| When you're a veteran reader, or worse a writer, reading books becomes a frustrating affair. You've been there, done that, seen the plot twists and got a magic trinket for your trouble. So when you find something to look forward to, it's like an unexpected present. Like your husband buying your WOW character a blue ring in an Auction House. (It was terribly romantic. So I'm easily swayed by his charm. I'm allowed.) So what books are you most looking forward to in 2008? I bet Patricia Briggs' Iron Kissed will be a favorite. By all indications, it is an awesome book and it's out now! Sometimes you read a book by another author and have to admire the very skill with which it was written. This book, while a bit darker than previous two books in Mercy's series, is nothing short of elegant. I am looking forward to Johanna Bourne's Spymaster's Lady, also available now. I read a couple of reviews of it and it sounded so interesting and I ordered it. I'll let you know how it turns out. I'm looking forward to reading C.E. Murphy Heart of Stone. I am really excited about it. I had a gargoyle crush since the Disney cartoon. Which I have completely replotted in my head. Oooh, and Jeaniene Frost's One Foot in the Grave. I want that one too. Right now what I want most though is Demon Night by Meljean Brook. Oh it is an awesome book! I cajoled an ARC out of her and I will be doing a review here soon :P I enjoy the electronic stuff but there is nothing quite like having a book. For one, you can take it into the bathtub with you. For another, it's a lot softer than a keyboard or plastic reading device and when you pass out from sheer exhaustion and bang your head on it, the bruises you get from the book are significantly smaller. Mmmmmmm, booksies! Being a reader is a lot more fun than being a writer, I think. P.S. Of course this post would be complete without a plug for fellow League writers: Mark Henry's Happy Hour of the Damned and Anton Strout's Dead To Me come out on the same day :) P.P.S. As you probably know, I have roughly 4 months from this point to finish Kate 3. In theory it's four months, in practice it's more like 2.5 - my agent will need to take a look and my beta readers willhave to go through it, and then I will take another pass. So I am very sorry to announce but my participation in the League activities and on my other blogs will be sporadic from now on. Sorry guys. |
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I already brought Iron Kissed and loved it, I'm specially looking forward to Cry Wolf, Charles and Anna's story!
Magic Burns, Midnight Rising by Lara Adrian, and ooooh! The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison. There's a lot more. :)
I'm going to Patricia's reading in Seattle tonight! I'll let her know you gave her a shout out!
I'm right there with you on the whole deadline thing. I shouldn't even be taking the time to comment.
Eeek!
Wendy - eeeee!
Mark - I adore Patricia on personal and professional level. When I grow up, I want to write like her. :D
Just in case the commenter won't let me post so much, the full list is on the right sidebar at http://tezmilleroz.blogspot.com
Have a lovely day! :-)
