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Originally Posted by pdurrant
Next up: Sunsinger by Michelle Levigne.
This one has been in my TBR pile since August 2004! Most unusually, I can't find my receipt from fictionwise for this book (and three others obviously bought at the same time). It will be interesting to see if Fictionwise can turn up a record at their end for me. So I'm not sure how much I paid for this one, or even whether it was a freebie. |
Fictionwise came up with the goods. It was one of four freebies I got from Fictionwise on 15 September 2004.
Disappointing. The SF elements were poorly done, and a fairly dull coming of age plot. The interesting story is just given in brief recap of events in one character's life. IMO, the author chose the wrong character as the protagonist. Most characters were drawn poorly, although there were good moments.
I won't be getting any of the other books in the series.
Next I read:
Powder and Patch by Georgette Heyer
This is her third novel (her second novel seems to be unavailable. I think she didn't like it!). Wow. A splendid romantic romp will well depicted characters. Amazing for a third novel, and a great improvement on her first. A fun read, and I read three or four passages out loud to the people I was with at the time.
I definitely do not regret the increase in my TBR list from the Georgete Heyer sale.
And now:
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling
I bought this when it first became available through Pottermore back in March 2012 (to replace my copy of "
Harry Potter and the Unauthorised Ebook"). It's been a long time since I've read it, so it's time for a re-read, but I will be spreading them out, I think, rather than trying to read them all back-to-back.