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I'll go first then, spoiler's for something that happens to change Harry's character. In Chapter 14: Harry has sex with someone important to him.. It made me laugh. Edit: Made it less obvious. I don't want to ruin anyone's experiences. Edit2: Crap, sorry Imp. 
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Screen Door Slams posted:The "It was all a dream" reveal on the sex scene was interesting. I know, I mean at first I thought it was going to be something stupid like "see, I can keep in control!" but it was a good character building moment.
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May 27, 2014 03:30
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Screen Door Slams posted:Chapter 20: That conversation between Harry and Michael was so loving good. I know, and Harry needed that talk badly. Also, yay Mouse 
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May 27, 2014 03:50
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Bookstore was kind to me. Curled up with hot chocolate.
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May 27, 2014 04:39
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Just finished. Holy gently caress. That is all. Enjoy the adventure everyone. Just, yeah. Holy poo poo, go _ _ _ _ _ _ _, kick all the rear end!
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May 27, 2014 05:54
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Fried Chicken posted:I know he has said any Maggie & Mouse stories would be kids book level rather than short stories, but I still want to learn more about the monster under the bed they slayerized I think it would be really short. Maggie: There's something under there Mouse! Mouse: Woof. The monster runs for its life. Maggie: Yay! Doggie hugs! Mouse wags his tail.
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May 28, 2014 18:27
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Fellwenner posted:I hope that future books don't have as many nerd references as this book contained. It was saturated with them, and while it is sort of who Harry is, it's just getting to be a bit much. I really could not see any major extra references in this book compared to the old ones. It may have been a bit more noticeable with one being a code word.
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May 28, 2014 23:18
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He does not look as goony with the haircut though. although, google images will have the long-hair doggie larp? photo forever. Hopefully when the Winter Mantel is destroyed somehow, causing another huge problem it'll make Harry reflect a bit.
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Jun 13, 2014 17:45
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Well, we don't quite know how "free" the free will it gives people is. For all we know people are just puppets or have their selves pushed deep down inside.
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Jun 18, 2014 15:56
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ConfusedUs posted:You're crazy. The Rook was awesome. Reading that blurb really makes me want to read the rook again. There is something so nice about the letters from my dead self throughout the story.
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Aug 9, 2014 04:44
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I've read through Blood Engines, and Poison Sleep. They are not too bad. No long drawn out sex scenes anyway. The world they live in feels very bland and the magic community does not feel 'real' in the book. Decent enough, a few weird lines. Good to pass the time while waiting for other urban fantasy.
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Aug 30, 2014 18:40
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darth cookie posted:Alex Verus, Hidden spoilers: Try the InCryptid series? They are surprisingly good stories about a mostly normal human dealing with a world of magical creatures. It also has magical talking mice, and it's amazing. Discount Armageddon Midnight Blue-light Special Half-Off Ragnarok
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Sep 2, 2014 18:44
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and I'd rather read something new.
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p0zer posted:I just got done reading Bill the Vampire. It is far from good, but it is a lot of fun. I know it's :goodreads: but uh: 
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Sep 13, 2014 22:54
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Eh, it's not really a case of better, more different styles. I enjoy the River's of London books, but I find them really dull at the same time. I could drop the series and not really care about the fates of the characters, but reading them does pull me in.
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Sep 17, 2014 06:17
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So, I started Urban Shaman on recommendation from a friend.quote:"The Hunt took Cernunnos away," Marie said. "I'm not sure anyone's ever hurt him like that before." I think this is going to be a fun urban fantasy read. Apparently the series finished this year too. Please don't turn to poo poo book, I need more good urban fantasy. 
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Sep 25, 2014 07:07
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Tunicate posted:It lost me at the second book, which backpedals a lot on stuff that happened in the first one. Yeah, reading the second book it's all "oh no, I don't want to be magical even though I did all these things" I'm trying to power though it to see if it picks up again.
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Sep 25, 2014 20:18
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Coyote Dreams is so much better over the second book. I'm glad I decided to power though. So far the Walker Papers is turning out decently. I can even tolerate every car metaphor.
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Sep 27, 2014 00:53
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The Parasol Protectorate Series is a fun read if you can tolerate a little steampunk (as in "oh hey, steam no punk") in your life. It's very popcorny/groan-worthy in a few places though.
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Nov 18, 2014 03:40
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Fuuuuccck. My free time is now crying. I hope you're happy ConfusedUS.
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Jan 5, 2015 04:32
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I'll just leave this new livejournal post from Jim Butcher here: http://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4837.html?nojs=1
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Jan 8, 2015 06:00
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It all depends on how much you care about the story of letters being left behind. It makes me worried about the second book, because the contact/similarities between the old and new character really makes me love that book.
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Feb 2, 2015 05:53
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Mars4523 posted:nly does Murphy get to do more, we also meet Elaine, who's pretty cool. Do you have a title of one of the books? Googling "The Faust Series" just gives me every adaptation ever.
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Feb 10, 2015 03:29
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The books get better, and the new book is following her brother. I really enjoy that the character's arc is wrapped up and we move on to someone new. Helps things not power-explode, and bloat.