HOLLY BLACK - A Grand Tour of the Enchanted World - 1 Jan 2008
MEGAN HART - Tempted - 1 Jan 2008
PATRICE MICHELLE - Resurrection - 1 Jan 2008
JENNA BLACK - The Devil Inside - 3 Jan 2008
JUSTIN GUSTAINIS - Black Magic Woman - 7 Jan 2008
JANET EVANOVICH - Plum Lucky - 8 Jan 2008
ARTURO PEREZ-REVERTE - The Painter of Battles - 8 Jan 2008
TOM PERROTTA - The Abstinence Teacher - 8 Jan 2008
M J ROSE - The Reincarnationist - 10 Jan 2008
CECILY VON ZIEGESAR - It Had to Be You - 10 Jan 2008
LILITH SAINTCROW - Saint City Sinners - 17 Jan 2008
MAGGIE SHAYNE - Immortal Desire - 17 Jan 2008
KERI ARTHUR - Destiny Kills - 29 Jan 2008
MARK DEL FRANCO - Unquiet Dreams - 29 Jan 2008
HEATHER GRAHAM - A Pirate's Pleasure - 29 Jan 2008
HEATHER GRAHAM - The Viking's Woman - 29 Jan 2008
LILITH SAINTCROW - Steelflower - 29 Jan 2008
JILLIANE HOFFMAN - Plea of Insanity - 31 Jan 2008
MARIO ACEVEDO - The Nymphos of Rocky Flats - Jan 2008
KAY AUSTIN - Time Transit - Jan 2008
MARJORIE M LIU - The Last Twilight - Jan 2008
RICHELLE MEAD - Succubus on Top - Jan 2008
GERRY BARTLETT - Real Vampires Have Curves - 5 Feb 2008
NAOMI BELLIS - Theft of Shadows - 5 Feb 2008
NALINI SINGH - Mine to Possess - 5 Feb 2008
JANET EVANOVICH - Plum Lovin' - 7 Feb 2008
JACKIE KESSLER - The Road to Hell - 7 Feb 2008
CECILY VON ZIEGESAR - Notorious - 7 Feb 2008
CECILY VON ZIEGESAR - Reckless - 7 Apr 2008
SHANNON DRAKE - Come the Morning - 8 Feb 2008
JENNIFER RARDIN - Biting the Bullet - 11 Feb 2008
JENNIFER LYNN BARNES - Killer Spirit - 12 Feb 2008
JENNIFER LYNN BARNES - Perfect Cover - 12 Feb 2008
STEVE BERMAN - Magic in the Mirrorstone - 12 Feb 2008
NATSUO KIRINO - Grotesque - 12 Feb 2008
ALASDAIR DUNCAN - Metro - 14 Feb 2008
KRISTOPHER REISZ - Unleashed - 19 Feb 2008
LISA SCOTTOLINE - Lady Killer - 19 Feb 2008
KATHRYN FOX - Skin and Bone - 21 Feb 2008
ANTON STROUT - Dead to Me - 26 Feb 2008
DENISE MINA - Slip of the Knife - 29 Feb 2008
MARIO ACEVEDO - X-Rated Bloodsuckers - Feb 2008
JIM BUTCHER - White Night - Feb 2008
COLBY HODGE - Twist - Feb 2008
GWEN HUNTER - Sleep Softly - Feb 2008
KATHLEEN KORBEL - Dark Seduction - Feb 2008
LAURA RUBY - Good Girls - Feb 2008
GINA WILKINS - In High Gear - Feb 2008
JERRILYN FARMER - Desperately Seeking Sushi - 1 Mar 2008
LAURA LIPPMAN - Another Thing to Fall - 1 Mar 2008
ROBERT MUCHAMORE - The Sleepwalker - 3 Mar 2008
ANYA BAST - Witch Blood - 4 Mar 2008
RACHEL COHN - You Know Where to Find Me - 4 Mar 2008
CAITLIN KITTREDGE - Night Life - 4 Mar 2008
ROB THURMAN - Madhouse - 4 Mar 2008
CHRISTINE FEEHAN - Shadow Game - 6 Mar 2008
ROBERT MUCHAMORE - Dark Sun - 6 Mar 2008
MO HAYDER - Ritual - 10 Mar 2008
DANA STABENOW - A Deeper Sleep - 10 Mar 2008
DANA STABENOW - Prepared for Rage - 10 Mar 2008
CHRISTOPHER RICE - Blind Fall - 11 Mar 2008
TIFFANY TRENT - Between Golden Jaws - 11 Mar 2008
JACQUELINE WILSON - My Sister Jodie - 13 Mar 2008
CHRIS JORDAN - Lost - 21 Mar 2008
ILONA ANDREWS - Magic Burns - 25 Mar 2008
T A PRATT - Poison Sleep - 25 Mar 2008
LISA TUCKER - The Cure for Modern Life - 25 Mar 2008
LISA UNGER - Sliver of Truth - 25 Mar 2008
ROBIN COOK - Critical - 28 Mar 2008
MARIO ACEVEDO - The Undead Kama Sutra - Mar 2008
KIM HARRISON - The Outlaw Demon Wails - Mar 2008
