I know, Erin, the ending! I wonder if Skimmer was the one to kill Kisten. I don't believe Ivy did.

I agree with you about Ceri being Queen of the Elves; I really want to see her and Quen get together. They'd be well-suited, and it would piss Trent off no end.

I don't know what is going to happen to Matalina. At the reading, Kim Harrison said that Jenks was the closest thing she had to a sacred cow character, and the solution to his lifespan is already there in the books; the characters just haven't figured it out yet. But I hope Matalina is okay. Jenks would be gutted if he got an extended life-span, but she died.

I was amazed when Skimmer beheaded Piscary. Holy crap, talk about trying to prove to someone you love them! And even with that, Ivy will care more about Rachel than Skimmer.

Of course, I want the next book right NOW, dammit.

dammit.... too much white font....

resiting ... resiting....

Oh, that's good news about Jenks . I really like that particular, uh, particularity. Is that vague enough?!

I agree with you; I think Harrison laid some strong groundwork for Skimmer being Kisten's killer. I mean, Skimmer was jealous of Rachel AND Kisten's emotional importance to Ivy. I think Skimmer helped negotiate the deal with Al and got Kisten's 2nd death as a reward -- one she asked for.

All in all, I thought it was a good read, and had some great HSM. I also hadn't thought of Ceri getting together with Quen! I love that idea!

But in the book she seemed fascinated with Trent.

I'm kinda sad that Kisten's dead; he was sexay. But he was also a little...weaker than I like in a strong protag's love interest, male or female. I like stength matched with strength.

Maybe that's why I don't have have a boyfriend. I KNOW I smell good, dammit. . .

Oh! and about Matalina. I dunno if she's safe. I mean, Harrison gutted Rachel pretty well in this book. I do like that she doesn't back down from the hard buy good writing decisions -- like not making Trent into a fuzzy puppy, even though it would be much easier for him to become one.

In non-HP book news, Oprah has chosen Cormac McCarthy's The Road for her next book. I haven't read it but I have read some of his work -- this strikes me as an unusual choice for her.

I find this very unusual, what with the eating of babies and other nastiness.

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My blog on Gristmill is going to get a special section.

The editor does not like the title "No Hair Shirt Solutions to Global Warming" on grounds that most people won't know what a hair shirt is or why you would not want to wear one.

The point the title should convey is that we can solve global warming without requiring moving to a peasant hut or slaughtering rabbits or chopping wood. Ideally it should be short, snappy and smartass.

Any thoughts would be appreaciated.

I find the word "yurt" funny. Something like, "Fixing Global Warming: Why you don't have to live in a yurt", maybe? That's a bit long.

Solving Global Warming without Raising a Sweat?

Riffing off Ginger:

"No Sweat Solutions to Global Warming"?

"No Sweat Solutions to Global Warming"

I like it. Nice play on "no sweat"="easy" and "no sweat"="not too warm".

OK - think I'll go with that. Thanks Ginger, and thanks everyone.