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I suspect I spent valuable reading time doing things like writing and sewing. Which, heaven knows, are also both Very Good Things.
1. Fulfilments of Fate and Desire, by Storm Constantine. No, I had never gotten around to finishing reading the Wraeththu trilogy until this past month. I think my reaction to the whole thing was "Huh". I can see why people are fervent fans of this trilogy, it just didn't engage me enough.
2. Monster Blood Tattoo: Foundling, by D.M. Cornish. YA fantasy with a vaguely Steampunk feel, and lots of fun. I kind of want to create a costume based off of the character of Miss Europe (Fuchsia velvet frock coat! Goggles! Weapons!), but there's that whole question of in what free time thing stopping me.
3. Down the Rabbit Hole, by Peter Abrahams. YA mystery. Cute, but not as zany or wacky as I was hoping for. I probably won't be looking for the others in the Echo Falls series.
4. Daughter of Hounds, by Caitlin R. Kiernan. This is quite possibly my favorite book by Caitlin yet. It's tied to her previous novels Threshold and Low Red Moon, but you wouldn't really need to read those before reading DoH. (But you should. You should go out and purchase everything by Caitlin. Trust me.) This novel is about the Children of the Cuckoo; children stolen from their families and raised by something else. There's more to it, of course, and it's gorgeously written.
5. My Dead Girlfriend, by Eric Wight. Manga, and absolutely charming. Kinda-sorta YA romance with a heavy dose of Tim Burton and Joss Whedon. Did I mention charming? Because it is, and I can't wait for the second volume.
1. The Bewitchments of Love and Hate, by Storm Constantine. I needed to re-read it to refresh my memory before I started in on the third book.
2. Blood to Blood: The Dracula Story Continues, by Elaine Bergstrom. Yes, more re-tellings of Dracula. What can I say? I really like re-tellings/sequels to Dracula.
3. Murder of Angels, by Caitlin R. Kiernan. Apparently the trick to re-reading this without creeping myself out is to only read it on the bus, and not, say, before going to bed.
4. Slave of My Thirst, by Tom Holland. Vampires (one of whom is Lord Byron, hee!), Victorian England, Bram Stoker as a character, and the Jack the Ripper murders. Trashy Gothic fun!
5. A Fistful of Charms, by Kim Harrison. Kim Harrison's books have become some of my favorite comfort re-reading material. Please, oh Guardian Angels of Writers, don't let the books devolve into utter crap like the Anita Blake books did. Pretty please?
So, a total of 9 new books, 15 re-read. And I *still* have a stack of new books waiting for me, thank goodness.
1. Fulfilments of Fate and Desire, by Storm Constantine. No, I had never gotten around to finishing reading the Wraeththu trilogy until this past month. I think my reaction to the whole thing was "Huh". I can see why people are fervent fans of this trilogy, it just didn't engage me enough.
2. Monster Blood Tattoo: Foundling, by D.M. Cornish. YA fantasy with a vaguely Steampunk feel, and lots of fun. I kind of want to create a costume based off of the character of Miss Europe (Fuchsia velvet frock coat! Goggles! Weapons!), but there's that whole question of in what free time thing stopping me.
3. Down the Rabbit Hole, by Peter Abrahams. YA mystery. Cute, but not as zany or wacky as I was hoping for. I probably won't be looking for the others in the Echo Falls series.
4. Daughter of Hounds, by Caitlin R. Kiernan. This is quite possibly my favorite book by Caitlin yet. It's tied to her previous novels Threshold and Low Red Moon, but you wouldn't really need to read those before reading DoH. (But you should. You should go out and purchase everything by Caitlin. Trust me.) This novel is about the Children of the Cuckoo; children stolen from their families and raised by something else. There's more to it, of course, and it's gorgeously written.
5. My Dead Girlfriend, by Eric Wight. Manga, and absolutely charming. Kinda-sorta YA romance with a heavy dose of Tim Burton and Joss Whedon. Did I mention charming? Because it is, and I can't wait for the second volume.
1. The Bewitchments of Love and Hate, by Storm Constantine. I needed to re-read it to refresh my memory before I started in on the third book.
2. Blood to Blood: The Dracula Story Continues, by Elaine Bergstrom. Yes, more re-tellings of Dracula. What can I say? I really like re-tellings/sequels to Dracula.
3. Murder of Angels, by Caitlin R. Kiernan. Apparently the trick to re-reading this without creeping myself out is to only read it on the bus, and not, say, before going to bed.
4. Slave of My Thirst, by Tom Holland. Vampires (one of whom is Lord Byron, hee!), Victorian England, Bram Stoker as a character, and the Jack the Ripper murders. Trashy Gothic fun!
5. A Fistful of Charms, by Kim Harrison. Kim Harrison's books have become some of my favorite comfort re-reading material. Please, oh Guardian Angels of Writers, don't let the books devolve into utter crap like the Anita Blake books did. Pretty please?
So, a total of 9 new books, 15 re-read. And I *still* have a stack of new books waiting for me, thank goodness.
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-Victoria
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I do subscribe to Sirenia Digest, and have (I think) everything of hers, including the bound collections of the Sirenia Digest stories.
Both Silk and Murder of Angels freaked me out very badly, but that probably owes a bit to my nigh-overwhelming arachnophobia.
I think Caitlin is a *fabulous* writer. I'd been looking forward to DoH for ages.
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Kiernan is fantastic. I only just started the Sirenia Digest stuff, since I've been broke and I've only been able to afford it every few months or so. But they're delightfully demented.
Silk freaked me out too. A lot of her stuff does. I love her characters. And I must say, she writes some of the BEST junkies/alcoholics. I love books that feature them, they're right up there with vampires for me. Characters like Deacon and Keith were so well-written.
She is fabulous. Did you also get her novel Alabaster?
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I have Alabaster. I also have To Charles Fort, With Love, Tales of Pain and Wonder, The Dry Salvages, In the Garden of Poisonous Flowers, and The Five of Cups, plus the mass-market published stuff. She's one of the few authors I try to collect everything by.
I actually kinda-sorta know Caitlin. We met at a convention, and occasionally send each other e-mail. I keep trying to convince her and Spooky to move to Seattle, but haven't succeeded yet.
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I am jealous of you kinda-sorta knowing Caitlin. She seems like a very cool person. Also, I'm really jealous you own all her out of print books. I keep telling myself I'll track them down on eBay when I have a better income...
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generally viewed as teen reading if you're age-ist ;)
(is not one to let age keep one from a good book)
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