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alwaysbeenasmiler) wrote2017-05-23 11:11 pm
alwaysbeenasmiler) wrote2017-05-23 11:11 pm
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We won't talk about work-- we just won't, because that is when I get angry and then I want to punch people in the face
Instead I will talk about how much I am enjoying "A Court of Wings and Ruin" by Sarah J. Maas.
I like her Aelin Galithenius series alright, I suppose; though some (most) of the characters don't resonate with me like the Court series. And I actually hated the first book when I read it, A Court of Thorns and Roses was not my most favorite because I didn't care for Tamlin, I didn't like Feyre (until things happened that made her a more interesting character) but I read the next book, and Sarah J. Maas rained down on me a sea of INTERESTING CHARACTERS (tm). I adored Mor, Amren, Cassian, Azriel and Rhysand, they were my squad goals right there, and then you got to see more of Feyre's sisters (whom also A++++), and that is quite simply a recipe for epic.
The Throne of Glass series was interesting but the characters for the most part-- Caleana was too cocky, I didn't really like Chaol, I didn't like her other significant other, her mate-- I did like Lysandra but only because I have a big fondness for bitchy bitches (*waves the Team Nesta flag*), and yeah, I did like the Blackbeaks, my favorite part of the entire book was that coven of witches.
But for me, a book hinges on interesting characters-- if a book doesn't have characters that I like (or enough of them), it falls flat.
Rome was saved for good characterizations.
Look at Twilight-- I disliked the main couple, but I did like the side characters and they were the only reason I kept listening to the audiobook when otherwise I would of been like "KILL THE BOOK WITH FIRE"-- so yes, I can say that Twilight has 'some' merit, not a lot but some; certainly not enough to think that a 20 year old werewolf imprinting on a 5 year old is fine-- ewww Stephanie Meyers, EWWWW!)
Now to start making some Sarah J. Maas icons!
How is everyone's week going?
Hopefully well!
Instead I will talk about how much I am enjoying "A Court of Wings and Ruin" by Sarah J. Maas.
I like her Aelin Galithenius series alright, I suppose; though some (most) of the characters don't resonate with me like the Court series. And I actually hated the first book when I read it, A Court of Thorns and Roses was not my most favorite because I didn't care for Tamlin, I didn't like Feyre (until things happened that made her a more interesting character) but I read the next book, and Sarah J. Maas rained down on me a sea of INTERESTING CHARACTERS (tm). I adored Mor, Amren, Cassian, Azriel and Rhysand, they were my squad goals right there, and then you got to see more of Feyre's sisters (whom also A++++), and that is quite simply a recipe for epic.
The Throne of Glass series was interesting but the characters for the most part-- Caleana was too cocky, I didn't really like Chaol, I didn't like her other significant other, her mate-- I did like Lysandra but only because I have a big fondness for bitchy bitches (*waves the Team Nesta flag*), and yeah, I did like the Blackbeaks, my favorite part of the entire book was that coven of witches.
But for me, a book hinges on interesting characters-- if a book doesn't have characters that I like (or enough of them), it falls flat.
Rome was saved for good characterizations.
Look at Twilight-- I disliked the main couple, but I did like the side characters and they were the only reason I kept listening to the audiobook when otherwise I would of been like "KILL THE BOOK WITH FIRE"-- so yes, I can say that Twilight has 'some' merit, not a lot but some; certainly not enough to think that a 20 year old werewolf imprinting on a 5 year old is fine-- ewww Stephanie Meyers, EWWWW!)
Now to start making some Sarah J. Maas icons!
How is everyone's week going?
Hopefully well!
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It's nice to find someone else that enjoyed Twilight's side characters. I never got into the main couple but I kept up with the series because I liked the minor characters. I'm not sure a book succeeds that well in a literary sense when the minor characters are more interesting than the protagonists. :)
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And Leah, what a strong woman-- she wasn't a favorite but she held her own in that tribe and that was what I loved about her