Book Reading.......
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disneydream06I finally finished up book No. 48.
I read "Narcissus in Chains" by Laurell K. Hamilton. It's the next Anita Blake Vampire Hunter book. All 630 pages of slightly smaller then normal sized print. More of that and I am definitely going to have to look into getting glasses or at least reading glasses. :o
In the big picture, the book moved the story of Anita, her lovers, and friends along quite a bit, but it really wasn't one of my favorite books from the series so far. A good portion of the book read more like a porn novel then vampire hunter book.
It was great to see Nathaniel, a wereleopard, start to stick up for himself. Hopefully he will start being less of a masochist.
A new character, Gil, was added. Gil is a werefox, and seems to maybe be taking Nathaniel's old role of the super timid person in the group.
Sadly, her relationship with Richard, the head werewolf of the city, seems to have finally broken off completely. Richard is a complete HOTTIE, and I always picture Joe Manganiello in the part. Kind of convenient as he played a werewolf in the True Blood series on HBO. :p But Richard has never really accepted his "monster" side, and has never accepted Anita's black and white out look on life. If you are a good guy, Anita will have your back through anything. If you are a bad guy, Anita will not blink and eye to kill you. Richard is full of too many morals for his own good.
An annoying thing about this books is the author tends to wrap things up in the last few pages. That was another case this time. 630 pages, and the story line was wrapped up in the last 20 pages or so. :o
WOW, this is the only Anita book that I have read this year. :o
Now that I have caught up with the Stephanie Plum series except the newest on, maybe it's time to start catching up with Anita. I hope they aren't all 630 pages long. :o
Book List 2016:
1. Schooled in Revenge by Jesse Lasky
2. A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie
3. Kicking and Dreaming by Ann & Nancy Wilson with Charles R. Cross
4. The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
5. A Kingdom Keepers Adventure: The Syndrome:Finders Keepers Losers Sleepers by Ridley Pearson
6. The Carpet People by Terry Pratchett
7. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
8. Before Tomorrowland by Jeff Jensen/Jonathan Case/Brad Bird/Damon Lindelof
9. Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich
10. Dean and Me(A Love Story) by Jerry Lewis and James Kaplan
11. The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
12. Detective Strongoak and The Case of the Dead Elf by Terry Newman
13. Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich
14. The Accidental Feminist: How Elizabeth Taylor Raised Our Consciousness and We Were Too Distracted by Her Beauty to Notice by M. G. Lord
15. They Do It With Mirrors by Agatha Christie
16. Anno Dracula by Kim Newman
17. The Return: Disney Lands by Ridley Pearson
18. The Return: Legacy of Secrets by Ridley Pearson
19. Fairest of All: A Tale of the Wicked Queen by Serena Valentino
20. If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won't) by Betty White
21. Confirmed Diagnosis by Mary King
22. The Book of Deacon by Joseph R. Lallo
23. Cyndi Lauper A Memoir by Cyndi Lauper with Jancee Dunn
24. A Pocket Full of Rye by Agatha Christie
25. Smokin' Seventeen by Janet Evanovich
26. 4:50 From Paddington by Agatha Christie
27. The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett
28. Complications by Mary King
29. The Beast Within: A Tale of Beauty's Prince by Serena Valentino
30. The Haunted Mansion: Imagineering a Disney Classic by Jason Surrell
31. The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side by Agatha Cristie
32. A General History of the Robberies & Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates by Captain Charles Johnson
33. Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich
34. Gods & Monsters A Novel by Christopher Bram
35. Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich
36. Abigail & John Portrait of a Marriage by Edith B. Gelles
37. 9 to 5 by Thom Racina
38. Life Among the Lutherans by Garrison Keillor
39. Poor Unfortunate Soul: A Tale of the Sea Witch by Serena Valentino
40. A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie
41. Blinded By The Sight by S. L. Smith
42. Shirley Jones A Memoir by Shirley Jones
43. A Story Lately Told by Anjelica Huston
44. Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich
45. Top Secret Twenty One by Janet Evanovich
46. Tricky Twenty Two by Janet Evanovich
47. At Bertram's Hotel by Agatha Christe
48. Narcissus in Chains by Laurell K. Hamilton
I read "Narcissus in Chains" by Laurell K. Hamilton. It's the next Anita Blake Vampire Hunter book. All 630 pages of slightly smaller then normal sized print. More of that and I am definitely going to have to look into getting glasses or at least reading glasses. :o
In the big picture, the book moved the story of Anita, her lovers, and friends along quite a bit, but it really wasn't one of my favorite books from the series so far. A good portion of the book read more like a porn novel then vampire hunter book.
It was great to see Nathaniel, a wereleopard, start to stick up for himself. Hopefully he will start being less of a masochist.
A new character, Gil, was added. Gil is a werefox, and seems to maybe be taking Nathaniel's old role of the super timid person in the group.
