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39/50: Skeen's Return by Jo Clayton: I liked this so much better than Skeen's Leap. The first book was very difficult to keep reading, but this book was hard to put down. I liked the Skeen was a bit less of the POV character in this book and that Timka and Lipitero got more "screen time." I love the strong women characters in this series. ( spoilers )
40/50: Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. 7 by Hiromu Arakawa: This is the volume where the story of the manga and the story from the anime start to diverge greatly. So now it's a lot more interesting and suspenseful to read.
41/50: Light Raid by Connie Willis and Cynthia Felice: I liked this better than Willis' solo works, but it still wasn't a keeper. I wanted more depth to the story and even if this wasn't intended to be YA, it felt like a book for teens. Unless I missed it, there wasn't really a very good explanation for the war in the book and I wanted the plot to focus on more than just the political situation the heroine was faced with. The romantic aspect was okay.
42/50: Carpe Diem by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller: I don't know why it has taken me so long to get back to the Liaden series because I really like it. This was a fun space opera read, it wasn't too complex, and it had a really nice love story. I liked the character development and there were some really sweet scenes. My favorite scene was when Jeeves the robot butler was comforting the Clan Korval cats because they missed Val Con. I can't wait to read more of this series.
43/50: Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. 8 by Hiromu Arakawa: I thought I was addicted to this manga before, but now I can't wait to read the next volume because I don't know what happens next. Up until Vol. 7 the manga was very similar to the anime, so I knew or I thought I knew what was coming, but now it's all a mystery.
44/50: Return to Calloway Corners: Jericho by Sandra Canfield: I read the original Calloway Corners series about 15 years ago and I loved it then, so when I found out that there was a sequel trilogy, I had to get it. This book started to drive me crazy. Every single time Jericho was mentioned, the author went through a litany of characteristics. Damn it woman, I get it that he has blue eyes, blond hair, is tall, and has huge shoulders. I felt that the book got a bit preachy about God too and that always gets on my nerves. And the mixed messages about feminism confused me. I also thought the conflict was resolved way too easily, but then it seemed like sort of a weak conflict to start with. I liked that Jericho was a sweet hero though and the romance was pretty nice.
40/50: Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. 7 by Hiromu Arakawa: This is the volume where the story of the manga and the story from the anime start to diverge greatly. So now it's a lot more interesting and suspenseful to read.
41/50: Light Raid by Connie Willis and Cynthia Felice: I liked this better than Willis' solo works, but it still wasn't a keeper. I wanted more depth to the story and even if this wasn't intended to be YA, it felt like a book for teens. Unless I missed it, there wasn't really a very good explanation for the war in the book and I wanted the plot to focus on more than just the political situation the heroine was faced with. The romantic aspect was okay.
42/50: Carpe Diem by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller: I don't know why it has taken me so long to get back to the Liaden series because I really like it. This was a fun space opera read, it wasn't too complex, and it had a really nice love story. I liked the character development and there were some really sweet scenes. My favorite scene was when Jeeves the robot butler was comforting the Clan Korval cats because they missed Val Con. I can't wait to read more of this series.
43/50: Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. 8 by Hiromu Arakawa: I thought I was addicted to this manga before, but now I can't wait to read the next volume because I don't know what happens next. Up until Vol. 7 the manga was very similar to the anime, so I knew or I thought I knew what was coming, but now it's all a mystery.
44/50: Return to Calloway Corners: Jericho by Sandra Canfield: I read the original Calloway Corners series about 15 years ago and I loved it then, so when I found out that there was a sequel trilogy, I had to get it. This book started to drive me crazy. Every single time Jericho was mentioned, the author went through a litany of characteristics. Damn it woman, I get it that he has blue eyes, blond hair, is tall, and has huge shoulders. I felt that the book got a bit preachy about God too and that always gets on my nerves. And the mixed messages about feminism confused me. I also thought the conflict was resolved way too easily, but then it seemed like sort of a weak conflict to start with. I liked that Jericho was a sweet hero though and the romance was pretty nice.
