Dance of the Gods & Valley of Silence
Nov. 12th, 2006 07:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jmc_bksApparently I have a lot to say today. But I promise this will be my last post...it must be, because I have laundry and homework to do in order to be ready for tomorrow. Plus my checkbook needs to be balanced.
I finished Nora Roberts' Circle trilogy. First, I don't think NR deserves to be jumped on as she has been about jumping on the paranormal/vampire bandwagon. Yes, Lilith (villain) is a vampire and so is Cian (one of the circle of six). But the vast amount of paranormal "stuff" going on inthe book isn't about being a vampire. It's about magic, which is not new to NR trilogies. In fact, NR goes out of her way to separate Cian from other vampires, having him not drink human blood and being estranged from his sire (Lilith). Second, the trilogy got better as it went along, IMHO. The first book spent a lot of time establishing the world and the conflict. The second spent some time, but a lot less. And by the time the third book gets going, there isn't much left in terms of set up; the big confrontation is about to occur. This trilogy is not my favorite (I like the Key trilogy for NR's magical trilogies, and the Quinns for nonmagic), but read as a whole, it was okay. As an entire story arc, I would give the series a B: the first book was a B-/C+, the second a B, third a B/B+.
Food tip of the day: Whole Foods' carrot cake cupcake -- the cupcake is nothing special, but the icing is insanely good. I shared some with The Goofy Cat, who is now curled up at my feet purring and snoozing, ignoring my occasional twitch as I type and watch the Saints-Steelers game.
I finished Nora Roberts' Circle trilogy. First, I don't think NR deserves to be jumped on as she has been about jumping on the paranormal/vampire bandwagon. Yes, Lilith (villain) is a vampire and so is Cian (one of the circle of six). But the vast amount of paranormal "stuff" going on inthe book isn't about being a vampire. It's about magic, which is not new to NR trilogies. In fact, NR goes out of her way to separate Cian from other vampires, having him not drink human blood and being estranged from his sire (Lilith). Second, the trilogy got better as it went along, IMHO. The first book spent a lot of time establishing the world and the conflict. The second spent some time, but a lot less. And by the time the third book gets going, there isn't much left in terms of set up; the big confrontation is about to occur. This trilogy is not my favorite (I like the Key trilogy for NR's magical trilogies, and the Quinns for nonmagic), but read as a whole, it was okay. As an entire story arc, I would give the series a B: the first book was a B-/C+, the second a B, third a B/B+.
Food tip of the day: Whole Foods' carrot cake cupcake -- the cupcake is nothing special, but the icing is insanely good. I shared some with The Goofy Cat, who is now curled up at my feet purring and snoozing, ignoring my occasional twitch as I type and watch the Saints-Steelers game.
