tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2359917450688978581.post6607174396173923537..comments2024-03-13T18:46:15.935-05:00Comments on strange and random happenstance: A Year in ReviewMiss Elizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07868271853570489005noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2359917450688978581.post-70140927258546348562013-01-05T17:47:53.951-06:002013-01-05T17:47:53.951-06:00I thought the second in the Daughter of Smoke and ...I thought the second in the Daughter of Smoke and Bones series even better! Also, totally adding Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson to my goodreads list!Miss Elizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07868271853570489005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2359917450688978581.post-76132265355317768162013-01-05T17:42:49.978-06:002013-01-05T17:42:49.978-06:00I haven't read Daugther of Smoke and Bones, b...I haven't read Daugther of Smoke and Bones, but I heard great things about it. <br />The last book that kept me up late at night was Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson...and the second book in this trilogy is even better than the first!Giada M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13098861932902533824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2359917450688978581.post-48097455083167407672013-01-05T17:03:08.494-06:002013-01-05T17:03:08.494-06:00Oh yeah! I am well aware of the addictive. When I ...Oh yeah! I am well aware of the addictive. When I was reading Daugther of Smoke and Bones I finished it late at night, but I had the flu, so I was bribing people to go to the bookstore and pick me up the second (luckily I have awesome people who did just that!)Miss Elizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07868271853570489005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2359917450688978581.post-67034333235360217242013-01-05T16:56:49.467-06:002013-01-05T16:56:49.467-06:00I'm sure you won't be disappointed! But, i...I'm sure you won't be disappointed! But, if you decide to start it, it's better you have the second book at hand, because this series is highly addictive! ;DGiada M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13098861932902533824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2359917450688978581.post-48462478163088617292013-01-05T16:22:26.948-06:002013-01-05T16:22:26.948-06:00I have been meaning to start the Kate Daniels book...I have been meaning to start the Kate Daniels books for awhile, I have the first one and was lucky enough to meet the husband and wife writing team this year at a convention. <br /><br />Might move that to the top of my TBR pile!Miss Elizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07868271853570489005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2359917450688978581.post-48393517730473871612013-01-05T07:19:23.952-06:002013-01-05T07:19:23.952-06:00Then I'm going to start with the Tiffany Achin...Then I'm going to start with the Tiffany Aching series. The Wee Free Men sounds spectacular!<br /><br />Goose Girl and The Night Circus are now on top of my wishlist. ;D<br /><br />About Urban Fantasy, I love the Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews. One of the best urban fantasy series I read last year!<br /><br />Thank you for the great recommendations! :DGiada M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13098861932902533824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2359917450688978581.post-43486913518511188352013-01-04T16:59:40.179-06:002013-01-04T16:59:40.179-06:00Exactly Giada! Death Comes to Pemberly was not at ...Exactly Giada! Death Comes to Pemberly was not at all what I was expecting!<br /><br />I literally cannot wait for the sequel to Cinder, I have been very jealous of anyone I know who has gotten their hands on it, but I go by the theory, if they got it early, they'll have longer to wait for the next one!<br /><br />Gail really ended The Parasol Protectorate series on a good note, and I am really excited about The Parasol Protectorate Abroad, with Alexia's daughter, and I just wish I had liked Etiquette and Espionage more!<br /><br />Fables really grows on you. The first one is probably the one I liked least, but they keep getting better and better, and the non-graphic novel in the series, Peter and Max was just amazing.<br /><br />Yeah, I did that too for The Sandman, I bought the first and after that I have relied on my library, but it's gotten to the point where I don't think I'll even finish the series.<br /><br />Totally read Patricia Briggs, I just love her, I think she's the best Urban Fantasy writer working today!<br /><br />I agree... I think I need to read me some Agatha Christie, I did get into a whole Poirot re-watching marathon because they released the first 6 season on Blu Ray, and it's so good!<br /><br />Oh, I have read Emma by Kaoru Mori! I actually do like A Bride's Story more than Emma, and I can at least re-read A Bride's Story over and over, Emma isn't available in the US anymore, it's out of print so I have to get them from the library, and they don't have all the volumes, and it makes me sad.<br /><br />The first Shannon Hale book I ever read was Princess Academy, but I think her best book ever was Goose Girl, so amazingly awesome and a fabulous retelling of the Goose Girl Fairy Tale!<br /><br />I agree with you about Pratchett! His series is intimidating in size (what 38+ last count)! Also, I'm sorry, but the first few Discworld books are kind of bad and clunky. What I recommend as a starting poing is the Tiffany Aching seris, so wonderful and gives you knowledge that if you then read the books from the beginning, they get so so so much better!<br /><br />Night Circus, just go buy it right now! So amazing, such a beautiful cover, and it's just a visual feast of awesomeness.Miss Elizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07868271853570489005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2359917450688978581.post-39415131939699478812013-01-04T08:49:25.581-06:002013-01-04T08:49:25.581-06:00I was pondering these days if Death Comes to Pembe...I was pondering these days if Death Comes to Pemberly was worth buying or not.... maybe not. "A live Wickham and hundreds of pages of Regency rural procedural law"...not really what I expected from this book. Better <br />I loved Cinder by Marissa Meyer too and I agree with you on the cliffhanger. >_< She's very very bad...in a good way. ;D<br />I have the first two books in the Glamourist Histories series, but haven't read them yet. Time to pick them up! Oh and the covers?! They are gorgeous. *_*<br />Oh and you finished The Parasol Protectorate series! I read the first three books in this series and love Alexia. She's such a great and unusual character. <br />Last Week I bought Fables Volume 1 and can't wait to start reading. I hope that, even if the start is not that promising, this series will be a good read.<br />I'm sorry you don't like The Sandman books. I was thinking to read them this year (but first I have to buy them >_<), however I want to be cautios and buy only the first one for now, in case I don't like them too. <br />Patricia Briggs is one of those authors I haven't read yet, but I have her books in my wishlist now. <br />I LOVE Agatha Christie and now that I think about it, I haven't read one of her books in a while. I'll have to fix that. >_<<br />A Bride's Story by Kaoru Mori is one of my favourite manga from 2012. Have you read Emma by Kaoru Mori? It's such a lovely and romantic story!<br />Written by Shannon Hale I read only Austenland. I'm intrigued by her other books! Princess Academy sounds fascinating.<br />I have to be honest and admit I haven't read books written by Terry Pratchett yet, even though I always wanted to try his Discworld series. The number of books in this series is a little bit intimidating. <br />One of the books I wanted to buy and read last year but hadn't had the chance to is The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. And OMG that cover! It is so pretty. <br />I'm sorry to hear you didn't like Etiquette and Espionage. :( I hoped this was going to be as great a series as The Parasol Protectorate one. <br />Thank you for this great post! :D Giada M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13098861932902533824noreply@blogger.com