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Re: Other Awesomely Awesome Books We've Read or Want to Read.
by Patricia Thu May 05, 2011 1:26 pm
Nina, I'm sorry about that. 
None of my favorite authors died, so I have no idea how I'd feel about it, but I'm sure it's not so nice.
Jelena, I LOVED Wuthering Heights. Oh, I should reread some parts *_*
The Sound and the Fury.. my German teacher recommended it to me once, too, I think.
Thank you!
None of my favorite authors died, so I have no idea how I'd feel about it, but I'm sure it's not so nice.
Jelena, I LOVED Wuthering Heights. Oh, I should reread some parts *_*
The Sound and the Fury.. my German teacher recommended it to me once, too, I think.
Thank you!
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Re: Other Awesomely Awesome Books We've Read or Want to Read.
by Serena Thu May 05, 2011 1:39 pm
It's really hard to find a book with a evil main character. Because mostly they end up being somehow good in the end. I have nothing against character development during the book, but they always try to justify his/her malice. I would like to have a real bad...hero. But there the question arises what makes an evil hero, or how evil should an evil hero be? I mean, not many people would like to read about an massmurderer who eats little children.
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Re: Other Awesomely Awesome Books We've Read or Want to Read.
by Patricia Thu May 05, 2011 2:42 pm
I'd like to have a criminal character, too.
Or criminals? Like, here we got our little drug dealer/pimp of the neighbourhood, there we have .. i have no idea. A nun. Or a junkie. Or an escort. It'd leave SO many possibilities... Because doing illegal things doesn't equal being a bad or evil person. But there are consequences.. And blablabla. Oh, I'm too tired. Fucking 30 hours awake now. >_< Gonna catch some Zzzs.
Hugs!
Oh and I actually liked Hanibal Lector. Just sayin'.
Or criminals? Like, here we got our little drug dealer/pimp of the neighbourhood, there we have .. i have no idea. A nun. Or a junkie. Or an escort. It'd leave SO many possibilities... Because doing illegal things doesn't equal being a bad or evil person. But there are consequences.. And blablabla. Oh, I'm too tired. Fucking 30 hours awake now. >_< Gonna catch some Zzzs.
Hugs!
Oh and I actually liked Hanibal Lector. Just sayin'.
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Re: Other Awesomely Awesome Books We've Read or Want to Read.
by catikins Thu May 05, 2011 2:53 pm
I did not like Christeen Feehan's Dark Carpathian series at all - once you've read one............. However, the leopard people....I am on book 4 and each one stands alone although I always prefer to read the series. Different to Nalini's in that the shifters are more close to their animals - there is much more explanation about their animal/human relationship. The first two books were vaguely similar in style but book 3 (phew - fans herself) and Book 4 also, this series just keeps getting better.
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Re: Other Awesomely Awesome Books We've Read or Want to Read.
by Patricia Thu May 05, 2011 5:27 pm
I read Fever (Book 1 & 2) of the Leopard People Story. Didn't like everything. It was too.. Ha, in German I'd say "spongy" which is ridiculous. Well, we got to know some things, but not enough. I felt "betrayed & outside". Feehan left me/the Reader in the Dark. And when she finally told us SOME of the facts - although not about the Leopard People in general but her H&H - it was too little, too late. I didn't care anymore about the whole thing.
BUT I think the books could be awesome, because.. well, those guys live in the Jungle! That's like when you mix Heavy Metal with classical music. And if you're lucky you get a "Nothing Else Matters"-LP. If not, you get one of those amateur-ish "WRAWE I CHAVE TU SCREAAAAM PEECOZ IF I DOUNT, NO WON WILL LISSAAAAN.*"-mixed with Tchaikovsky.
I think I'm going to read the third book, because the ratings are so high and I have the book already.
*Wra, I have to scream because if I don't no one will listen.
