(2013) read: 51 / goal: n.a. / JRI: 6

[kareila]

#	JRI	Author	Title	✭	Series
1	X	John Green & David Levithan	Will Grayson, Will Grayson	4
2		Orson Scott Card & Aaron Johnston	Earth Unaware	3	First Formic War #1
3		Terry Brooks	The Annotated Sword of Shannara	2	Original Shannara Trilogy #1
4		Terry Brooks	The Elfstones of Shannara	3	Original Shannara Trilogy #2
5		Terry Brooks	The Wishsong of Shannara	2	Original Shannara Trilogy #3
6	X	Mira Grant	Feed	5	Newsflesh #1
7	X	Eoin Colfer	Artemis Fowl	2	Artemis Fowl #1
8		Robert Heinlein	The Cat Who Walks Through Walls	3
9		Robert Heinlein	The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress	3
10		M.T. Anderson	The Pox Party	3	Octavian Nothing #1
11		Benjamin Alire Sáenz	Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe	4
12	X	Mira Grant	Deadline	3	Newsflesh #2
13		Joss Whedon et al	Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale	3
14		Seanan McGuire	Discount Armageddon	4	Incryptid #1
15		Mira Grant	Blackout	4	Newsflesh #3
16		Rainbow Rowell	Eleanor & Park	4
17		Gareth Roberts & Douglas Adams	Shada	4
18		Cassandra Clare	Clockwork Princess	4	Infernal Devices #3
19		Rainbow Rowell	Attachments	4
20		Terry Pratchett	Dodger	3
21		Brian Azzarello	Blood	3	New 52: Wonder Woman #1
22		Brian Azzarello	Guts	3	New 52: Wonder Woman #2
23		Emma Donoghue	Kissing the Witch	2
24		M.T. Anderson	The Kingdom on the Waves	3	Octavian Nothing #2
25		Charles de Lint	The Cats of Tanglewood Forest	4
26		Scott Lynch	The Lies of Locke Lamora	5	Gentleman Bastards #1
27		E. Lockhart	The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks	4
28		Scott Lynch	Red Seas Under Red Skies	3	Gentleman Bastards #2
29		Seanan McGuire	Midnight Blue-Light Special	3	Incryptid #2
30		Kate Coombs	The Runaway Dragon	3
31		Rachel Hartman	Seraphina	5
32		Elizabeth Wein	Code Name Verity	5
33		Nathan Rabin & Al Yankovic	Weird Al: The Book	2
34		Mary Robinette Kowal	Shades of Milk and Honey	3	Glamourist Histories #1
35		Gerald Morris	The Quest of the Fair Unknown	4	Squire's Tales #8
36		Gerald Morris	The Squire's Quest	3	Squire's Tales #9
37		Elliott James	Charming	4	Pax Arcana #1
38		Gerald Morris	The Legend of the King	4	Squire's Tales #10
39		Mary Robinette Kowal	Glamour in Glass	3	Glamourist Histories #2
40		Holly Black	Doll Bones	3
41		Rainbow Rowell	Fangirl	4
42		Suzanne Kamata	Gadget Girl: The Art of Being Invisible	3
43	X	Megan Whalen Turner	The Thief	3	Queen's Thief #1
44	X	Megan Whalen Turner	The Queen of Attolia	2	Queen's Thief #2
45		Rick Riordan	The House of Hades	4	Heroes of Olympus #4
46		Mary Robinette Kowal	Without a Summer	3	Glamourist Histories #3
47		Scott Lynch	The Republic of Thieves	4	Gentleman Bastards #3
48		Betty MacDonald	Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle	2	Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle #1
49		Ursula Vernon	Nightmare of the Iguana	3	Dragonbreath #8
50		Ursula Vernon	The Case of the Toxic Mutants	3	Dragonbreath #9
51		Lloyd Alexander	The Illyrian Adventure	2	Vesper Holly #1

Comments

Shannara

[whatisthegood]

Hey...You reviewed both Elfstones of Shannara and Wishsong in a total of six sentences??? Aww. I remember finding cool rocks as a child and pretending they were the elfstones, capable of blasting blue fire. Of course, that may be part of your problem with the plot. The early Shannara books probably are better read in junior high or high school at the latest, before critical analysis skills are gained.

But you didn't even mention Garet Jax, the Weapons Master! Such a great supporting character. One of my favorites.

Re: Shannara

[kareila]

Well, they were both rereads, so yeah, just general impressions more than judgments. I did like them when I was younger.

Re: Shannara

[whatisthegood]

Fair enough. :) Ever read any of the later or current Shannara books? (I have, but it's been a few years.)

Not sure what's going on at your end, but I know you have your fair share of things to keep you busy and/or ill. Ping me when you're up for visitations. :)

Mack

[dmsj]

You've read some of Incryptid and Newsflesh. Have you checked out any of the Toby Daye books?

[kareila]

Not yet, but soon! I own the first several.

[dmsj]

I love that series and didn't enjoy the first Incryptid nearly as much (the same has been true with the non-Hollows stuff of Kim Harrison's).

I've just started the first book of a series which was reviewed in a Dresden book - Ill Wind. It's too soon to say for sure,but it seems to have promise.