I’m a reader.  Pure and simple.  I love to read and fall into another time and place you know?  I especially enjoy the supernatural.  Trouble is, I can read a normal paperback book in under a few hours.  The difficulty with that is the following:

1. My time of enjoyment is pretty limited.  A few hours of intrigue in a fiction book, certainly doesn’t carry my attention for long.
2. After reading a book – I’m stuck wishing I could have more!
3. Example, a Harry Potter book was read by me in less than a day.  So I was left wanting forever!
4. Twilight books – same thing, read them too fast – then left wishing for more.
5. Frustrating!

I do have a Kindle.  This helps a lot because any book is only a download away you know?  If you don’t know – here’s the Amazon Link for it.  Check it out.  Unfortunately, I don’t believe the wireless coverage is outside of the US much.  But I think the Sony Reader is.  Not sure.  You can check the coverage map to check.

Anyway, I get really agitated over series’ that start off great and then seem to taper off.  What I mean is – take Harry Potter and the Twilight Series.  Both of which I think the authors were pushed too fast to get the books out there.  So the first and second in the series were great!  Then, come the 3rd books on – not well done at all.  I bet if they had left the authors to take the time they needed to write them, they would have continued to be good.  But alas – Hollywood has it’s timelines eh?  So finding a well done series is always what I’m on the hunt for.  Kelley Armstrong is one author that has it done right!

I found this series called “Women of the Otherworld”.  The author is Kelley Armstrong.  I found it by accident because I purchased her 10th book in the series, brought it home – and noticed it was part of a series.  I should have looked – but I’m glad I didn’t or I might not have stumbled on this author.  Her series is about a paranormal world secretly within our own.  Witches, sorcerers, demons, necromancers, vampires and werewolves to name a few.  The series has new characters and characters you get to know along the way.  Very well written!

After bringing home book 10, I immediately bought and downloaded books 1-9 on my Kindle to read before reading the 10th!  There is also a number 11 in the series that she will have out later this year I suppose.  I’m really looking forward to it.  I highly recommend this author and these books.

These are her books in the “Otherworld” series in order.  The links do link to Amazon under my associates ID.    Take a look if you’d like!

Bitten (Women of the Otherworld, Book 1)

Stolen: A Novel

Dime Store Magic (Women of the Otherworld)

Industrial Magic (Women of the Otherworld, Book 4)

Haunted (Women of the Otherworld, Book 5)

Broken (Women of the Otherworld, Book 6)

No Humans Involved (Women of the Otherworld, Book 7)

Personal Demon (Women of the Otherworld, Book

Living with the Dead (Women of the Otherworld, Book 9)

Frostbitten (Women of the Otherworld, Book 10)

The new one coming out in August 2010 in Hardcover is:

Waking the Witch (Women of the Otherworld, Book 11)

All of her characters are very well thought out.  I’m excited for the Book 11 to come out!  I can’t wait!

By the way – in no way is this review paid for by Kelley Armstrong or any one at all.  The links are to the Amazon site and have my associates ID related, that would be the only money I could get from this.  In other words, I love the series and no one paid for me to say it!  Ha!

Enjoy!

No related posts.

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

He’s been HEAVY into learning PhotoShop lately – and has been writing again.

So here’s his Blog: Xairai’s Shadow

Let him know what you think! He’s hoping folks will come through and maybe read a bit. It’s new, so he’ll be adding as he goes.

Thanks all!

No related posts.

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

A comment by Monica inspired me to write a little about her observation that the world is going mad. It looks like this is true, but it’s actually nothing new. Although never the same, history seems to go through cycles and the current cycle is definitely one with heightened madness. Historians and demographers recognize four basic types of different generations, born in four different eras. Here a table of the different generations and eras, and a short description…

Please go to the site to see his descriptions and following information.  I enjoy reading the blog “Sjeltur:  The World According to Sjeltur” it’s very informative!

Thank you Sjeltur for your Post as response to my comment.    You are appreciated and I learned something new!

EDIT – I added the link to the actual post.  Duh!  Thanks Annie!

No related posts.

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

It’s a two-some award day!  Thank you so much Penelope Anne at the Cafe at the End of the Universe for considering me a fella Monkey.  She kindly bestowed upon me the:  (drum roll and music)

Royal Banana!  Not sure if I’m supposed to hand it out.    I’m sure she’ll let me know.  There are plenty of Royal Banana’s out there!

Thank you very much for the award!  Whoot!

No related posts.

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

In traveling around meeting new folks there I’ve been to Gin E’s (Manila, Philippines) site quite frequently. According to her ticker on her blog she is now at “28w 5d Pregnant, and 79 days to go” till baby Tok is born. She has a little one, Ki, who is 1 year, 8 months right now.

According to her “About”:

Gin E -Manila, Philippines

full-time working mom and wife
wannabe writer
lazy crafter
deprived cook
soon-to-be mom of 2 within 2
and so many other things in between

I enjoy her blog, it’s uplifting and fun to read. Gin E kindly gave me an award and I’m very excited to present it to others as well!

Blogging Friends Forever

Rules:
1. Only 5 people are allowed to receive this award
2. Four (4) of them are followers of your blog.
3. One has to be new to your blog and live in another part of the world.
4. You must link back to who ever gave you the award.

I am awarding this card to:

• Titania – Finding Life’s Enchantments
• Tess – A Zestful Quest
• Julie – Sexy Magic
• Jean-Luc – Captain Picard’s Journal
• Diane (Norway/Sweden) – DianeCA Metamorphoses

Can I get a whoot?  Trouble is, I really would like to give recognition to everyone.  I’m gonna come up with my own award and give it out to everyone!  LOL

Thank you again dearest Gin, you made my day momma!

No related posts.

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.