BUT I think the books could be awesome, because.. well, those guys live in the Jungle! That's like when you mix Heavy Metal with classical music. And if you're lucky you get a "Nothing Else Matters"-LP. If not, you get one of those amateur-ish "WRAWE I CHAVE TU SCREAAAAM PEECOZ IF I DOUNT, NO WON WILL LISSAAAAN.*"-mixed with Tchaikovsky.
I think I'm going to read the third book, because the ratings are so high and I have the book already.
*Wra, I have to scream because if I don't no one will listen.
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Re: Other Awesomely Awesome Books We've Read or Want to Read.
by kitarad Thu May 05, 2011 7:02 pm
You know that first book in that Leopard series I was rather stunned actually. The poor girl she sought refuge in his hidey hole and he attacked her and broke her wrist and his cat practically made mince meat of her leg and he spent the rest of the book taking care of the injuries which he basically inflicted. I kept shaking my head trying to reconcile that and although I know he thought she might be an assassin sent to kill him the injuries were so bad and what was worse he almost crushed her leg in a horny attempt to get to her. If there was an award for most clumsy H that would be him.
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Re: Other Awesomely Awesome Books We've Read or Want to Read.
by Serena Fri May 06, 2011 3:47 am
About the "evil" heroes: I really enjoyed reading the Black Jewels series by Anne Bishop. The heroes are not exactly evil, but they do have a strong dark and violent side to them, men and women. I liked that. I also liked the different aspects of the males personalities, especially Saetan's.
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Re: Other Awesomely Awesome Books We've Read or Want to Read.
by kitarad Fri May 06, 2011 4:47 am
Anne Bishop yes I would agree he was borderline. The critics considering her age went a bit furthur in calling him a name or two.
However there are other types of heroes like the ones Susan Elizabeth Phillips created in her football series on an imaginary football club called the Chicago Stars.
Her first book in that series had a H that was so insulting my god the things he thought and said about Phoebe made me cringe. But I loved the scams she pulled off,they were so well crafted the conversation and manipulation she wrought together with her manager. What a fantastic women. Consider that it was a man's game and basically a boy's club again stupendous writing and the comedy gold.
Nobody's baby but mine with a H that was dating women that were barely out of their teens and when he finds out that Jane was 34 he almost had an apoplexy was another one of her gems.
I guess you can have evil heroes and the type that SEP creates. You basically shudder at the things they say and their behaviour and you root for the h but my god is it not satisfying to see them crawl.
However there are other types of heroes like the ones Susan Elizabeth Phillips created in her football series on an imaginary football club called the Chicago Stars.
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- Take Bobby Tom don't even start on the name but that fellow was so conceited and he basically was such an ass. His zingers when he was considering introducing Gracie to sexual pleasure that he had given up mercy fucking a long time ago . The football groupies his sex trophies as he called them and how he is unfailingly nice but he is actually mocking them to death. His demeaning quiz and how he treated Gracie and when he had to crawl on his knees for her I thought it was so appropriate that he was brought so low and made to swallow that giant ego of his. I do not think I enjoyed anything as much as that scene. He would talk like she was not speaking at all that confrontation in the library when she first meets him , that scene how he just talks like she is not saying anything he carries on that conversation and SEP really is a master at creating dialogue. It was so well done and you can feel the frustration bubbling up inside you trying to get in a word edgewise just to get him to listen and he was that way throughout the book . Basically he just bulldozed her and what about Gracie the indomitable spirit she was. That was one thing Susan Elizabeth Phillips was amazing at creating these characters that are so memorable. I loved the scenes that had me laughing like a hyena. The date he went on where Gracie was the third wheel was hilarious. It was such a hoot and at the same time his complete arrogance on his own popularity made you want to just take a club and bash his head in.
Her first book in that series had a H that was so insulting my god the things he thought and said about Phoebe made me cringe. But I loved the scams she pulled off,they were so well crafted the conversation and manipulation she wrought together with her manager. What a fantastic women. Consider that it was a man's game and basically a boy's club again stupendous writing and the comedy gold.
Nobody's baby but mine with a H that was dating women that were barely out of their teens and when he finds out that Jane was 34 he almost had an apoplexy was another one of her gems.
