I originally picked up
The Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko last night but realised only a few pages in that this wasn't what I'm currently in the mood for, so that went on hold. (I've heard enough praise for the series that I'm certainly going to give it a proper go some day!)
So instead I opted for something lighter, which turned up to be the second kids' book in a row - this time
Switchers by Kate Thompson, a YA modern day shapeshifter fantasy set in Ireland & in the Arctics. Well, I think it's supposed to be YA anyway, but I felt it aimed more at the younger end of that age range - pre-teens and younger teens, possibly.
In any case, this was a book I'd have
adored as a child; for adult-me, it was a little too simple and straightforward, but it was fast-paced and fun, with just enough depth to it to still be enjoyable. I'm glad I bought the entire trilogy as an omnibus at some point, as I'll be wanting to read the next books too whenever I'm in the mood for a quick and light read.
And now I started
The Plague Forge - the last book in the Dire Earth Cycle by Jason M. Hough. As usual with sequels, it took me a bit to get up to speed again but now that I am, I'm enjoying it, like I did the first two books.
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Originally Posted by missimpossible
I just finished this last night, and I pretty much agreed with your assessment. It was a light, fun read, and it didn't stray as much from the original story as I would have expected. Of course, it's not the original, but I'm surprised so many people had such vitriolic reactions to it. It probably just depends on whether you're predisposed to like that sort of thing or not - I like pastiches on Austen just fine, as long as they're done well (I loved Clueless and Lost in Austen, but Austenland not so much...)
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Agreed, with both.