December books

[clare_dragonfly]

86. Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi (unfinished)
87. Legends 3 ed. Robert Silverberg - ****
88. A History of Pagan Europe by Prudence Jones & Nigel Pennick - ****
89. Cordelia's Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold - *****
90. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (unfinished)
91. The Last Man by Mary Shelley - **
92. Fitzpatrick's War by Theodore Judson (unfinished)
93. Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi (unfinished)

Oh dear, not a great track record for December XD I don't mind, though, because I'm reading some great books now. And I'm really looking forward to getting the next part of the Vorkosigan saga from the library.

Comments

[anthimeria]

Vorkosigan for the win! I just discovered those books a few years ago and blew through the series. Need to find out how long the waiting list for the most recent two is at my library . . .

Also, just curious, why didn't you finish Under the Never Sky? It's not the best book ever, but I enjoyed it.

[clare_dragonfly]

I just couldn't get into it. I thought most of the characters' actions were confusing and overreactions (if I could figure out what they were reacting to). It was disappointing, because it sounded really cool!

[anthimeria]

Interesting. I's been almost a year since I read the first one (I read a lot of ARCs), so I don't remember that entirely--but I may have dismissed it as a thing that happens in YA. I'm always pleased when I find YA with characters who can hold their temper (one of the reasons I love Guardians of the Dead).

[clare_dragonfly]

The characters (at least, the main characters) didn't seem angry or anything! They were just... acting bizarrely. I don't recall characters who can't hold their temper being a thing in YA books I've read, but I did love Guardian of the Dead.