MARK HENRY - Happy Hour of the Damned - Mar 2008
MICHELE LANG - Netherworld - Mar 2008
ANDREW NEIDERMAN - Deadly Verdict - Mar 2008
MARIA V SNYDER - Fire Study - Mar 2008
HARLAN COBEN - The Woods - 1 Apr 2008
HEATHER GRAHAM - The Death Dealer - 1 Apr 2008
STACIA KANE - Personal Demons - 1 Apr 2008
MARLENE PEREZ - Dead is the New Black - 1 Apr 2008
RACHEL VINCENT - Rogue - 1 Apr 2008
KELLEY ARMSTRONG - Personal Demon - 3 Apr 2008
JIM BUTCHER - Small Favour - 3 Apr 2008
SEBASTIAN FAULKS - Engleby - 3 Apr 2008
JODI PICOULT - Nineteen Minutes - 3 Apr 2008
LILITH SAINTCROW - To Hell and Back - 3 Apr 2008
CECILY VON ZIEGESAR - Only in Your Dreams - 7 Apr 2008
CECILY VON ZIEGESAR - Would I Lie to You? - 7 Apr 2008
CECILY VON ZIEGESAR - Don't You Forget About Me - 7 Apr 2008
KIM HARRISON - Where Demons Dare - 8 Apr 2008
RICHELLE MEAD - Frostbite - 10 Apr 2008
PETE DOHERTY - The Books of Albion - 16 Apr 2008
HEATHER BREWER - Ninth Grade Slays - 17 Apr 2008
HARLAN COBEN - Hold Tight - 17 Apr 2008
JODI PICOULT - Keeping Faith - 17 Apr 2008
JODI PICOULT - Mercy - 17 Apr 2008
JODI PICOULT - The Pact - 17 Apr 2008
JODI PICOULT - Plain Truth - 17 Apr 2008
JODI PICOULT - Vanishing Acts - 17 Apr 2008
JODI PICOULT - The Tenth Circle - 17 Apr 2008
JODI PICOULT - Change of Heart - 17 Apr 2008
TESS GERRITSEN - Whistleblower - 18 Apr 2008
PAULLINA SIMONS - Road to Paradise - 21 Apr 2008
CASSANDRA CLARE - City of Ashes - 22 Apr 2008
ROSEMARY CLEMENT-MOORE - Prom Dates from Hell - 22 Apr 2008
IRIS JOHANSEN - Pandora's Daughter - 22 Apr 2008
IRIS JOHANSEN - Quicksand - 22 Apr 2008
PHILIP K DICK - In Milton Lumky Territory - 29 Apr 2008
RICHELLE MEAD et al - Eternal Lover - Apr 2008
ANDREW NEIDERMAN - Life Sentence - Apr 2008
SUJATA MASSEY - Shimura Trouble - 1 May 2008
STEPHENIE MEYER - The Host - 1 May 2008
MICHELLE ROWEN - Lady and the Vamp - 1 May 2008
V C ANDREWS - Secrets in the Shadows - 6 May 2008
TATE HALLAWAY - Romancing the Dead - 6 May 2008
KERI ARTHUR - The Darkest Kiss - 8 May 2008
JOHN AJVIDE LINDQVIST - Handling the Dead - 8 May 2008
JERI SMITH-READY - Wicked Game - 13 May 2008
TIFFANY TRENT - Maiden of the Wolf - 13 May 2008
BEN ELTON - Blind Faith - 19 May 2008
JES BATTIS - Night Child - 27 May 2008
J A KONRATH - Dirty Martini - 27 May 2008
LISA UNGER - Black Out - 27 May 2008
LAURA LIPPMAN - What the Dead Know - 29 May 2008
JEANIENE FROST - One Foot in the Grave - May 2008
CHARLAINE HARRIS - From Dead to Worse - May 2008
MAGGIE SHAYNE - Lover's Bite - May 2008
MIKE CAREY - The Devil You Know - 1 Jun 2008
EILEEN GOUDGE - Domestic Affairs - 2 Jun 2008
VICKI PETTERSSON - The Scent of Shadows - 2 Jun 2008
VICKI PETTERSSON - The Taste of Night - 2 Jun 2008
VICKI PETTERSSON - The Touch of Twilight - 2 Jun 2008
TRACY QUAN - Diary of a Transatlantic Call Girl - 2 Jun 2008
CECILY VON ZIEGESAR - Tempted - 2 Jun 2008
RACHEL CAINE - Feast of Fools - 3 Jun 2008
GAIL GILES - What Happened to Cass McBride? - 5 Jun 2008
LAURELL K HAMILTON - Blood Noir - 5 Jun 2008
CHRISTOPHER MOORE - Island of the Sequined Love Nun - 5 Jun 2008
EWAN MORRISON - Distance - 5 Jun 2008
JACQUELINE WILSON - Kiss - 5 Jun 2008
MARIE BRENNAN - Midnight Never Come - 9 Jun 2008
SARAH STROHMEYER - Sweet Love - 12 Jun 2008
