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Books and such
May. 7th, 2008 03:53 pmI finished Richelle Mead's Frostbite (Vampire Academy Book 2) and I'm chomping at the bit now for the third book. Best modern YA series I have read since I was a teenager.
On that note, I really disliked Stephanie Meyers' Twilight. I can see why rabid fans of the series love it, but I found it sort of awful. To me, the characters felt irritating, dull, and selfish, and I thought the relationship between Bella and Edward was obsessive and abusive. I'm sure Meyers didn't mean it that way, and I'm sure her future books will be more appealing to me. But I just do not get the screaming fangirl reactions. I agree with most of Amazon's negative reviews, especially this one and this one (they're very harsh, so if you are a fan, be warned). But those who dislike the book are in a minority. The book is doing really well in the market. It's becoming a movie, even. It's great that teenagers love the book and its sequels, and I really can see the appeal, but it's just not for me.
Good news about Sherrilyn Kenyon is that she's gotten better in her narrations. When I was at Charlotte's, I read one of the newest Dark-Hunter books, and it no longer felt like I was reading a book that treated me like a simpleton. I like the books better now.
I found out that CE Murphy's fourth book in the Walker Papers series will be out next year. It made me squee. I love that series so much.
I'm running out of new fiction books to put in my purse. Time to peruse the shelves.
On that note, I really disliked Stephanie Meyers' Twilight. I can see why rabid fans of the series love it, but I found it sort of awful. To me, the characters felt irritating, dull, and selfish, and I thought the relationship between Bella and Edward was obsessive and abusive. I'm sure Meyers didn't mean it that way, and I'm sure her future books will be more appealing to me. But I just do not get the screaming fangirl reactions. I agree with most of Amazon's negative reviews, especially this one and this one (they're very harsh, so if you are a fan, be warned). But those who dislike the book are in a minority. The book is doing really well in the market. It's becoming a movie, even. It's great that teenagers love the book and its sequels, and I really can see the appeal, but it's just not for me.
Good news about Sherrilyn Kenyon is that she's gotten better in her narrations. When I was at Charlotte's, I read one of the newest Dark-Hunter books, and it no longer felt like I was reading a book that treated me like a simpleton. I like the books better now.
I found out that CE Murphy's fourth book in the Walker Papers series will be out next year. It made me squee. I love that series so much.
I'm running out of new fiction books to put in my purse. Time to peruse the shelves.
