Dead and Gone
I am returning to my earlier haiku format reviews:
Things aren't going
well for Sookie, but at least
she is getting some.
(Should "aren't" get counted as one or two syllables?)
reviewdate:
Nov 4 2009
isn:
978-0-441-01715-7
Tagged with paranormal fiction
Hybrid
First off, I need to come out as a payolateer. The author sent me her book--the second YA writer to do so, the first being Jessica Dreistadt--for free to review right here on my blog. I didn't promise a good review or accept money or anything, but if I understood Lisa Von Drasek correctly at the blogging meetup, I should pay taxes on the cover price of review copies I receive.
reviewdate:
Nov 1 2009
isn:
978-098230508-9
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From Dead to Worse
With every man in her life attracted to her, why is it that Sookie can't find a decent boyfriend she can stick with? Which one would you choose?--the current contenders being, alphabetically, Bill, Eric, Quinn, and Sam. You can also consider Alcide, Calvin, or anyone else who has expressed having the hots for the telepath. I think there is one woman in there somewhere, too.
reviewdate:
Oct 24 2009
isn:
978-0-441-01701-0
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All Together Dead
It was nice to be back in the vampire book saddle again, especially after putting down the last two books I started because I couldn't get into them.
reviewdate:
Oct 17 2009
isn:
978-0-441-01494-1
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recommendation:
Night World, no. 1
Thinking about my zine, I realize that I need to start writing shorter reviews, like I did when they debuted on paper. So, this will be quick. Night World no. 1, consists of three novels: Secret Vampire, Daughters of Darkness, and Spellbinder. They all take place in the same universe but have few characters in common. I'm hoping that after we've met everyone (There are nine novels in the series.), they'll interact. However, I suspect that they'll stay as they are, primarily about the forbidden soul mate pairings of humans and supes.
reviewdate:
Sep 14 2009
isn:
978-1-4169-7450-5
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Prom Nights from Hell
This anthology with an unattributed editor (someone had to select the authors, right?) collects stories from YA and paranormal fiction authors Meg Cabot (Princess Diaries), Kim Harrison (the Hollows series), Michele Jaffe (Bad Kitty), Stephenie Meyer (Twilight), and Lauren Myracle (Rhymes with Witches).
reviewdate:
Sep 7 2009
isn:
978-0-06-125310-2
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Definitely Dead
If you're paying attention--and I don't blame you if you're not--in my last Sookie Stackhouse novel review, I complained about "every unrelated heterosexual man in Sookie's life being totally hot for her." Well, that question is answered in book six of the series.
reviewdate:
Aug 30 2009
isn:
978-0-441-01491-0
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Once Dead, Twice Shy
I was soooo excited to see this new Kim Harrison book listed in the NYPL catalog. I didn't realize when I placed my hold it was YA, which is normally even more appealing to me. Once Dead, Twice Shy is more or less a dead girl coming of age story.
reviewdate:
Aug 27 2009
isn:
978-0-06-171816-8
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Dead as a Doornail
Regarding the last vampire book I read, my cousin asked me, "Isn't that trash?" I don't think that particular book, a graphic novel, is trash, even though I didn't like it very much. I did like Dead as a Doornail pretty well, but I do more or less regard it as trash. But I also don't say trash in an entirely pejorative way. I guess what I mean is that it isn't literature. It goes down quickly and leaves you feeling sated, even if hungry for more. I don't think that's a bad thing, although I do prefer to balance paranormal series like these with materials that are edifying. If I had a better diet, I'd probably make analogies to protein and carbohydrates. If I had a worse diet, I might compare genre fiction to fast food, but since I haven't been inside a McDonald's since the turn of the century, I can't bring myself to liken tasty paranormal tales to something that in addition to having bad politics makes you feel sick when you're done consuming it.
reviewdate:
Aug 13 2009
isn:
0441013333
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Revelations: a Blue Bloods novel
In answer to a question I raised in my review of the previous book in the Blue Bloods series, the vamps do seem to get some in this volume, though the nookying does go undescribed. As one interpretation of the title implies, Revelations reveals stuff. Some secrets get told and you get a better idea of who the big bad is, but really, there's not much going on. Oh, except a lot of people die. Still and all, the series seems to be getting to that place where each book is a lead in to the next, not as solid a standalone story as it could be.
reviewdate:
Jun 12 2009
isn:
978-142310228-1