Sadly, her relationship with Richard, the head werewolf of the city, seems to have finally broken off completely. Richard is a complete HOTTIE, and I always picture Joe Manganiello in the part. Kind of convenient as he played a werewolf in the True Blood series on HBO. :p But Richard has never really accepted his "monster" side, and has never accepted Anita's black and white out look on life. If you are a good guy, Anita will have your back through anything. If you are a bad guy, Anita will not blink and eye to kill you. Richard is full of too many morals for his own good.
An annoying thing about this books is the author tends to wrap things up in the last few pages. That was another case this time. 630 pages, and the story line was wrapped up in the last 20 pages or so. :o
WOW, this is the only Anita book that I have read this year. :o
Now that I have caught up with the Stephanie Plum series except the newest on, maybe it's time to start catching up with Anita. I hope they aren't all 630 pages long. :o
Book List 2016:
1. Schooled in Revenge by Jesse Lasky
2. A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie
3. Kicking and Dreaming by Ann & Nancy Wilson with Charles R. Cross
4. The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
5. A Kingdom Keepers Adventure: The Syndrome:Finders Keepers Losers Sleepers by Ridley Pearson
6. The Carpet People by Terry Pratchett
7. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
8. Before Tomorrowland by Jeff Jensen/Jonathan Case/Brad Bird/Damon Lindelof
9. Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich
10. Dean and Me(A Love Story) by Jerry Lewis and James Kaplan
11. The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
12. Detective Strongoak and The Case of the Dead Elf by Terry Newman
13. Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich
14. The Accidental Feminist: How Elizabeth Taylor Raised Our Consciousness and We Were Too Distracted by Her Beauty to Notice by M. G. Lord
15. They Do It With Mirrors by Agatha Christie
16. Anno Dracula by Kim Newman
17. The Return: Disney Lands by Ridley Pearson
18. The Return: Legacy of Secrets by Ridley Pearson
19. Fairest of All: A Tale of the Wicked Queen by Serena Valentino
20. If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won't) by Betty White
21. Confirmed Diagnosis by Mary King
22. The Book of Deacon by Joseph R. Lallo
23. Cyndi Lauper A Memoir by Cyndi Lauper with Jancee Dunn
24. A Pocket Full of Rye by Agatha Christie
25. Smokin' Seventeen by Janet Evanovich
26. 4:50 From Paddington by Agatha Christie
27. The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett
28. Complications by Mary King
29. The Beast Within: A Tale of Beauty's Prince by Serena Valentino
30. The Haunted Mansion: Imagineering a Disney Classic by Jason Surrell
31. The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side by Agatha Cristie
32. A General History of the Robberies & Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates by Captain Charles Johnson
33. Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich
34. Gods & Monsters A Novel by Christopher Bram
35. Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich
36. Abigail & John Portrait of a Marriage by Edith B. Gelles
37. 9 to 5 by Thom Racina
38. Life Among the Lutherans by Garrison Keillor
39. Poor Unfortunate Soul: A Tale of the Sea Witch by Serena Valentino
40. A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie
41. Blinded By The Sight by S. L. Smith
42. Shirley Jones A Memoir by Shirley Jones
43. A Story Lately Told by Anjelica Huston
44. Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich
45. Top Secret Twenty One by Janet Evanovich
46. Tricky Twenty Two by Janet Evanovich
47. At Bertram's Hotel by Agatha Christe
48. Narcissus in Chains by Laurell K. Hamilton
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Date: 2016-11-26 06:42 am (UTC)You better hurry if you want to reach the 50 by the end of the year
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Date: 2016-11-26 06:50 am (UTC)Next one is quite a bit shorter, and I am almost half way through one on my nook. :)
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Date: 2016-11-26 08:34 am (UTC)I'm just glad he didn't turn out to be undercover bad guy.
I kind of figured that Micah was. :o
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Date: 2016-11-26 08:38 am (UTC)No, he & Micah are on the "Good" side....
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Date: 2016-11-26 04:02 pm (UTC)you can do it
you have a whole month
you will win the prize (whatever that is)
: )
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Date: 2016-11-26 04:16 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-11-26 04:19 pm (UTC)A wereleopard and a werefox..?
Quantity over quality!
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Date: 2016-11-26 04:21 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-11-26 04:28 pm (UTC)True enough. Much of what I read is trash, but I like it!
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Date: 2016-11-26 04:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-11-26 05:00 pm (UTC)Yes. Not how many one's read.
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Date: 2016-11-27 01:12 am (UTC)I have a nook book going, and I started a "Christmas" book now. :)
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Date: 2016-11-28 05:06 pm (UTC)I am reading a Nero Wolfe, his first book - pre 'Archi'. It is just dragging along :-/
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Date: 2016-11-29 02:27 am (UTC)It's so hard when a book just drags. :(
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Date: 2016-11-30 05:26 am (UTC)I have started reading the womens murder club books by james patterson. They are really good!! Got to start collecting that series
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