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Feb 10, 2015 21:39
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A Plain-Dealing Villain is pretty good so far.quote:I wondered, for a brief instant, what a necromancer like Damien Echo could do with the skeleton of a T-rex. I shrugged the idea off. Nobody’s that good. I wonder if the author is a fan of another series.
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Feb 15, 2015 03:02
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mistaya posted:I know everyone loves Sanderson but I really just can't get into him because it's like reading glorified Player's Handbook fluff. I got about two chapters into Way of Kings and he takes this actually interesting fight scene between a dude with gravity bending powers and a dude in magic armor and makes it completely soul-less. It's like reading an Ikea manual. Step one, tether yourself the ceiling. Step two, tether Enemy A to the ceiling. Step three, untether yourself and chop Enemy A from step 2 in half as you descend from Step one. Step four, repeat as necessary. Sanderson's best books are his short ones, read The Emperor's Soul or his new one Perfect State. They are so very good, and so worth your time.
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May 22, 2015 01:45
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:Finally managed to read this. Overall I liked it. Stross sortof has a problem in that he clearly didn't plan for the Laundry series to take off like it has, he wasn't planning this many sequels, and his characters have, in RPG terms, leveled up too many times, especially after the end of the last book. So he has to either change the sort of series he's writing, or switch out the main characters, or reset them, or all three. Last book started that process (setting up a few new potential long-term characters), and this one's another step; it has a remarkably different tone from the others, it's got a different protagonist, and it apparently resets Mo's power level somehow. Yeah, I agree. I also really liked not having to follow Bob for a change, I was so tired of him. Mo was pretty great this book, and I'm sad we don't get another book to follow her some more.
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Jul 9, 2015 01:29
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mastajake posted:Anything I should know before jumping into the Alex Verus series (no spoilers)? I've read all of the Dresden files at least once and the first three Rivers of London and enjoyed them, though Dresden more. The main thing to remember is that it gets better, and you'll know the best character when you meet her. Spider
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Jul 20, 2015 06:55
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Mars4523 posted:As is Magic Shifts and Dark Ascension, the next Kate Daniels and Generation V novels respectively. Well, RIP my free time.
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Aug 5, 2015 02:45
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Envy of Angles is a really good popcorn book. It's got a cute cast of characters. Not sure how the second book is yet though.
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Mar 1, 2016 20:54
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Recent Reads: Harmony Black: Great, makes the character stand out on her own. Every Heart a Door: Confusing warm fuzzies and a book that feels young adult while talking about something important. Working on ~Charming~ book one, not sure on it yet.
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Apr 12, 2016 06:51
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AllTerrineVehicle posted:Just accidentally found out that Harmony Black 2 is out tomorrow What. That's awesome. Mars4523 posted:That and Pax Arcana 4. Trying to decide which to crack open first. Aaahhhhhhhhhh. My free time just died.
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Apr 26, 2016 06:28
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Early game he had less risk, later in the series it does pick up the danger. I like the books, but until the real overarching story starts, they are a little bland.
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Jun 23, 2016 18:12
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I'm the opposite, I really liked the book. I could see how someone in that situation would be really out of sorts, and rear end in a top hat violin did not help. I liked it much more than Bob's pov.
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Jun 27, 2016 01:19
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One of the people in Let's Play just self-published a short urban fantasy novel:Chokes McGee posted:
It's a fun short read that helped to fill that ever longer Dresden wait. I hope the author keeps writing and improving. Also, about Phoenix Guards, is it worth continuing on to the rest of the books?
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Aug 18, 2016 05:01
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Gail's books are neat, but it has that steampunk issue of whitewashing a lot of the class issues away. They are a good popcorn novel, same for the young adult novels in the same universe. As far as I remeber, the hero is never helpless, so that was a bonus.
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Jan 21, 2017 04:52
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gently caress, of course you would end the book there. Aaaaaaaaaaaah, it's going to be too long until the next book. Bound starts slow but really drives home at the end.
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Apr 6, 2017 04:34
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anilEhilated posted:I still maintain Richard Drakh is a really loving stupid name for a villain and it makes me rather unable to take him seriously. He dresses up as a badass merc knight, I think he's a huge nerd. The mage name is just proof he was more obvious when he was younger.
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Apr 8, 2017 08:32
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The library at Mount Char was good. Hope the author keeps on writing, I'm excited to see how they grow as a writer.
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Jun 23, 2017 07:22
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Khizan posted:Yeah, but that's all he has going for him. His books tend to be notably bad even by the relatively lax standards of the genre. Clunky dialogue, wooden characters, mediocre plotting and action scenes. He writes like his passion is RPG sourcebooks but he needs to write novels to pay the bills. I'm sorry, but The Emperor's Soul is great.  Snapshot and Legion are pretty good too. SystemLogoff fucked around with this message at 08:26 on Jul 4, 2017 |
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Strange Practice by Vivian Shaw was okay. It's not amazing, but it is a decent enough read. I could see the author improving, the world seems fun. I need to find other authors to follow, I'm out of books in this genre again. I've moved into the urban superhero genre with Lexie Dunne's Superhero Books, but that's finished now as well.
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