Finished: Elianne by Judy Nunn
I love a story that can capture you & take you on a journey. This is one such story. I loved it.. unfortunately I got in trouble for reading at work when I should have been working. But I just had to know what happened(in my pathetic defense, I was nearly at the end of the book at the time)!!
Judy Nunn has a special gift that enables you to be transported into the story & feel like you are a part of it, not just an observer on the outside. To feel that the characters are talking to you & you become fully invested in their story. Amazing stuff.
Elianne tells the story of the Durhams - sugar producing royalty in Bundaberg. It follows the discovery, by one of the curretnt generation of a secret so shocking that it may in fact tear the family apart. But it is this secret which ultimately reunite the family and bring them to a place of greater understanding. Great read!
Started: Bad Men by John Connolly
I had the privelege of seeing John Connolly speak when he came to Perth a month or so ago. He is an extremely funny man who has a unique gift when it comes to writing. In a similar way to Judy Nunn he can capture you and make you care about the characters. In addition he is a gifted writer who can make words sing a tune that leaves you begging for more.
Wednesday, 27 November 2013
Monday, 25 November 2013
Book Bloggin' 25th November 2013
Finished: Armageddon(Kirov Saga) by John Schettler
So, here it is. The final in the current Kirov saga. Or perhaps not. After discovering that it is infact Karpov who is responsible for the changes in the timeline that resulted in the end of humanity, Federov and crew go back to 1908 in order to prevent him from making things even worse. Do they succeed? Do they prevent an even worse catastrophe? Well, who knows? Instead, the author spruikes a bunch of spin off series that may or may not be written. It is at this point I realised why he had introduced all the other new characters in the previous volume (they were not at all part of this volume, except in the epilogues, as a lead in to spruiking more books). It is as a way to make more money. Do not be fooled. There is no conclusion to this series (well not a truely defining conclusion anyway) rather a fade off to a sales pitch. I find myself rather disappointed as I truly enjoyed this series and sadly the ending felt like it was abrogated in place of a sales pitch so that the author can make more money from the multiple follow on series he has planned. It was like watching one of those tv sales pitches where if you buy one you get 2 for free!! Or don't worry no one gets hooked on drugs from just taking one, here take 2 instead & then you will be so hooked you won't care that there is no ending in sight! The sad truth for the author was he would have made more money from me at least, as I would happily have bought any spin off series, but now, with how this book ended, I feel like these books have been nothing more then a cheaply disguised way to make money rather than an author who is writing books for the pure joy of it. John Schettler is a great author, but I won't be buying any more of his book as honestly this has left me feeling a little dirty and used.
Too harsh? Maybe, but honestly this series started off so fantastically and was written so well(on the whole at any rate, there were a few misses) that to have it end this way just screams at me that the author is happy to sell himself to make more money. Maybe not the effect he was hoping to achieve (I suspect he was rather trying to sell the new book ideas), but that is how it came across to me.
Started: Elianne by Judy Nunn
So, here it is. The final in the current Kirov saga. Or perhaps not. After discovering that it is infact Karpov who is responsible for the changes in the timeline that resulted in the end of humanity, Federov and crew go back to 1908 in order to prevent him from making things even worse. Do they succeed? Do they prevent an even worse catastrophe? Well, who knows? Instead, the author spruikes a bunch of spin off series that may or may not be written. It is at this point I realised why he had introduced all the other new characters in the previous volume (they were not at all part of this volume, except in the epilogues, as a lead in to spruiking more books). It is as a way to make more money. Do not be fooled. There is no conclusion to this series (well not a truely defining conclusion anyway) rather a fade off to a sales pitch. I find myself rather disappointed as I truly enjoyed this series and sadly the ending felt like it was abrogated in place of a sales pitch so that the author can make more money from the multiple follow on series he has planned. It was like watching one of those tv sales pitches where if you buy one you get 2 for free!! Or don't worry no one gets hooked on drugs from just taking one, here take 2 instead & then you will be so hooked you won't care that there is no ending in sight! The sad truth for the author was he would have made more money from me at least, as I would happily have bought any spin off series, but now, with how this book ended, I feel like these books have been nothing more then a cheaply disguised way to make money rather than an author who is writing books for the pure joy of it. John Schettler is a great author, but I won't be buying any more of his book as honestly this has left me feeling a little dirty and used.
Too harsh? Maybe, but honestly this series started off so fantastically and was written so well(on the whole at any rate, there were a few misses) that to have it end this way just screams at me that the author is happy to sell himself to make more money. Maybe not the effect he was hoping to achieve (I suspect he was rather trying to sell the new book ideas), but that is how it came across to me.
Started: Elianne by Judy Nunn
Wednesday, 20 November 2013
Book Bloggin' 20th November 2013
Finished: Between Silk & Cyanide: A Code Makers War by Leo Marks
This was a hard book to read. The author had a disjointed way of writing that sometimes felt like you were trapped between thoughts flitting through his head. However, it was an eye opening account of the bumbling & ineptitude as well as the in fighting that ultimately cost the lives of many agents dropped into Europe, but Holland in particular. While I knew vaguey of the other side of the coding fence (Bletchley) I did not know about this which was essentially the coal face, with Leo Marks being the wise (but ignored generally) leader of the pit crew. How different things may have turned out had his suspicions (later confirmed) been believed at the beginning.
Started & Finished: Bittersweet by Colleen McCullough [Audible version]
I decided to use my free audible.com credit to buy this book as it was nice & long & suited the work I am doing at the moment (no thinking required - so I could concentrate on the story). This overall was a great reading of a good story. It follows the 4 Latimer girls ( 2 sets of twins) as they leave the cosseted world of their father and begin to explore the world and learn more about themselves. As a means of escepe they become trainee nurses and as the years progress they discover more & more about themselves and each other. It ended on a bit of a sudden note which was disappointing as it felt like the 4 girls had finally all just gotten to the point that they were happy... but then maybe that was the point. I don't know it just felt like it could have gone on a bit more for my liking.
Started: A Brief History of Britain 1066-1485 by Nicholas Vincent [Audible version]
Armageddon (Kirov Saga) by John Schettler
This was a hard book to read. The author had a disjointed way of writing that sometimes felt like you were trapped between thoughts flitting through his head. However, it was an eye opening account of the bumbling & ineptitude as well as the in fighting that ultimately cost the lives of many agents dropped into Europe, but Holland in particular. While I knew vaguey of the other side of the coding fence (Bletchley) I did not know about this which was essentially the coal face, with Leo Marks being the wise (but ignored generally) leader of the pit crew. How different things may have turned out had his suspicions (later confirmed) been believed at the beginning.
Started & Finished: Bittersweet by Colleen McCullough [Audible version]
I decided to use my free audible.com credit to buy this book as it was nice & long & suited the work I am doing at the moment (no thinking required - so I could concentrate on the story). This overall was a great reading of a good story. It follows the 4 Latimer girls ( 2 sets of twins) as they leave the cosseted world of their father and begin to explore the world and learn more about themselves. As a means of escepe they become trainee nurses and as the years progress they discover more & more about themselves and each other. It ended on a bit of a sudden note which was disappointing as it felt like the 4 girls had finally all just gotten to the point that they were happy... but then maybe that was the point. I don't know it just felt like it could have gone on a bit more for my liking.
Started: A Brief History of Britain 1066-1485 by Nicholas Vincent [Audible version]
Armageddon (Kirov Saga) by John Schettler
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