Assorted musings
I finished reading Elizabeth Jennings' "Pursuit" a few days ago. Elizabeth Jennings is another pen name for Lisa Marie Rice. This book is romantic suspense, and boy, was I impressed. I have to admit she's a personal favorite of mine, so maybe that just colors my opinion. However, if you like Lisa Marie Rice's books, you can't miss on this one! It is written in her trademark style, but be forewarned that it is not an erotic romance... so if you expect a super spicy read, this is not it. Still, don't let that deter you. You'll not regret it.
My next review is going to be for Kresley Cole's next installment in the Immortals Ater Dark series, "Dark Needs at Night's Edge". This book brings the story of the third Wroth brother, Connor. I can't say much, but boy did I fall in love, and here I was thinking that Sebastian was yummy!
Has any of you read Stephanie Meyer's "Twilight"? Well, I have been frequenting the Yahoo Answers section lately and the sheer amount of "OMG TWILIGHT IS DA BEST BOOK EVAH" kind of posts got me both pissed off and curious about it. I thought it was an okay read, totally and absolutely overhyped. There really isn't anything remarkable about it (specially if you have read a ton of paranormals like I have). But Stephanie Meyer definitely managed to get into the YA romance market with a paranormal and now the woman is a millionaire with a movie based on the books in the works. Though it is annoying to have to wade through all the "TWILIGHT IS THE BEST BOOK I'VE EVER READ" I have to say that many young girls are now trying to find more reads similar to the book and I think that it is a good thing. Hey, I am all for promoting reading among kids!
Hey, did any of you watch the mini-series "Sense and Sensibility"? I didn't even know there was a new one out. It's out on DVD tomorrow (April 8, 2008) and of course, yours truly has got to get it. I bought the most recent version of "Persuasion" on DVD, and frankly, I didn't like the ending. However, it didn't stop me from loving it so much that I had to go and re-read the book. I also watched the 1995 version. Quite faithful to the book, but I didn't like the casting for the main characters. Oh well...
I am going to be re-reading some old favorites of mine: "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte and "Rebecca" by Daphne DuMaurier. I read them when I was a teen, EONS ago. And I loved them, so I figured why not? I admit I am not the sort that re-reads a lot, no matter how good I find the book to be. Let's see how I feel about these, now that I am over 30 years older.
I am taking a look at my book "wish list," I am looking forward to Cheyenne McCray's "Shadow Magic" coming out later this month. It took me a while to warm up to her Magic series, have to admit even when I did like the first one in the series. Since I have liked her books for so long I guess it caught me by surprise that I didn't fall in love with it off the bat. I had a blast reading "Wicked Magic" and I am really liking how she is gradually working on her world creation for this series.
And this is it for now, have a great week all!
Mireya
