3.5 ish? Really fun sequel in the series, although it definitely has that "second part of a trilogy" feel where it doesn't stand on its own at either 3.5 ish? Really fun sequel in the series, although it definitely has that "second part of a trilogy" feel where it doesn't stand on its own at either the beginning or the end. Continuity is IMMEDIATE, so it's worth it to make the effort to read these in a quick marathon; despite the bits of exposition, it took me a moment to remember who was who and what was going on. Fortunately, the change of location meant there were new people and places as well.
I really enjoy the tone of this series -- it's a really interesting combination of modern-day language with a medieval-ish sword-&-sorcery setting, and of elves-goblins-etc. with urban fantasy. Why SHOULDN'T the elves and goblins live in a crowded city with marketplaces and good neighbourhoods and bad ones and traffic?? Yet they hardly ever do, so Shearin has actually done a lot of new and invisible work building her world. Times two, now, because having built Raine a whole hometown, she's in a new city for this book, and probably somewhere else for the third.
I do get a little sick of everyone's constant horniness, but on the other hand, the heroine and her freewheeling ways are refreshing, & her willingness to include sexytimes in her busy life is part of her charm....more
This was somewhat entertaining but not a brilliant read. If you're a serious Trek fan, there's a lot here that would be fascinating, I think. The mainThis was somewhat entertaining but not a brilliant read. If you're a serious Trek fan, there's a lot here that would be fascinating, I think. The main issue is that the book's about ten years old at this point, and books that came out of blogs take a very different form now; I felt a bit cheated that it was mostly reprints of things I'd seen on his website. Plus, I think Wheaton's writing skills have improved since then. Interestingly, the life he was trying to build at the time has kind come to fruition. In that way, it's filled with dramatic irony and kind of inspiring, and more so than a cheesy "here's how I turned my life around and was a great success, you can too!" book might have been; instead, you're reading about his real frustrations and fears, and the writer doesn't have the perspective of knowing he did make a comeback eventually. That's kind of great. ...more
I devoured Hodgman's first book, but this really didn't hold up. It felt... tired, or just uninspired. I bought this and the third book together but dI devoured Hodgman's first book, but this really didn't hold up. It felt... tired, or just uninspired. I bought this and the third book together but don't know when I'll get to the third. It may not matter after December, 2012, anyway!...more
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