May. 30th, 2008

jmc_bks: (Forward momentum)
Since I’m not likely to read anything else this month, here's my reading list.  Fifteen books read, including 2 rereads, 4 keepers, and 4 DNF. 

1. The World Without Us by Alan Weisman. Nonfiction. Discussed here

2. A Lady’s Secret by Jo Beverley. Georgian historical, road romance. Good; I'm finished with the Mallorens, though. 

3. Passage by Lois McMaster Bujold. Fantasy. I don’t think I could possibly squee enough to convey my love for this book. I’ve chatted it up to several people, including The Chemist and The Biochemist, as well as several colleagues. A+ 

4. The Hollow by Nora Roberts. Contemporary. I don’t think that NR can write a bad book; this one wasn’t bad, but if felt unfinished to me, as if maybe the three books in this trilogy would’ve been better served by being combined into a single large release. B-/C+ 

5. The Duke of Shadows by Meredith Duran. Victorian historical, debut. C+/C. The book felt schizophrenic – the first half and second half were so utterly different. Characters were extremes – utterly evil or too good; heroine wasn’t TSTL but she was dumber than a box of rocks about some things; suspense subplot was extraneous. 

6. From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris. Fantasy. B-/C+. Mentioned here

7. The Spanish Bride by Georgette Heyer. Discussed here

8. Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay. Suspense. A-. The tale of a serial killer narrated by another serial killer – macabre and darkly funny. Even as I enjoyed it, I felt uncomfortable being entertained by it. 

9. The Prince of Bagram Prison by Alex Carr. Contemporary, general fiction. A. Still thinking about this one.

Rereads

10. Beguilement by Lois McMaster Bujold 

11. Legacy by Lois McMaster Bujold

DNF:

12. A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole. I’ve read a lot about how Cole switches gender roles, but Emmaline struck me as a typical limp dishrag heroine. 

13. The Book of the Flame (Samarai Girl) by Carrie Asai. I thought this was the first book of the series, but it wasn’t – it picked up wherever the last book ended, and did not provide a good background. Felt lost so I gave up. 

14. Fallen by Erin McCarthy. I was suckered in by the gorgeous cover. 

15. More Than A Governess by Sarah Mallory. Mary Sue heroine + cardboard hero + pointless suspense subplot + stereotypical children. I don’t think there were any possible clichés omitted by the author.

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