September 2018: Reading Thread

[Danny McG]

given up on the legacy of the aldenata. one or two books are okay but it never really engaged me like some of the other john ringo's books

I worked my way through the lot of them in sequence and got very annoyed at the cop out ending

 

[HareBrain]

I finished Dune a couple of days ago. It did pick up at the end, but I still didn't quite find it satisfying enough. A book I admired rather than liked, but I admired its worldbuilding a hell of a lot.

Next up, a re-read of Naomi Foyle's Astra, first of the Gaia Chronicles quartet, the final volume of which has just been released.

 

[Danny McG]

Nice big book I'm starting now.
Salvation by Peter f Hamilton

 

[Vertigo]

Nice big book I'm starting now.
Salvation by Peter f Hamilton

You're braver than me. I gather this is another of these modern leave-you-hanging endings and, with Hamilton (though I love his writing dearly), it may be a while before the next volume appears....

I think I shall wait until the trilogy (I think) is complete.

 

[nixie]

Frank Tayell Mort Vivant book 14 surviving the evacuation.

 

[Danny McG]

You're braver than me. I gather this is another of these modern leave-you-hanging endings and, with Hamilton (though I love his writing dearly), it may be a while before the next volume appears....

I think I shall wait until the trilogy (I think) is complete.

I didn't realise that
Maybe I'll shelve it and do the same as you

 

[Vertigo]

I didn't realise that
Maybe I'll shelve it and do the same as you

Well that's only based on a couple of GR reviews on advanced reader copies. But it is getting so common now to end volumes in series on cliff hangers with no real resolution and it frankly annoys the heck out of me!

 

[Parson]

I agree! I think each book should resolve the major conflict within it, and if there is to be a sequel it should deal with "the further adventures of...." I'm also not a fan of the "prequel." But at least that has the advantage of not being built on a cliff hanger. It is built on the question: "How did this situation come to be?"

 

[tobl]

I agree! I think each book should resolve the major conflict within it, and if there is to be a sequel it should deal with "the further adventures of...." I'm also not a fan of the "prequel." But at least that has the advantage of not being built on a cliff hanger. It is built on the question: "How did this situation come to be?"

even so… i remember a few years being really annoyed waiting for the continuation of harry potter. thank god must of the books i find do read these days have more than one volume and the story in generally complete

 

[Anthoney]

After a slightly disappointing non-fiction detour I've started End Game by David Baldacci. It's the fifth Will Robie book. Robie is a bit like Mitch Rapp mixed with Jack Reacher.

 

[Danny McG]

Well that's only based on a couple of GR reviews on advanced reader copies. But it is getting so common now to end volumes in series on cliff hangers with no real resolution and it frankly annoys the heck out of me!

Yeah, I think I had a mini rant in here for the same reason after I'd bought The Soldier by Neal Asher

 

[tobl]

After a slightly disappointing non-fiction detour I've started End Game by David Baldacci. It's the fifth Will Robie book. Robie is a bit like Mitch Rapp mixed with Jack Reacher.

never got much into robie… it's okay but notas good as Rapp. as for jack reacher … it's slightly better

 

[Vertigo]

Yeah, I think I had a mini rant in here for the same reason after I'd bought The Soldier by Neal Asher

That's why I'm currently holding fire on that one as well!

 

[Parson]

I finished Girl Fights Back by Jacques Antoine. I found it was really good. I might read further, but they are not Kindle Unlimited, so I'm having a hard time pulling the trigger.

Here's my Amazon review:

The first Emily Kane book "Girl Fights Back" is a unique creation. On one level it is a developing spy novel in the bare knuckle tradition, for which Emily finds herself embroiled and trained without half realizing it. It might also be seen as a modern take on the Kung Fu movies of a generation or so ago. But on a deeper and truer level it is a coming out story about a young woman who finds her voice, asserts her will on the world, and still manages to remain compassionate and unselfcentered. The main weakness in this book is the almost complete dominance Emily has in any fight no matter the size, skill, or speed the opponents have. This does not ring true when written about anyone who is human. It almost causes the story to land in the Super Hero category, which is not what I believe the author intended, nor what I would find very compelling.

Those of you who know me well; will be impressed that I gave it 5 stars.

 

[Danny McG]

finished Girl Fights Back by Jacques Antoine. I found it was really good. I might read further, but they are not Kindle Unlimited, so I'm having a hard time pulling the trigger.

I was looking at one of those recently, something like Girl Punch Up (maybe!) but there seemed like maybe 5 or 6 in the series.
I don't like committing to so many unless I get recommended by a few people

 

[Parson]

Actually there are 7 in the series. I've bit the bullet and purchased #2. Girl Punches Out. I'm worried because while there were nearly 200 reviews for book 1 there are less than 40 for any of the rest. I don't read the reviews, but I've found that when books have 100 reviews or more and they sound like something I'd like I'm very seldom disappointed. I'll let you know what I think. Later this week?

 

[janeoreilly]

Read the new Kate Daniels (Magic Triumps) which was OK but didn't quite have the impact I was hoping for. I still read it in one sitting though. Intending to re-read the whole series as I think this book might work better when the others are fresher in my mind. Also read The loneliest girl in the universe, a YA SF, and currently reading Barbara Erskine Kingdom of Shadows, which is a timeslip set in Scotland.

 

[nixie]

Stuart Macbride Dark so Deadly

 

[awesomesauce]

I finally got around to reading Ready Player One and really enjoyed it. (Now I can watch the film! ) I just started Hope Never Dies, the noir style buddy-comedy by Andrew Schaffer where Joe Biden and Barack Obama reunite to solve crime. It's on the shelf right now, though, because I picked up Fear, the Bob Woodward book that came out yesterday.

 

[dwndrgn]

Currently listening to Guardian of the Horizon which is the 16th book in Elizabeth Peters' Amelia Peabody series. These are great audiobooks to listen to during my commute. I'd far rather laugh than grumble at other commuters. Also listening to Baptism of Fire, one of the Witcher books (can't ever figure out what order they should be in) because I have to have a digital audiobook for my nightly walks. I love how the voice actor does this one and whoever did the translation did a fabulous job because it reads like it was written in English. In dead tree form, I'm reading Ann Leckie's Provenance because that is the only form my library has of that book. I've only just begun but it is interesting so far.