't even know it. The trick is to die of old age before it finds you.

Mal ,'The Message'


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."


Jesse - Jan 01, 2017 2:51:24 pm PST #24253 of 28332
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Has anyone here read Girl Waits With Gun or anything else by Amy Stewart? I got them for Christmas and am excited!


Sheryl - Jan 01, 2017 3:16:24 pm PST #24254 of 28332
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Haven't read those yet, Jesse, though I am interested.(Historical mysteries with strong female characters? Very much my thing.) Problem is, my list of stuff I want to read is long, and I often forget about books until I see some mention of them.


beth b - Jan 01, 2017 4:21:00 pm PST #24255 of 28332
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

I've read both in that series,Jesse. I liked them a lot. the first one was a little slow -butI might sometimes be impatient. the second one I go as a goodreads giveaway


bennett - Jan 01, 2017 4:58:21 pm PST #24256 of 28332

I second flea's recommendation of Joanna Bourne. The books are set during the French revolution and Napoleanic era. While they are stand-alones with interconnected characters, it is best to start with =The Forbidden Rose=.

If your library does Overdrive, the books are available there.

Don't bother with =Her Ladyship's Companion= unless you're a real completist.


flea - Jan 02, 2017 3:38:18 am PST #24257 of 28332
information libertarian

Aw, I totes love Her Ladyship's Companion, but it is, uh, of its time (1983), with the bruising kisses and all. The one I have trouble with is My Lord and Spymaster, because the 'hero' is such an asshole.


bennett - Jan 02, 2017 9:07:07 am PST #24258 of 28332

Of it's time, yes. I really like the heroine in ML&S, so I tend to give Sebastian a pass. The villain is all too predictable, however.


Kate P. - Jan 02, 2017 9:29:10 am PST #24259 of 28332
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love

Kat, did you just rate a bunch of Lisa Kleypas books on Goodreads, or have I friended the wrong Kat?


msbelle - Jan 02, 2017 2:27:26 pm PST #24260 of 28332
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Sorry to anyone who was confused, it seems I had an old GoodReads account that had no entries and then the one where I have books. I just closed the old account.


Sophia Brooks - Jan 02, 2017 3:27:12 pm PST #24261 of 28332
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

I got an invite from you to join the group, but then I couldn't get to it-- is that why?


msbelle - Jan 02, 2017 3:31:22 pm PST #24262 of 28332
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

shouldn't be, go ask to join and I will approve you.