So I'm on Facebook the other day and see an ad on the sidebar for some school in Vermont where you can study to be a writer with Cynthia Leitich Smith and others. The ad showed the covers of two of Cynthia's books, Tantalize and Eternal. I was intrigued, so I went to my library home page and looked up Tantalize. There were 5 reviews.
The first I basically ignored because of bad grammar, spelling, and other pet peeves (it irritates me when people don't know which there/their/they're to use). The other reviews were a little more insightful with descriptions such as: "depressing" "learning how to deal with what's been done to you" "vampires and cooking, two of my favorite things" "slow to get to the middle of the book then a whirl of confusion 'til the end" and finally, a lengthy review that gave a synopsis of the book.
I was intrigued, despite the negative reviews, and put the book on hold.
So far, I haven't been disappointed. The author has a strong writing style that I'm enjoying a lot. In the little bit I've read (I'm only on page 54) I've come to care for her characters and I'm interested to see how they grow and develop. How they'll handle the trials that they're dealing with.
Hopefully the book will be a new one to add to my growing library.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Quickie
Watched Bones and Fringe tonight. They were okay, but nothing to write home about (though I love to see Booth and Brennan work. ^_^ I love their chemestry).
The water was turned off when I got home, so dinner was take out (yay). Don't try that burger that Carl's Jr. is advertising as their version of the Big Mac. It's not worth it. Too much burger, not enough 'special sauce'. Blegh.
I was in WalMart today and stopped in the books section just to see if Maze Runner had been put out early. It hadn't been, though I hear a K-Mart in Provo put it out early (oops). And I've seen several people on Facebook stating that they're reading, or have read Maze Runner. *jealousy!*
I started listening to Keys to the Kingdom (Mister Monday) by Garth Nix. Thank Heaven for books on CD! I love Garth's writing! His creative mind just gives me goosebumps. The Old Kingdom series is still my favorite, but I'm only on book 1 of KttK.
Didn't finish I am Legend. Well, I finished the story, but not the book. There are several short stories after the main story is over, and I couldn't see that they tied into the main story at all. I didn't find the shorts as engaging as the main story, so I just returned the book to the library.
The water was turned off when I got home, so dinner was take out (yay). Don't try that burger that Carl's Jr. is advertising as their version of the Big Mac. It's not worth it. Too much burger, not enough 'special sauce'. Blegh.
I was in WalMart today and stopped in the books section just to see if Maze Runner had been put out early. It hadn't been, though I hear a K-Mart in Provo put it out early (oops). And I've seen several people on Facebook stating that they're reading, or have read Maze Runner. *jealousy!*
I started listening to Keys to the Kingdom (Mister Monday) by Garth Nix. Thank Heaven for books on CD! I love Garth's writing! His creative mind just gives me goosebumps. The Old Kingdom series is still my favorite, but I'm only on book 1 of KttK.
Didn't finish I am Legend. Well, I finished the story, but not the book. There are several short stories after the main story is over, and I couldn't see that they tied into the main story at all. I didn't find the shorts as engaging as the main story, so I just returned the book to the library.
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