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Book reviews
Jun. 20th, 2006 11:17 amRecent reads:
Widdershins (Charles DeLint). A little rambly, and a LOT of POV characters. Much of the book is spent inside Jilly's head. Some interesting new friends, and a lot of insight about good, evil, right, wrong, and living/dying with the choices you have made. Not one of my favorites of his, but a nice visit to some old friends. Veryvery fun. And YAY Jilly and Geordie finally get together!!!
Kushiel's Scion (Jaqueline Carey) - This one seems to be the beginning of a series about Imriel (no Montreve de Courcel). Seemed like less actual sex in this one, as Imri is both a)younger and b)rather scarred by events in the last book. Also, she's not as good at writing from the ...er..Mandrake House point of view. Her books seem to also be getting more overtly mystical over time. I got a little tired of him after a while, before I realized that the reason he was annoyingly like a whiny teenager was that he WAS a whiny teenager! The story was moving and emotionally affecting, but it was obviously the first book in a series. I think the Phaedre books were better at standing on their own than this is. A solid B.
Proven Guilty (Jim Butcher) - the Harry Dresden novels are not exactly Great Art, but they are a fun and occasionally insightful read. This time Harry has to deal with his new responsibilities as a Warden of the White Council, head off another conflict in Faerie, AND of course there is black magic afoot - someone seems to be summoning creatures that feed on fear to a local horror convention. Plus it's been ages since he got laid, a fact that Bob the wise-cracking skull and Lasciel the Temptress keep reminding him of. The language is snarky and fun - A mystic brotherhood dedicated to fighting evil is described as "kind of like the Masons, but with more flamethrowers". I continue to recommend these books for anyone who liked the Anita Blake novels before they became an excuse to write porn.
Widdershins (Charles DeLint). A little rambly, and a LOT of POV characters. Much of the book is spent inside Jilly's head. Some interesting new friends, and a lot of insight about good, evil, right, wrong, and living/dying with the choices you have made. Not one of my favorites of his, but a nice visit to some old friends. Veryvery fun. And YAY Jilly and Geordie finally get together!!!
Kushiel's Scion (Jaqueline Carey) - This one seems to be the beginning of a series about Imriel (no Montreve de Courcel). Seemed like less actual sex in this one, as Imri is both a)younger and b)rather scarred by events in the last book. Also, she's not as good at writing from the ...er..Mandrake House point of view. Her books seem to also be getting more overtly mystical over time. I got a little tired of him after a while, before I realized that the reason he was annoyingly like a whiny teenager was that he WAS a whiny teenager! The story was moving and emotionally affecting, but it was obviously the first book in a series. I think the Phaedre books were better at standing on their own than this is. A solid B.
Proven Guilty (Jim Butcher) - the Harry Dresden novels are not exactly Great Art, but they are a fun and occasionally insightful read. This time Harry has to deal with his new responsibilities as a Warden of the White Council, head off another conflict in Faerie, AND of course there is black magic afoot - someone seems to be summoning creatures that feed on fear to a local horror convention. Plus it's been ages since he got laid, a fact that Bob the wise-cracking skull and Lasciel the Temptress keep reminding him of. The language is snarky and fun - A mystic brotherhood dedicated to fighting evil is described as "kind of like the Masons, but with more flamethrowers". I continue to recommend these books for anyone who liked the Anita Blake novels before they became an excuse to write porn.
