tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post6498466527049754436..comments2023-10-25T11:03:29.174-04:00Comments on Impressions of a Reader...: 2009 Top ReadsHilciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17765831808358693421noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-48915487500156558632010-01-14T23:46:19.586-05:002010-01-14T23:46:19.586-05:00Thanks Hils..."good travels" is actually...Thanks Hils..."good travels" is actually a great wish for me :-DMary M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03726644215852180932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-6384518680031692922010-01-07T08:56:49.739-05:002010-01-07T08:56:49.739-05:00Thanks Christine. If you enjoy Scifi/Rom, you'...Thanks Christine. If you enjoy Scifi/Rom, you'll love Sinclair. I hope you give her a shot. <br /><br />LOL on Percy. One of the interesting things about that series is that it's set in NYC, it's contemporary in culture & language, but Riordan uses Greek mythology to build his world. Very appealing for young adults. There's also a little romance going on in there... lots of empowering for both the males and the females. ;P<br /><br />Oooh, hope to hear what you think of Flowers from the Storm. <br /><br />To great reads!Hilciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765831808358693421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-77136364482754419832010-01-06T09:54:37.621-05:002010-01-06T09:54:37.621-05:00Great list, Hilcia! I still haven't read any o...Great list, Hilcia! I still haven't read any of Linnea Sinclair's books!! I think I even have one or two on my shelf. Maybe I'll make that a reading challenge for 2011 if I don't get to them again this year. <br /><br />I also fell behind in Meljean Brook's series which is inexcusable because I LOVE her writing. I have DEMON NIGHT and DEMON FORGED on the ole TBR pile.<br /><br />Also, I've wanted to pick up Percy and the Olympians series for at least a year now. I'm going to borrow the first one from the library next week. I gotta get reading before the movie comes out! I'm going to also try to get my 10 year old to read it with me, but aside from Harry Potter, she's a straight contemporary chick lit kind of girl. For her age group, of course! ;) <br /><br />I also added Laura Kinsale's FLOWERS FROM THE STORM to my Library Loot list. :) <br /><br />Here's to many more great reads in 2010!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00420773211895134710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-2211214106602802652010-01-04T05:08:46.223-05:002010-01-04T05:08:46.223-05:00Oh, yes! Those books are very popular and there ar...Oh, yes! Those books are very popular and there are plenty of them. I got the first 3 because they were being offered for $11.00 at the time. I thought it was a good buy and I wanted to read them to see if they were good for the young ones in the family. Buying the 1st one to see if you like it is a good idea. :)Hilciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765831808358693421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-26933864065967223942010-01-03T15:52:45.293-05:002010-01-03T15:52:45.293-05:00I bought the first book. I was going to buy books ...I bought the first book. I was going to buy books 1 to 3, but my sister convinced me to take my time :D and anyway, there were tons of copies at the bookstore.nathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02626894830238717124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-40894593291862936952010-01-03T15:07:42.383-05:002010-01-03T15:07:42.383-05:00Oh, great! I hope you enjoy them Nath. I can tell ...Oh, great! I hope you enjoy them Nath. I can tell you that my friends and family have loved them. I gave my personal copies to my nephew (12) & then my niece (20) read them & they both loved these books!Hilciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765831808358693421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-67390396652853346002010-01-02T15:00:11.423-05:002010-01-02T15:00:11.423-05:00I remember you reviewing them and lately, Isabel h...I remember you reviewing them and lately, Isabel has been reading them as well and it sounds good. Hmmm, I think a trip to the bookstore is in order soon :Dnathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02626894830238717124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-60266035592060702072010-01-01T12:14:25.957-05:002010-01-01T12:14:25.957-05:00Nath, I really, really enjoyed the Percy & the...Nath, I really, really enjoyed the Percy & the Olympians series. It's for 9 to 12 yr olds & above. (A bit like the Harry Potter books in that respect.) I loved the way Riordan uses Greek Mythology & the god's powers/magic to build the world in these books, the adventures are non-stop & I fell in love with Percy. The series gets better as it goes along.<br /><br />I believe there's a movie coming out for The Lightning Thief (Book 1) in March of this year. I hope that helps you decide... :)Hilciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765831808358693421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-73838594612790945142010-01-01T11:47:34.380-05:002010-01-01T11:47:34.380-05:00I know you reviewed them, but do you think I shoul...I know you reviewed them, but do you think I should pick up the Rick Riordan books series... did you really enjoy them? :Pnathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02626894830238717124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-89038505935885584692010-01-01T09:26:44.526-05:002010-01-01T09:26:44.526-05:00Nath, I tend not to think of my reads in terms of ...Nath, I tend not to think of my reads in terms of release dates when it comes to best reads, so that part was tough. I read a lot of new releases, but as you can see only 3 of them made it to my top 10. I HOPE the authors write more in the Silent Blade world, but I'm not sure... it's a great one & it sure is a fascinating world. I would love to see a full-length novel set in that world.