books

So I'm in the middle of reading a book by an author I hadn't read before (Sarah Monette's Melusine) which I'm enjoying. I know she's written at least a sequel to this book, so I figure I'll add it to my amazon wish list since I've had a lot of trouble finding authors I like. While perusing her other works, I came across a book (A Companion to Wolves) unrelated to the one I'm reading. I read the editorial, skim the first couple reviews, and am uncertain about whether or not it's the kind of book I'd like. Then I come across a 4-star review with the title "somewhere between good and horrifying" and that title is enough for me to add it to my wish list (after verifying that by "horrifying" they mean the content, not the writing). I think that says something about my taste in books.

Then again, I tried reading the first book of George RR Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series (A Game of Thrones) because I'd heard it fell into that category, and some of its content was a bit too far on the horrifying side and without enough on the good side for me to pick up the sequel.

Other recent book reviews (no spoilers)...
( The Mists of Avalon )

( Kushiel's Justice )

The book I'm reading now (Melusine) feels kind of like a mix of the Kushiel series and Lynn Flewelling's Nightrunner series. Actually to be honest the first thing that came to me on reading the description and first few pages of the book was how much it reminded me of something quartertosix and I were writing many years ago and never finished (which is something I have always regretted, even though probably if I went back and reread it I'd think it sucked). quartertosix, if you ever pick it up you'll have to let me know if it reminds you of that too.