tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post8713923087296598447..comments2023-10-25T11:03:29.174-04:00Comments on Impressions of a Reader...: Review: Welcome to Harmony by Jodi ThomasHilciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17765831808358693421noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-33410634579430848562011-03-25T08:36:23.682-04:002011-03-25T08:36:23.682-04:00Ok, thank you...an author to research some more, I...Ok, thank you...an author to research some more, I've read A Companion to Wolves and nothing else by her.<br />Take care!<br />****S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12010038911071421007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-84673344205592756572011-03-24T18:34:15.702-04:002011-03-24T18:34:15.702-04:00Hey!
Sonia, the answer to that is no. Bear writes...Hey!<br /><br />Sonia, the answer to that is no. Bear writes fantasy that she weaves with other sub-genres like mythology and sci-fi. She does include sex in some of her books which is unusual in fantasy, but the sexuality is not restricted to male homosexuality. As a matter of fact the books I've read include a wide variety... from straight male/female relationships (Blood and Iron) to the homoerotic and homosexual encounters (All the Windwracked Stars-Edda of Burdens series & A Companion to Wolves), to lesbian, hemaphrodite, asexual, and ungendered characters (Dust, Jacob's Ladder series). And so far I've also encountered some sexual taboo subjects in there too. <br /><br />I haven't read Melusine yet, but it's on my list! I'm definitely going to read it. :DHilciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765831808358693421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-47388989256602872362011-03-24T09:19:48.889-04:002011-03-24T09:19:48.889-04:00Hi again!
Humm...so, to keep the conversation abou...Hi again!<br />Humm...so, to keep the conversation about A Companion to Wolves, does Elizabeth Bear only writes fantasy-like m/m books?<br /><br />I've read Melusine by Sarah Monette once. It's a dark fantasy story, very rich and interesting. I think You'd like it, try it if you have the chance. It's the first in a series!<br />kissesS.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12010038911071421007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-20738459307743709072011-03-23T18:34:04.247-04:002011-03-23T18:34:04.247-04:00Nath, I got Twisted Creek on Reny's recommenda...Nath, I got Twisted Creek on Reny's recommendation yesterday! So now I'm looking forward to reading it. So glad you second that opinion. If it's better than this series, I'll definitely enjoy it. Alex and Hank... sigh...<br /><br />Reny, Texas Blue! I have some of the other books in my TBR or my TBB list, but haven't read them yet. I've been meaning to start on this series for quite a while and never have... maybe if I start with this book, I'll get to it. Thanks for the review link. :DHilciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765831808358693421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-59666900791008770932011-03-23T12:58:11.171-04:002011-03-23T12:58:11.171-04:00I am looking forward to the new Jodi Thomas wester...I am looking forward to the new Jodi Thomas western this month, Texas Blue. The last three books have been about the McMurray brothers. This new book starts the stories about the McMurray daughters and sounds great.<br /><br />Her is a review <br /><br />http://www.likesbooks.com/cgi-bin/bookReview.pl?BookReviewId=8338Renynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-67036450913843419252011-03-23T10:47:59.712-04:002011-03-23T10:47:59.712-04:00I agree with Reny, Twisted Creek!!
I think Ms Tho...I agree with Reny, Twisted Creek!!<br /><br />I think Ms Thomas is trying to reproduce the feeling from Twisted Creek in this series and she is successful to a certain degree. I just enjoy her writing style and characters :) <br /><br />Alex and Hank though was so-so...nathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02626894830238717124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-45507365601318425382011-03-23T08:13:18.549-04:002011-03-23T08:13:18.549-04:00Reny, thank you! I sent for the book! ;P
Leslie, ...Reny, thank you! I sent for the book! ;P<br /><br />Leslie, I liked Reagan the best also! I'm glad she's further developed. I wanted to know more about her past. I'll be reading that next book. :) Alex and Hank? I liked Hank, Alex... really frustrated me too. <br /><br />Sonia! I hope you enjoy this series. I'm looking forward to continuing with it and this is a good first book. :) <br /><br />This is a fine place to comment on what I'm currently reading. *g* I am LOVING A Companion To Wolves too! I'm almost at the end, but I agree! It really is creative. I love Elizabeth Bear's writing and it just seems as if the collaboration between her and Sarah Monette is seamless in this book. I'll let you know what I think when I'm finished! I glad to hear YOU loved it! ((Hugs))Hilciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765831808358693421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-26837434549627833532011-03-23T06:36:06.843-04:002011-03-23T06:36:06.843-04:00Hi Hilcia!