I guess you can have evil heroes and the type that SEP creates. You basically shudder at the things they say and their behaviour and you root for the h but my god is it not satisfying to see them crawl.
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Re: Other Awesomely Awesome Books We've Read or Want to Read.
by Rageane Fri May 06, 2011 8:48 am
If you really want an Evil main character try Dorian Grey...you can't get much more than that!!
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Re: Other Awesomely Awesome Books We've Read or Want to Read.
by catikins Fri May 06, 2011 1:50 pm
Patricia wrote:I read Fever (Book 1 & 2) of the Leopard People Story. Didn't like everything. It was too.. Ha, in German I'd say "spongy" which is ridiculous. Well, we got to know some things, but not enough. I felt "betrayed & outside". Feehan left me/the Reader in the Dark. And when she finally told us SOME of the facts - although not about the Leopard People in general but her H&H - it was too little, too late. I didn't care anymore about the whole thing.
BUT I think the books could be awesome, because.. well, those guys live in the Jungle! That's like when you mix Heavy Metal with classical music. And if you're lucky you get a "Nothing Else Matters"-LP. If not, you get one of those amateur-ish "WRAWE I CHAVE TU SCREAAAAM PEECOZ IF I DOUNT, NO WON WILL LISSAAAAN.*"-mixed with Tchaikovsky.
I think I'm going to read the third book, because the ratings are so high and I have the book already.
*Wra, I have to scream because if I don't no one will listen.
Patricia, (3rd book) Jake Bannaconni is HAWT!!! He is SO dominant it's sexy/scary - the story is completely different to the other 3 also and better for it. Read it!!!
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Re: Other Awesomely Awesome Books We've Read or Want to Read.
by Nina Fri May 06, 2011 2:22 pm
Has anyone read the new Chicagoland Vampires book (Hard Bitten)? I hear that it is a major, major horrible let down. I'm considering not reading it...
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Re: Other Awesomely Awesome Books We've Read or Want to Read.
by Patricia Fri May 06, 2011 3:44 pm
Cat, I'm not a dominant/Alpha-male-fan xD
But I'm going to give it a try!
Nina, I wanted to read the Chicagoland Vampires for a long time now, if I read it in the next time I'm going to let you know if it is as horrible. ;D
But I'm going to give it a try!
Nina, I wanted to read the Chicagoland Vampires for a long time now, if I read it in the next time I'm going to let you know if it is as horrible. ;D
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Re: Other Awesomely Awesome Books We've Read or Want to Read.
by devilsworld Fri May 06, 2011 3:57 pm
Nina I have read it, its not the best and I do dislike the author for doing what she did. It's quite an emotional book, well the ending is.
Once I finished reading it I wanted to throw it across the room
Once I finished reading it I wanted to throw it across the room
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Re: Other Awesomely Awesome Books We've Read or Want to Read.
by Nina Fri May 06, 2011 4:17 pm
*sigh* that's what I was afraid of devilsworld...
I spoiled myself about the ending by reading reviews and I've got to say... I don't think Chloe Neill can pull this particular stunt off. It reeks of "I SHALL MAKE MORE MONEYS BY STRETCHING THE SERIES OUT WITH CHEAP PLOT DEVICES! BWAHAHA!" I'm a cynic when it comes to authors/publishers/whatevers...
I don't think I'll be reading it. Chicagoland was interesting but I'm not addicted enough to forgive the author for that type of thing. I've got too many other books to read!
I spoiled myself about the ending by reading reviews and I've got to say... I don't think Chloe Neill can pull this particular stunt off. It reeks of "I SHALL MAKE MORE MONEYS BY STRETCHING THE SERIES OUT WITH CHEAP PLOT DEVICES! BWAHAHA!" I'm a cynic when it comes to authors/publishers/whatevers...
I don't think I'll be reading it. Chicagoland was interesting but I'm not addicted enough to forgive the author for that type of thing. I've got too many other books to read!