<br /><br />Orannia, thanks! I loooved Mackenzie's Mountain and I still have the other books in my TBR. I can't wait to read them, but I'm saving them... I'm reading them slowwwly. LoS by Chase is a book I put off reading forever & didn't think I would enjoy it at all... I was surprised when I liked it as much as I did. I love it when an author surprises me that way. :)Hilciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765831808358693421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-64413050048207564462009-12-31T18:03:14.115-05:002009-12-31T18:03:14.115-05:00Great list Hilcia! Am very intrigued by Perdido St...Great list Hilcia! Am very intrigued by Perdido Street Station! I just adore Mackenzie's Mountain. The Mackenzie's are... *SIGH*<br /><br />And while I know most people love Lord of Scoundrels, Knave's Wager will always be my favourite Loretta Chase novel :)oranniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14007355589161084262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-42383840216015350272009-12-31T16:14:26.249-05:002009-12-31T16:14:26.249-05:00Great list, Hils :D
It always becomes an issue fo...Great list, Hils :D<br /><br />It always becomes an issue for me at the end of the year - books read and books released. It's so much more work to put the books released in 2009 aside LOL :)<br /><br />I need to go and do my list, but I'm too lazy :) and I definitively need to read Silent Blade. Do you know if the authors plan to write more on the book? :)nathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02626894830238717124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-64870308742538876352009-12-31T15:45:22.456-05:002009-12-31T15:45:22.456-05:00Mary my friend, just think of this way... you have...Mary my friend, just think of this way... you have some GREAT reads ahead of you and they're all in your TBR pile already. :P<br /><br />Happy New Year, Mary! I hope you find some wonderful new reads with your GC!! I wish you all the best... good travels. :)Hilciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765831808358693421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-57040533280972723292009-12-31T13:09:31.321-05:002009-12-31T13:09:31.321-05:00*sigh* I bought Wicked Gentlemen, magic Burns, Mag...*sigh* I bought Wicked Gentlemen, magic Burns, Magic Strikes, Lord of Scoundrels, Hope's Folly and Demon Night in 2009...and I haven't read any of them. I need to stop buying books until I've read a good chunk of my unread ones, but it had been my last New Year's resolution and it lasted three months, and this time I'm starting the new year with 150$ in gift certificates from both Chapters and Amazon... so I think taking that resolution again would be doomed to failure anyway :). I did read and like Branded by Fire, Flowers from the Storm and Almost Like Being in Love. The latter was actually the very first book I read in 2009 and it was a delightful read. Thinking about that now makes me want toread it again :). Happy new year Hils!Mary M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03726644215852180932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-73404229619840818422009-12-31T10:27:04.806-05:002009-12-31T10:27:04.806-05:00Mariana, it's not easy to choose, right? I alw...Mariana, it's not easy to choose, right? I always wind up choosing the ones that stay with me. <br /><br />Leslie: I know! We like & read some of the same authors & books, but still there's just so many out there. :)<br /><br />I hope you enjoy Hope's Folly. I liked it just a bit more than Shades of Dark & can't wait for the next in the Dock 5 series. <br /><br />Flowers in the Storm is such a well written book, IMO, that it definitely stood the test of time. I couldn't remember if I'd read it, but recognized it almost immediately after I started reading. Great book!Hilciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765831808358693421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-70630779078196293642009-12-31T01:00:52.857-05:002009-12-31T01:00:52.857-05:00We have so many in common and still quite a few of...We have so many in common and still quite a few of yours I haven't read. <br /><br /><i>Gabriel's Ghost</i> reminds me that I need to catch up on Sinclair's books before her next one comes out. I really enjoyed her writing. <br /><br />And <i>Flower's from the Storm</i> - Oh my goodness, I haven't read that in years. I've got the one with the Fabio cover which cracks me up whenever I see it. I would imagine I would love it as much today as I did years ago. :)Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12055116610295076439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-84835524794629973852009-12-30T20:46:18.071-05:002009-12-30T20:46:18.071-05:00Great list! I was thinking of my top reads... the...Great list! I was thinking of my top reads... there are quite a few. Happy New Year!Marianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02134434204123411307noreply@blogger.com