GREG ILES - True Evil - 26 Jun 2008
JENNIFER ARMINTROUT - All Souls' Night - Jun 2008
JEANIENE FROST et al - Weddings from Hell - Jun 2008
TANYA HUFF - Valor's Trial - Jun 2008
MICHELLE MADDOX - Countdown - Jun 2008
ELLEN SCHREIBER - Dance with a Vampire - Jun 2008
JUSTINE MUSK - Lord of Bones - 1 Jul 2008
PATRICIA BRIGGS - Blood Bound - 3 Jul 2008
CHRISTOPHER MOORE - Practical Demonkeeping - 3 Jul 2008
LILITH SAINTCROW - Night Shift - 3 Jul 2008
LIBBA BRAY - The Sweet Far Thing - 7 Jul 2008
HOLLY BLACK - Ironside - 8 Jul 2008
ELLEN WITTLINGER - Love & Lies: Marisol's Story - 8 Jul 2008
CHARLAINE HARRIS - Grave Surprise - 10 Jul 2008
PHILIP K DICK - The Man in the High Castle - 17 Jul 2008
DENISE MINA - The Last Breath - 28 Jul 2008
KARIN SLAUGHTER - Fractured - 28 Jul 2008
JOCELYNN DRAKE - Nightwalker - 29 July 2008
KIM HARRISON - Hotter Than Hell - Jul 2008
EVE KENIN - Hidden - Jul 2008
MARJORIE M LIU - The Iron Hunt - Jul 2008
ELLEN SCHREIBER - The Coffin Club - Jul 2008
JACLYN MORIARTY - The Spell Book of Listen Taylor - 1 Aug 2008
RACHEL CAINE - Gale Force - 5 Aug 2008
ROBIN COOK - Foreign Body - 5 Aug 2008
KAT RICHARDSON - Underground - 5 Aug 2008
KELLEY ARMSTRONG - The Summoning - 7 Aug 2008
RICHARD MATHESON - I Am Legend - 7 Aug 2008
JENNIFER MCMAHON - Promise Not to Tell - 7 Aug 2008
JENNIFER RARDIN - Bitten to Death - 12 Aug 2008
ROSEMARY CLEMENT-MOORE - Hell Week - 26 Aug 2008
KATHY REICHS - Devil Bones - 26 Aug 2008
HEATHER LOWELL - Once Burned - Aug 2008
RICHELLE MEAD - Storm Born - 2 Sep 2008
NATSUO KIRINO - Real World - 4 Sep 2008
LILITH SAINTCROW - Hunter's Prayer - 4 Sep 2008
TESS GERRITSEN - The Bone Garden - 8 Sep 2008
MARTA ACOSTA - The Bride of Casa Dracula - 16 Sep 2008
PHILIP K DICK - Nick and the Glimmung - 29 Sep 2008
AMANDA MARRONE - Revealers - 30 Sep 2008
MARIANNE MANCUSI - Razor Girl - Sep 2008
GREG ILES - Third Degree - 2 Oct 2008
RICHELLE MEAD - Succubus Dreams - 7 Oct 2008
ANYA BAST - The Darkest Kiss - Oct 2008
JUSTINE LARBALESTIER - The Ultimate Fairy Book - Oct 2008
MAGGIE SHAYNE - Angel's Pain - Oct 2008
RACHEL VINCENT - Pride - Oct 2008
LINDA FAIRSTEIN - Killer Heat - 6 Nov 2008
ERICA SPINDLER - Breakneck - 6 Nov 2008
JERI SMITH-READY - The Reawakened - Nov 2008
KELLEY ARMSTRONG - Living with the Dead - Dec 2008
PD MARTIN - Fan Mail - Dec 2008
PAUL CLEAVE - Cemetery Lake - 2008
JACKIE KESSLER - Hotter Than Hell - 2008
Iron Kissed was darker than I expected, but at the same time, the extra gravity made it a good read.
Looking over Tez's list made my head swim. I'm not sure how I'll have time to finish writing anything with all that reading to do. I may have to cut back on online scrabble. There go Mark's easy victories.
Aha! See, TM, my vocabulary sucks, so I've never had interest in Scrabulous. But you be nice and let Mr. Mark win ;-)
Have a lovely day! :-)
So, I'm not even posting my list b/c it's longer than Tez's... let alone the 50 (exactly- I counted yesteday) books I own that I haven't read yet... well there are a few more, but they aren't on my 'want to read now 'list. But on top of that list is Patricia Brigg's book and I am eagerly anticipating Kate III and Road Trip (and begging to beta both... *not so subtle hint*).