Books 32 and 33
by Nyx on Jun.29, 2009, under Reviews
Otherwise known as “I used to read faster than this!!!”
Book 32 was Warriors: Tigerstar & Sasha - Return to the Clans. A brief, unsatisfying manga of the Warriors series that I’ve been reading. But, I finished it! I’m all caught up!!! …except, of course, for the next 6-book series in the set. Haven’t even started those yet…
Book 33 was Living with the Dead, by (you guessed it!) Kelley Armstrong! This marks me being current with her Otherworld books! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!! I don’t have another one to read until later this year/early next year, though….saaaaad… Guess I’ll just have to work on those fanfictions until then, huh? Either way, Living with the Dead was a pretty good one. She went a whole new direction with it, though, making it third person narrative rather than first. It was kinda awkward to read, though, especially since her voice still screams first person, and I kept seeing it as such. Who knows what the next one will bring, eh?
30 and 31
by Nyx on Jun.16, 2009, under Reviews
Book 30 was the 3rd volume of Return to Labyrinth. Still good. Still love it; and I still can’t wait to get the fourth and final installation to see how it ends.
Book 31 is going to take most my readers waaaaaaaaaaaaay back. I own a few random books from the Animorphs series. What I finally got my hands on, though, is the complete collection. I just finished reading the first book, The Invasion. It was a quick and easy read…if I had the chance to just sit down and read it. It’s only 140 pages on my Sony Ereader. I just haven’t had the energy to read for some reason. Once I hit 30, I seem to have lost most of my drive to finish this challenge. But, I will do it!
Dry as Dust
by Nyx on Jun.09, 2009, under Reviews
Apparently I must torture myself with Maguire’s writing. I was not pleased with Son of a Witch. Then again, I wasn’t all that pleased with Wicked: the Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West.
Sadly, the emo was just dripping from every page. Liir only created a self-fulfilling prophecy of a disjointed life and being unremarkable in the eyes of others. What he did in the story was pretty damn remarkable. He was brillint, actually. The story, though, lacked the confirmation that most readers look for. There was no comeuppance for the bad guy, there was no self-worth realization. It took 312 pages to get to the answers that I was looking for, and even then it only answered one or two questions.
So, now I have to wonder… Do I read Lion Among Men and hope that more questions are answered? Or am I to expect a whole new set of mysteries from it?
NyxGoldstone.com Now Has a Store
by Nyx on May.09, 2009, under Site Update
I added a store to the site. Right now all I have is some chainmaille pieces up, more will be coming as I get images to put up there.
I always feel strange putting up a shop. I never know if it’ll fly, if it’s worth the effort, if the sales will come through, and if the people buying really do like them. The e-commerce software always has questions that make me go “Uhh… I dunno!” and wonder later if my not knowing will really mess something up. Not to mention, should I be using this site to sell my work anyway? Should I be creating another site for it, and leave this one just to the personal stuffs? What’ll happen later, should I get published? Will I not be allowed to have this stuff up? Am I stretching myself too thin?
So many questions… Does anyone have answers?
The Summoning
by Nyx on May.03, 2009, under Reviews
Of course this review is going to be biased. I love Kelley Armstrong!! Love, love, love, love! She’s my hero. The Summoning is Armstrong’s first attempt at Young Adult novels.
I say she did really, really well with it. In the beginning, she did something that made me actually have to stop reading, though. Chloe, the main character, was sent to a home for mentally unstable kids (trust me, this isn’t a ruined plot point) because the school insisted on ONE incident. ONE! I couldn’t read for a while after that because it took it completely out of the realm of believability to me. Luckily, at the end, all that is explained. Not quite as upset about that non-believable part.
Books 24 Through 27
by Nyx on Apr.29, 2009, under Reviews
Books 24, 25, 26, and 27 were the first four books of the Pirates of the Caribbean, Jack Sparrow series. Yes, I’m going a bit on a children’s/YA book theme right now. They’re quick, easy, and I’ve got school!
I was very disappointed in the books. I was even more disappointed that Disney not only proudly displays their name on this, but has a publication company so they can display their name on these books even more. As always, Disney bases the story on great legends and myths. The first four books center around the conquistador, Cortes. The story itself is wonderful, full of the mythology that I love (I have a preference for Western mythology…usually so hard to find). The down side of these books, though, are that they’re written like bad fanfiction. This time, I can’t accept that the target audience is the reason why. I can make that excuse for Twilight, but not for this. They’re children, not idiots. Once you get past it, though, and focus more on the story than the writing, it’s actually a very good story.
Almost up to Date on Warriors!
by Nyx on Apr.24, 2009, under Reviews
I just finished the sixth book of the second series, Warriors, the New Prophecy: Sunset.
I’m a little disappointed that it took all six books for the series to finally become engaging. I don’t understand why. Six books of buildup that was just…over. I think the last chapter, which is what it all led up to, lasted something like five pages. Very disappointing.
Save the World, Paolo!
by Nyx on Apr.24, 2009, under Everything Else
I watched it for my friend, Sam (Paolo in the video). But it was too frickin’ funny to not share with everyone!
::Blink…Blink::
by Nyx on Apr.19, 2009, under Reviews
Just finished reading Warriors, the New Prophecy: Twilight. First off, no, the irony is not lost upon me that I’m reading a book subtitled Twilight when my last post was mocking another book of the same title.
I admit it. I cried. It’s so not fair!! Why did that have to happen?? Ugh… I can’t even talk about this book without giving too much away. One thing I can say is that within the last three books of the series, it’s gotten really good. I can’t wait to see how it concludes. I should be working, instead I might be reading. Shame on me!
But it Still Doesn’t Solve Problems Like Twilight…
by Nyx on Apr.19, 2009, under Everything Else
If you won’t listen to me that spell-checker isn’t the end all, be all of fixing the problem, maybe you’ll listen to this guy.