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Re: Other Awesomely Awesome Books We've Read or Want to Read.
by devilsworld Fri May 06, 2011 4:26 pm
I went on her blog and it said 'trust me' so I guess that she is some how going to make right what she did wrong in future books. How? I can't guess. But after reading Hard bitten I'm not looking forward to Drink Deep, but I probably will read it.
Read it if you want to know what happens or just look on her Meritverse forum, theres a discussion about the ending.
Read it if you want to know what happens or just look on her Meritverse forum, theres a discussion about the ending.
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Re: Other Awesomely Awesome Books We've Read or Want to Read.
by Patricia Fri May 06, 2011 5:25 pm
Whoo, now I want to know what she's done wrong in the earlier books.. Or the latest.. Or whatever. Can someone spoil me? :>
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Re: Other Awesomely Awesome Books We've Read or Want to Read.
by Daliah Sat May 07, 2011 11:06 am
I just finished reading it...The author lets someone die who's not supposed to die! I really hated the ending of Hard Bitten..But the earlier books are really good^^ Though I'd suggest to stop reading after the third one...I regret reading the fourth book!Patricia wrote:Whoo, now I want to know what she's done wrong in the earlier books.. Or the latest.. Or whatever. Can someone spoil me? :>
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by devilsworld Sat May 07, 2011 12:14 pm
i agree, books 1-3 are really good, forth one isn't so good. Hopefully she makes up for it in the next coming books.
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Re: Other Awesomely Awesome Books We've Read or Want to Read.
by Daliah Sat May 07, 2011 12:18 pm
But how could the next ones be good...
- Spoiler:
- ...without the main guy? I really wanted to see Merit with him at the end...
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by devilsworld Sat May 07, 2011 2:04 pm
- Spoiler:
- I wanted Merit to be with him to at the end. I can't really see her with anyone else.
I read somewhere something about the tattoo they main guy has on his leg and someone asked chloe about it and she wouldn't answer because it was a spoiler or something to the series. So maybe something happens, he comes back somehow. (
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Re: Other Awesomely Awesome Books We've Read or Want to Read.
by Daliah Sat May 07, 2011 2:10 pm
devilsworld wrote:I wanted Merit to be with him to at the end.
- Spoiler:
I don't know...
- Spoiler:
- If Ethan can come back alive it would be...kinda...I don't know xD Can't really put it into words. But it would suck big time..not because I don't want him to be alive (I do!!!) but because I generally don't like something like that in a story...when the author let's someone die, they should stay dead.
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by devilsworld Sat May 07, 2011 2:26 pm
- Spoiler:
- I want Ethan back but it would be weird, kinda buffy like if they did some ritual to bring him back. How that would happen I don't know because all thats left of him is a pile of ashes.
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Re: Other Awesomely Awesome Books We've Read or Want to Read.
by Sarah18 Sun May 08, 2011 8:49 am
@ devilsword and Daliah: Now, I´m even more happy that I´ve given Chicagoland Vampires back... This developement would´ve pissed me off...
God, I´m so damn glad about my decision right now *cheers*
God, I´m so damn glad about my decision right now *cheers*
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Re: Other Awesomely Awesome Books We've Read or Want to Read.
by BlueQueen Sun May 08, 2011 11:04 am
I just finished reading 'Walk on the wild side' by Christine Warren - Great book! I liked it better then all her other 'The Other' series books which I kind of felt dragged. (Or I wasn't in the mood to read)
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Re: Other Awesomely Awesome Books We've Read or Want to Read.
by Patricia Sun May 08, 2011 7:04 pm
Daliah & devilsworld, could you please edit a "spoiler" thingie into your answers?
Because if I didn't already know from Nina telling me (..)
I'm not a mod here, so I can't edit it myself for you.
Because if I didn't already know from Nina telling me (..)
- Spoiler:
- This:
and this:But how could the next ones be good without the main guy? I really wanted to see Merit with him at the end...SadI wanted Merit to be with him to at the end. Sad I can't really see her with anyone else.
I'm not a mod here, so I can't edit it myself for you.
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