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#YOUNG SOULS BOOK CLUB SERIES#

Tolkien – I love this super retro edition. I know it is extremely important and essential, but… I don’t know if I will be able to handle it.

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson – I’ll be honest: I don’t really want to read this book.

#YOUNG SOULS BOOK CLUB SERIES#

Blood Red Road by Moira Young – I’ve had this on my wishlist since before it came out… but I think the series is over now? Whatever.

It is basically just pages and pages of photographs of book shelves.

Living with Books by Alan Powers – This coffee table book is so friggin perfect.

I tried not to go too crazy, though, and only picked up books I knew I was going to read: This year, I managed not only to: 1) align the stars in order to be in town for the sale, 2) remembered the sale early enough to invite people to join me! We held our ground and fought the crowds – and we all came back with bags of books. It’s the talk of the town for at least a week, as very very little happens in Switzerland. Twice a year, the English Library has a massive, huge, gigantic book sale. I’ll be reading on, as it can only go up from here… right? Did someone say Library book sale? And I would have helped.īottom line? Technically a good book, but there were things in it I just found abhorrent. If Adam (from the Mercy books) had said this crap, Mercy would have had his butt kicked.

Some of his “famed” “seductive” lines just came off very assault-y. Then there was the senseless dog death – how does having the main character kill a dog help endear her to me? Oh, and Curran? I’m sorry, but he was really creepy in this book. That being said, there was a lot in this book that just made me roll my eyes: Kate is a special flower, but no one can know – except, of course, until she really needs to use that power. I was expecting her to be written out by the end of the novel, but colour me surprised. I also thought it was pretty awesome how quickly Kate latched onto Julie – the orphan introduced in this book. He’s a sweetie in that silent-but-observant-and-may-also-kill-you sort of way. I also really enjoyed a number of the secondary characters: I’d read a series starring Kate’s were-shadow, Derek. There were some elements here that, even as a relatively seasoned UF fan, really stood out: namely, I loved the idea of the central city park over growing to become a hub of witchcraft, complete with a giant turtle into whose belly you crawled. I have such a clear mental image of it – and it’s really stuck with me. It’s solidly written, with interesting world building and high-stakes action. But, after reading Magic Burns, all I can think is: the books must get a hell of a lot better than this if they’re still so popular.ĭon’t get me wrong, Magic Burns is a good book.

It’s one of the top-selling, most anticipated Urban Fantasy series out there. Thoughts: The Kate Daniels series has so many fans, it’s ridiculous. The stolen maps are only the opening gambit in an epic tug of war between two gods hoping for rebirth, and if Kate can't stop the cataclysmic showdown, the city may not survive. When Kate sets out to retrieve a set of stolen maps for the Pack, Atlanta's paramilitary clan of shape shifters, she quickly realizes much more is at stake.

But once every seven years, a flare comes, a time when magic runs rampant. As a mercenary who cleans up after magic gone wrong, Kate Daniels knows how waves of paranormal energy ebb and flow across Atlanta like a tide.