Books Finished: 10 - I feel bad; this was an all-reading, little to know reviewing month for me. I blame it on exams. Things are looking up, though. I'll be done in just over two weeks, and I've vowed to catch up (REALLY!).
Favorite April Book:
Bloodhound - Tamora PierceBloodhound is the second in Tamora Pierce's new Beka Cooper series. Beka is a Dog, or a medieval style cop who works the violence and poverty-ridden Lower City. When counterfeit coins start damaging Corus' money supply, it is Beka and her mentor who are sent to investigate.
Seriously, who would have thought counterfeit coins would be so exciting? Who would have thought they could cause so much damage? But they are. And Beka is great, shy when she's not working, tenacious as they come when she is. I think this is some of Pierce's tightest plotting to date. I really felt like it all came together at the end. A great mystery, and I really felt like Beka became a stronger character by the end.
Plus, I just love Tamora Pierce. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE her writing. And I adore the way she handles relationships - her characters have sex (off stage and non-explicitly), don't necessarily end up with the first person they fall in love with, she has homosexual characters, transvestites, everything (obviously not all in one book). And she handles it all in such a matter-of-fact 'this is how it is' way - no preaching, no big deal. I love that acceptance, and I hope it inspires her readers to acceptance of alternative lifestyles.
New Challenges:I have broken down. There were just too many awesome challenges floating around to resist any longer now that exams are dying down. So I've signed up for the Seafaring Challenge (10), the Art History Reading Challenge (10), and the Shakespeare Challenge (6). Keep your eyes peeled!
Books Read:
1. Love Letters from a Duke - Elizabeth Boyle
2. Confessions of a Little Black Gown - Elizabeth Boyle
3. The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher - Kate Summerscale
4. Wake - Lisa McMann
5. The Magic Thief - Sarah Prineas
6. Bloodhound - Tamora Pierce
7. To Love a Scoundrel - Kristina Cook
8. Darling Jim - Christian Moerk
9. Eon: Rise of the Dragoneye - Alison Goodman
10. Deja Dead - Kathy Reichs
2 comments:
Great review of BLOODHOUND, Lana. I agree wholeheartedly. And am very impatient for MASTIFF. I can't wait to see what direction Beka's story takes next.
Can't wait to read Bloodhound. But I have to buy Terrier first...
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