So many books... (books 17, 18 of 2020)
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thistlechaserLike so many other aspects of my life, I've fallen so behind on books I've finished or dropped.
Stone Fox: Published in 1980, based on the writing, seemingly illogical actions of the characters, and other things, I had thought it was published in the 40s, 50s, or earlier. DNF at 18%.
The Mage Wars (Black Gryphon/White Gryphon/Silver Gryphon trilogy), by Mercedes Lackey. Loved Black, but White was so odd. Black was a book about magic and fantasy, White was a murder "mystery" set in a world with basically no magic (not much of a mystery, since the readers were nearly outright told who the murderer was in the beginning). The "same" characters were in both stories, but really the only thing the same was their names. DNF at about 50%. After slogging through White, I had little patience for Silver. It was about the kids of the characters in Black/White, but I was bored so DNF at 6%.
The Inheritors, William Golding. What an odd, unenjoyable book this was. I probably had picked it up since I liked Lord of the Flies when I was younger. This one was about psychic cavemen. Didn't work for me at all. DNF 5%.
Crooked Raven by Talis Jones. A Death character collects dying kids, but a living kid wanted to go with her dying sibling, and since she was the Chosen One, Death brought her along, too. DNF 5%.
The Road to Winter by Mark Smith. Typical "virus killed off everyone in the world" story, but it was the worst timing ever to read a book like this. I nearly dropped it from the first page. Set in Australia, a boy (Finn) with a speech impediment lived alone with his dog when a girl on the run (from a gang of evil survivors) showed up on his doorstep. I rarely have to look up one word in multiple books, but this one was so Australian, I kept having to look things up (loved that!). All in all, enjoyable story.
A Darkness of Dragons by S.A. Patrick. I might have been just the wrong audience for this one. In a world where Pipers (as in the Pied Piper of Hamelyn) were the most important people and able to do magic with their pipes, there's only one song that's forbidden (the one that charms people, like the Pied Piper played). Interesting world, interesting story, but every adult character was nothing but a paper cutout. No character, nothing to them other than a tool or a foil for the kid characters. DNF 16%.
The City Bleeds Gold by Lucy Saxon. A well-born son spends half his life disguised as an undercity crime fighter. I didn't like or believe the main character and I was bored with the story and worldbuilding. DNF 7%.
Partial book credits:
Point reached in these books: 18%, 50%, 6%, 5%, 5%, 16%, 7% = 107%
Previous abandoned book total: 408%
New total: 515% (five books)
Stone Fox: Published in 1980, based on the writing, seemingly illogical actions of the characters, and other things, I had thought it was published in the 40s, 50s, or earlier. DNF at 18%.
The Mage Wars (Black Gryphon/White Gryphon/Silver Gryphon trilogy), by Mercedes Lackey. Loved Black, but White was so odd. Black was a book about magic and fantasy, White was a murder "mystery" set in a world with basically no magic (not much of a mystery, since the readers were nearly outright told who the murderer was in the beginning). The "same" characters were in both stories, but really the only thing the same was their names. DNF at about 50%. After slogging through White, I had little patience for Silver. It was about the kids of the characters in Black/White, but I was bored so DNF at 6%.
The Inheritors, William Golding. What an odd, unenjoyable book this was. I probably had picked it up since I liked Lord of the Flies when I was younger. This one was about psychic cavemen. Didn't work for me at all. DNF 5%.
Crooked Raven by Talis Jones. A Death character collects dying kids, but a living kid wanted to go with her dying sibling, and since she was the Chosen One, Death brought her along, too. DNF 5%.
The Road to Winter by Mark Smith. Typical "virus killed off everyone in the world" story, but it was the worst timing ever to read a book like this. I nearly dropped it from the first page. Set in Australia, a boy (Finn) with a speech impediment lived alone with his dog when a girl on the run (from a gang of evil survivors) showed up on his doorstep. I rarely have to look up one word in multiple books, but this one was so Australian, I kept having to look things up (loved that!). All in all, enjoyable story.
A Darkness of Dragons by S.A. Patrick. I might have been just the wrong audience for this one. In a world where Pipers (as in the Pied Piper of Hamelyn) were the most important people and able to do magic with their pipes, there's only one song that's forbidden (the one that charms people, like the Pied Piper played). Interesting world, interesting story, but every adult character was nothing but a paper cutout. No character, nothing to them other than a tool or a foil for the kid characters. DNF 16%.
The City Bleeds Gold by Lucy Saxon. A well-born son spends half his life disguised as an undercity crime fighter. I didn't like or believe the main character and I was bored with the story and worldbuilding. DNF 7%.
Partial book credits:
Point reached in these books: 18%, 50%, 6%, 5%, 5%, 16%, 7% = 107%
Previous abandoned book total: 408%
New total: 515% (five books)
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Date: 2020-10-25 01:30 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-10-25 06:01 pm (UTC)The reviews actually almost made me pick up Inheritors once I decided to drop it, but I was in an impatient mood and moved on to something else instead.