An Irish Country Girl - reading

Finished "An Irish Country Girl" by Patrick Taylor. I have in mind a story I would like to write that includes fae-folk, so in the meantime, I picked this one up from the library. It would've been several hundred words shorter with the word "so" removed! Unfortunately, the story only started talking about the Sidthe ("shee"), and then for much of it, they were no more than a bit part. It was otherwise a love story bordering on romance novel. The ending was much like the ending of some stories I've written - far too short and abrupt! All in all, it wasn't bad.


I should also mention - this is fourth in a series, and reports are that other books in the series are better, though this one stands up fine on its own.

Have Space Suit-Will Travel - reading

Finished "Have Space Suit-Will Travel" by Robert A. Heinlein. What can I say? It covered a lot of ground but never went anywhere, if that makes sense. It was okay.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - reading

Finished "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson. If the previous book I finished caused me to lose all faith in the genre, this book restored it. I had no idea what to expect when I started, and found the back cover text to be somewhat misleading, which caused me to take a little while to warm up to the story. But after that, apart from getting a bit bogged down in a somewhat biblical "who begat whom" section, the story flowed well and escalated well throughout. It also tied up loose ends for the most part and still left the door open for the sequel.

Proof received!

I got the proof copy of my 2010 NaNoWriMo novel. Aside from the picture on the front cover being a bit too low-res for the size it was printed, it looks awesome. It's put me in the mood to push on my editing a little more.

Speaking of editing, I've worked my way through the first four chapters and am working on chapter 5. I'm making at least decent headway!

Draft Ordered!

I ordered the draft of my 2010 NaNoWriMo novel today. I can't wait for it to get here! /bounce

Treasure Hunt - reading

Finished "Treasure Hunt" by John Lescroart. I think I'm going to give up on the private eye/murder mystery genre, and this book is to blame. I picked it up solely because the project I'm doing at work is codenamed Treasure Hunt. By the time I was halfway through, I was tired of it. I couldn't wait for it to be over. The dialog was lame and repetitive, and the author seemed to have some kind of food fetish. I *really* don't need to be walked through the entire recipe your character is preparing! So, yeah, not recommended.

Redwall - reading

Finished "Redwall" by Brian Jacques. It was the cutest little story of war, brutality, maiming, death and heroism I've ever read!