Oh I've never read this author befo...Hi Hilcia!<br />Oh I've never read this author before, but I like sagas, I love when there's family and friends around in a romance novel.<br />I think I'll try to get it...thank you!<br /><br />By the way, I don't know where else to put this, but I just wanted to say I already read A Companion to Wolves a long time ago(the book you've put on your 'currently reading book montage') and although it seems strange for a bit, in the end I loved it! It's really imaginative and different and great. I hope you like it too.<br />KissesS.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12010038911071421007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-18822147496753218092011-03-23T02:18:35.815-04:002011-03-23T02:18:35.815-04:00Reagan has been my favorite character in this seri...Reagan has been my favorite character in this series so far. She becomes more developed in the second book. <br /><br />I wasn't crazy about Hank & Alex - a little too frustrating for me. I did like the couple in Somewhere Along the Way better.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12055116610295076439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-84893178599566055512011-03-22T19:47:30.970-04:002011-03-22T19:47:30.970-04:00The heroine runs a General store so fishermen, pos...The heroine runs a General store so fishermen, postal workers, the sheriff etc stop in to buy food etc. But the year round community is small.renynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-65569888060081070922011-03-22T19:12:34.967-04:002011-03-22T19:12:34.967-04:00Reny, I miss the Phade too! The ladies, the book d...Reny, I miss the Phade too! The ladies, the book discussions, the great recommendations and comments... *sigh* Thank you so much for this recommendation. I've heard about Twisted Creek, but haven't read it yet. I'll definitely look it up. You know how much I love these type of books. :)<br /><br />Clavie, Welcome to Harmony is definitely a town saga with quite a few different characters. The three stories I highlighted are central to book. It looks as if the next book will highlight other characters that were introduced here and will further develop others. So, if you don't like town sagas this series is not for you. :) <br /><br />Reny - wow half a dozen people? That's a small Lakeside community! I'm checking it out now since I'm in the mood for reading Jody Thomas. :)Hilciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765831808358693421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-78436448760662060862011-03-22T19:02:22.930-04:002011-03-22T19:02:22.930-04:00Actually it is a Lake community of about a half do...Actually it is a Lake community of about a half dozen people who live there all year long.Renynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-33088452967741793182011-03-22T18:13:53.217-04:002011-03-22T18:13:53.217-04:00Mmm, it sounds like town saga. I usually I don'...Mmm, it sounds like town saga. I usually I don't really like them, I don't tend to like having too many characters :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444239480570451270.post-48456249512028279162011-03-22T10:50:07.899-04:002011-03-22T10:50:07.899-04:00I buy Jodi Thomas' historicals but just borrow...I buy Jodi Thomas' historicals but just borrow her contemporaries from the library. They are not keepers for me but she writes some memorable characters.<br /><br /><br /> One exception wasTwisted Creek. A grandmother and her granddaughter overcome hardship together to form a community of friends (outsiders all) as the grandmother declines into Alzheimers. <br /><br /><br />Here is the blurb for that book.<br /><br />Fortune smiles on Allie Daniels and her elderly Nana in the form of an unexpected West Texas inheritance from a mysterious Uncle Jefferson Platt, of whom Allie doesn't recall any talk. Raised by her grandparents, Allie quit college to take care of frail Nana at her grandfather's death, and, at 26, has held a variety of dead-end jobs. She and Nana are enchanted by the West Texas property on Twisted Creek and have soon reopened its rundown bait shop–cum–general store and cafe to serve the Nesters, an eccentric bunch who live lakeside year-round. Half-Navajo undercover ATF agent Luke Morgan is one of them, and he's intent on catching the killer of Uncle Jefferson, who was his own granddad's best friend—and to put some drug traffickers out of business in the process. Morgan tries to resist his feelings for Allie, but Thomas sketches a slow, sweet surrender, keeping the tension building to a rewarding resolution in this unsentimental, homespun romance. <br /><br /><br /> Do I ever miss the Phade, Hils!!!Renynoreply@blogger.com