Book(y wook)s
Russell Brand is incredibly intelligent, let’s just get that out of the way. A lot of people think, by the way that he looks, that he’s nothing but gimmick. However, if you listen to his comedy he has a huge vocabulary and a lot of good points. Anyway, his book is much the same. It wasn’t exactly what I expected – I thought it was going to involve his rise to super-stardom, but that apparently comes in the second book. This was all about his childhood and his drug problems. I was stunned at how frank he was, actually. He seemed like a right sod and for almost no reason. Well, he had reasons, but it’s not like there weren’t people who loved him. There was clearly something wrong in his brain, and thank God he’s found a way to battle it, because now we have a great comedian and actor. Not as funny as I was hoping, but then again intensive drug use is never really funny.
After finishing Booky Wook, I sped through JR Ward’s Lover Mine.
And I mean sped through. A 600 or 700 page book in two days. But I go through pretty much all of Ward’s books that way. If I had the money and control of public opinion and if I was famous, I would totally make this series into movies. But obviously I would cut out the super-explicit sex scenes. Whatever. Anyway, I love the Black Dagger Brotherhood SO SO much. These last two were kind of – eh – on my radar, but I still liked them (COUGH Blay and Qhuinn COUGH). I keep hearing about all these potential novellas, but I don’t know what’s going on with them, so I’m just waiting….but that’s beside the point. I think John Matthew is one of my least favorite characters – whaaaat? I can hear you screaming. Yeah, after Tohr left, I understand he felt abandoned. But he had the whole Brotherhood and Beth and all the shellans looking after him. And he stays pissed at Tohr for like the next five books. TOHR’S GREATEST LOVE AND HIS CHILD WERE MURDERED. I think you need to chill the fuck out. And I really liked Xhex. I think she’s probably in my top four. I say four because I haven’t decided yet. I definitely LOVE Beth. Okay, maybe Xhex is numero dos, I don’t know. This was really good, and Lash TOTALLY got what he deserved, although I’m sure we haven’t seen the last of him for some reason. Sorry if that was too spoilery. Like I said, I think what happens to him isn’t permanent. Personal opinions are personal.
Keri Arthur is a pretty cool author, for the most part. Her books move along quickly so you don’t spend too much time bogged down in things. However, they can move a little too fast. For example, I finished Mercy Burns in less than a day. The world she has created is interesting. I would like some more explication or a better view into the world instead of the snippets she works in. There is a lot of history for these characters, but she barely speaks of it. Other than that, I liked her characters and I liked the plot. Again, I would have liked to know them better. I think this is a problem Arthur has been having lately – her books do not have enough explanation.
